Title:
Professor Emeritus
Bio/CV:
John R. Balmes is a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health Sciences whose research is focused on the respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic health effects of various air pollutants and occupational agents.
Research interests:
- Effects of exposure to outdoor air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular health, immune and glucose dysregulation, and obesity in children and adults
- Effects of exposure to household air pollution (from combustion of biomass fuels for domestic cooking) on respiratory and cardiovascular health in children and adults
- Effects of early-life exposure to pesticides on respiratory health later in the life course
- Effects of arsenic in drinking water on respiratory health
- Interactive health effects of exposures to air pollution and psychosocial stress
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