Faculty
Faculty from four Colleges (Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Engineering) participate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology.
Larry Robertson, Ph.D., Professor, Program Director
Professor, Program Director
Campus address:
219 IREH Campus phone:
1 319-335-4554Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Mechanism(s) of toxicity of polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and other environmental contaminants, metabolic activation mechanisms, induction/expression of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, hepatocarcinogenesis.Peter Thorne, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Program Director
Professor, Associate Program Director
Campus address:
176 IREH Campus phone:
1 319-335-4216Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthSecondary department(s):
Civil & Environmental EngineeringInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Environmental risk factors for childhood asthma, inflammatory lung diseases, endotoxin and glucan-induced immunomodulation, molecular biology-based bioaerosol exposure assessment methodology, and exposure assessment for environmental cancer.Gabriele Ludewig, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Campus address:
214 IREH Campus phone:
1 319-335-4650Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Environmental Toxicology, Genetic ToxicologyGarry Buettner, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
B180K MLCampus phone:
1 319-335-8015Primary department:
Radiation OncologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Human Toxicology Research description:
See homepage.
A. Brent Carter, M.D., Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Campus address:
C33 GH Campus phone:
1 319-353-7852Primary department:
Internal MedicineInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program and Inflammation and Innate Immunity Research Cluster Research description:
Clinical interests include asthma, interstitial lung disease, and acute lung injury. Research interests include studies related to the regulation of inflammatory responses that occur in the lung in models of acute lung injury and asbestos-induced lung disease.
Frederick Domann, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
4202 MERF Campus phone:
1 319-335-8018Primary department:
Radiation OncologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Human Toxicology Research description:
DNA methylation and oncogenes, Ras and Cancer, Redox regulation of AP-2Jonathan Doorn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Campus address:
S328 PHARCampus phone:
1 319-335-8834Primary department:
Medicinal & Natural Products ChemistryInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Protein modification by a reactive intermediate of dopamine metabolism: implications for toxicity and neurodegenerative diseaseMichael Duffel, Ph.D., Professor (Associate Dean)
Professor (Associate Dean)
Campus address:
S325 PHAR Campus phone:
1 319-335-8840Primary department:
Medicinal & Natural Products ChemistryInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Biochemistry of enzymes involved in mammalian conversion of drugs to reactive metabolites that mediate toxic and therapeutic effects.R. William Field, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
N222 A OH, Oakdale CampusCampus phone:
1 319-335-4413Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthSecondary department(s):
EpidemiologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Environmental epidemiology, Occupational epidemiology, Cancer epidemiologyLaurence Fuortes, M.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
2207 WL Campus phone:
1 319-335-9819Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Occupational and environmental toxicology, particularly neurotoxicity, and asthma.Fredric Gerr, M.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
140 IREHCampus phone:
1 319-335-4212Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Occupational neurotoxicity; clinical and epidemiological investigation of heavy metal toxicity.Prabhat Goswami, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Homepage:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~frrbp/goswami.htmlCampus address:
4210 MERFCampus phone:
1 319-384-4666Primary department:
Radiation OncologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Intracellular Redox Environment and the Mammalian Cell Cycle
Keri Hornbuckle, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
4114 SC Campus phone:
1 319-384-0789Primary department:
Civil & Environmental EngineeringInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Sources, fate, and transport of persistent, toxic, and bioaccumulating organic contaminants in humans, animals, and the environment.Joel Kline, M.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
C33 GH Campus phone:
1 319-335-8551Primary department:
Internal MedicineInterdisciplinary program(s):
Immunology, Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Study of the modulation of airway inflammatory responses in asthma.Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Ph.D., Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Homepage:
http://myprofile.cos.com/lehmlerCampus address:
221 IREH Campus phone:
1 319-335-4211Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Disposition and metabolism of chiral environmental contaminants, toxicity of perfluorinated surfactants, interaction of fluorinated materials with biological lipid assemblies, synthesis of halogenated POPs and their metabolites.Paul McCray, M.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
200 B EMRB Campus phone:
1 319-356-4866Primary department:
PediatricsInterdisciplinary program(s):
Genetics, Human ToxicologyResearch description:
Gene Therapy for Genetic Diseases; Pathogenesis and Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis; Identification and Characterization of Host Defense Peptides and Proteins.David Murhammer, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
4132 SCCampus phone:
1 319-335-1228Primary department:
Chemical & Biochemical EngineeringInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Issues relevant to using the baculovirus expression vector system for producing recombinant proteins, using insect cell cultures for the mass production of viral insecticides, using insect cell as a model system for investigating oxidative stress in virally infected eukaryotic cells, and bioreactor monitoring.Aliasger K. Salem, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Homepage:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~salemgrp/Campus address:
S228 PharCampus phone:
1 319-335-8810Primary department:
PharmaceuticsInterdisciplinary program(s):
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy ProgramResearch description:
Dr. Salem's research interests are primarily focused on self-assembling systems, the rational design of novel drug and gene delivery systems and on the development of vaccines that stimulate potent antigen-specific immune responses. Dr Salem's laboratory applies microfabrication techniques to develop novel drug and gene delivery devices and to optimize control over polymer-cell interactions. The group is currently exploring the synergistic application of polymer particle technology, CpG oligonucleotides, adenoviruses and heat shock protein therapy for generating sustained stronger immune responses against tumors.
Jerald Schnoor, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
4119 SC Campus phone:
1 319-335-5649Primary department:
Civil & Environmental EngineeringInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Phytoremediation, Water quality modeling, Groundwater, Risk assessments, Sustainable development, Impact of carbon emissions on global change.
Douglas Spitz, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Homepage:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~frrbp/spitz.htmlCampus address:
B180-E ML Campus phone:
1 319-335-8001Primary department:
Radiation OncologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Human Toxicology Research description:
Redox regulation of signal transduction and gene expression, oxidative stress responses, mitochondrial free radical production, and aging.
Jerrold Weiss, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Campus address:
D158 MTF Campus phone:
1 319-335-4268Primary department:
Internal MedicineSecondary department(s):
MicrobiologyInterdisciplinary program(s):
Immunology, Human Toxicology Research description:
Innate mammalian antibacterial defense mechanisms.Dale Wurster, Ph.D., Professor (Associate Dean)
Professor (Associate Dean)
Campus address:
S215 PHAR Campus phone:
1 319-335-2137Primary department:
PharmaceuticsInterdisciplinary program(s):
Human Toxicology Research description:
Physics of tablet compression, adsorption and desorption thermodynamics, solution calorimetry, analytical applications of FT-IR, surface characterization by XPS, and micellar catalysis.Gregor Luthe, Visiting Professor
Visiting Professor
Primary department:
Occupational & Environmental HealthResearch description:
Investigation of the influence of electronic and steric effects on the biomagnification and mechanism(s) of toxicity of xenobiotics and nanoparticles by fluoro-tagging.
Larry Oberley, Ph.D., Professor
Professor
Dr. Oberly passed away on April 21, 2008. Read a tribute by Douglas R. Spitz, Ph.D., Colleague and Director of the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program
Primary department:
Radiation OncologySecondary department(s):
Exercise ScienceInterdisciplinary program(s):
Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Human Toxicology Research description:
Role of antioxidant enzymes in cancer and other diseases; use of molecular biological techniques to modulate antioxidant proteins.