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Longtime Faculty Dr. David Holbrook passes away

May 28, 2020
Dr. David Holbrook It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Dr. David Holbrook. He died peacefully on May 3rd, 2020 at the age of 87. He was a critical component in the development of our training program in 1979 and stayed involved until 2019, dedicating 40...

Dr. Samantha Faber awarded SOT 2019 Colgate-Palmolive Postdoc Fellowship Award in In-Vitro Toxicology

January 14, 2019
  Postdoctoral Trainee Dr. Samantha Faber, PhD has been awarded the Society of Toxicology 2019 Colgate-Palmolive Postdoc Fellowship Award in In-Vitro Toxicology.   Her project title  is “Beyond the Barrier; A Readily Adoptable In Vitro Model for Exploring the Effects of Inhaled Toxicants beyond the Epithelium”.  Please see below for a...

Dr. Haiyan Tong’s Research featured in New York Times article

November 7, 2017
November 2017 Dr. Haiyan Tong, PhD Does Eating Right Protect You From Air Pollution? Exposure to air pollution contributes importantly to excess morbidity and mortality. “Clean Air Act” has saved millions of lives by improving air quality, there are still millions of people in the U.S. who live in areas...

Mimi Huang and Kim Stratford awarded F31 Fellowships

January 23, 2017
  Mimi Huang Kim Stratford Please join us in congratulating Mimi Huang and Kim Stratford in receiving F31 Awards through NIEHS. Mimi works under the mentorship of Dr. Mirek Styblo and is investigating the underlying mechanisms of arsenic-associated diabetes and how nutritional interventions may modify arsenic toxicity. Mimi is a...

Liz Muttter-Rottmayer awarded PhRMA Foundation fellowship

January 23, 2017
  Liz Mutter-Rottmayer Liz Mutter-Rottmayer was recently awarded the PhRMA Foundation’s competitive pre-doctoral fellowship in Pharmacology/Toxicology. With the help of her mentor, Dr. Cyrus Vaziri, Liz is currently conducting research to uncover how mechanisms of DNA repair may alter environmental susceptibility as well as the efficacy of chemotherapeutic genotoxins, thus...

Tarheel Tox Talks Tues Oct 4th

September 21, 2016
  Tarheel Tox Talks flyer We are excited to announce the first installment of our public outreach program, “Tarheel Tox Talks,” on Tuesday, October 4th at Chapel Hill’s Tobacco Road Sports Café. Dr. Rebecca Fry, Associate Professor in the Curriculum in Toxicology and Director of the Superfund research...

Emma Bowers awarded STAR Fellowship

April 28, 2016
  Emma Bowers Emma Bowers was recently awarded the 2016 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship in Human Health Risk Assessment and Risk Management. Under the mentorship of Dr. David-Diaz Sanchez, Emma is investigating why some individuals are much more sensitive to air pollutant exposure than others, an important...

Curriculum in Toxicology at SOT

April 26, 2016
The Annual Society of Toxicology Meeting took place March 13-March 17, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Several current graduate students as well as postdoctoral trainees were in attendance. The CiT also held an alumni mixer which was held on Tuesday, March 15th and was well attended also.

2016 Science Expo

April 26, 2016
Curriculum in Toxicology participated in the 2016 Science Expo that was held on Saturday, April 9th, 2016. The Science Expo is an annual event that takes place along Cameron Avenue on the Campus every spring. The Expo is a street-fair type atmosphere where approximately 10,000 visitors...

Dr. Antonio Baines awarded 2016 SOT Undergraduate Educator Award

March 21, 2016
Dr. Baines and Desinia Miller Dr. Antonio Baines was recently awarded a 2016 SOT Undergraduate Educator Award. Dr. Baines commitment to mentoring and training students is a great asset to the Curriculum in Toxicology. One of our current students, Desinia Miller, was recruited by Dr. Baines and she is currently...