The mission of the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center (SCEHSC) is to develop the scientific knowledge base, investigator teams, and community engagement needed to reduce the burden of diseases and disability from environmental impacts.
Our integrating theme is Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease across the Lifecourse. This approach guides our exploration of effects of environmental exposures on vulnerable populations, critical developmental periods, and major diseases mediated through shared molecular and biological pathways.