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Research Funded by NIEHS - Division of Extramural Research and Training

NIEHS funds a substantial portfolio of research in the field of environmental health sciences conducted by investigators in many disciplines from various organizations. These research activities span the range from basic mechanistic research to clinical and epidemiologic studies using human subjects. NIEHS-supported investigators are currently determining how environmental agents cause or exacerbate a variety of human diseases. NIEHS is also committed to developing the next generation of environmental health scientists by supporting a variety of interdisciplinary training programs.

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Areas of Research Focus


Landmark Programs

The Institute's extramural division supports a variety of programs and centers to address a range of environmental health issues and to better understand how environmental agents cause or exacerbate human diseases and disorders.

  • Autism Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/autism/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=6&sys_contentid=74091&sys_context=0)
  • Bisphenol A (BPA) Research Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/bpa/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=4&sys_contentid=75382&sys_context=0)
  • Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/breast-cancer/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=14&sys_contentid=11739&sys_context=0)
  • Centers for Neurodegeneration Science (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/neurodegen/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=4&sys_contentid=74100&sys_context=0)
  • Centers for Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/prevention/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=29&sys_contentid=17651&sys_context=0)
  • Centers for Oceans & Human Health (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/oceans/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=3&sys_contentid=17653&sys_context=0)
  • Climate Change and Human Health Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/climate/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=19&sys_contentid=25379&sys_context=0)
  • Deepwater Horizon Research Consortia (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/gulfconsortium/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=14&sys_contentid=3984&sys_context=0)
  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/developmental/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=3&sys_contentid=75188&sys_context=0)
  • DNA Repair Research (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/dna-repair/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=3&sys_contentid=74763&sys_context=0)
  • Environmental Epigenetics (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/envepi/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=8&sys_contentid=25101&sys_context=0)
  • Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/sphb/programs/core/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=13&sys_contentid=17886&sys_context=0)
  • Exposure Biology Research Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cris/programs/exposure/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=11&sys_contentid=25083&sys_context=0)
  • Nanotechnology Consortiums (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cospb/programs/nanotech/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=7&sys_contentid=76405&sys_context=0)
  • Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Program
  • Superfund Research Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cris/programs/srp/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=111&sys_contentid=11513&sys_context=0)
  • Worker Education & Training Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/wet/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=6&sys_contentid=70768&sys_context=0)

 

Careers & Training

The NIEHS develops future leaders in environmental health science through programs that help train new scientists and offer career development opportunities at universities and other institutions across the country. These programs include career development awards, individual fellowships, institutional training grants, loan repayment programs, and funding that helps attract particular groups to environmental science research.

We encourage you to learn more about NIEHS-supported predoctoral and postdoctoral training and career development opportunities.

 

Disease Research

The Institute's extramural division supports a variety of programs and centers to address a range of environmental health issues and to better understand how environmental agents cause or exacerbate human diseases and disorders, including the following:

  • Autism (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/autism/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79572&sys_context=0)
  • Autoimmune Disease and Immunotoxicology (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/autoimmune/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79573&sys_context=0)
  • Breast Cancer (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/breast_cancer/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=1&sys_contentid=79574&sys_context=0)
  • Cardiovascular Disease (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/cardio/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=3&sys_contentid=79581&sys_context=0)
  • Children's Diseases (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/childrens/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=3&sys_contentid=79584&sys_context=0)
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/neurodegenerative/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79590&sys_context=0)
  • Neurodevelopmental Diseases (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/neurodevelopmental/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79589&sys_context=0)
  • Obesity and Diabetes (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/obesity/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79592&sys_context=0)
  • Reproductive System Disorders (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/reproductive/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79593&sys_context=0)
  • Respiratory Illnesses (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/diseases/respiratory/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79594&sys_context=0)

 

Exposure Research

Single or multiple environmental exposures throughout the lifespan can influence the prevalence and severity of diseases. NIEHS-funded researchers are studying the health effects of exposure to air pollution, endocrine disruptors, nanomaterials, and other contaminants. Grantees are also identifying critical windows of susceptibility, studying combined exposures, and developing new ways to measure personal environmental exposures over time.

  • Air Pollution (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/exposure/air_pollution/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=1&sys_contentid=79607&sys_context=0)
  • Endocrine Disruptors (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/exposure/endocrine/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79608&sys_context=0)
  • Exposure Biology Research Program (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/dert/cris/programs/exposure/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=11&sys_contentid=25083&sys_context=0)
  • Mixtures (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/exposure/mixtures/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79609&sys_context=0)
  • Nanotechnology (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/exposure/nanotechnology/index.cfm) (http://www.niehs.nih.govhttp://edit:9992/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=0&sys_variantid=567&sys_revision=2&sys_contentid=79610&sys_context=0)


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