|Curriculum | Faculty|
Research programs in this track are focused on answering the following fundamental question: How do environmental contaminants interact with biological systems? Specific areas of research include: alterations of immune system function by environmental factors; the function and regulation of Phase I and Phase II enzymes in estrogen and xenobiotic metabolism in both in vivo and in vitro systems using the tools of cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology; the use of biomarkers of DNA damage to determine cancer risk from exposure to xenobiotics; degradation of halogenated aromatics by anaerobic microorganisms; and detection of pathogenic organisms in water.
