More than 140 scientists, clinicians, trainees, and public health leaders from 20 countries gathered in Bordeaux, France, June 17–19, 2026, for the 2026 Global Exposome Symposium for Brain Health. This premier international meeting focused on advancing research into how environmental exposures across the lifespan shape the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
In this webinar, Dr. Wright introduces the Mount Sinai Life-course Exposomics Analytic Program (LEAP). LEAP is the first research training initiative to fully integrate exposomics into women’s health, advancing a more comprehensive understanding of how environmental, social, nutritional, and chemical exposures affect health over time. Dr. Wright will discuss critical gaps in women’s health research, emerging opportunities for discovery, and how advances in exposomics can accelerate progress toward improved clinical care.
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may influence brain development and behavioral health more than a decade later. The study, published in Science Advances, is the first to combine naturally shed baby teeth with advanced brain imaging to pinpoint specific weeks during pregnancy and infancy when the developing brain appears most vulnerable to environmental exposures.
The Global Exposomics for Brain Health Symposium 2026 will bring together leading researchers to advance a critical question in public health: how environmental exposures shape the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD).
The Mount Sinai Clinical & Translational Science Award Program Community & Collaboration Core (CTSA C&C) announced on March 30, 2026, the acceptance of three scholars into a new training program designed to build the long-term capacity of community-based organizations to support translation of scientific research into meaningful, community-informed action.
Indoor air pollution can significantly impact pregnant people and children, even contributing to asthma and affecting fetal development. Experts at Mount Sinai show that simple, practical changes at home, combined with clinical and community support, can meaningfully reduce risks and help protect children’s lung health from the very start.
In this webinar, Manasi Agrawal will present the latest scientific findings on how microplastics and nanoplastics may influence gut health and contribute to the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Agrawal will highlight the novel methodologies her team is using to characterize pollutants in the human body, offering new insights into prevention and early detection. The session will conclude with practical, evidence-based tips for reducing plastic exposures in everyday life.
Watch a webinar featuring Dr. Robert Wright. He discusses how brain health is a lifelong trajectory and how risk begins many years before a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s risk is shaped by exposures and health states across decades, including early life (even prenatal) influences and midlife risk factors.
Environment is Shaping the Health of Generations: What scientists want you to know to protect your children, families, and communities.
Sonali Bose, MD, MPH, ATSF, Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is helping to improve the lives of vulnerable women and babies while pushing the boundaries of indoor air pollution research.
A study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows that exposure to lead during pregnancy and early childhood may accelerate the rate at which children forget information—a critical marker of memory impairment that may have implications for learning and development.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced the appointment of Dr. Manasi Agrawal as the inaugural Director of Environmental Gastroenterology in the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology.
A new study led in part by Mount Sinai researchers has found a compelling link between the composition of the gut microbiome and the risk of cognitive impairment in adults, underscoring the role biology and social determinants—such as food insecurity— in brain health.
Kicking off Mount Sinai’s events during this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival on June 21, 2024, Dr. Brendan Carr, Mount Sinai Health System CEO, moderated a panel on exposomics and the environmental exposures that shape a person’s health across their lifespan.
Rosalind Wright, MD MPH has seen middle-aged patients with conditions such as chronic lung disease, obesity, cognitive decline, and heart disease — conditions whose roots can be traced back many years, even to conditions prior to birth, during their mother’s pregnancy. “The trajectory is set, often, very early on,” she said. “And it’s really a host of environmental factors acting together and cumulatively.”
The gut microbiome is the community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract and play a crucial role in human health. Dr. Walker will explain how the types of food we eat can affect the balance of bacteria in our gut and impact our overall health. Dr. Walker will also explore the potential benefits of probiotics and other strategies for maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.
Autism prevalence has been rising steadily since the 1990s but despite extensive research, a genetic cause has not been identified. Experts from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research explain how studying the environment can help prevent and better treat autism.
Asthma is one of the most common conditions in childhood. It can affect up to almost 10% of children in the United States. Experts from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research explain how studying the environment can help prevent and better treat asthma, especially in children
