Environmental Health Sciences Research Center

Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Since its inception in 1990, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC) at the University of Iowa (U.I.)

The EHSRC is devoted to gaining new insights into rural exposures; pathways of host defense, lung injury and repair; nanotoxicology; and population health; and translating these insights to clinical medicine, public health practice and regulatory policy has advanced and translated research that addresses environmental health problems across the urban-rural continuum. Our early research was focused

on organic dust exposure and lung disease, pesticide exposure and cancer, rural childhood asthma, and community health problems arising from industrialized livestock production. While studies in these arenas continue, we have also encompassed areas of emerging importance such as nanotoxicology, oxidative stress and innate immunity and have applied new innovations in environmental genomics, advanced metabolomics, environmental intervention cohort studies and state-of-the-art biomedical imaging. As future environmental health issues come to light, we will continue to embrace their challenges through vigorous research, outreach and community engagement. For example, in the wake of the Iowa Flood of 2008, we are investigating environmental health challenges posed by a warmer, wetter climate in the Midwest.

Please join us for the last seminar of the semester!
04/27/2026

Please join us for the last seminar of the semester!

04/25/2026

Thank you to the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center at the University of Iowa for our years long science cafe collaboration. Bringing science to you is always free and open to the public. We look forward to welcoming you to our fall programs.
Happy summer!

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04/14/2026

You are invited to the following seminar:

Dr. Cwiertny is the co-leader of the EHSRC's Water Quality Thematic Area and Director of The UI Center for Health Effect...
03/05/2026

Dr. Cwiertny is the co-leader of the EHSRC's Water Quality Thematic Area and Director of The UI Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination.

Please join us for this Friday's seminar!
03/03/2026

Please join us for this Friday's seminar!

Please join us on Friday for this seminar!
02/25/2026

Please join us on Friday for this seminar!

Check out this study led by EHSRC Associate Member Snehajyoti Chatterjee, with Director Hans-Joachim Lehmler as a coauth...
02/06/2026

Check out this study led by EHSRC Associate Member Snehajyoti Chatterjee, with Director Hans-Joachim Lehmler as a coauthor.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly stable synthetic organic compounds that are present in air, water, and soil. PCBs have been identified in post-mortem human brains, indicating a possible link between environmental factors and disease risk. Research has revealed an association between PCB....

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