(May 27, 2008) Boyle Heights, Los Angeles – Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard met with members of the medical research community to discuss federally-funded health research projects in Los Angeles being done at the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center located in Boyle Heights in the 34th District. USC Keck School of Medicine Dean Dr. Carmen Puliafito provided a broad overview of USC’s commitment to environmental health research and the importance of federal funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. Pictured from left to right are: Front row (left to right): Dr. Samuel Wilson, Acting Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard; Dr. Carmen Puliafito, Dean, Keck School of Medicine of USC; Back row: Dr. Frank Gilliland, USC Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center; Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, USC Keck School of Medicine; Andrea Hricko, Director of Community Outreach and Education at the center; Dr. John Peters and Dr. Jim Gauderman, USC Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center; and Dr. Allen Dearry, Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.