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Organization profile
Organization profile
Director: Cornelis J. Elferink, PhD
Deputy Director: Lawrence C. Sowers, PhD
The mission of the Sealy Center for Environmental Health Medicine, AKA UTMB Center in Environmental Toxicology (UTMB-CET) is to explore the environmental basis of human diseases by fostering collaborative interactions amongst multidisciplinary basic and clinical investigators pursuing both fundamental and translational research pertinent to the effects of environmental factors on human health. The UTMB-CET is housed at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and is the only NIEHS environmental health center located on the Gulf of Mexico coast, near the nation's busiest shipping port (Port of Houston) and an expansive petrochemical refining and manufacturing infrastructure. Our proximity to sources of many significant environmental problems makes UTMB a compelling site for such an environmental health sciences center. The underlying causes of these problems include the composition of the natural environment, meteorological conditions (namely hurricanes), population density, personal and commercial transportation patterns, and the endemic petrochemical industry. Some of the most serious environmental issues are ozone pollution, emissions of fine particulates, hazardous chemical releases, hazardous waste sites, and PCB/dioxin contamination of the marine biota. The UTMB-CET investigators concentrate their efforts in three disease categories: 1) asthma pathogenesis; 2) environmentally-linked carcinogenesis; and 3) disease states induced by reactive oxygen stress.
Organization profile
Director: Cornelis J. Elferink, PhD
Deputy Director: Lawrence C. Sowers, PhD
The mission of the Sealy Center for Environmental Health Medicine, AKA UTMB Center in Environmental Toxicology (UTMB-CET) is to explore the environmental basis of human diseases by fostering collaborative interactions amongst multidisciplinary basic and clinical investigators pursuing both fundamental and translational research pertinent to the effects of environmental factors on human health. The UTMB-CET is housed at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and is the only NIEHS environmental health center located on the Gulf of Mexico coast, near the nation's busiest shipping port (Port of Houston) and an expansive petrochemical refining and manufacturing infrastructure. Our proximity to sources of many significant environmental problems makes UTMB a compelling site for such an environmental health sciences center. The underlying causes of these problems include the composition of the natural environment, meteorological conditions (namely hurricanes), population density, personal and commercial transportation patterns, and the endemic petrochemical industry. Some of the most serious environmental issues are ozone pollution, emissions of fine particulates, hazardous chemical releases, hazardous waste sites, and PCB/dioxin contamination of the marine biota. The UTMB-CET investigators concentrate their efforts in three disease categories: 1) asthma pathogenesis; 2) environmentally-linked carcinogenesis; and 3) disease states induced by reactive oxygen stress.
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Profiles
Sherif Abdel-Rahman, PhD
- Obstetrics & Gynecology - Associate Professor
- Sealy Center for Environmental Health Medicine - Member
Person: Academic
Bill Ameredes, PhD
- Internal Medicine - Professor
- Pharmacology & Toxicology - Professor
- Sealy Center for Environmental Health Medicine - Member
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Professor
- Institute for Translational Research - Member
Person: Academic
Shakeel Ansari, PhD
- Pathology - Professor
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Professor
- Center for Addiction Research - Member
- Sealy Center for Environmental Health Medicine - Member
Person: Academic
Projects 2016 2024
A Long-term, Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Parallel-group, Phase III Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PT027 Compared to PT007 Administered as Needed in Response to Symptoms in Symptomatic Adults and Children 4 Years of Age or Older
Bond Avillion 2 Development LP
7/22/19 → 7/21/21
Project: Other project
Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health (GC-CPEH)
5/15/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Other project
Research Output 2003 2019
Antiviral and immunomodulatory activity of silver nanoparticles in experimental rsv infection
Morris, D., Ansar, M., Speshock, J., Ivanciuc, T., Qu, Y., Casola, A. & Garofalo, R., Aug 1 2019, In : Viruses. 11, 8, 732.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
C-Abl-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation of PARP1 is crucial for expression of proinflammatory genes
Bohio, A. A., Sattout, A., Wang, R., Wang, K., Sah, R. K., Guo, X., Zeng, X., Ke, Y., Boldogh, I. & Ba, X., Sep 15 2019, In : Journal of Immunology. 203, 6, p. 1521-1531 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Cystathionine γ-lyase deficiency enhances airway reactivity and viral-induced disease in mice exposed to side-stream tobacco smoke
Ivanciuc, T., Sbrana, E., Casola, A. & Garofalo, R., Jan 1 2019, In : Pediatric Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article