Administration
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Department of Environmental
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Molecular Toxicology
Box 7633, NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7633
Shipping
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Suite 1104, 850 Main Campus Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone
919.515.2274
Fax 919.515.7169
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Welcome to the Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology website!
The science of toxicology is anchored in the societal need to evaluate exposure, hazard, and risk associated with toxic materials. NC State University has propelled toxicology beyond its traditional boundaries by applying the most advanced technologies to assess normal structure and function at all levels of biological organization. This knowledge then is used to evaluate impacts of current and emerging environmental contaminants and other stressors. Areas of research excellence within the Department span a vast array of training opportunities including: elucidating the relationships among cell signaling processes and disease, establishing mechanisms of system-specific toxicity, using physiological and genomic approaches to understand differences in species and individual susceptibility to environmental contaminants, and unraveling environment-gene interactions.
The Department is located on the University's technology-based Centennial Campus. Centennial Campus is the national model for a successful university research park, having been named the top Research Science Park of 2007 by the Association of University Research Parks. Centennial Campus houses more than 130 companies, government agencies, and NC State research and academic units advancing technologies ranging from nanomaterials to advanced genomic analyses. Partnerships between NC State and non-university entities located in the park provide for cutting-edge research and training opportunities.
Based on a strong history and foundation of research funding from the National Institutes of Health, graduate degrees in toxicology were first awarded at NC State University in 1979. Today, the Department is home to 16 core faculty members, 18 associate faculty members, and 23 adjunct faculty members. Adjunct faculty members provide training opportunities and other linkages to neighboring institutions, including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the US Geological Survey, the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bayer Crop Science.
Graduate Programs leading to masters (MTOX and MS) and doctoral degrees (Ph.D.) in General Toxicology or with a concentration in Molecular and Cellular Toxicology or Environmental Toxicology provide students the opportunity to focus their research and to pursue study that will prepare them for a range of career paths. Students are awarded traineeships through various sources, including an NIEHS training grant and a USEPA cooperative training agreement. PhD students have the opportunity to rotate in several laboratories during their first semester before selecting a permanent training laboratory and mentor. Students are provided a generous stipend and participate in the Graduate Student Support Plan which covers tuition, fees, and health insurance. Unique to a handful of universities, the Toxicology Extension program provides a venue for students to address current trends and emerging issues in human health risk and environmental quality through its outreach programs in Agromedicine, Environmental Toxicology, General Toxicology, and Pesticides.
The Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology continues to define graduate training in toxicology. Graduates of our program are primed for leadership roles in academia, government, and industry. Our alumni are a testament to the Department's success in graduating individuals who have the training, talent, and confidence required for success in their chosen career. Please tour our website to gain a full appreciation of the research, academic, and extension activities of the Department.
History of Toxicology at NC State University
| 1964 | NIH Program Grant awarded; continuously funded for 32 years |
| 1964 | Interdepartmental Program in Toxicology at NCSU established |
| 1965 | NIH Training Grant awarded; one of the longest continuously funded NIEHS training grants in the country |
| 1979 | Responsibility for graduate degrees in toxicology awarded (Master of Toxicology, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy) |
| 1979 | First PhD in toxicology granted |
| 1980 | Introduction to Biochemical Toxicology , 1st edition, edited by Ernest Hodgson and Frank Guthrie, published by Elsevier. Now in 4th edition, edited by Robert Smart and Ernest Hodgson (in press, 2008, John Wiley and Sons). |
| 1986 | First toxicology faculty member, Dr. Robert Smart, hired into the Toxicology Program |
| 1987 | A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, edited by Ernest Hodgson and Pat Levi, published by Elsevier. Now in 3rd edition, edited by Ernest Hodgson, published 2004 by John Wiley and Sons. |
| 1989 | Dr. Gerald LeBlanc joins faculty |
| 1989 | Department of Toxicology established; founding core faculty include Drs. Walter Dauterman, Ernest Hodgson, Frank Guthrie, Gerald LeBlanc, Ross Leidy, Patricia Levi, Jack Sheets and Robert Smart; founding associate faculty include Drs. K. Adler, A. Aronson, C. Brownie, C.F. Brownie, R. Cattley, J. Cullen, W. Donaldson, D. Grosch, P. Hamilton, H. Hassan, D. Hayne, W. Heck, R. Kuhr, R. Linderman, W. McKenzie, R. Monroe, N. Monteiro-Riviere, D. Moreland, M. Qureshi, J. Riviere, C. Robinette; founding adjunct faculty include: M. Anderson, N. Chernoff, T. Eling, J. Fouts, P. James, J. Goldstein, R. Langenbach, H. Matthews, R. Philpot, B. Schwetz, R Yang |
| 1990 | Degrees awarded to date: PhD: 44, MS: 16; MTOX: 2 |
| 1990 | Dr. Mary Beth Genter joins faculty; Extension program in toxicology established |
| 1992 | Dr. Sharon Meyer joins faculty |
| 1993 | Drs. Damian Shea and Randy Rose join faculty |
| 1994 | Julia Storm joins Extension faculty |
| 1995 | Dr. Stacy Branch joins faculty |
| 1997 | Dr. Greg Cope joins faculty |
| 1997 | Dr. Gary Winston appointed Department Head |
| 1998 | EPA Cooperative Training in Environmental Sciences Research grant funded |
| 1999 | Dr. Hosni Hassan appointed Interim Department Head |
| 2000 | Degrees awarded to date: PhD: 98, MS: 29; MTOX: 7 |
| 2000 | Graduate study concentrations in Environmental Toxicology and Molecular and Cellular Toxicology offered |
| 2000 | Name changed to Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology |
| 2000 | Dr. Patricia McClellan-Green joins faculty |
| 2000 | Groundbreaking of Toxicology Building on Centennial Campus |
| 2001 | Toxicology Building on Centennial Campus opens |
| 2001 | Dr. Yoshi Tsuji joins faculty |
| 2002 | Dr. Damian Shea appointed Department Head |
| 2002 | Drs. Chris Hofelt, Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji and Marjorie Oleksiak join faculty |
| 2003 | Undergraduate minor in environmental toxicology established |
| 2003 | Dr. Andrew Wallace joins faculty |
| 2003 | Dr. Ernest Hodgson, Founding Department Head, retires |
| 2004 | First undergraduate minor in environmental toxicology awarded |
| 2005 | Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory established; Dr. Nigel Deighton appointed Director |
| 2005 | Dr. David Buchwalter joins faculty |
| 2007 | Randy L. Rose Memorial Symposium held to honor Rose's life and contribution to science |
| 2007 | Drs. James Bonner, Seth Kullman and Scott McCulloch join the faculty |
| 2008 | Degrees awarded to date: PhD: 142, MS: 38; MTOX: 25 |
| 2008 | Dr. Gerald LeBlanc appointed Department Head |
| 2008 | Genome Research Laboratory and Metabolomics and Proteomics Laboratory merged to form Genomic Sciences Laboratory; Dr. Nigel Deighton appointed Director |