University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
Center for Environmental Oncology
Overview
The Center for Environmental Oncology (CEO) was established in 2004 by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) as the first program of its kind in the nation. The CEO focuses on developing strategies to reduce cancer by translating scientific findings about avoidable, environmental causes of cancer into effective ways to minimize risks. Start-up funds from UPCI, the National Cancer Institute, the Heinz Endowments, the DSF Charitable Foundation, the Pittsburgh Foundation, and several other foundations have allowed the Center to build an effective infrastructure that includes four distinct divisions that work together to leverage resources, share results, implement ideas, and create programs that target the most pressing environmental health issues. The four divisions are:
- Basic Research
- Molecular, Environmental, and Clinical Epidemiology
- Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, and Control
- Education, Outreach, and Public Policy Development
The Center has assembled a world class team of researchers with expertise in molecular and cellular biology, in vivo studies using model systems, community-based participatory research, and population-based epidemiology research. The Center-affiliated scientists come from a diversity of departments at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, and also include expert advisors from New York and Houston, USA; France, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, and Mexico.
If you would like to learn more about CEO-UPCI researchers and their interests, hot topics in the news, and practical advice for reducing your own exposure to environmental pollutants visit http://www.environmentaloncology.org/.
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