# Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · 2022 · $399,993

## Abstract

Abstract: Research in the Rochester Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) spans the translational 
spectrum that includes basic discovery (using experimental and epidemiologic approaches), informing solutions 
(interventions, risk assessment and management), and delineating health impacts of environmental exposures 
and policy changes. Since its inception in 2007, the Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core (IHSFC) of the 
EHSC has maintained a sustained track record of facilitating research across the translational research 
spectrum. The IHSFC structure is poised to strategically advance translational research on exposures and 
interactions of environmental factors that affect health and disease across the lifespan. Its core services 
provide expertise in contemporary research models, exposure and epigenetic analysis, and human subjects 
research. The IHSFC has four facilities with broad translational capabilities: Behavioral Sciences Facility, 
Inhalation Exposure Facility, Epigenetics Facility, and Elemental Analysis Facility. Integrating these services and 
technologies within the IHSFC promotes efficiency and access for all Center members. The IHSFC is led by a 
dynamic team of Co-Directors who are internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. The IHSFC 
Co-Directors use their substantial administrative expertise to coordinate the Core and integrate its activities with 
the other Center components and with other resources at the University. They also provide expertise in 
translational environmental health sciences research, including human subjects research. The four IHSFC 
facilities are directed by highly collaborative faculty members with successful track records of conducting 
multidisciplinary research. The IHSFC engages with Center researchers, others at the University, and community 
partners to promote collaborations and advance the mission of the Center. The IHSFC helps Center members 
identify needs and connect with services to enhance their research program. Also, IHSFC Co-Directors and 
Facility leaders are integrally involved with the University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute 
(CTSI), enabling them to foster collaborations and cross-utilization of CTSI resources to enhance EHSC 
research. Moreover, by working closely with the Community Engagement Core, we identify opportunities to 
support research that responds to community needs. Third, the specific objectives of the IHSFC are to: (1) 
Provide a portal of entry to facilitate and integrate research by members of the EHSC across the translational 
research spectrum; (2) Support unique research opportunities provided by the Behavioral Sciences, Inhalation 
Exposure, Epigenetics, and Elemental Analysis Facilities for researchers within and outside the Center; (3) 
Provide individualized assistance in clinical and Human Subjects research; (4) Develop new technologies to 
advance Center research; and (5) Work with the Community Eng...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10396554
- **Project number:** 5P30ES001247-47
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Steve N Georas
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $399,993
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10396554

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10396554, Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core (5P30ES001247-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10396554. Licensed CC0.

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