环境卫生哲学博士-毒理学，生理学和分子机制

在全球范围内，COPD，哮喘，癌症，肺纤维化和心血管疾病等慢性疾病是发病和死亡的主要原因，而环境暴露是这些疾病的主要驱动因素。毒理学，生理学和分子机制（TPMM）学科的基础研究重点在于发现驱动主要慢性病病理生理的新型分子机制，以制定预防和治疗策略以改善公共卫生。该计划得到NIEHS和NHLBI研究生和博士后研究培训补助金的支持。
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program is a full-time degree program that offers a unique interdisciplinary learning experience where the course of study is individually tailored based on the student's interest in understanding and finding solutions to pressing problems in environmental health and engineering. The goal of PhD training in EHE is to prepare graduates to engage in scholarship and professional practice that creates new knowledge, use research to transform practice and improve the health of the environment and the public, and effectively communicate research findings to the public. The program requires didactic coursework followed by an average of four to five years of research towards a doctoral dissertation (also referred to as a thesis on official forms and committees).<br>Chronic diseases such as COPD, asthma, cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, and cardiovascular diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, and environmental exposures are the key drivers of these diseases. Research in the Toxicology, Physiology and Molecular Mechanisms (TPMM) track is focused on discovering novel molecular mechanisms that drive the pathophysiology of major chronic diseases, with the goal of developing prevention and therapeutic strategies to improve public health. The track is supported by NIEHS and NHLBI research training grants.<br>Students in this track will engage in academic training in specific areas of environmental health with in-depth courses in molecular, toxicologic, physiologic, immunologic, and pathophysiologic sciences. Prior to focusing on a specific area of thesis research, they will also obtain a broad background in environmental health sciences by taking core courses that underlie its scientific basis. During the first year, students will begin to engage in research by doing lab rotations with selected faculty. Training in writing scientific papers and grant proposals is also included in the curriculum.<br>The research done by PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty has led directly to an enhanced understanding of the biological changes that represent the early stages and progression of many chronic diseases. The track is aimed towards creating the next generation of scientists with laboratory skills to tackle complex environmental effects in individuals and in the population. Graduates can look forward to successful careers in academic or industrial research and government or regulatory agencies.