Howard S. Ramsdell, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Dr. Howard S. Ramsdell
103 Center for Environmental Toxicology and Technology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-5698
Howard.Ramsdell@colostate.edu
PhD, Oregon State University, 1986
Areas of Interest - Biochemical and Wildlife
Toxicology
Dr. Ramsdell's research involves the use of biochemical approaches for
the study of toxic chemical exposures and effects. Processes responsible
for the bioactivation and detoxification of toxic chemicals as well as
the biochemical changes caused by toxic chemical exposure are among his
interests. A major research area is the use of biochemical end points
as biomarkers of exposure and effects of environmental toxicants. Recent
and ongoing projects include field and laboratory biomarker studies of
wildlife species (mammalian, avian, amphibian) and humans potentially
exposed to environmental contaminants. Another area of research active
in Dr. Ramsdell's labs is the use of planaria, an invertebrate flatworm,
as a model for toxicology studies.
Dr. Ramsdell currently teaches an advanced graduate level toxicology
course that covers the role of biotransformation in the fate of
xenobiotics and the cellular effects of toxic chemcials and their
metabolites. This course provides a basis for understanding
biochemical and celluar mechanisms of toxicity. Another course that he
teaches is an introductory graduate course that helps new Environmental
Health graduate students learn about the broad scope of environmental
health sciences. This course has an emphasis on developing an awareness
of the societal and political mandates for environmental health
protection, describing the role of environmental health scientists.
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