Welcome to the Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center!

Established in 1975, we are a Center of Excellence supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Our central mission is to prevent and alleviate diseases caused or exacerbated by environmental factors by promoting translational research and partnerships.  This mission is guided by the fact that environmental factors are key drivers of many diseases, and that many environmental factors are modifiable. By supporting research and partnerships, we help to improve human health by accelerating the discovery of how environmental factors impact health throughout life and increase the pace at which discoveries are converted into strategies to reduce or prevent disease.

The EHSC provides a crucial framework for the generation of novel research discoveries and their conversion into effective resources for scientists, public health officials, health care professionals, and the community. By visiting our website you will learn more about center research, community engagement, cores and facilities, and our collaborative members.

Our Center is administratively housed in the Department of Environmental Medicine, and draws on resources and expertise of the University of Rochester, including the UR Medical Center. The Department also supports and integrates many other activities that benefit the center, including  Graduate Programs in Toxicology, Epidemiology, and many other biomedical areas, the Biostatistics in Environmental Health Training Program, Lake Ontario Microplastics Center, and the Life Sciences Learning Center. 

Best regards,
Paige

B. Paige Lawrence, PhD
Center Director
Wright Family Research Professor
Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine
Director, Institute for Human Health and the Environment

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