A message from the Center Director
Welcome to the Research Centers in
Minority Institutions (RCMI) Center for
Environmental Health (CEH) at Jackson
State University (JSU). Through this
site you will find relevant information
on important activities implemented by
the Center.
The CEH was established in 1998 with a
grant from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). Our mission is to develop
an innovative biomedical research
program in which our investigators
become highly competitive and successful
in winning mainstream NIH and other
federal grants. The Center’s long-term
goal is to build and sustain a
state-of-the-art infrastructure that
serves as a platform for
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary
biomedical research collaborations. In
addition, the Center serves as a
catalyst for scientific discoveries on
the toxic mechanisms and modes of action
of environmental hazards, as well as on
the prevention and control of
environmentally-induced diseases.
For nearly a decade, CEH has addressed
the challenges posed by environmentally
induced diseases. Its multiuser core
biomedical research laboratories and
highly capable investigators are
pursuing a full range of basic science
and translational research programs on
environmental and public health issues
of concern to vulnerable and underserved
communities. New scientific discoveries
made at the CEH are making substantial
contributions to advancing our
understanding of the role played by the
environment in the development of human
diseases; and developing
cost-effective strategies to
prevent/control these illnesses.
CEH has evolved as a major center for
biomedical research excellence, and we
are poised to expand our health research
enterprise through strategic investments
in biomedical infrastructure,
recruitment, training and building of a
critical mass of biomedical scientists
to address major environmental health
issues, thus improving the quality of
life in our communities. It is this
spirit of biomedical research innovation
that has sustained excellence at CEH for
many years and will propel us into the
future as a major force in biomedical
and environmental health research.
Today, the CEH is recognized as one of
the nation's outstanding biomedical
research centers in minority
institutions. Through our dedication to
the CEH's mission of saving lives
through biomedical research and
education in environmental and
preventive medicine, I am confident that
this monumental development and success
will be sustained. Again, welcome to the
Jackson State University’s RCMI-Center
for Environmental Health web site. I
hope that you will find it informative
and useful. With best wishes.
Paul B. Tchounwou, Sc.D., F.A.B.I.,
I.O.M.
Center Director, CSET Associate Dean &
Presidential Distinguished Professor
