Toxicology Ph.D. Program Faculty

Dissertation Advisors Ned Ballatori Professor of Environmental Medicine Director, Toxicology Training Program Deputy Director, NIEHS Center for Cell Membrane Toxicity Studies at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. B.S. 1980, Ph.D. 1984 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: ned_ballatori@urmc.rochester.edu Structure and Function of Membrane Transporters for Drugs and Xenobiotics [more details] Chawnshang Chang George Hoyt Whipple Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Oncology, and Urology Ph.D. 1988 (University of Chicago) E-Mail: Chang@urmc.rochester.edu Molecular Mechanisms of Prostate Cancer Progression [more details] Jacob N. Finkelstein Professor of Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine, and Radiation Oncology B.S. 1971 (Carnegie Mellon) Ph.D. 1976 (Northwestern University) E-Mail: Jacob_Finkelstein@urmc.rochester.edu Cellular Responses to Pulmonary Injury [more details] Mark W. Frampton Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine M.D. 1973 (New York University) E-Mail: mark_frampton@urmc.rochester.edu Cardiovascular Effects of Ultrafine Particles [more details] Robert S. Freeman Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology, of Neurology, and of Oncology B.S. 1985 (Delaware) Ph.D. 1991 (University of California, San Diego) E-Mail: robert_freeman@urmc.rochester.edu Early Molecular Events Triggering Cell Death [more details] Thomas A. Gasiewicz Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine B.S. 1972 (Canisius College) Ph.D. 1977 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: tom_gasiewicz@urmc.rochester.edu Receptor-mediated Modulation of Gene Expression and Association with Biological and Toxic Responses [more details] B. Paige Lawrence Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine B.A. 1986 (Skidmore College) Ph.D. 1993 (Cornell University) (E-Mail: paige_lawrence@urmc.rochester.edu Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology / Immunology and Immunotoxicology [more details] Mahin D. Maines Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Environmental Medicine B.A. 1964 (Ball State University) Ph.D. 1970 (University of Missouri) Burroughs Wellcome Toxicology Scholar NIH Merit Awardee (E-Mail: mahin_maines@urmc.rochester.edu) Regulation of Signaling Molecules in the Brain [more details] Margot Mayer-Proschel Associate Professor of Biomedical Genetics Ph.D. 1990 (University of Wuerzburg) E-Mail: margot_mayer_proschel@urmc.rochester.edu (Behavior of Normal and Malignant Cells Exposed to Cytokines and Cytotoxins [more details] Michael J. McCabe, Jr. Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine B.S. 1984 (Siena College) Ph.D. 1991 (Albany Medical College) E-Mail: michael_mccabe@urmc.rochester.edu Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by Metals [more details] Richard K. Miller Professor and Associate Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Director, Division of Research. Professor of Environmental Medicine, and of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Medicine A.B. 1968 (Dartmouth College) Ph.D. 1973 (Dartmouth Medical School) E-Mail: richardk_miller@urmc.rochester.edu Chemical-induced Birth Defects and Altered Placental Function [more details] Robert A. Mooney Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine B.S. 1971 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Ph.D. 1980 (Johns Hopkins University) E-Mail: robert_mooney@urmc.rochester.edu Growth Factors in the Normal and Abnormal Regulation of Cell Growth and Metabolism [more details] Mark Noble Professor of Genetics Ph.D. 1977 (Stanford University) E-Mail: mark_noble@urmc.rochester.edu Neuronal Degeneration [more details] Regis J. O’Keefe Professor of Orthopaedics B.A. 1981 (Yale University) M.D. 1985 (Harvard Medical School) Ph.D. 2000 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: regis_okeefe@urmc.rochester.edu Molecular Mechanisms of Lead in Chondrocyte Differentiation and Skeletal Development. [more details] Michael A. O’Reilly Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Environmental Medicine B.S. 1984 (SUNY Stony Brook) Ph.D. 1989 (University of Cincinnati) E-Mail: michael_oreilly@urmc.rochester.edu DNA Damage Signaling in Oxidative Lung Injury [more details] Günter Oberdörster Professor of Environmental Medicine D.V.M. 1964; Ph.D. 1966 (University of Giessen, FRG) E-Mail: Gunter_Oberdorster@urmc.rochester.edu Toxicology of Airborne Environmental and Occupational Particles [more details] Lisa A. Opanashuk Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine. B.S. 1985, Ph.D. 1994 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: lisa_opanashuk@urmc.rochester.edu Toxicant Exposure and Brain Development [more details] David A. Pearce Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics. ]Ph.D. 1990 (University of Bath) E-Mail: david_pearce@urmc.rochester.edu Children’s Neurodegenerative Diseases [more details] Richard P. Phipps Professor of Environmental Medicine, Oncology, Pediatrics, and Microbiology & Immunology: Director, Lung Biology and Disease Program B.S. 1977 (Loyola College) Ph.D. 1980 (Medical College of Virginia) E-Mail: richard_phipps@urmc.rochester.edu Role of Fibroblasts in Lung Injury [more details] Gloria Pryhuber Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine M.D. 1985 (SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse) E-Mail: gloria_pryhuber@urmc.rochester.edu Prevention and Treatment of Inflammatory Lung Disease [more details] J. Edward Puzas Donald & Mary Clark Professor of Orthopaedics; Biochemistry & Biophysics; Dental Research; and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Director, Musculoskeletal Research Unit. B.S. 1971 (Massachusetts) Ph.D. 1975 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: edward_puzas@urmc.rochester.edu Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Skeletal System [more details] Arshad Rahman Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and of Environmental Medicine B.S. 1982; Ph.D. 1988 (Aligarh Muslim University, India) E-Mail: arshad_rahman@urmc.rochester.edu Signaling Mechanisms of Endothelial ICAM-1 Expression and Neutrophil-mediated Lung Injury [more details] Irfan Rahman Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine B.Sc., M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1988 (Nagpur University, India) E-Mail: irfan_rahman@urmc.rochester.edu Oxidant and cigarette smoke-mediated glutathione regulation, lung inflammation and COPD [more details] Patricia M. Rodier Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology A.B. 1966 (Sweet Briar) Ph.D. 1970 (University of Virginia) E-Mail: patricia_rodier@urmc.rochester.edu Injuries to the Developing Nervous System [more details] Edward M. Schwarz Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and of Microbiology & Immunology Ph.D. 1993 (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) E-Mail: edward_schwarz@urmc.rochester.edu Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Signal Transduction [more details] Shey-Shing Sheu Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology B.S. 1972 (National Taiwan University) Ph.D. 1979 (University of Chicago) E-Mail: shey-shing_sheu@urmc.rochester.edu Mitochondrial Modulation of Neuronal Excitotoxicity [more details] Patricia J. Sime Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary & Critical Care), Environmental Medicine, and Oncology M.D. 1998 (Edinburgh University, Scotland) E-Mail: patricia_sime@urmc.rochester.edu Pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions in environmentally-induced lung inflammation and scarring [more details] Shanna Swan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Environmental Medicine Director, Center for Reproductive Epidemiology. B.S. (City College of Nw York) M.S. (Columbia University) Ph.D. (University of California) E-Mail: shanna_swan@urmc.rochester.edu Impact of Environmental Exposures on Male and Female Reproductive Health. [more details] A. William Tank Paul Stark Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology B.S. 1972 (Lehigh University) Ph.D. 1976 (Purdue University) E-Mail: awilliam_tank@urmc.rochester.edu Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroreceptor Interactions and Plasticity in the CNS [more details] Kim Tieu Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and the Center for Aging and Developmental Biology B.S.P. 1993; Ph.D. 2000 (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) E-Mail: kim_tieu@urmc.rochester.edu Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection [more details] David Topham Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology; Member, Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology Ph.D. 1994 (University of Vermont) E-Mail: david_topham@urmc.rochester.edu T Cell Immunity against Respiratory Viruses [more details] Berislav Zlokovic Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor in the Center for Aging and Developmental Biology M.D. Ph.D. E-Mail: berislav_zlokovic@urmc.rochester.edu Relationship between Vascular and Neuronal Brain Cells [more details]

Resource Faculty William S. Beckett Professor of Environmental Medicine and of Medicine Medical Director, Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services B.A. 1973, (Harvard) M.D. 1978 (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine) E-Mail: bill_beckett@urmc.rochester.edu Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease [more details] Patricia R. Chess Associate Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services M.D. 1978 (Columbia University) E-Mail: patricia_chess@urmc.rochester.edu Regulation of Pulmonary Growth and Repair [more details] Thomas W. Clarkson J. Lowell Orbison Distinguished Alumni Professor of Environmental Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and Pharmacology & Physiology B.S. 1953, Ph.D. 1956 (University of Manchester) M.D. 1986 (Honoris causa) Umea University School of Medicine, Sweden E-Mail: tom_clarkson@urmc.rochester.edu Transport of Heavy Metals across Membranes [more details] Alison C. Elder Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine B.S. 1992 (Chatham College) Ph.D. 1997 (University of California, Irvine) E-Mail: alison_elder@urmc.rochester.edu Toxicology of Inhaled Ultrafine Particles [more details] Alan E. Friedman Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine Director, University of Rochester Proteomics Center B.S. 1982 (San Diego State University) Ph.D. 1988 (University of California, Santa Barbara) E-Mail: alan_friedman@urmc.rochester.edu Proteomics and the Nature of Disease [more details] Harris A. Gelbard Professor of Neurology, Pharmacology & Physiology, Pediatrics, and Microbiology &Immunology M.D. 1976; Ph.D. 1983 (Northwestern University) E-Mail: harris_gelbard@urmc.rochester.edu Neuropathogenic Mechanisms of Disease [more details] Li-Shan Huang Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology Ph.D. E-Mail: lhuang@bst.rochester.edu (non-parametric curve estimations) [more details] Peter C. Keng Professor of Radiation Oncology, and Biochemistry & Biophysics B.S. 1968 (Tung-hai University) Ph.D. 1978 (Colorado State University, Fort Collins) (E-Mail: peter_keng@urmc.rochester.edu Mechanisms of Radiation Sensitivity in Solid Tumors [more details] Katrina Smith Korfmacher Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine Community Outreach Coordinator, Community Outreach and Education Programs B.A. 1990 (Brown University) Ph.D. 1996 (Duke University) E-Mail: katrina_korfmacher@urmc.rochester.edu Community Outreach and Education [more details] Dina G. Markowitz Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine Director, Community Outreach and Education Programs Director, U. of R. Center for Science Education and Outreach B.A. 1984 (Brandeis University) Ph.D. 1989 (Columbia University) E-Mail: dina_markowitz@urmc.rochester.edu Community Outreach and Education [more details] Robert H. Notter Professor of Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine, and Chemical Engineering B.S. 1964 (Stanford) Ph.D. 1969 (University of Washington), M.D. 1980 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: robert_notter@urmc.rochester.edu Toxicology of Lung Surfactants and Lung Injury [more details] Mark A. Plessinger Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, B.S. 1981, M.S. 1986 (University of Cincinnati) Ph.D. 1996 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: mark_plessinger@urmc.rochester.edu Role of Oxidants in Cellular Injury [more details] Harold C. Smith George W. Merck Dean’s Teaching Scholar Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics; Environmental Medicine; Oncology; and Pathology B.S. 1975 (Purdue University) Ph.D. 1982 (SUNY at Buffalo) E-Mail: harold_smith@urmc.rochester.edu The Role of mRNA Processing in Health and Disease [more details] Suzanne Y. Stevens Associate Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy, and Psychiatry B.A. 1968 (Oakland University) Ph.D. 1981 (Indiana University) E-Mail: suzanne_stevens@urmc.rochester.edu Protective Strategies in Neurodegeneration [more details] Christopher J. Stodgell Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology B.A. 1989, Ph.D. 1998 (University of Kansas) E-Mail: chris_stodgell@urmc.rochester.edu Identifying Gene-environmental Interactions in the Etiology of Autism) [more details] Mark J. Utell Professor of Medicine and of Environmental Medicine Director, Occupational Medicine Program and Associate Chair of Environmental Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Unit A.B. 1968 (Dartmouth) M.D. 1972 (Tufts Medical School) E-Mail: mark_utell@urmc.rochester.edu Human Clinical Studies of the Health Effects of Air Pollution [more details] Bernard Weiss Professor of Environmental Medicine and Pediatrics B.A. 1949 (New York University) Ph.D. 1953 (University of Rochester) E-Mail: bernard_weiss@urmc.rochester.edu Neurobiology and Behavior; Developmental Exposure to Chemicals [more details] Troy J. Zarcone Research Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine and Pediatrics B.A. 1987 (University of Florida) Ph.D. 1994 (University of Florida) E-Mail: troy_zarcone@urmc.rochester.edu Neurobehavioral Toxicology [more details]