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Toxicology Section Faculty

Dr. Marie Legare-A woman with shoulder length light brown hair, wearing glasses and a plaid top

 

 

Marie E. Legare, Associate Professor and Section Head
Ph.D., Neurotoxicology, Texas A & M University.
Parkinson's Disease; Effects of DJ-1 Mutation on Astroglial Cellular Function

 

Picture of Dwayne Hamar

 

Dwayne W. Hamar, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Nebraska.
Nutritional/metabolic diseases, trace mineral imbalances in ruminant
animals, especially copper deficiency in grazing cattle.

 

Dr. William Hanneman-a man with very short blond hair wearing a brown collared polo shirt

 

William H. Hanneman , Associate Professor
Ph.D., Texas A & M University.
Research interests include the development of transgenic mice for genotoxicity screening,
the effects of environmental neurotoxicants and understanding how genomic rearrangements
are involved in carcinogenesis and the discoveryof novel cellular and molecular pathways
influenced by exposure to industrial compounds and/or chemical byproducts.

 

 

Dr. Takamitsu Kato-An asian man with short dark hair wearing glasses and a black suit with a blue shirt and tie

 

Takamitsu Kato, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Research interests include investigating DNA repair after high LET radiation exposure.

 

 

Dr. Howard Ramsdell-a man with gray wavy hair wearing a very light blue shirt and red paisley tie with blue accents

 

Howard Ramsdell, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University.
A major research area is the use of biochemical end points as biomarkers
of exposure and effects of environmental toxicants.


 

Dr. Ron Tjalkens-a man with short dark brown hair wearing a black suit with a medium dark blue shirt and blue striped tie

 

Ronald B. Tjalkens, Associate Professor
Astrocyte biology and calcium signaling, mitochondrial
dysfunction in neurodegenrative disorders, and molecular
Ph.D., Toxicology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
regulation of neuro-inflammatory genes


 

Raymond S.H. Yang

 

Raymond S.H. Yang, Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Toxicology, Entomology, North Carolina State University.
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic
(PBPK/PD) Modeling, Biologically Based Dose Response (BBDR) Modeling,
Reaction Network Modeling, Chemical Mixture Toxicology,
Toxicologic Interactions, Carcinogenesis/ Neuro-Developmental
Toxicology, Risk Assessment.



 




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Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
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Phone: (970) 491-7038
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Email: cvmbs-erhs@colostate.edu