Gulf Coast Center for Environmental Health
Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health
This center helps researchers understand how the environment affects people's health in the Gulf Coast region.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P30 center grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Baylor College of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Houston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11164544 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This center brings together top researchers in the Gulf Coast to study how our surroundings influence our health. They aim to understand how individual factors and where we live contribute to diseases caused by the environment. By supporting various research projects, the center hopes to find new ways to prevent and treat environmental health conditions. This work includes looking at how genes and environment interact, and developing interventions for human environmental diseases.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This grant supports broad research, so there are no specific patient qualifications for direct participation in the center's core activities.
Not a fit: Patients seeking immediate clinical care or direct participation in a specific treatment trial would not find that opportunity within this center grant itself.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to a better understanding of environmental health risks and new strategies to protect people from environmentally-linked diseases.
How similar studies have performed: This center builds upon existing expertise and successful environmental health research programs within the Texas Medical Center.
Where this research is happening
Houston, United States
- Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Walker, Cheryl L. — Baylor College of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Walker, Cheryl L.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.