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Membership
Join the GC-CPEH
The GC-CPEH offers three membership levels — Full, Associate, and Affiliate — for faculty engaged in Center activities with environmental health–relevant research programs. Membership is by nomination and review by the Executive Committee.
Membership levels
Three ways to be part of the Center
Full Members
Faculty engaged in Center activities with environmental health–relevant research programs and peer-reviewed extramural research funding.
48current Full Members
Associate Members
Faculty engaged in Center activities with environmental health–relevant research programs but without active peer-reviewed research funding.
Designed to engage junior faculty and promote career development; Associate Members are expected to become Full Members.
4current Associate Members
Affiliate Members
Faculty conducting environmental health–relevant research at institutions other than the parent institutions of the P30, allowing the Center to engage investigators across the Texas Medical Center.
7current Affiliate Members
Full Member benefit: Facility Core access & matching funds
Full Members receive priority access to the Center’s Facility Cores and are eligible for the Facility Core Services Utilization Program, which provides matching funds toward Facility Core Services costs.
(Full / Associate Professors)
(Assistant Professor / Instructor)
Becoming a member
Nomination process
Reach out
Self-nominate by contacting the leader of the relevant Thematic Focus Area, or Center Administrator Dr. Heyreoun An Han, who will refer you to the appropriate Theme Leader.
Prepare your package
Work with your Theme Leader to prepare the nomination package (see checklist below).
Submit
Send the completed package electronically to Dr. Heyreoun An Han.
Review & invitation
The Executive Committee (EC) reviews nominations at its regularly scheduled meetings. Approved candidates are formally invited to join as Full, Associate, or Affiliate Members.
Nomination package checklist
- Curriculum vitae (C.V.)
- Brief statement of Environmental Health Science–relevant research interests
- NIH Other Support form
Nominations are reviewed at regularly scheduled Executive Committee meetings; there is no fixed application deadline.
Thematic Focus Areas
Theme leaders
Contact the leader of the theme that best fits your research to start a nomination.
Genome and Epigenome: Environment Interactions
How the early-life environment shapes health and disease susceptibility across the life course.
Led by Cheryl Walker and Zheng Sun (BCM)
Mechanisms and Interventions in Human Environmental Disease
Identifies environmental disease risk factors, examines mechanisms, and develops and evaluates evidence-based interventions.
Led by Elaine Symanski and Daniel Gorelick (BCM)
Current and Emergent Environmental Threats
Addresses emerging human health concerns; includes the former DR2 activities and Veterans Environmental Health.
Led by Stephen Linder (UTHealth) and Abi Oluyomi and Drew Helmer (BCM)
Membership renewal
Staying an active member
Membership is reviewed on the anniversary of joining. The Executive Committee recommends continuation or discontinuation (for non-contributory members) to the Directors, who make the final decision.
Evaluation criteria
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the Center’s goals
- Participation in Center activities, including the Annual Center Retreat and Thematic Focus Area and CEC activities
- Documented use of Facility Cores and/or application for or receipt of Pilot Project awards
- Citation of the Center grant in GC-CPEH–related publications (how to cite)
Questions about membership?
Dr. Heyreoun An Han, GC-CPEH Administrator · Heyreoun.anhan@bcm.edu
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