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Environmental Molecular Toxicology

Environmental contaminants exert effects in exposed organisms at the molecular level by interacting with enzymes, receptors, and other biomolecules.  Research in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences Molecular Toxicology division centers on elucidating the biological pathways by which these insults occur.  Specific areas of research include:

• Mechanisms of environmental endocrine disruption
• Applications of genomics and transcriptomics to assessment of contaminant effects in human and animal models
• Inhalation-mediated mechanisms of lung disease