Ph.D. Program in Toxicology
This program in Toxicology builds upon our medical school’s strength in environmental health research. Areas of emphasis include neurotoxicology, immunotoxicology, osteotoxicology, carcinogenesis, and molecular, pulmonary, reproductive and developmental toxicology. It is administered by the Department of Environmental Medicine.
Our program is one of the strongest research-oriented toxicology Ph.D. programs in the nation. We are ranked among the top five toxicology graduate programs in the country, according to the National Academy of Science's NRC Assessment of Graduate Education, 2010.
Since the first degree was awarded in 1970, our graduates have been making significant contributions to science through their positions in academia, governmental agencies, pharmaceutical and chemical companies, and research institutes. Their graduate school experience has given them a broad base in molecular biology, physiology, pharmacology as well as toxicology.
Faculty research programs range across the entire spectrum of toxicology, from molecular mechanisms to human populations, and address important human environmental health concerns, including endocrine disrupters, carcinogens, immunotoxicants and neurotoxicants.
Faculty members are interested in the possible role of toxicants in disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, osteoporosis, autism, Parkinsonism, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Some investigators organize their research around specific chemicals like mercury, lead or TCDD (dioxin), and others are involved with forensic toxicology.
Recent developments in this program are described on its departmental page at:
Ph.D. Program in Toxicology
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