Focus
Environmental Health Sciences
Biography
Dr. Roberto G. Lucchini is Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Florida International University and Professor of Occupational Medicine at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. A physician specialized in Occupational Medicine, he has led major academic, clinical, and research programs in Europe and the United States, including at the University of Brescia, Italy, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he directed the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the World Trade Center Data Center, and the NIOSH-funded Education and Research Center for New York and New Jersey.
His research examines how environmental and occupational exposures affect the nervous system across the lifespan, from neurodevelopment to neurodegeneration. Over the years, his work has evolved from metal neurotoxicity and environmental epidemiology to the integration of exposomics with multiomics, combining exposure characterization, biomarkers, neuroimaging, and molecular profiling to clarify the biological mechanisms linking toxicants and complex mixtures to brain health outcomes.
At FIU, Dr. Lucchini leads the World Trade Center research program on 9/11 responders relocating to Florida, studying the long-term health consequences of toxic exposures and trauma in this population. He is also co-director of the NIEHS-funded Training in Environmental Neuroscience (TENS) program (TENS) program, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary, policy-relevant environmental health research. More recently, he has contributed to the implementation of an international Amazon Basin consortium addressing mercury contamination and co-exposures such as microplastics and agrochemicals in Indigenous and riverine communities.