# Multidisciplinary Training in Environmental Toxicology

> **NIH NIH T32** · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $466,707

## Abstract

The Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences (EITS) Training Program at Michigan State University
(MSU) produces independent investigators who have a strong understanding of a biomedical basic science, a
foundational knowledge of environmental toxicology and outstanding training in conducting mechanistic and
translational research. To earn the EITS dual major, predoctoral trainees must fulfill the Ph.D. requirements of
their basic biomedical doctoral program as well as coursework, research and interactive requirements of the
EITS. The EITS requirements include a mixture of courses focused on didactic, toxicology-oriented material,
training in the handling and processing of big data, and introduction to emerging environmental health issues.
This coursework, career development opportunities and multidisciplinary activities provided by the Institute for
Integrative Toxicology (IIT), Center for Research on Ingredient Safety (CRIS) and the MSU NIEHS P42
Superfund Research Program Center (SRPC) impart a wider scope of knowledge and experiences than is
available within traditional basic science programs alone. Once completed, EITS trainees are awarded a degree
that recognizes the dual major (e.g., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Environmental Toxicology). The
postdoctoral training program involves not only conducting research in the laboratories of the training faculty but
also gaining additional environmental toxicology experience and career-building opportunities. These additional
opportunities are facilitated through participation in IIT and university-wide activities, as well as those offered by
individual departments and the MSU Graduate School. The career paths of all EITS trainees are facilitated by
the creation and implementation of an individual development plan (IDP). EITS graduates are uniquely trained
to conduct independent and collaborative research in challenging areas that address complex environmental
toxicological problems and go on to become leaders in academia, government, and industry. This training is
facilitated by an attentive faculty that primarily come from seven basic science Ph.D. programs (Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genome Sciences Program, Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology and
Neuroscience). Research for trainees is focused on understanding mechanisms of toxicity caused by exposure
to various environmental pollutants such as planar aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, and inhaled particles. Their
research spans various organ systems, encompasses gene-environment interactions and strives to translate
findings from model organisms and cell culture to human relevant endpoints. This application requests support
of seven predoctoral and two postdoctoral trainees, thereby continuing a highly effective multidisciplinary and
interactive training program. The EITS combines formal and informal appr...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10847724
- **Project number:** 2T32ES007255-36
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN J LAPRES
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $466,707
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1989-07-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10847724

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10847724, Multidisciplinary Training in Environmental Toxicology (2T32ES007255-36). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10847724. Licensed CC0.

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