Correspondence:
Please Address General Inquires To:
Jessica Bauge
352-392-4700 extension 5506
For More Details On The Center Follow This Link:
www.floridatox.org
Center Description
The Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology serves as the focal point at the University of Florida for activities concerning the effects of chemicals on human and animal health.The Center serves as an interface between basic research and its application for evaluation of human health and environmental risks. This interface includes an educational component to transfer this knowledge to producers, consumers, and regulators. The research and teaching activities of the Center provide a resource for the State of Florida to identify and reduce risks associated with environmental pollution, food contamination, and workplace hazards. Development and improvement of risk assessment methods as well as toxicity testing and elucidation of mechanisms of action of chemical-induced adverse health effects are all activities of the Center that serve as resources for the State of Florida and the nation. The Center provides a forum for the discussion of specific and general problems concerning the potential adverse human health effects associated with chemical exposure. Using the interpretive skills of scientists and clinicians from various health disciplines, better decisions can be made for the protection of public health.
Educational Programs The Center coordinates the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Graduate Specialization providing graduate and continuing education in the field of toxicology. This program trains toxicologists for employment in government, academia, medicine and industry. The continuing education activities of the Center provide opportunities for health professionals to improve and enhance their knowledge of environmental and occupational medicine to provide better patient care and to protect public health.
Center-affiliated faculty are drawn from the Colleges of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Pharmacy, and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Students who wish to receive graduate training in Interdisciplinary Toxicology leading to a Ph.D. enroll through one of the participating graduate programs, such as Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Veterinary Medical Sciences, or Food Science and Human Nutrition. The number of graduate programs involved in interdisciplinary toxicology, as well as the variety of perspectives provided by their disciplines, allows a great deal of flexibility in providing a plan of graduate study to meet an individual student's interests and goals in toxicology. Student course work and dissertation research are guided by the Center's researchers and affiliated faculty who are also members of the graduate faculty of the student's major department. Dissertation research may be conducted either in the student's department, or at the Toxicology Laboratory facilities located at the Center. Admission requirements, curricula, and contact individuals for each of the participating departments are described on the following pages, along with a list of interdisciplinary toxicology faculty.
Specific Program Information Application Deadline for Fall, 2002: Please send the completed application form to the following address before June 1, 2002. Admissions Office, P.O. Box 2946, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32602-2946.
College Department Program GPA GRE TOEFL Bac. Degree Background Contact Veterinary Medicine Physiological Sciences Interdisciplinary Toxicology Graduate Training 3.5 1150 550 required Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Genetics, Physiology, Statistical Methods Jessica Bauge Medicine Biomedical Sciences ITGT Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP) website for detailes kshiveri@pharmacology.ufl.edu Pharmacy Medicinal Chemistry ITGT 3.0 1000 550 required Calculus, Chemistry mojames@ufl.edu IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition ITGT 3.0 1000 550 required none specified cwei@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu Pharmacy Pharmaceutics ITGT 3.0 1100 575 required Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Math or other specified Physical Science tebbetti@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu Pharmacy Pharmacodynamics ITGT 3.0 1000 600* required none specified dawson.cop1@shands.ufl.edu
Department of Physiological Sciences (College of Veterinary Medicine)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Roger Reep
Department of Physiological Sciences
J. H. Miller Health Science Center
PO Box 100144
Gainesville, FL 32610-0144
Phone: (352) 392-4700, ext. 3859
Fax: (352) 392-5145
E-mail: reep@ufbi.ufl.edu
CEHT
University of Florida
Box 110885
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-4700, ext. 5500
Fax: (352) 392-4707
E-mail: smr@ufl.edu
Admission Requirements:
Please see above table for admission requirements.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Advanced Metabolism BCH 6206 (3 hrs), or Advanced Molecular and Cell BiologyBCH 6415 (3 hrs), or Advanced
Biophysical Chemistry, BCH 6065 (3 hrs) or equivalent Biochemistry course
Seminar in Veterinary Science, VME 6931 (1 hr each semester)
Physiology of Mammals, VME 5244 (4 hrs), or equivalent
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity, PHA 6425 (3 hrs)
Fundamentals of Research Design, STA 6200 (2 hrs)
Analysis of Research Data, STA 6201 (3 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593 (2 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (College of Medicine)
Program Director: Dr. Colin Sumners
Box 100215 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0215
Phone: (352) 392-0740
E-mail: idp@dean.med.ufl.edu
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Box 100267 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0267
Phone: (352) 392-3545
E-mail: kshiveri@pharmacology.ufl.edu
Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
Box 100275 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0275
Phone: (352) 392-9738
E-mail: goldberg.pathology@mail.health.ufl.eduAdmission Requirements:
Please see the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP) website for detailed information about admissions procedures and the IDP curriculum.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences I, GMS 6001 (5 hrs)
Fundamentals of Biomedical Sciences II, GMS 6002 (5 hrs)
Molecular Pharmacology, GMS 6563 (1 hr)
Signal Transduction, GMS 6051 (1 hr)
Cancer Biology & Therapeutics, GMS 6053 (1 hr)
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity, PHA 6425 (3 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593, (2 hrs)
Fundamentals of Research Design, STA 6200 (2 hrs)
Seminar in Pharmacology, BMS 6590 (1 hr)
Department of Medicinal Chemistry (College of Pharmacy)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Raymond Bergeron
Box 100485 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0485
Phone: (352) 846-1956
E-mail: bergeron@mc.cop.ufl.edu
Box 100485 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0485
Phone: (352) 846-1971
E-mail: mojames@ufl.edu
Admission Requirements:Please see above table for admission requirements.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
Organic Spectroscopy, CHM 5235 (3 hrs)
Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, CHM 5224 (3 hrs)
Drug Design, PHA 6447 (3 hr)
Advanced Organic Chemistry, CHM 6225 (4 hrs)
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity, PHA 6425 (3 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593, (2 hrs)
Statistical Methods in Research, STA 6166 (4 hrs)
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition (IFAS)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Robert P. Bates
FSHN 329 FSHN
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-1991
E-mail: rpb@gnv.ifas.ufl.eduToxicology Representative: Dr. Cheng-I. Wei
Box 110370
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: (352) 392-1991
E-mail: cwei@gnv.ifas.ufl.eduAdmission Requirements:
Please see above table for admission requirements.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Research Planning, FOS 6915 (2 hrs)
Principles of Physiology, BMS 5520C (6 hrs), or Physiology of Mammals, VME 5244 (4 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Statistical Methods in Research, STA 6166 (3 hrs), or Fundamentals of Research Design, STA 6200 (2 hrs)
Instrumental Analysis & Separations, FOS 6355C (5 hrs), or Organic Spectroscopy, CHEM 5235 (3 hrs) plus Chemical
Separations, CHEM 6154 (3 hrs)
Advanced Metabolism, BCH 6206 (3 hrs), or equivalent biochemistry course
Food Science & Human Nutrition Seminar, FOS 6938 (2 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593 (2 hrs)
Food Toxicology & Foodborne Infections, FOS 6235 (3 hrs)
Drug Metabolism & Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity, PHA 6425 (3 hr)
Department of Pharmaceutics (College of Pharmacy)
Graduate Coordinator and Toxicology Representative: Dr. Ian Tebbett
P.O. Box 110885
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0885
Phone: (352) 392-4700, ext. 5563
E-mail: tebbetti@mail.vetmed.ufl.eduAdmission Requirements:
Please see above table for admission requirements.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
Pharmaceutical Analysis, PHA 6416 (3 hrs)
Biopharmaceutics, PHA 5124 (4 hrs)
Statistical Methods in Research, STA 6166 (4 hrs)
Advanced Mammalian Physiology, PHA 6508 (4 hrs)
Advanced Mammalian Physiology, PHA 6509 (4 hrs)
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity, PHA 6425 (1 hrs)
Pharmacology, GMS 6500 (6 hrs)
Advanced Pharmacokinetics, PHA 6125 (3 hrs)
In Vitro and In Vivo Stability of Drugs, PHA 6116 (3 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593 (2 hrs)
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Seminar in Pharmaceutics, PHA 6938 (1 hr) Selected Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences, PHA 6936 (1 hr)
Department of Pharmacodynamics (College of Pharmacy)
Graduate Coordinator: Dr. Joanna Peris
Box 100487 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0275
Phone: (352) 392-9768
E-mail: peris@cop.health.ufl.eduToxicology Representative: Dr. Ralph Dawson, Jr.
Box 100487 JHMHSC
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0275
Phone: (352) 392-3408
E-mail:dawson.cop1@shands.ufl.edu
Admission Requirements:Please see above table for admission requirements.
Required Courses for Toxicology Specialization:
General Toxicology, VME 6602 (3 hrs)
Advanced Toxicology, VME 6603 (3 hrs)
Drug Metabolism and Toxicity, PHA 6425 (3 hrs)
Prinicples and Mechanisms in Toxicology, BMS 7423 (2 hrs) Neurotoxicology, PHA 5531 (2 hrs)
Environmental Medicine, GMS 7593 (2 hrs)
(All students are required to complete departmental core requirements. These requirements and a detailed description of faculty research interests can be obtained by contacting either Drs. Peris or Dawson.)
Interdisciplinary Toxicology Faculty
Christopher J. Borgert, PhD, University of Florida, 1991; Assistant Scientist. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity; risk assessment; industrial and occupational toxicology
Gayle A. Brazeau, PhD, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1989. Associate Professor,. Myotoxicity; toxicokinetics; toxicity of drugs of abuse.
Robert J. Cousins, PhD, University of Connecticut, 1968; Boston Family Professor of Nutrition. Metabolism and function of trace elements in mammalian systems; nutritional biochemistry; metal toxicology.
Ralph Dawson, Jr., PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, 1983; Associate Professor. Neurotoxicology of excitatory amino acids, neuropharmacology; pharmacology of renal dopamine.Evan Gallagher, PhD, Duke University, 1991. Assistant Professor. Biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying individual susceptibility to environmental chemicals; aquatic toxicology and aquatic carcinogenesis.
Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD, University of Maryland, 1993; Assistant Professor. Analysis of abused and therapeutic drugs, and other toxicants in unusual biological tissues.Timothy S.Gross, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, 1986; Associate Scientist. Ecotoxicology, Effects of environmental contaminants on reproduction, development and endocrine function in wildlife.
Catherine A. Hammett-Stabler, Ph.D., DABCC, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987; Assistant Professor. Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics; therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical and forensic toxicology.
Margaret O. James, PhD, University of London, UK, 1972; Professor. Drug metabolism; species differences; aquatic toxicology.
Robert C. James, PhD, University of Utah, 1977; Associate Scientist. Mechanisms of hepatotoxicity; risk assessment methodology.
William R. Kem, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1969; Professor. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of action of naturally occurring toxins; isolation, chemical characterization, and synthesis of toxins.
H. Anson Moye, PhD, University of Florida, 1965; Professor. Analytical method development for trace organics in foods and the environment.
Herbert N. Nigg, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1972; Professor. Natural product toxicology; human excretion of pesticides.
J.M. Patel, PhD, Marathwada University, 1973; Associate Scientist. Molecular mechanisms responsible for oxidant-induced lung cell injury.
Stephen M. Roberts, PhD, University of Utah, 1977; Associate Professor. Mechanisms of hepatotoxicity; drug metabolism; toxicokinetics; drug- and chemical-induced autoimmunity.Trenton R. Schoeb, DVM, PhD; DVM, Oklahoma State University, 1974; PhD, University of Alabama, 1981; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1980. Effects of environmental contaminants on host resistance to infectious disease.
Kathleen T. Shiverick, PhD, University of Vermont, 1974; Professor. Toxicity of environmental chemicals on fetoplacental growth; growth factors and their receptors.
Stephen F. Sundlof, DVM, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1980; Professor. Drug and chemical residues in foods of animal origin; food safety; epidemiological monitoring of wildlife for specific toxicants.
Ian R. Tebbett, PhD, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, 1984; Associate Professor. Drug metabolism and toxicity; drug abuse and fetal development.
Frans Vanhaaren, Ph.D, Western Michigan University, 1980; Associate Professor. Behavioral toxicology.Simon S.J. Yu, Ph.D, McGill University, Montreal, 1968. Professor. Biochemical toxicology of insecticides. Detoxication mechanisms in insects.
