NIEHS Extramural Update
2006

NIEHS DISCOVER Centers Announcement

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Author Information

Author(s): Dr. David Balshaw, Dr. Kimberly Gray, Dr. Jerry Heindel, Dr. Claudia Thompson

Primary Institution: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Conclusion

The NIEHS is launching new DISCOVER Centers to enhance research on environmental health and its impact on human disease.

Supporting Evidence

  • The DISCOVER Centers aim to translate research into clinical applications.
  • The centers will focus on how environmental factors influence disease.
  • NIEHS plans to invest $9 million in these new centers.

Takeaway

The NIEHS is starting new centers to study how the environment affects our health and to find better ways to treat and prevent diseases.

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