Current Protocols Editorial Board: Toxicology

Current Protocols Web Advisory Panel


 

Lucio G. Costa
University of Washington, Seattle

 The general area of research in Dr. Costa’s laboratory at the University of Washington, Seattle, is neurotoxicology. Neurotoxic substances may play a role in a number of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders and exposure to neurotoxicants may cause long-term changes in the nervous system. Dr. Costa's laboratory is interested in the study of the cellular, biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in neurotoxicity, utilizing in vivo, in vitro and cell culture systems, as well as biochemical, molecular and imaging techniques. 

Ernest Hodgson
Dr Ernest Hodgson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at North Carolina State University. Dr Hodgson was awarded the B. Sc., with Honors, by the University of Durham (UK) and the Ph.D. by Oregon State University. He has been interested in the metabolism of xenobiotics for many years and, more recently, has focused on the human metabolism of xenobiotics, particularly environmental chemicals. Dr Hodgson is also known for the publication of two widely accepted textbooks of toxicology, Molecular and Biochemical Toxicology 4/e (R. C. Smart and E. Hodgson, eds) Wiley, 2008 and A Textbook of Modern Toxicology 3/e (E. Hodgson, ed) Wiley, 2004. 

David A. Lawrence
A.B., Biology, Rutgers University, 1966 M.S., Immunoparasitology, Boston College, 1968 Ph.D., Biochemistry, Boston College, 1971 Fellow, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation 1971-1974 Assist Prof-Professor Albany Medical College, 1974-1993 Research Scientist, New York State Department of Health, 1993-present Coordinator, Cellular Microdynamics Program, Nanobiotechnology Center, Cornell University, 1999-2008 Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, Wadsworth Center, NYSDoH Head, Cellular Immunology Program, Wadsworth Center, NYSDoH Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Sciences, The University at Albany School of Public Health. Over 150 manuscripts. 2 patents. 

Donald J. Reed
Dr. Reed received his Masters degree in organic chemistry and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry from Oregon State University, Corvallis. After brief associations with the USDA and the University of Montana, he returned to Oregon State University where he began a long and distinguished career that included long service as the Director of the Environmental Health Sciences Center and service as the interim director of the Linus Pauling Institute at OSU. He is a past president of the Society of Toxicology, has had leadership positions in the International Union of Toxicology, and has served three time on the Scientific Program Committee of the International Congress of Toxicology. He has received several awards, including the Society of Toxicology Merit Award. Don is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at OSU.