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The primary mission of the Environmental Health Sciences Center in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology with Human Applications is to catalyze novel, high-quality and collaborative research on mechanisms of toxicant action and gene-environment interactions through the use of contemporary technologies in modern core facilities. Through an integrated multidisciplinary approach, the EHS Center mobilizes contemporary molecular, cellular and genetic strategies to address important questions on the impact of urban environmental factors on human health. Research within the EHS Center emphasizes studies on the mechanism(s) by which oxidative stress, metabolism, and chemicals, such as organochlorines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, particulates, or metals, which constitute major urban and Southeast Michigan environmental concerns, effect disease initiation and/or progression. The EHS Center maintains an active
Community Outreach and Education Core to receive input from, and
disseminate information to the community, To accomplish the EHS Center objectives, the Center has developed four Research Cores, four Facility Cores, a Pilot Project Program and a Community Outreach and Education Core. The EHS Center membership's professional growth is further stimulated through an active graduate training program, seminar series, and an Annual Thematic Symposium offering Category I Continuing Medical Education credits. The EHS Center of Wayne State University is headquartered in the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which also administers an interdisciplinary graduate program offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology. Dr. Raymond F. Novak serves as the Director of the IEHS and EHS Center, with Dr. Daniel Walz Associate Dean of Research, School of Medicine, functioning as Deputy Director of the EHS Center. Membership of the EHS Center is campus wide and includes faculty from various Schools/Colleges, Departments, Centers and Institutes.
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K-12
students, and teachers. The EHS Center
is composed of numerous programs that bring basic, clinical, and
population scientists together in an effort to convert mechanistic
research into an effective understanding of disease etiology and
progression, as well as prevention and treatment, and to increase
the degree to which population studies are
underpinned by
mechanistic research. The Pilot Project Program enhances the growth
and scope of research activities and promotes
interdisciplinary/translational collaborations.