The Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB) is a
multidisciplinary research center that integrates life sciences
with engineering and the physical sciences for advanced
environmental research, training, and technology development.
CEB fosters a multidisciplinary approach for training the next
generation of environmental scientists and solving environmental
problems through biotechnology. Achievements / Distinctions In
the past two years, CEB research accomplishments include the
following: Established zebrafish facility and ecotoxicology
program surrounding the effect of C60 nanoparticles on embryonic
development. Investment by CEB and the Institute for a Secure
and Sustainable Environment (ISSE) led to an EPA grant and a
high-impact article in Environmental Health Perspectives (Henry
et al., 2007, 115(7): 1059–1065). Established proof-of-concept
for a mammalian bioluminescent cell line based on the bacterial
lux operon. This work is laying the foundation for a new suite
of tools that can be used for canc