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Ph.D. in Toxicology
- Overview
Ph.D. in Toxicology
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General Toxicology Option
Ph.D. in Toxicology -
Molecular and Cellular
Toxicology Concentration
Mailing
address:
Department of Environmental
and Molecular Toxicology
Box 7633, NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7633
Shipping
address:
Suite 1104, 850 Main Campus Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone
919.515.2274
Fax 919.515.7169
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PhD IN TOXICOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
TOXICOLOGY
CONCENTRATION
Environmental Toxicology Program Description
Environmental Toxicology Research
Environmental Toxicology Course Requirements
Current Students and Recent Graduates in Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Toxicology Program Description
The Environmental Toxicology Concentration provides both didactic and research training on the fate and effects of pollutants in the environment. Research and training encompasses both human and environmental health consequences of exposure to environmental contaminants. A multidisciplinary approach to research and training are emphasized spanning such areas as mechanisms of toxicity to chemical risk assessment.
If you have questions or would like to arrange a visit to our campus please contact Dr. David Buchwalter , the Coordinator of the Environmental Toxicology Concentration. Complete contact information for all faculty in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology may be found on the People page.
Environmental Toxicology Research
Students
electing the Environmental Toxicology Concentration
conduct dissertation research in areas related to the
fate and effects of environmental contaminants.
Current
areas of research include measuring and modeling the fate of chemicals
in the environment, bioavailability and bioaccumulation of
chemicals in
aquatic organisms, effects of pollutants on community structure and ecosystems,
and mechanisms and consequences of environmental endocrine disruption
in fish, reptiles, and invertebrates. Please
visit the Environmental Research page
for more information on research opportunities and faculty research interests.
Environmental Toxicology Course Requirements
Core course requirements for all Ph.D. students
| TOX 701 | Fundamentals of Toxicology (3 credits) |
| TOX 710 | Molecular & Biochemical Toxicology (3 credits) |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression (3 credits) |
| CBS 762 | Principles of Pharmacology (3 credits) |
| ST 511(b) | Experimental Statistics for Biological Sciences (3 credits) |
| TOX 801(c) | Toxicology Seminar (1 credit/Semester) |
| TOX 820 | Responsibility in Science (1 credit) |
(a)
Students who have no previous Biochemistry should also enroll in BCH 451
- Principles of Biochemistry
(b) Another graduate-level statistics course can be substituted with approval
of the student's committee
(c) Enrollment is required for each semester registered while in Doctoral
Program (6 credits minimum)
Research requirements for all Ph.D. students
| TOX 895 | Doctoral Dissertation Research (6 credits minimum) |
| TOX 896 | Summer Dissertation Research (as needed) |
| TOX 899 | Doctoral Thesis Preparation (as needed) |
Additional requirements for Environmental Toxicology Concentration
| TOX 715 | Environmental Toxicology (3 credits) |
| Electives |
6 credits related to Environmental Toxicology must be selected |
Normally a total of 72 credit hours is required, with the majority of these credits being dissertation research. See the Graduate School handbook for specific credit hour and residency requirements.
Current Students and Recent Graduates in Environmental Toxicology
The
passion for scientific discovery among faculty in
Environmental Toxicology is invigorated by the enthusiasm that students
bring to scientific inquiry during the course of their PhD program.
Listed below are the names of recent
graduates of the Environmental Tox concentration along with their
thesis titles, the laboratories in which they conducted their doctoral
research, and their current research positions. You will also find
a list of current students and their e-mail
addresses, their areas of research and the laboratories in which they
are studying. Feel free to contact any Environmental Toxicology student
for information about their specific research project, their laboratory,
or the Environmental Toxicology concentration. Complete
contact information for all current students may be found on the People/Student page.
Recent Environmental Toxicology Graduates
| Year Graduated | Graduate
Name & E-mail Dissertation Title/Faculty Advisor |
Current
Position, Organization, Address Postdoctoral Position (if prior to current) |
| 2007 | Robin M. Sternberg
sternberg.robin@epamail.epa.gov The roles of androgen, estrogen, and retinoid signaling in reproductive recrudescence of the eastern mud snail (Ilyanassa obsoleta): Implications for the mechanism of tributyltin-induced imposex/LeBlanc |
Postdoctoral NRC Associate, USEPAM Mid-Continent Ecology Division 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN 55804 |
| 2006 | D. Wade Lehmann, Ph.D.
lehmannd@niehs.nih.gov Oxidative stress in the aquatic enviroiment: effects of polychlorinated biphenyls in bivalve mollusks/Law |
IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow, NIEHS PO Box 12233, MD: D3-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 |
| 2005 | Cynthia V. Rider, Ph.D.
cynthia.rider@duke.edu Development and application of mixture toxicity models/LeBlanc |
Postdoctoral Associate, Duke Durham, NC |
| 2005 | Katrina E. White, Ph.D. Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hyrocarbons in sediment/Shea |
Scientist, USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Environmental Review Branch 2, Crystal City, VA |
| 2005 | Eun-Ah Cho, Ph.D.
echo@kitox.re.kr Bioturbation as a Novel Method to Characterize theToxicity of Aquatic Sediment/Cope & Shea |
Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Toxicology Postdoctoral, Fukuoka University, Japan |
| 2005 | Rebecca M. Heltsley, Ph.D.
rheltsley@aegislabs.com Novel Methods for Monitoring Chlorinated Contaminants in Aquatic Environments/Shea |
Research Scientist, Aegis Sciences Corporation 345 Hill Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210 NRC Postdoctoral Fellow National Standards and Testing Institute, Charleston, SC |
| 2004 | Kyoungju Choi, Ph.D. Modulation of Immune Function Parameters in Fish Caused by Sudden Environmental Changes/Law & Cope |
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| 2003 | Allen Olmstead, Ph.D.
olmstead.allen@epa.gov Environmental toxicant effects in sexual reproduction in Daphnia magna/LeBlanc |
Postdoctoral NRC Associate, USEPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, MN 55804 Postdoctoral, NC State University |
| 2003 | Samantha J. Jones, Ph.D.
jones.samantha@epa.gov Pesticide residues in surface waters of North Carolina rural and urban watersheds: studies to determine and reduce residues in drinking water/Leidy |
Toxicologist, USEPA IRIS Staff, Office of Research and Development 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Mail Code 8601D Washington, DC 20460 |
| 2003 | Waverly Anne Thorsen, Ph.D.
wthorsen@exponent.com Bioavailability of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons/Shea & Cope |
Senior Scientist, Exponent Inc. Environmental Sciences 15375 SE 30th Place, Suite 250, Bellevue, WA 98007 Postdoctoral, Batelle Marine Sciences Laboratory |
| 2003 | Annette Marie McCarthy, Ph.D.
Annette.McCarthy@fda.hhs.gov Fate and distribution of current-use pesticides in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system of North Carolina/Shea & Cope |
Senior Scientist, USFDA Office of Food Additive Safety, HFS- 205 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition/FDA 5100 Paint Branch Parkway College Park, MD 20740 |
| 2001 | Alicia Chaves, Ph.D. Exposure Assessment in the Developing World: A Modeling Approach Applied to Tropical Banana Plantations/Shea & Leidy |
Current Environmental Toxicology Students
| Year Enrolled | Student Name & E-mail |
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| 2005 | Larissa Williams
lmwillia@unity.ncsu.edu Genome wide polymorphisms in Fundulus heteroclitus/Oleksiak |
B.A. in Biology, Smith College, Massachusetts |
| 2007 | David Anick
dwanick@ncsu.edu Functional characterization of nuclear receptor family 2 members in a Branchiopod Crustacean/LeBlanc |
B.S. in Food Science & Technology, Framingham State College, Massachusetts |
| 2008 | Justin Conley
jmconley@ncsu.edu Buchwalter |
B.S. in Enviro Studies, Warren Wilson College, North Carolina
M.S. in Enviro Studies, University of Tennessee, Tennessee |
| 2008 | Sarah Wickman
skwickma@ncsu.edu Buchwalter |
B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa |