Eleventh International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research

It was built upon the overwhelming success of seven previous symposia hosted by JSU. The program of the Ninth International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research provided a strong forum to discover the latest scientific advances in the areas of environmental science and public health. The Symposium's program had continued to have a special appeal to scientists and engineers who have been committed to bioenvironmental and public health research; studying the toxic mechanisms of action of various environmental agents, developing new approaches for detecting or remedying environmental damage, identifying and characterizing genes involved in the manifestation of environmentally-related diseases, conducting basic and translational research, and providing the public and policy makers with scientific tools that are critical for environmental and human health decision-making [1,2]. Hence, the symposium was of special interest to toxicologists, environmental chemists and biologists, epidemiologists, public health officials, and civil and environmental engineers interested in environmental and public health research and education. Also, the symposium series continued to offer unparalleled opportunities for networking and exchange of ideas, leading to scientific collaborations, resources sharing, and strategic planning for multi-and inter-disciplinary approaches to environmental and public health research [1–3].