Frederick (Fred) L. Tyson | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Genes, Environment, and Health Branch (GEH)
Frederick L. Tyson, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator
Tel 984-287-3334
Fax 919-564-5064
[email protected]
Fred Tyson, Ph.D. is a Program Director in the Genes Environment and Health Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. His current portfolio includes the following research foci: environmental impacts on the epigenome and the epitranscriptome; environmentally induced lung cancer; tobacco exposures and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) aerosols; Common Fund supported Transformative Health Disparities and the FIRST Cohort Program. Tyson leads the NIEHS TaRGET (epigenomics) and FRAMED (epitranscriptomics) Programs. He has lead several trans-NIH initiatives including the Roadmap Epigenome Mapping Consortium and currently serves on four NIH Common Fund Working Groups. He also leads a trans-NIH interest group on RNomics. Tyson obtained both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Rutgers University.
Programs:
Lung Cancer
Chromatin Biology
Environmental Epigenetics
Environmental Epitranscriptomics
ncRNAs
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
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Last Reviewed: March 19, 2026