Clinical Research & Occupational Medicine Division

New Initiatives

A new study funded by the US Department of Defense focuses on health effects of diesel exhaust, a ubiquitous contaminant and is being carried out in collaboration with faculty from the Exposure Measurement and Assessment Division. It will explore mechanisms by which diesel exhaust may set up an acute phase response to mediate and perpetuate symptoms such as those characteristic of ill Gulf War Veterans.

A recently funded EPA STAR grant will explore mechanisms by which fine and ultrafine particles promote inflammation-independent cardiovascular effects through interactions with blood platelets and the vascular endothelium in genetically susceptible individuals.