Title(s): University of Iowa Distinguished Chair and Professor
Department: Occupational and Environmental Health
Office: S322 CPHB
Phone: (319) 335-4216
Dr. Peter Thorne is professor in the UI College of Public Health’s Department of Occupational & Environmental Health and co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center. He has held a number of prominent national leadership positions, including serving as chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board.
Thorne encourages and values the collaborative efforts among faculty members within and outside of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health. “The faculty we have are at the forefront of their fields. They are equally passionate about mentoring students and doing cutting-edge research,” Thorne says. “Having that combination is what’s really important.”
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Courses Taught
- Human Toxicology and Risk Assessment
- Global Environmental Health
- Climageddon: Climate Change and Health
Research Interests
- Health impacts of climate change
- Environmental risk factors for asthma especially endotoxin and other biological agents
- Toxicity of inhaled engineered nanomaterials
- Environmental exposures to persistent chemicals (PCBs, lead) and their health outcomes
- Exposure assessment strategies and methodologies for bioaerosols and aeroallergens
- Regenerative medicine approaches for lung injury due to chemical threat agents
- Mechanisms of bioaerosol-induced lung inflammation
- Indoor air quality – endotoxins, aeroallergens, molds and mites
Background
In the News
- Thorne comments on UI’s coal-free goal
- Thorne comments on Supreme Court’s blocking of EPA rule
- Thorne discusses new EPA regulations
- Thorne to take part in ‘Living with Smoke’ panel discussion
- 4 projects earn prizes for Climate Change and Health Solutions Challenge
- Thorne discusses sustainable sources of energy
- 2023 Iowa Climate Statement focuses on solar energy
- Thorne comments on extreme heat and health
- CPH professors discuss health effects of extreme heat
- Thorne offers tips for coping with poor air quality
- Iowans can expect health effects from drought, heat waves
- Testing the waters: Lyndy Holdt studies water quality and environmental health
- Training grant focuses on climate change impacts on health
- Iowa receives grant to create the Climate Change and Health Solutions Challenge
- New training grant to focus on the impacts of climate change on lung health
- Study finds phones can harbor allergens
- From the Front Row: Climate change and public health with Peter Thorne
- Peter Thorne named University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
- Iowa researchers team up to address impacts of climate change on health
- Q&A: Peter Thorne on the challenges of climate change
- Iowa Climate Statement addresses electric infrastructure
- Science Cafes focus on climate change
- Thorne appointed to EPA Science Advisory Board
- Study evaluates performance of 3D-printed face masks
- Thorne warns Iowa will see increased flooding, drought, and more
- Climate change could affect future infectious diseases
- Thorne discusses restoring environmental protections
- Thorne: Science needs to guide our decision making
- External funding supports a wide range of research at Iowa
- As new crises emerge, climate change continues
- Iowa researchers collaborate on testing 3D-printed respirators
- Iowa scientists project dangerous heat levels
- Climate report: Severe heat waves will likely threaten Iowa
- EHSRC hosts national meeting of NIEHS core centers
- UI research highlights synergies between indoor, outdoor air pollution and increased asthma
- Video: New lab focuses on environmental health science research
- UI research finds no health hazards from wind turbines
- Are wind turbines harming health? A new paper says ‘no’
- NIH awards UI team $2 million grant
- Lynch, Robertson, and Thorne honored with university awards
- Thorne recognized with Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
- Thorne comments on science transparency, data sharing
- EPA’s Science Advisory Board hasn’t met in 6 months
- Thorne comments on EPA office director’s departure
- Thorne comments on changes to EPA Science Advisory Board
- Op-ed: EPA scientific integrity in the balance
- Thorne comments on shift in EPA advisers
- Thorne comments on changes in EPA research policy
- EPA bars scientists it funds from serving on its advisory boards
- Thorne: Rural areas face environmental challenges
- Columbus Junction schools will seek more information on PCB study
- UI researchers conduct largest survey yet of PCBs in schools
- Thorne comments on EPA science advisory board changes
- Thorne discusses proposed changes that would affect scientific input at EPA
- Peek-Asa, Thorne honored at Celebrating Excellence awards
- Thorne comments on March for Science
- Thorne helps separate climate change facts from fiction
- Thorne comments on EPA fracking study
- UI receives grant to study airborne engineered nanomaterials
- Iowa ranks in top 20 for toxic air releases
- Thorne discusses role of environment in food allergies
- Study finds Amish children’s exposures protect against asthma
- Thorne discusses Iowa’s water, algae blooms
- Study links household exposure to endotoxin with recurrent wheeze
- Thorne and Mascher discuss EPA power plan
- Thorne addresses human impact on climate change
- Thorne to chair EPA Scientific Advisory Board
- CPH faculty focus on health impact of climate change in October
- Researchers Create Vaccine for Dust-mite Allergies
- Fracking Comes to the Heartland
- Visiting Thai Professor Cherishes Her Iowa Connections