The EDGE Center is transitioning to a new organizational structure that includes this Core, with transition anticipated to be completed (dependent on funding) by April 2026. 

Proposed Core Services

Clinical and epidemiological services:  

• Study design and execution 

• Human subjects review procedures 

• Clinical and physiological testing 

• Collection/storage of human samples 

• Identification of patient groups or existing cohorts 

• Recruitment of participants 

• Access to controlled-human exposure facilities 

Exposure sciences services: 

• Measuring and characterizing environmental exposures 

• Developing biomarkers for those exposures 

• Designing/evaluating sensors incorporating GPS, environmental exposures, and data-loggers, and common wireless communications (e.g., cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi) 

• Advanced analytical services for various environmental pollutants 

Omics services:  

• Consultation on designs and technologies 

• Access to advanced preparative and analytical technologies for omics (including genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) 

• Data analysis and interpretation  

• Access to evolving experimental non-whole-mammalian systems (often called “New Approach Methodologies” NAMs) including organoids, microphysiological systems, high-throughput zebrafish facilities, and in silico approaches