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The SBRC is funded by a grant
(5 P42 ES010338) from the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
through its
Superfund Basic Research Program.
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Welcome! The Superfund Basic
Research Center at Oregon Health &
Science University is a multidisciplinary
research program that seeks to enhance
our ability to protect public health,
prevent disease, and reduce exposure in
populations at risk for hazardous chemical
exposure at Superfund sites.
The focus of our Center’s research
is on hazardous Superfund chemicals that
exert toxic effects on the mammalian brain
and other parts of the developing and
adult nervous system. We are particularly
interested in organochlorine and benzene-related
solvents, chemicals which are known to
contaminate many Superfund sites.
Our goal is to develop innovative approaches
to:
- Devise sensitive methods to detect toxic chemicals in animals,
people, and the environment
- Understand the potential adverse effects of these chemicals
on the developing and mature nervous system, and
- Develop methods of bioremediation of hazardous chemicals at
Superfund sites
Our Center encompasses scientists at
three research institutes: the Center
for Research on Occupational and Environmental
Toxicology (CROET) at Oregon
Health & Science University, Oregon
State University, and Battelle,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
We hope this website serves as a valuable source of information
about our local and regional environment.
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