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 - Collaborative Lab for Energy Access Research and Solutions (CLEARS)

    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)

  • Exposures and Vibrant Communities Lab

    Conducts community-based justice-oriented research on air pollution, metal exposures, and environmental reparations. (dry 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 on Environmental Epigenetics and Children's Health

    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 and dry 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)

  • Pei Group

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

  • Wu Lab

    The Wu Lab explores environmental exposures and subsequent health outcomes. (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)