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Ranked in top 5% within the University of Cincinnati in annual grants and contracts.
The Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is committed to studying how environmental factors negatively impact human health, how to recognize and prevent these effects, and how to improve public health through clinical care and health care policy.
The department is part of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine and is home to a dynamic, collaborative, and highly interactive faculty conducting bleeding-edge research and training the next generation of leaders in environmental science, occupational medicine, and public health.
The department offers a variety of graduate programs, and a clinical fellowship, and is the home of pre-and post-doctoral training programs funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Our interdisciplinary programs include approximately xx faculty and subject matter experts from multiple colleges at the University of Cincinnati, governmental agencies, including NIOSH, the Environmental Protection Agency, and multiple health departments in the region.
The impact of our research, education, and clinical programs is leading the way to effectively improve the health of our communities.
05/20/2020
Both researchers have made significant contributions to their fields. Qi discovered a combination of a lysosomal protein, saposin C (SapC), and a phospholipid that, assembled into tiny cavities, or nanovesicles, has been found to kill many forms of cancer while leaving healthy cells unaffected. The molecule was licensed to Bexion Pharmaceuticals in 2006 and turned into a drug called BXQ-350 which is now in clinical trials. Bhattacharya’s research relates to the prediction of slips and falls in the workplace, countermeasures for cardiovascular deconditioning from weightlessness, heat stress and postural imbalance using wearable and ingestible sensors. His more recent research focuses on gene-environment interaction and its impact on the human neuromuscular system and preclinical and noninvasive detection of bone fragility associated with chronic exposure to environmental toxins. William Heineman, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, also was named a senior member this year.
Department of Environmental & Public Health SciencesKettering Lab Building160 Panzeca WayCincinnati, OH 45267-0056Mail Location: 0056Phone: 513-558-5701