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Collaborating on clean air research EDGE faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental healthLearn More

Kidney-on-a-chip goes to spaceUW team supported by DEOHS prepares to send its simulated kidney technology to the International Space StationLearn More

Mapping Washington’s environmental health disparitiesNew interactive map shows communities most impacted by environmental inequality Learn More

Lifting spirits during wildfire smoke eventsOur EDGE Center leads effort to protect health and lift spirits in Central WashingtonLearn More

Safeguarding Washington State BaristasNew study will help develop protection for baristas from harmful chemicals produced during the processing of coffee.Learn More

A man holds an e-cigarette while exhaling smoke.

Sharing the science on vaping

With new grant funding, DEOHS research center will develop hands-on lessons for youth about the health risks of e-cigarette use

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A group of Swinomish Tribe members paddles a traditional canoe near a shoreline.

Tribes prepare for climate change

EDGE researcher, Nicole Errett, is participating in a new research project led by the Swinomish Tribe that identifies health strategies informed by indigenous values to adapt to a warming planet

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Six people smiling and kneeling on a brick walkway that is part of the Great Wall of China.

Collaborating on clean air research

UW faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental health

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This graphic shows 3 overlapping circles in different colors. The blue is labeled with Environment, the green with choices, and the yellow with genes. They overlap in the center to create a purple area labeled health The EDGE Center is committed to conducting and communicating science that reduces the burden of environmentally-related diseases through science translation into policy and practice. We use cutting edge molecular and systems biology to explore how the interactions of genetics, epigenetics and environmental factors contribute to diseases of public health importance. In particular, we are at the forefront of research into molecular signatures (biomarkers) associated with toxicant exposure. Our work to uncover important genetic, epigenetic and environmental contributions to chronic diseases can help improve prevention, early diagnosis, and the development of effective treatments. Such developments will substantially reduce the social burden and health care costs associated with sickness and early death caused by diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, liver disease, kidney disease, metabolic disorders like diabetes, chronic neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and developmental and reproductive disorders.

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