Center Profile

The Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center (MFBS Center) at the University of Miami was founded in August of 1991 with a center grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Since that time, more than 20 original research projects and 24 pilot projects have been implemented, an international conference on Marine Toxins and Dietary Risk has been hosted in cooperation with the Pan Amercian Health Organization (PAHO/OPS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), a detailed Community and Education Program has been initiated in Environmental Health Sciences, and a Poison Control Marine Hotline has been established.

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