a

Our Scientists

We’re global leaders in environmental health sciences research who aim to make a difference in the well-being of California’s diverse communities. We work with local groups and governments to identify new approaches in science and develop real-world solutions to the environment’s most challenging health problems. From innovative toxicological studies on Alzheimer’s to pioneering research on the epigenetics of autism, we’re front and center breaking new ground in understanding how the environment interacts with human health.

Farmworkers

Effects of COVID-19 and Wildfires on California's Farmworkers

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources held a public session on wildfires on December 8, 2020. Dr. Kent Pinkerton, Director of the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS), and Heather Riden, WCAHS Agricultural Health and Safety Program Director, presented on the ways the pandemic and wildfires are intersecting and affecting California's farmworker communities. Video of their presentations (beginning at 1:40) and PowerPoint slides are below.
Child vaping

E-cigarette & Vaping Research

The Pinkerton Laboratory breathes fresh air into vaping research at UC Davis  UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center Co-director Kent Pinkerton is leading new research to investigate how electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor affects respiratory health. Graduate students Morgan Poindexter and Navid Singhrao explain what the Pinkerton Lab is up to.

By Morgan Poindexter and Navid Singhrao

Xray lungs and heart

Kent Pinkerton, PhD

 

Kent Pinkerton, PhD is a Professor of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. An expert on air pollution, Dr. Pinkerton researches how vapors, gases, particles and fibers change the way respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological cells develop and function.

Subscribe to Kent Pinkerton Content