Environmental Toxicology Faculty

Mari S. Golub Adjunct Professor Department of Internal Medicine California National Primate Research Center University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 USA Phone: (530) 752-5119 Email: msgolub@ucdavis.edu

Research:

Developmental neurotoxicology, emphasizing behavioral assessment of brain function. Research utilizes mouse models (including transgenic mice) and non-human primates (rhesus monkeys). Interests include the influence of trace elements, both essential and toxic, on brain development with studies of iron, zinc, manganese, arsenic, and aluminum; risk assessment activities through and an appointment at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Education:

• M.S. - University of California, Davis, California - 1984
• PhD - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - 1970
• B.S. - Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois - 1965

Teaching:

• ETX 250 - Reproductive Toxicology
• ETX 260 - Immunotoxicology

Professional Activities:

• Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Member of the Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology
• Director of the Murine Behavioral Assessment Laboratory
• Director, Behavior Assessment Core at the California National Primate Research Center
• Member of the California Environmental Protection Agency

Recent Publications:

Golub MS, Germann SL, Mercer M, Gordon MN, Morgan DG, Mayer LP, Hoyer PB. Behavioral consequences of ovarian atrophy and estrogen replacement in the APPswe mouse. Neurobiol Aging. 2007 Apr 20; in press

Golub MS, Slotkin TA, Tarantal AF, Pinkerton KE. Visual recognition memory and auditory brainstem response in infant rhesus monkeys exposed perinatally to environmental tobacco smoke. Brain Res. 2007 Mar 6; in press

Golub MS, Hogrefe CE, Germann SL. Iron deprivation during fetal development changes the behavior of juvenile rhesus monkeys. J Nutr. 2007 Apr;137(4):979-84.