Multidisciplinary Training Areas
- Animal Models of Human Disease
- The mouse has become the gold standard model for molecular research in the post-genome era. In support of broadening the utility of the mouse as an experimental model for all facets of biology, a multinational effort is underway to develop a comprehensive comparative phenotypic database on inbred strains representing a broad genetic diversity.
- Biomarkers
- Biomarkers of environmental exposure and effect represent an additional core strength of research for faculty and trainees in the Curriculum.
- Environmental Toxicology
- Research activities in the cross-cutting training area of Environmental Toxicology reflect the diverse interests of the faculty, span all the traditional research areas represented in the Curriculum, and integrate research of on- and off-campus faculty.
- Research Translation
- Basic research into the mechanisms of environmentally-relevant disease has accelerated in recent years, but the knowledge gained has been slow to reach the bedside.
- Systems Toxicology
- This cross-cutting training area is a new direction of this program moving towards promotion of multidisciplinary interactions in the study of toxicity-related datasets that increase rapidly in their complexity.
