Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute
We are dedicated to creating new knowledge about the totality of environmental conditions understood as the envirome and how it shapes cardiovascular health.
A new vision of health
At the Envirome Institute, our researchers are investigating how environmental conditions foster, support or impede cardiovascular health. We are pursuing a new vision of health that will enable us to develop new approaches to promote wellness, improve resilience and reduce health inequities.
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Centers & programs
The Envirome Institute houses an ever-growing roster of centers and programs.
Envirome Institute faculty
From bioanalytics to epidemiology, the Envirome Institute is home to world-class researchers.
Featured research and projects
The Envirome Institute’s researchers are diligently working on a wide-ranging portfolio of projects.
Human studies
Clinical trials and human-focused research on how environmental factors affect human health
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Envirome Institute by the numbers
86
Full-time faculty and staff members
7
Centers and programs
$54M
In active federal grants over full award period
238
Peer-reviewed publications in FY2025
Featured research and projects
The Envirome Institute is engaged in groundbreaking research which builds our understanding of the environment’s impact on cardiovascular health from the molecular to the community level.
Cardiac metabolism
Researchers at the Center for Cardiometabolic Science are studying how alterations in cardiac metabolism can either promote health, such as through exercise, or contribute to disease, as in the case of heart attacks.
Green Heart Louisville Project
Green Heart Louisville is studying the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening in South Louisville. This community-based project is an NIH-funded clinical trial where trees and shrubs are the medicine.
Superfund research projects
The Superfund Research Center’s projects focus on learning more about cardiometabolic injury caused by exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found at Superfund and other hazardous waste sites.
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Investigators in the Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil use wastewater-based epidemiology to investigate pollution exposure, inform emergency response and screen for more than 40 diseases of interest such as measles, avian flu and hepatitis C.
Trager MicroForest Project
The Trager MicroForest Project investigates how a compact, intensely greened area in downtown Louisville impacts urban heat and public health while improving the way the community experiences the heart of downtown Louisville.
Universal Basic Neighborhood
The Universal Basic Neighborhood (UBN) Project One aims to create healthier, more equitable communities by embedding health-promoting elements into public spaces, policies and local infrastructure.
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Upcoming Envirome Institute events
Feb
20
Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Feb
27
Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mar
17
Celebrating America on Its 250th Birthday
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM