I joined the Human Toxicology Program at the University of Iowa in 2007. I was interested in the mechanism of the adverse impact that the environmental pollutants PCBs have on animals.

Dissertation Title: Mechanistic Studies of the Toxicities of the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor Agonist PCB126

Advisor: Gabriele Ludewig, Ph.D.

Year of Graduation: 2011

Program: Ph.D.

Current Position: Senior Toxicologist

Current Employer/Institution: ToxServices

Publications: 

Maddox, C., Wang, B., Kirby, P.A., Wang, K., Ludewig, G.(2008). Mutagenicity of 3-methylcholanthrene, PCB3, and 4-OH-PCB3 in the lung of transgenic BigBlue® rats. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 25(2): 260-266

Wang B, Robertson LW, Wang K, Ludewig G. Species difference in the regulation of cytochrome P450 2S1: lack of induction in rats by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist PCB126. Xenobiotica. 2011 Dec;41(12):1031-43.

Shen H, Li M, Wang B, Lai IK, Robertson LW, Ludewig G. Dietary antioxidants (selenium and N-acetylcysteine) modulate paraoxonase 1 (PON1) in PCB 126-exposed rats. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2013 May 4.

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