Emergent Areas

Our thematic areas in Air Pollution & Lung Health; Environmental Exposures & Cancer; Windows-of-Susceptibility; and Environmental Neuroscience are unified by cross-cutting themes in exposure science, or Exposomics, and the emergent threat of Climate Change on health.

Exposomics

Exposomics (strategies to capture the totality of lifetime exposures) is a growing research area in environmental health science. Our researchers continue to assess and develop new tools and technologies for exposure assessment—to better understand personal health risks associated with environmental exposures. Our Facility Cores offer the expertise and state-of-the-art instrumentation to support these endeavors.

Scientist in Laboratory Conducting an Experiment

Climate Change & Human Health

As weather-related events, such as floods, heat waves, hurricanes, tornados, and forest fires become more pronounced, the risk to human health grows, exacerbating existing physical and mental health conditions. In the Philadelphia region, three major climate change threats include air pollution, flooding, and extreme heat. Our community partners and researchers are working in sync to identify and understand research gaps on climate change and health and create opportunities to address them.

A flooded playground in the Eastwick neighborhood of Philadelphia

Exposomics Research

Climate Change & Human Health Research

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