Tuesday Times Roundtable
TTR is FIU’s weekly series of moderated conversations around current global issues and trends. Conversations bring into play the multiple viewpoints of students, faculty, staff, and community members. All sessions are absolutely FREE and lunch is on us!

TTR: Tangled Triggers of the Global Cancer Landscape: The Molecular Fallout of Environmental Mixture Exposures

• Presenter: Alok Deoraj, PhD, Teaching Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, FIU
• SDG Topic Category: SDG3: Good Health and Well-Being
• News Article: go.fiu.edu/TTR1007

• Description: This session examines the rising global cancer burden through the lens of environmental mixture exposures—chemical pollutants, dietary toxins, lifestyle stressors, and climate-related impacts—disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. Presenters will explore emerging evidence from molecular toxicology, omics technologies, AI-driven exposome modeling, and population studies to uncover how these complex exposures drive cancer at cellular, molecular, and epigenetic levels. By shifting from correlation to causation, the session calls for a coordinated global response to reduce cancer risks shaped by environmental degradation, social inequities, and climate instability.
• Location: GC 150 | Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM