Environmental Health Sciences

EHS Research Labs and Programs

  • Allergen and Bioaerosol Lab

    Explores the causes of asthma development and exacerbations that resulted in the stark disparities in asthma prevalence and morbidity seen in lower-income neighborhoods in New York City. (wet lab)

  • Biomarkers Laboratory

    Provides an extensive variety of analytical services that range from ELISA assays and microRNA analysis, to library preparations for massive parallel sequencing. (wet lab)

  • Central Nervous System (CNS) Biomarkers and Gene X Environment Interactions (GxE) In Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group

    Explores the environmental factors that may contribute to the development of adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases by utilizing human biomarker and experimental model studies. (wet lab)

  • Cohen Lab on Aging, Systems and Statistics

    The lab focuses on advanced analytical and statistical methods to problems related to population health particularly related to the aging process.

  • Darby Jack Lab

    Studies clean energy transitions, with a focus on household air pollution in resource-limited settings. (dry lab)

  • Deyssenroth Lab

    Explores the functional role of the placenta in conveying the effects of intrauterine exposures on early childhood health. (wet lab)

  • Gamble Lab

    Explores the effects of arsenic exposure and one carbon metabolism. (wet lab)

  • Kleiman Lab

    Focuses on preventing infection by inactivating SARS-CoV-2 infection and understanding the immunological response. (wet lab)

  • Kupsco Lab

    Examines the impact of environmental exposures on molecular and epigenetic biomarkers in human populations, and the associations of those biomarkers with child and adult health. (wet lab)

  • Laboratory of Precision Environmental Health

    Explores environmental exposures and subsequent health outcomes. (wet lab)

  • Maklab

    Explores methodological issues in environmental epidemiology. (dry lab)

  • Markus Hilpert Group

    Explores the interface between hydrology, environmental engineering, and environmental health. (dry lab)

  • Miller Lab

    The exposome concept highlights the importance of environmental factors in disease development.

  • Nigra Lab

    Studies the relationship between metal exposures (arsenic, mercury, lead) and related disease, and on assesses population-level metal exposures using biological and environmental monitoring. (dry lab)

  • Pearson Lab

    Studies the impact of complex environmental stressors during development and across the life course. (wet lab)

  • Pei Group

    Explores the environmental, social, and ecological determinants of infectious diseases using mathematical and statistical techniques. (dry lab)

  • Sanchez Lab

    Studies how metals and other environmental exposures affect lung disease development and identifies molecular signatures of environmental-related lung disease using a multi-omics approach. (dry lab)

  • Shaman Research Group

    Explores the environmental determinants of health with a strong focus on infectious disease. (dry lab)

  • Sustainable Public Health through Advocacy Resilience and Knowledge (SPARK) Lab NYC

    Explores climate-related exposures, public health and equity through quantitative research, led by Dr. Robbie M. Parks. (dry lab)

  • Trace Metals Laboratory

    Provides consultation to investigators for metals analysis, provides clean supplies for collecting biospecimens, and enables members to precisely measure a broad range of metal biomarkers. (wet lab)

  • Ziska Lab

    Explores the effects of climate and carbon dioxide on food systems, including nutrition, safety and pest pressures, in the context of hunger. (dry lab)