Cardiovascular Diseases

Two sheriffs walking with a man in handcuffs.

Researchers are examining physiological and psychological measures of stress in police officers to evaluate potential associations of these measures with early signs of cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Other topics also being studied are Air Pollution, Coronary Events and Atherosclerotic Progression in a Susceptible Population.

  • Meng Wang.

    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

    Associate Professor
    Director of Graduate Studies, MPH Programs
    Director, MPH Concentration in Environmental Health
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
    School of Public Health and Health Professions

    Research Topics: Environmental exposure monitoring, air pollution modeling, health impacts of environmental exposures.

    234A Farber Hall

    Phone: (716) 829-5341

    Fax: (716) 829-2979

    mwang54@buffalo.edu

Division of Environmental Health Sciences

The multidisciplinary Division of Environmental Health Sciences brings together students and faculty from across UB to integrate perspectives from a wide range of research areas.

Researcher Spotlight

Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.