EHS Center - Membership




			EHS Center Membership The EHS Center currently has members comprised of scientists and physician scientists from both the Wayne State University and University of Michigan campuses. List of Current Center Members Apply for Center Membership The following are the Mission Statements of the Research Programs: Gene Regulation and Genetics (GRG) Research Program: To enhance the cooperation and collaboration of Center investigators and others with research interests directed toward understanding the interaction of genes and the environment. Genetic elements and polymorphisms affecting expression and/or function of enzymes metabolizing xenobiotics or macromolecules modified by environmental agents are the foci of the research programs. Cell Signaling and Function (CSF) Research Program: To encourage and facilitate the interaction and collaboration of Center scientists who have interests in understanding the mediators, modulators and mechanisms of cell signaling in normal, neoplastic, and toxicant-perturbed cells and tissues and relating signaling processes to cellular function. Early Events and Environmental Factors in Proliferative Breast Disease and Cancer Research Program: To facilitate interactions among a broad based core of scientists to examine the effects of environmental factors implicated in breast cancer using a unique panel of cells derived from a woman with fibrocystic disease. An additional interest is prevention of the environmental factor-mediated response using inhibitors of the proteasome and specific inhibitors of tumor-stromal interactions. Environmental Pediatrics Research Program: To enhance collaboration of Center investigators studying the genetic basis of childhood diseases including cancer and the role of environmental exposures. Community Outreach and Education Core (COEC): To translate research information into knowledge applied to public health; To focus public and community outreach education initiatives on reducing environmental disease risk and/or hazard exposure; To develop the direction of the COEC in parallel with the research strengths of the Center.