Courses Taught by Justin Colacino
EHS602: Essentials of Toxicology
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Fall term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Justin Colacino (Residential);
- Prerequisites: None
- Description: This course examines basic concepts of occupational and environmental toxicology, including uptake, distribution, metabolic conversion, and elimination of toxic agents, as well as the fundamental models used to describe the interaction of xenobiotic agents with biological systems. The course focuses on the application of these concepts to the assessment of exposures, estimates for risk of disease, establishment of appropriate limits on exposures and ambient levels of toxic materials/agents, and understanding and prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from environmental exposure to toxic substances through a case study format.
- Syllabus for EHS602

Department | Program | Degree | Competency | Specific course(s) that allow assessment | EHS | Environmental Health Promotion and Policy | MPH | Apply risk assessment approaches to environmental and occupational hazards | EHS602 | EHS | Environmental Health Sciences | MPH | Evaluate toxicological effects associated with exposures and stressors, considering chemical properties and biological mechanisms | EHS602 | EHS | Industrial Hygiene | MPH | Explain the physiological, toxicological, and/or biomechanical interactions of physical, chemical, biological, mechanical, and ergonomic agents, factors, and/or stressors found in the workplace with the human body | EHS602, EHS556 | EHS | Industrial Hygiene | MS | Explain the physiological, toxicological, and/or biomechanical interactions of physical, chemical, biological, mechanical, and ergonomic agents, factors, and/or stressors found in the workplace with the human body | EHS603, EHS556, EHS602 | EHS | Toxicology | MS | Explain basic principles of toxicology and their application to public health | EHS602 | EHS | Toxicology | MS | Apply toxicological knowledge and skills to the risk assessment of chemicals | EHS602 | EHS | Toxicology | PhD | Apply basic principles of toxicology to public health | EHS602 | EHS | Toxicology | PhD | Apply toxicology to risk assessment of chemicals, including hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, risk characterization and risk management | EHS602 | EPID | Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology | MPH | Explain the relevant biological and behavioral mechanisms that influence human exposures to and health effects of environmental and occupational stressors | EHS602 |
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NUTR657: Nutrition, the Environment, and Cancer
- Graduate level
- Residential
- Winter term(s) for residential students;
- 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
- Instructor(s): Justin Colacino, Suzanna Zick, (Residential);
- Not offered 2023-2024
- Prerequisites: BIOSTAT 502 or 522 or equivalent; EPID 503 or equivalent; and PHYSIO 502 or equivalent
- Description: A large amount of research indicates that dietary and environmental factors impact the development and recurrence of various types of cancer. This course will survey both classic and emerging literature relevant to this topic in a structured discussion and journal club format.

