Interdisciplinary research is carried out developing a variety of complementary scientific methods and techniques ranging from: genomic and proteomic, molecular techniques, epidemiology, clinical studies, biomarkers, integrated sensors, environmental monitoring, mathematical modeling, pharmacokinetics, life cycle assessment and risk assessment.

We generate basic knowledge to study various environmental media, with emphasis on: air quality, indoor air quality, water quality and biofilms, looking at inhalation, oral, and dermal exposure.

We specificly look at impact of climate change on human health, interactions between ecosystems and health, gene-environment interactions.

We study mechanisms associated to pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, as well as to reproductive, developmental, and neurological toxicity.

We investigate microbial and toxicological risks for a wide variety of substances ranging from: metals (eg. lead, mercury, etc), airborn particulates, organic pollutants (eg. dioxins, furans, PCBs, PAHs, PBDEs, and other flame retardants).