Emory, Georgia Tech Receive $4 Million NIH Grant

May 23,2013

CAP Members, Emory University and Georgia Tech, have received a $4 million grant to establish the HERCULES Center at Emory University. The HERCULES (Health and Exposome Research Center: Understanding Lifetime Exposures) Center is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.

The exposome is proposed to be the environmental equivalent of the human genome and includes lifetime exposures to environmental pollutants in food, water, physical activity, medications, homes and daily stressors.

Exposome research looks at the holistic view of the human body¹s exposures, how the body responds to those exposures, and their combined effects.

Scientists believe that when coupled with a growing understanding of genetics, the exposome will help uncover the causes of many complex disorders, such as autism, asthma and Alzheimer¹s disease.

-Courtesy, Atlanta Business Chronicle