Faculty Research

This is an exciting time to stand at the intersection of human health and environmental studies.

CEM faculty conduct research across diverse disciplines to understand how environmental factors influence human disease. Faculty research covers a diverse range of disciplines and topics including toxicology and environmental health; infectious disease; reproductive biology and neuroscience; cardiovascular physiology, nutrition and aging; cancer biology and radiation therapy; and environmental chemistry.

Carbon ion therapy

Carbon Ion Therapy May Offer Hope for Cancer Patients

Now, in an unprecedented partnership with Japan, CSU will begin research into a new and promising treatment for cancer – carbon ion therapy – which is currently not available in the United States.

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Dr. Tjalkens Lab

AstraZeneca International Awards Two Fellowships to CEM

Dr. Jim Miller and Jenni Berkbigler both receive awards to uncover new findings in basic biology that may be useful for discovering or developing new medicines.

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Dr. Tjalkens

Biodiscovery Grant Awarded to ERHS Researcher

Dr. Ron Tjalkens, with the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, is a recipient of a biodiscovery grant.

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