Psychosocial influences on health outcomes; understanding social inequalities in health related to socioeconomic status; biological and ecological factors in epidemiology

Labor economics, health, demography, and the environment; the linkages between health status, population change and economic growth

Understanding mechanisms of protection against tuberculosis; nanoparticle technology

Responses to inhaled gases, particulates and microbes; prevention and pathogenesis of environmental lung disease as well as respiratory infection

Changes in demographic patterns, disease burdens, and health policies

Molecular epidemiology; methods for assessing health effects after pollutant exposure; international occupational and environmental health

Health effects of air pollution exposures; the chemical and physical characteristics of those particles responsible for the observed adverse health effects

Energy, air pollution, and health in developing countries; major health risk factors and their role in current and future disease burden globally or in specific countries and regions

Management of long-term environmental issues with important scientific uncertainties, such as global climate change and stratospheric-ozone depletion; characterization of social preferences over health and environmental risks

Human exposure measurement techniques; sources, transport, and fate of air pollutants

Problems of international human rights and humanitarian law, humanitarian crises, and medical ethics in practical settings of disasters and emergencies

Development of models to quantitatively assess the environmental and health impacts of air pollution from local to national scales, with a focus on urban environments

Health effects of lead and air pollutants and ozone exposure; cost-benefit analysis in environmental decision making

Pollutants/contaminants in indoor and outdoor environments; improving air quality for the design of healthier housing

Developing and applying quantitative methods for risk assessment and risk management, especially relating to children's risks and the environment