Gary Cherr

Professor
Bodega Marine Lab
P. O. Box 247
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
(707) 875-2051
gncherr@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Aquatic toxicology with emphasis on the impact of pollutants and natural stressors on the reproductive and developmental biology of marine organisms.  Projects include studies on fertilization and development in Pacific herring, oysters, and sea urchins. Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliations:
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Department of Nutrition

Arthur Craigmill

Cooperative Extension
Toxicology Specialist
4123 Meyer
(530) 752-2936
alcraigmill@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Cooperative extension programs in human, veterinary, and environmental toxicology. Field and laboratory research on pesticide biodegradation, and pharmacokinetics of chemical residues in livestock. Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliation: Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank

Michael Denison

Professor and
Minor Advisor
4241 Meyer Hall
(530) 752-3879
msdenison@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Molecular toxicology; biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons and related chemicals; mechanisms of induction of drug metabolizing enzymes; structure and function of receptors for hormones and xenobiotics; gene expression; bioassay systems for detection of environmental contaminants. Member of the Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliation: Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Mari Golub

Adjunct Professor
msgolub@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Effects of nutrition, drugs and toxicants on brain development, principles and assessment of behavioral development, mice and monkeys as models for biomedical research; behavioral phenotyping of transgenic mice. Member of the Graduate Groups in Immunology, Nutrition and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliation: California National Primate Center

Norman Y. Kado

Associate Adjunct Professor
4336 Meyer Hall
(530)752-2457
nykado@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Integrated biological and chemical analyses of environmental complex mixtures; analyses of particle and vapor-phase toxicants in environmental and source samples using a variety of techniques including supercritical fluid, bioassay, and GC/MS analyses. Environmental and occupational exposure analyses, mechanistic toxicological analyses of airborne toxicants. Member of the Graduate Group in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry.

Affiliation: UC Davis Air Quality Research Center

John P. Knezovich

Adjunct Professor
(925) 422-0925
knezovich1@llnl.gov

Research Interests: The environmental fate and toxicity of organic contaminants, heavy metals and radionuclides. Emphasis on the application of ion-beam analytical techniques to assess the bioavailability of contaminants and their in vivo disposition. Use of accelerator mass spectrometry to assess the fate of environmental concentrations of contaminants through the application of isotopic tracers. Member of the graduate groups in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliation: Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program

Fumio Matsumura

Professor
4251B Meyer
(530) 752-6463 or
(530) 752-2769
fmatsumura@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Environmental toxicology of pesticides and dioxin-type chemicals; toxicology of pollutants; microbial degradation of toxics; insect toxicology; studies of biologically active substances, oncogenes, protein kinases. Member of the Graduate Groups in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry, and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliations:
Center for Environmental Health Sciences
Tahoe Research Group

Marion Miller

Professor
4121 Meyer
(530) 754-8982
mgmillersears@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: The overall goal of Dr. Miller's research is to understand how chemicals adversely affect the male reproductive system, and explore the involvement of metabolic activation mechanisms in testicular toxicity. Additionally Dr. Miller's laboratory is developing sperm biomarkers which signal damage to the male reproductive tract. These biomarkers encompass both biophysical (motility and morphology) and biochemical (oxidative and sulfhydryl status) and have recently been extended to include sperm plasma membrane proteins which are important in sperm-egg interactions as indicated by in vitro fertilization ability. Member of the Graduate Group in Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliations:
Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program
IR4 Western Region Laboratory
Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Patricia Oteiza

Associate Professor
109 Meyer Hall
(530) 754-6074
poteiza@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Dr. Oteiza has two primary areas of research. The first is centered on the characterization of the effects of trace mineral deficiencies, and trace mineral toxicities, on early developmental processes. Dr. Oteiza's second area of research is focused on the putative health benefits of flavonoids. Member of the Graduate Group in Nutrition.

Affilations:
Department of Nutrition
Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Robert Rice

4243 Meyer
(530) 752-5176
 rhrice@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Mechanisms of action of toxic and physiological agents affecting keratinocyte growth and differentiation; biochemistry and expression of specific markers in epidermal cells and appendages; metabolic activation of toxic agents in keratinocytes.Member of the Graduate Groups in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Forensic Science.

Affiliations:
UC Davis Cancer Center
Center for Environmental Health
UC Genome Center
John Muir Institute for the Environment

Taka Shibamoto

Professor
4115 Meyer Hall
(530) 752-4523
tshibamoto@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Lipid peroxidation associated with diseases, Natural antioxidants and their role in prevention of oxidative damages. Analysis and fate of pesticides in environment. Flavor and fragrance chemistry. Member of the Graduate Groups in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry, and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliation: IR4 Western Region Laboratory

Ronald Tjeerdema

Professor and Chair
4245 Meyer Hall
(530)754-5192
rstjeerdema@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Research currently focused on investigating (1) the kinetics and biotransformation of pesticides, aromatic hydrocarbons, and natural toxins in aquatic animals; (2) the influence of surfactants on the bioavailability of petroleum hydrocarbons in aquatic systems;(3) the biochemical actions of pesticides in aquatic animals using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR);(4) the fate of pesticides and petroleum hydrocarbons in marine mussels and sediments; (5) the toxic influence of surfacants and petroleum hydrocarbons on marine larval development and (6) the mechanisms of stress protein induction by toxic chemicals. Member of the Graduate Groups in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry, and Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Affiliations:
Marine Pollution Studies Lab (MPSL)
Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Barry Wilson

Professor
4209 Meyer Hall
(530) 752-3519
bwwilson@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Cell and developmental biology; physiology; neurotoxicology, muscle and neurobiology; muscular dystrophies; toxicology and pharmacology; pesticide actions and ecotoxicology. Member of the Graduate Groups in Avian Sciences, Cell & Developmental Biol, Ecology, Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Physiology.

Affiliations:
Dept. of Animal Science
Center for Health and the Environment
John Muir Institute for the Environment
Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Matthew Wood

Assistant Professor
4247 Meyer Hall
(530) 754-2271
mjwood@ucdavis.edu

Research Interests: Research group is focused on defining the biochemical mechanisms involved in the perception of and protection against oxidative stress and other toxic compounds using the model organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Member of the Graduate Group in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry.

Affiliation: The Wood Laboratory