Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Air Pollution
Mission
The mission of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Air Pollution is to understand the relationship between air pollution exposures (especially fine particulate matter and traffic-related air pollutants) and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis and incidence of clinical cardiovascular disease over time.
Funding Information:
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2004-2014.
Health Effects Institute.
National Institutes of Health National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Reporting Structure:
Dave Kalman, Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Related UW Entities:
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology,
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics,
College of Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Statistics, Department of Geography
Center Details
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| Director: | Kaufman, Joel |
| Location: | 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 302 Seattle, WA 98105 |
| Year Started: | 2004 |
| Administrator / Program Manager: | Curl, Cynthia |
| Administering College/School: | School of Public Health |
| P.I. Home Department: | Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences |
| Faculty Involvement: | 15 |