Candidate Biographies for IUTOX Executive Committee

Candidates for President

Dr. Daniel Acosta, Jr., USA

Current Position: Dean and Carl Chair of Pharmacy
Address: Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Nationality: USA

Scientific Field: Toxicology

Education: B.S. in Pharmacy, University of Texas; Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Texas, 1974–1979
• Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Texas, 1979–1983
• Professor of Pharmacology, University of Texas, 1983–1996
• Director of Toxicology Training Program, University of Texas, 1986–1996
• Dean of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, 1996–Present

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates):

• Member, Program Committee, 2001–2004
• Member, Nominating Committee, 2001–2004
• Executive Committee, 2009–Present
• President-Elect, 2009–Present

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Society of Toxicology and International Union of Toxicology
• Liaison, Society for In Vitro Biology, 1983–1998, Society of Toxicology
• Member, Program Committee, 1985–1988, Society of Toxicology
• Councilor, Mechanisms Specialty Section, 1988–1990, Society of Toxicology
• President, Gulf Coast Regional Chapter, 1989–1990, Society of Toxicology
• Chairman, Membership Committee, 1989–1991, Society of Toxicology
• Councilor, 1992–1994, Society of Toxicology
• President, In Vitro Specialty Section, 1994–1995, Society of Toxicology
• Member, Finance Committee, 1996–1998, Society of Toxicology
• Vice President-Elect, 1998–1999, Society of Toxicology
• Co-Chairman, Program Committee, 1998–1999, Society of Toxicology
• Vice President, 1999–2000, Society of Toxicology
• Chairman, Program Committee, 1999–2000, Society of Toxicology
• President, 2000–2001, Society of Toxicology
• Past-President, 2001–2002, Society of Toxicology
• Chair, Task Force on Recruitment and Retention, 2003–2004, Society of Toxicology
• Member, Nominating Committee, Society of Toxicology, 2004–2005
• Councilor, International Union of Toxicology, 2004–2007
• Chair, Colgate Palmolive Grants for Alternative Research Review Panel, 2005 and 2006
• Chair, Task Force on Professional Needs Assessment, 2008–2010
• President-Elect, IUTOX, 2009–2010
• American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Society for In Vitro Biology
• Member, Executive Committee, Toxicology Division, 1993–1996, ASPET
• Co-Chairman, Committee on Toxicity, Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis, 1984–1988, SIVB

Government and Private Activities:

• Ad Hoc Member, U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board of Science and Technology, Review of Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AF Base, Dayton, Ohio, November 2001
• Member, Search Committee for the Director of the Environmental Toxicology Division, U.S. EPA, 1999–2000
• Member, U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program, Integration Panel, 1998–2000
• Member, U.S. FDA Scientific Advisory Board for the National Center for Toxicology Research, 2000–2006; Chairman, 2001–2006
• Chairman, Texas A&M University External Advisory Board, Center for Environmental and Rural Health, NIEHS Center for Excellence, 1998–2001; Member, 2001–Present
• Member, Expert Committee on General Toxicology and Biocompatibility, United States Pharmacopoeia, 2000–2005
• Liaison Member, National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council, NIEHS, NIH, 2000–2002
• Member, Board of Scientific Councilors, U.S. EPA, 2000–2004
• Member, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Pharmacology II Research Subcommittee, Drug Abuse Biomedical Research Review Committee, 1990–1993
• Member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Panel for the Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences Program, 1995–1997
• Special Reviewer, Toxicology Study Section, NIH, 1985
• Expert Reviewer, Board of Scientific Counselors of NIEHS, National Toxicology Program, 1987
• Ad Hoc Consultant to Minority Biomedical Support Program of NIH
• Member, Central Research Review Committee, American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 1976–1981
• Member, Allocations and Advisory Committee, American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 1978–1981
• Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, 1981–1983
• Member, Special Review Committee, National Cancer Institute, RFA 89-CA-17, National Cooperative Natural Products Drug Discovery Group
• Member, Steering Committee, 1993 Workshop on Eye Irritation Testing: Practical Application of Non-whole Animal Alternatives
• Member, Board of Trustees, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, 2001–2004; 2007–Present
• Member, Advisory Committee for the National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, 2002–2004
• Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods, NIEHS, 2002–2006
• Member, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Toxicity and Assessment of Environmental Agents, 2004–2007

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• National Science Foundation Traineeship, 1970–1973
• National Chicano Council on Higher Education
• Postdoctoral Fellowship (Ford Foundation), 1978–1979
• Candidate for National Secretary of Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, 1978
• Burroughs Wellcome Toxicology Scholar, 1986–1991
• Alcon Centennial Professorship at the University of Texas, 1986–1989
• Johnson & Johnson Professorship, 1989–1996
• Colgate Palmolive Visiting Professor in In Vitro Toxicology, Washington State University, 1996
• Recipient of the Society of Toxicology 2005 Enhancement of Animal Welfare Award for long-term contributions to in vitro toxicology research
• Recipient of the 2006 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation Award in Excellence for a distinguished career in pharmacology and toxicology.
• Outstanding Ex, Austin High School, El Paso, Texas, 2008–2009
• Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Recognition Award, 2009, for co-authorship of Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. This award honors individuals or organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of the 3Rs, the development of alternative methods, or the field of in vitro science.
• Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation Prize for 2009—as co-author of the NAS/NRC Report, “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century. This prize recognizes distinguished services to animal protection in science.
• Editor, Toxicology In Vitro
• Editor, Cardiovascular Toxicology, 4th Edition, 2008.
• Associate Editor, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology

Dr. Liliana Saldivar, Mexico

Current Position: Titular Professor “C” at the UNAM, Mexico
Address: Facultad de Química UNAM, División de Estudios de Posgrado, Edificio B, Lab.103, C.P. 04510, Ciudad Universitaria D.F. México
Nationality: Mexican

Scientific Field: Quantification of trace elements in environmental and biological samples related with toxicological studies, using atomic spectroscopy

Education:

• Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Alemania,
  Degree: Doctor rerum naturalium.
  Year: 1969–1971
  Field of study: Analytical Chemistry
• Facultad de Química UNAM, México D.F., México,
  Degree: Chemist.
  Year: 1964–1968.
  Field of study: Chemistry

Additional Training Courses - Only those related to Toxicology:

• Institution: Mexican Entity of Accreditation, México, NMX-EC-17025-IMNC–2000 Technical Expert for Laboratory Accreditation.
  Year: 2004
  Field: Accreditation through quality audits
• Institution: TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory. Holland. Training Course for the National Autority for the Organization of the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons Advisor.
  Year: 1994.
  Field: Regulation and toxicology
• Institution: Ministry of Social Development, México. Environmental consultor
  Year: 1993.
  Field: Environment Regulations, Impact, Management, Waste Management, Toxicology, Risk, Air Pollution
• Institution: PUMA, UNAM - Universidad Arizona. México. Toxicology and Health Effects.
  Year: 1993.
  Field: Toxicology
• Institution: PUMA, UNAM–EnviroMD–University of Arizona. México Environmental Toxicology for Executives.
  Year: 1992.
  Field: Toxicology and Safety

Languages: German, English and Portuguese

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• since 1998 Postgraduate tutor at the Chemistry School (Ch. Sch.) and at the Institute of Maritime Sciences, UNAM
• since 1996 Postgraduate tutor at the School of Engineering, UNAM
• 1992–1994 Head of the Environmental Chemistry Area, University’s Program of Environment (PUMA)
• 1987–1992 Head of Analytical Chemistry Department, Division of Chemistry (Ch. Sch.)
• snce 1989 Academic Tutor of the Postgraduate: School of Medicine
• since 1971 Professor at the UNAM, Area of Analytical Chemistry, Level “C” (highest)

Project Responsibilities

Academic Assistance through School of Chemistry

• 1991–2003 General Direction of Ecology, Department of Federal District (DDF), Management, academic and technical assistance
  since 1989 Academic Assistance to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons
• 1989–1990 General Direction of Ecology DDF, Professional services I y II
• 1987–1988 Secretary of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources, Studies on water quality of the Lake Shire
• 1986 Central Laboratory of Control (LCC), DDF of Mexico City. Preconcentration techniques for trace analysis

Revision of national standards (NOM)

• Academic Assistance through School of Chemistry
• 2004 Secretary of Environment - SEMARNAP, Criteria for disposal of chemical wastes
• 2002 Secretary of Health, Metals in water for foods and in foods
• 2002 Secretary of Environment, Quality of water for the water recharge
• 1999–2001 Secretary of Environment–SEMARNAP, Temporary criteria for restoration of polluted soils by carbohydrates
• 1998 National Commission of Water, Determination of Hg
• 1996–2000 Secretary of Health, Pb in occupational population, in open population, in children born near Lead industry and Technical Procedure

Advisories: Permanent Advisor of Chemical analysis through Atomic Spectroscopy in the Faculty of Chemistry from 1985.

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): 2004–2007 Member of the Nominating Committee of the Executive Committee of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Since 2010 Honorary Member Society of Toxicology of Tabasco
• 2007–2010 Vice-President Latin-American Association of Toxicology (ALATOX)
• Since 2006 Honorary President SOMTOX (Mexican Society of Toxicology)
• 1999–2006 President SOMTOX
• 1997–1998 President of Central Zone SOMTOX
• 1994 Founding Member SOMTOX
• 1990 Heath of the Analytical Chemistry Area. Mexican Federation of Professionals of the Chemistry

Professional awards:

• 2008 S.E. Francisca García Manríquez. Tamaulipas Unit. For the excellent course dedicated to education and research in the field of environmental chemistry, as well as the dissemination of science in benefit to humanity through the UNAM
• 2004 Juana Ramírez de Asbaje awarded by the UNAM for excellence in research and teaching. To women with an outstanding academic careerdevelopment
• 1995 AIDA WEISS for the Project: Development of antineoplasic drugs at the basis of copper casiopeinas
• 1993 Best Poster, XXV National Congress of Pneumology
• 1992 Best Presentation, II Iberoamerican Congress of Pneumology

Candidates for President-Elect

Dr. Herman Autrup, Denmark

Current Position: Professor
Address: Dept. Environmental and Occupational Health, Institute of Public Health, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality: Danish

Scientific Field: Cancer Research (molecular chemical carcinogenesis, molecular epidemiology) 1975–1990, Environmental Toxicology (biomarkers, air pollution, nanotoxicology) 1990-date

Education: MSc organic chemistry, University of Copenhagen (1971), Ph.D. Experimental Pathology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya (1975)

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 1975–1977 Postdoc, National Cansedicine, University of Aarhus

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates):

• Member of nominating committee
• Member of scientific program committee, CTDC 2006, CTDC2009
• Danish representative to governing council, since 1992.

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Danish Society for Cancer Research, 1985–1995, Treasurer
• Danish Society of Toxicology and Pharmacology, 1990–1998, Member of EC
• Nordic Environmental Mutagen Society,
• European Environmental Mutagen Society, President
• EUROTOX, 2002–2008, President

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• American Association for Cancer Research (1977–2010)
• Danish Society of Farmacology and Toxicology (Since 1988)
• Society of Toxicology, USA (Since 2004)
• Elected Member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences,
• European Mutagen Society, Distinguished Science award (F.Sobel)
• Princess Chulabhorn’s goldmedal, 2007
• Honorary Member, EUROTOX, 2009
• Member, Board of Trustee, HESI (2006–Present)
• Member, Scientific advisory board, CEFIC-LRI (2007)
• Member, EFSA CONTAM Panel (2004–2006)
• FCM Panel (2007–2008)
• Member, DG Sanco, Scientific Committee for Health and Environmental Risk (SCHER) (2006–Present) Vice-Chair

Dr. Christophor Dishovsky, Bulgaria

Current Position: Professor of Toxicology in Military Medical Academy, Department of “Disaster Medicine and Toxicology”;
Address: St. Georgi Sofiiski Str., Military Medical Academy, Department of “Disaster Medicine and Toxicology”, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria;
Nationality: Bulgarian

Scientific Field: Toxicology, Pharmacology

Education:

• Degree: Diploma MD ( Medicine),1966, Sofia Medical University, Sofia.
• Degree: Ph.D. in Medicine (Pharmacology),
  Place and Date: 1971,Kiev Medical Institute, Kiev, former USSR;
• Degree: Doctor of Sciences (Toxicology),
  Place and Date: 1989, Military Medical Academy, Sofia.

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 2000–Present Department of “Disaster Medicine and Toxicology”, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia, Professor of Toxicology;
• 1992–2000 Department of Toxicology, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia, Professor of Toxicology, Head of the Department;
• 1990–1992 Department of Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia, Professor of Toxicology; Head of the Department;
• 1981–1990 Department of Toxicology, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia, Associate Professor of Toxicology, Head of Department;
• 1972–1980 Department of Toxicology, Military Medical Academy (MMA), Sofia, Research Fellow, Ph.D.;
• 1968–1971 Department of Experimental Toxicology, All-Union Institute of Hygiene and Toxicology of Pesticides, Polymeric and Plastic Masses, Kiev, former USSR, Postdoctoral Fellow;

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None to date;

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• President of the Bulgarian Toxicological Society (2004 to 2008).
• President of the Bulgarian Toxicological Society–re-Elected (2008 to date).

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• President of Bulgarian Toxicological Society;
• Vice-President of Bulgarian Pharmacological Society (former);
• Chairman of Toxicological Committee attached to the Governmental (Bulgarian) Commission of Disasters (former);
• Secretary of Union of Bulgarian Medical Societies (former);
• Member of the EU’s R&D Expert Group on Countering the Effects of Biological and Chemical Terrorism (former);
• Member of Scientific Advisory Council of Emerging Health Treats Forum and Special Adviser Eastern Europe;
• Member of Nomination Committee of EUROTOX;
• Member of Union of Bulgarian Scientists;
• Member of Bulgarian National Medical Academy.

Awards: Included in the Golden Book of Bulgarian Discoverers and Inventors.

Candidates for Vice President

Dr. Mohammad Abdollahi, Iran

Current Position: Professor and Dean of Toxicology and Pharmacology Department at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and President of Iranian Society of Toxicology
Address: Toxicology and Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Nationality: Iranian

Scientific Field: Biochemical Toxicology and Toxicity Mechanisms

Education:

Doctorate of Pharmacy (1988), Ph.D. of Toxicology/Pharmacology (1994), Postdoc of Biochemical/Molecular Toxicology (2001)
Short courses in the field of Toxicology/Pharmacology (15 cases)

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Instructor of Toxicology at Faculty of Pharmacy (TUMS) in 1988
• Assistant Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy (TUMS) in 1994
• Associate Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy (TUMS) in 1988
• Professor at Faculty of Pharmacy (TUMS) in 2003
• Fellow of Islamic-World Academy of Sciences (IAS) since 2008

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• President of Iranian Society of Toxicology since 2006; continued
• General Secretary of Iranian Society of Toxicology 2003–2006
• Member of Iranian Society of Toxicology since 1988

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• Listed among 1% top scientists of the World in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology according to Essential Science Indicator of Thompson Reuter ISI, USA
• Laureate of the IAS and OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological (COMSTECH) Award in Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2005
• Leading Scientist of the country for the years 2009, 2005, 2003, 2002
• First Class Medal as the Leading Scientist of University of Tehran, 2009
• Laureate of the RAZI and ISESCO International Research Festival on Medical Sciences for the years 2009, 2008, 2002
• Fellow of IAS since 2008
• Listed among Leading Scientists of OIC Member states according to COMSTECH 2007 report
• First-ranked prizer of Avicenna Medical Festival of TUMS for the years 2008, 2002, 1999, 1997
• Leading Scientist of the World according to International Biographical Centre, England, 2007
• Senior IUTOX Fellowship 2010 in XII International Congress of Toxicology, July 19–23, 2010, Barcelona, Spain
• Young Scientist Fellowship in 38th Congress of EUROTOX, Budapest, Hungry, 2002
• Young Scientist Fellowship in 38th Congress of EUROTOX, London, England, 2001
• Young Scientist Fellowship in 39th Congress of EUROTOX, Istanbul, Turkey (13-16 September 2001)
• Young Scientist Fellowship in VII World Conference on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (IUPHAR) Division of Clinical Pharmacology and 4th Congress of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EACPT), Florence, Italy, 2000
• Vice-Chancellor of Pharmaceutical Sciences research Center of TUMS since 2002
• Head of Central Digital Library at TUMS (2004–2006)
• Roster of Experts in Biological Sciences, Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), WHO (since 2003)
• Director of National Examination Board of Toxicology since 2000
• Establisher of country-wide Drug & Poison Information Centers (1995–2002)
• Member of European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists since 2010
• Member of European Association of Toxicology (EUROTOX) since 2010
• Member of The Cochrane Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders Group (UK) since 2008
• Member of The Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group (UK) since 2008
• Member of International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research since (2008–2009)
• Member of Society for Free Radical Research International since 2007
• Member of Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology since 2007
• Member of World Association of Medical Editors since 2006
• Member of American Academy of Medical Toxicology (2005–2009)
• Member of International Society of Clinical Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (2005–2006)
• Editor of 4 International Journals in the field of Medical Sciences form USA, Iran, Poland, Pakistan
• Editorial board Member of 21 International Journals in the field of Medical Sciences form USA, China, Belgium, Croatia, Iran
• Review Board of more than 75 International Journals in the field of Medical Sciences form USA, China, Denmark, Poland, India, UK, Canada, Netherland, Spain, Switzerland, Serbia, Macedonia, South Africa, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Germany, etc.
• Founder Member of Toxicological Research Center, Shaid Beheshti University of Medical sciences
• Author of 5 chapters of reference books in the field of Toxicology from Publishers (Elsevier, McGraw-Hill; John-Whiley, and IAS) in English, and 5 chapters of books in Persian, and 6 Full books in Persian
• More than 300 ISI-indexed publications
• Holding the H-index of 21 according to ISI and 26 according to Scopus
• Total citations of more than 2500 according to Scopus and more than 1600 according to ISI Country representative for World Library Toxicology, NLB (USA)

Dr. Jun Kanno, Japan

Current Position: Division Head, Division of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences
Address: 1-18-1, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
Nationality: Japanese

Scientific Field:

• Toxicology
• Molecular Toxicology
• Pathology
• Experimental Pathology

Education:

• 1985 Ph.D.: Department of Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School for Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  Dissertation title: Histogenesis of the intradermal melanocytic tumor in BDF1 mice induced by topical application of 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (DMBA) and 12-o-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA).
• 1981 M.D.: School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• July 2002–Present Head, Cellular & Molecular Toxicology Division,
  Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences
• Apr.1997–Jun.2002 Section chief (Senior Scientist), Cellular & Molecular Toxicology Division, Biological Safety Research Center,
  National Institute of Health Sciences
• Apr.1995–Mar.1997 Lecturer, Department of Pathology and Immunology,
  School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Aug.1986–Mar.1995 Assistant professor, Department of Pathology,
  School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• (Apr 1991–Jan 1993) (Visiting Scientist, Department of Experimental Pathology,
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH)
• Apr.1985–Jul.1986 Japan Cancer Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow,
  Department of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences
  (formerly National Institute of Hygienic Sciences)

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): 2009–2010 International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) (Vice President)

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• 2006–2009 Committee Member, Japanese Society of Toxicology (Tokyo)
• 2008–Present Associate Editor, J Tox Sci (JSociety of Toxicology)

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

Governmental Expert Member:

• WHO/IPCS Steering Group on Endcrine Disruptors (1998)
• OECD/EDTA Test Guidelines Programme Validation Management Committee for the Screening and Testing of Endcrine Disrupting (1999–)
• OECD/IPCS Toxicogenomics (2003–)
• OECD/EDTA Advisory Group (2010–)
• Committee on Japanese Pharmacopoeia and food hygiene, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2000–2008)
• Provisional Member of Council of Health Sciences Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2007–Present)
• Panel on Health effects of Endocrine Disruptors, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2002–Present)
• Expert Committee Member of Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office (2002–Present)
• Provisional Member of Council on Chemicals, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2004–Present)
• Programme Board, International Symposium on Environmental Endocrine Disrupters, Ministry of the Environment (1993–2003)
• Member of Risk Assessment Meeting for Human Health, Ministry of the Environment (2001–Present)
• Provisional Member of Central Environment Council, Ministry of the Environment (2007–Present)
• Investigator for Good Laboratory Practice, The Organization for Pharmaceutical Safety and Research (2002–2004)
• Expert Member of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (2004–Present)
• Steering Committee of Inter-research institute, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (2005–Present)
• Expert Member for research and examination meeting of childhood thyroid cancer, Nuclear Safety Research Association (2000–Present)

Scientific Societies:

• Japanese Society of Pathology (Tokyo) (Board Member)
• Japanese Society of Toxicology (Tokyo)
• Japanese Cancer Association (Tokyo)
• Japan Endocrine Society (Tokyo) (Board Member)
• Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science (Tokyo) (Board Member)

Award: 1991 Recipient Award of Risk Science Institute, International Life Science Institute (ILSI)

Candidates for Secretary-General

Dr. Elaine Faustman, USA

Current Position: Professor; Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Director, Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication; University of Washington
Address: 4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98105 USA
Nationality: United States

Scientific Field: Develop. & Repro. Toxicology, Molecular Mechanisms, Risk Assessment

Education:

• 1981–1983: Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Depts. of Pharmacology, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Washington.
• 1976–1980: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ph.D. Michigan State U, East Lansing, MI.
• 1976: Hope College, Holland MI, Chemistry & Zoology

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 1993–Present Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
• 1996–Present Director, Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication
• 2001–2008 Adjunct Professor, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie - Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• 1998–Present Director, Center for Child Environmental Health Risks Research
• 1993–1996 Associate Chair, Department of Environmental Health

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): IUTOX Director

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

The following Positions Held in the Society of Toxicology:

• Councilor, Society of Toxicology (2004–2006)
• Education Committee (2000–2003), Chair 2002–2003
• Education, K–12 Subcommittee (2000–2003), Chair (2001–2002);
• Membership Committee (1993–1997), Chair (1996);
• Program Committee (1990–1993);
• Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section; President (1993–1994);
• Metals Specialty Section; Secretary-Treasurer (1997–1999), President (2001–2002)
• Molecular Biology Specialty Section; Member, Nominating Committee (1994), Secretary-Treasurer (1990–1992), Newsletter Committee (1986–1988);
• Risk Assessment Specialty Section, President (2010–2011) Councilor (1996–1998);
• Pacific Northwest Association of Toxicologists; President (1993–1994), Councilor (1990–1991; 1994–1995) Secretary-Treasurer (1984–1988);
• Risk Assessment Task Force, Ad Hoc Committee (2000–2002)

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• 2007 Humane Society and Proctor and Gamble Alternatives Award
• 2002–Present Fellow, Society for Risk Analysis; Councilor (2006-07)
• 1995–Present Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2006–2007 President, Teratology Society
• 2006–2007 Councilor, Society for Risk Analysis
• 1993–1995 Chair, Gordon Research Conference, Mechanisms of Toxicity
• 1989, 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
• 2001–2008 Member, HESI, International Life Sciences Institute, Board of Trustees-Executive Committee; Secretary (2002–2008)
• 2003–2007 Council Member, National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council of the National Institutes of Health
• 1997–2001 Chair, Committee on Developmental Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council
• 1996 Best Paper of the Year, Fund and Applied Tox, Acad. Press & Society of Tox
• 1983–1986 New Investigator Research Award, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

*Please note I have attended and presented at all IUTOX meetings since San Diego, CA 1993.

International Positions Held (with dates):

Educational Activities

• August 2009 Chemical Risk Evaluation Course, Abuja Nigeria.
• Spring 2008, 09, 10 Faculty Member, Latin American Risk Assessment Workshop. International Union of Toxicology. São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil
• Summer 98, 00, 02, Faculty Member, Risk Assessment Summer School, (RASS) IUTOX, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 Gotland, Sweden Alicante, Spain; Gozo, Malta; Bordensee, Germany
• Summer 2005, 2006 Summer Program in Public Health and Epi at the Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Mexico 20 hour course taught on Monte Carlo Analysis in the Health Risk Assessment Methodology
• August 2005 Probabilistic Techniques in Risk Assessment 1-day Course taught at the Mexican National Institute of Ecology in Mexico City, Mexico.
• August 2006 Human Health Risk Assessment (20hr Certified Course) University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

Committees

• 2002–06 Member, Children’s Risk Assessment, Environmental Criteria Document Planning Committee, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2004 Member, Principles for Modeling Dose-Response for Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Environmental Health Criteria Document Committee, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2004 Chair, External Review Committee, National Center for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
• 2004 Member, Working Group Vol. 88 IRAC Monograph (Formaldehyde, 2-Butoxy-ethanol; 1-tert-Butoxy-2-Proponal) IARC, Lyon France
• 2003 Delegation Leader, People to People Ambassador Program, China
• 2002 Member, Antimalarial Therapy and Reproductive Risk Assessment Committee, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
• May 2002 Challenges and Successes in Using Gene Expression Data for Determining Mechanisms of Toxicant Action, 1st National Conference on Toxicology, TOXSA, Pretoria, South Africa (IUTOX sponsored lecturer)
• 2000 Member, Scoping Committee, Human Relevance of Animal Models of Action in Assessing Cancer Risk, International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS), ILSI, TNO/BIBRA International, Carshalton, UK
• 1999 Ad Hoc Member, IPCS Workshop on Developing a Conceptual Framework for Cancer RA, IPCS, IARC, France

Positions held

• May 1991, 1992 Visiting Research Scientist, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
• Summer 1987 Visiting Research Scientist, Safety in Medicines, Imperial Chemical Industries, Macclesfield, England.

Dr. Kenneth Hastings, USA

Current Position: Associate Vice-President for Regulatory Policy, sanofi-aventis
Address: 4520 East West Highway, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
Nationality: U.S.

Scientific Field: Immunotoxicology and Regulatory Toxicology

Education: M.P.H. (1980); Dr.P.H. (1987), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 1988–1991: Research Associate, Pharmcology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona
• 1991–1997: Pharmcology/Toxicology Reviewer, Division of Antiviral Drug Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA)
• 1997–2003: Pharmacology/Toxicology Supervisor, Division of Special Pathogen and Immunologic Drug Products, CDER, U.S. FDA
• 2003–2007: Associate Director for Pharmacology/Toxicology, Office of New Drugs, CDER, U.S. FDA
• 2007–Present: Associate Vice-President for Regulatory Policy, sanofi-aventis

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• 2005–2006: President, Immunotoxicology Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology
• 2003–Present: Council, American College of Toxicology
• 2005–2009: Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Toxicology
• 2006: Secretary, American Board of Toxicology
• 2008–2009: President, American College of Toxicology
• 2008–2009: President, American Board of Toxicology
• 2006–2008: North American Chair, Drug Information Association Non-Clinical Special Interest Area Community

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• U.S. FDA Award of Merit; May 8, 1998
• U.S. National Performance Review (Hammer Award); June 12, 1998
• U.S. FDA Commendable Service Award; June 11, 1999
• U.S. FDA Special Service Award; Aug. 14, 2001
• U.S. FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation; May 15, 2002
• U.S. FDA Award of Merit; May 31, 2002
• U.S. FDA Special Service Award; July 24, 2002
• U.S. FDA Award of Merit; April 29, 2003
• U.S. FDA/CDER Regulatory Science Excellence Award; May 26, 2006
• U.S. FDA Outstanding Service Award; June 16, 2006

Candidates for Treasurer

Dr. Heidi Foth, Germany

Current Position: Professor, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; Director of the Institute of Environmental Toxicology
Address: Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Martin Luther University, Franzosenweg 1a, D 06097 Halle / Saale
Nationality: German

Scientific Field:

• Toxicology of Lung
• Metals
• Drug Transporters
• Drug Metabolism
• Metabolism of Tobacco Smoke Components in Lung
• Chemical regulation
• Environmental Sciences

Education:

• Dental Medicine (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 1981)
• Dissertation (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 1984)
• Expert in Toxicology DGPT (1988)
• Habilitation (Georg August University Goettingen 1991)
• European reg Toxicologist (1998)

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Research assistant University of Mainz 1981–1984
• Postdoctoral fellow University of Mainz, 1984 –1985
• University of Goettingen 1985–1991
• Assistant professor University of Goettingen 1991–1995
• Full Professor (Chair of the Institute) University of Halle /Saale 1995

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Member of DGPT Germany since 1982
• Member of Society of Toxicology since 2002
• German Society of Toxicology
  Vice president 01/1997–12/1999
  01/2000–12/2003
  President 01/2004-12/2006
  01/2007–12/2010
• DGPT (German Society of Experimental and clinical
  Pharmacology and Toxicology)
  Vice president
  01/2004–12/2006
  01/2007–12/2010
  President 01/2005–12/2005
  01/2008–12/2008
• European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX)
  Member of EC
  09/1999–09/2002
  09/2002–09/2005
  Chair of Education subcommittee
  09/2003–09/2006

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• BfARM (Federal Agency on Drug Administration)
• Commission A (drug approval)
• Commission D (approval of hemopathic drugs) since 2003
• Commission C (approval of alternative therapies) since 2009
• BUA
• Advisory Board on Chemicals 1999–2005
• Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute of Occupational Health, IfaDo, Dortmund
• Member (since 2002) and Chair (since 2006–10/2010)
• German Advisory Council on the Environment of the Federal Government
  (SRU)
  (field : Toxicology, Chemical Safety, Environmental Sciences)
• Member 2004–2008
• Member and Vice Chair 2008–2012

Dr. Robert Kapp, USA

Current Position: President, Founder BioTox
Address: 32 Riviera Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Nationality: USA

Scientific Field: General Toxicology

Education: BA, Syracuse; MS and Ph.D., George Washington University

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Staff Toxicologist/Study Director, Hazleton (Covance), 1973–1977
• Senior Staff Toxicologist/Group Director, Hazleton (Covance), 1977–1979
• Associate Lab Director, Exxon Biomedical Sciences, Inc., 1979–1981
• Laboratory Director, Exxon Biomedical Sciences, Inc., 1981–1989
• President and Founder, BioTox, Consultation Services, 1989–Present

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): American College of Toxicology Representative to IUTOX, 2009–Present

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• American Society for Testing and Material 1979–1989
  Subcommittee Chairman, Medical/Toxicology 1979–1983
• Mid-Atlantic Chapter - Society of Toxicology, 1982–Present
  Program Committee 1982–1983
• American College of Toxicology–Nominating Committee 1997–1999
  American College of Toxicology–Councilor 1998–2001
  Animals in Research - Committee Chair 2000–2002
  Treasurer & Chair Finance Committee 2002–2005
• Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants–Secretary–2000–2004
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
  Animal Care International (AAALAC) Board of Trustees 2001–2004
• Society of Toxicology–
  Placement Committee 1984–1988
  Finance Committee 2007–2010–Investment Liaison

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• Environmental Mutagen Society 1974–Present
• American Association for the Advancement of Science 1975–Present
• Sigma Xi 1979–Present
• American College of Toxicology 1979–Present
• American Society for Testing and Material 1979–1989
• Genetic Toxicology Association 1979–2001
• New York Academy of Science 1981–Present
• Mid-Atlantic Chapter - Society of Toxicology, 1982–Present
• Society of Toxicology 1983–Present
• Dermal Clinical Evaluation Society (Charter Member), 1983–1990
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory
• Animal Care International (AAALAC), 2000–2004
• Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS), 2002–Present

Certification: Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences, 2005–Present

Faculty Appointments:

• Adjunct Professor of Industrial Toxicology–1985–2006
  Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health
  University of Texas, Medical Branch
  Galveston, Texas
• Course Co-Director, 1993–1998
  Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology
  Center for Professional Advancement
  New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Adjunct Professor of Toxicology, 2005–2009
  UMDNJ
  New Brunswick, New Jersey

Scientific Journal Appointments:

• Teratogenesis Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis - Editorial Board 1984–1993
• Journal of Applied Toxicology–Editorial Advisory Board 1998–2008
• International Journal of Toxicology - Book Review Editor 1999–Present
• International Journal of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology - Reviewer 2002–2009
• Human & Experimental Toxicology - Reviewer–2005–Present

Government Panel Appointments:

• Appointed to the Dominant Lethal Committee of the U.S. EPA Gene-Tox Program, 1978–1983.
• Appointed to the Sperm Analysis Committee of the U.S. EPA Gene-Tox Program, 1978–1983.
• Served as a Consultant to the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counsellors to review proposals, 1982–1990.
• Served as a Peer Reviewer for Grant Applications for ATSDR, 1993–2005.

Industrial and Academic Panels and Committee Appointments:

• Cancer Center of the University of Texas, Faculty of an annual course entitled “Principles and Practices of Genetic Toxicology” in Galveston, TX, 1979–1983
• ASTM, Chair, Medical and Toxicology Subcommittee, 1979–1983
• American Chemistry Council (ACC), Expert Representative to the OECD Genetic Toxicology Expert Review Panel, 1992–1995.
• Johns Hopkins Center for the Advancement of Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Exxon Representative, 1986–1989.
• American Industrial Hygiene Council (AIHC), Reproductive and Developmental Effects Subcommittee, Exxon Representative, 1986–1987.
• American Chemistry Council (ACC), Chair, Isopropanol Toxicology Research Group for BP, 1994–1997.
• Acrylonitrile Group, Member, Health and Safety Subcommittee for BP, 1991–1996.
• Acetophenone Task Force, Chair, 1997–2003.
• American Chemistry Council (ACC), TRTG Chair, Acetone Task Force, 1998–2001.

Publications:
1 book in press, 1 book in preparation; 9 chapters, 75+ publications.

Candidates for Directors

Pair 1

Dr. Shayne Gad, USA

Current Position: Principal, Gad Consulting Services
Address: 102 Woodtrail Lane, Cary, NC 27518
Nationality: USA

Scientific Field: Toxicology/Pharmacology/Drug Development

Education: BS in Chemistry and Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California; Ph.D. in Toxicology/Pharmacology, University of Texas at Austin

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Principal, Gad Consulting Services, 1994–Present
• President, Incara/Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, April 2004 to July 2005
• Director of Toxicology, Synergen, 1993–1994
• Director of Medical Affairs Product Support Services, Becton Dickinson, 1991–1993
• Senior Director of Product Safety and Metabolism, G.D. Searle, 1989–1991
• Director of Toxicology, G.D. Searle, 1986–1989
• Manager, Mammalian Toxicology, Allied Corporation, 1980–1986
• Supervisor of Inhalation and Neurotoxicology, Shell Research, 1979–1980
• Fellow/Group Leader for Inhalation and Neurotox, Chemical Hygiene Fellowship, 1977–1979

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Society of Toxicology (SOT) (1980–Present)Nominations Committee (elected) - 1992
• Placement Committee- 1985–88, 1997–2000
• CRAD Committee–2006–2008Reproductive & Developmental Specialty Section—Newsletter editor, 1984–1994
• Occupational Tox Specialty Section - Vice President 1997–1998; President 1999–2000
• Regulatory Toxicology Section–Vice President 1999–2000; President 2000-01
• Neurotoxicology section–Chair, Nominating Committee 2003–2004
• Animals in Research Committee–1983-6: Chair 1985–6
• American College of Toxicology:
  • Council 1987–1989
  • Vice President 1989
  • President-Elect 1990
  • President 1991
  • Past President 1992
• Animals in Research Committee (Chair) 1984–1986
• Ad Hoc Planning Committee 2005–2007
• Publications Committee 2007–Present

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• Diplomat of American Board of Toxicology (1981–Present)
• Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences (1999–Present)
• Society of Toxicologic Pathologists (2002–Present)
• Society of Toxicology (SOT) (1980–Present)
• American College of Toxicology
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2008
• Roundtable Toxicology Consultants
• Midwest Society of Toxicology
• Teratology Society
• Biometrics Society
• American Statistical Society
• Safety Pharmacology Society
• Toxicology Methods - Editor-in-Chief and Founder
• Journal of Applied Toxicology - Editorial Board
• Inhalation Toxicology - Editorial Board
• International Journal of Toxicology - Editorial Board
• Toxicology and Industrial Health - Editorial Board
• Acute Toxicology - Associate Editor
• Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Fundamental & Applied Toxicology, Toxicological Sciences, In Vitro Toxicology, and Toxicology Letters - Reviewer
• American Council on Science and Health - Board of Scientific and Policy Advisors
• NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods: Chair of the HET-CAM

Publications:

• 41 books
• 47 independent chapters
• 99 papers
• 191 presentation/abstracts

Dr. Mumtaz Iscan, Turkey

Current Position: Professor at the Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University
Address: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, 06100, Tandogan-Ankara, TURKEY
Nationality: Turkish

Scientific Field: Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology

Education: Mumtaz Iscan received his B.Sc. as Pharmacist in 1975 and his Ph.D. on Xenobiotic Metabolism in 1982 from University of Ankara, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology.

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

Assistant (1977–1982), Scientist (1982–1986), Assistant Professor (1986–1987), Associate Professor (1987–1993), Professor (1993–Present). He is participating in undergraduate and graduate training. He is also conducting research. He has administrative experience as a leader of research group since 1986. He has supervised 15 Master and Doctoral thesis.

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates):

He is currently an Executive Committee Member of IUTOX (2007–2010). He is also the Member of 3 Committees of IUTOX namely Membership, Education and Career Development, and Developing Countries (2007–2010).

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

He is one of the Founders of Turkish Society of Toxicology. He was the Member (1991–1993), General Secretary (1993–1997) and Vice-President of Turkish Society of Toxicology (1997–2001).

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

He was a Member of EUROTOX Executive Committee (2001–2007) and the Chair of EUROTOX Communication Sub Committee (2003–2006).He was the Member of EUROTOX Registered/ERT SubCommittee (2007–2009). He is currently the Chair of EUROTOX Registered/ERT SubCommittee (2009–2012). He is an Executive Committee Member of Drug Metabolism Section of International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology–IUPHAR (2006–2010).

He is a Member of Panel Experts of Green Facts (2004–Present). He was a Member of Scientific Committee of Turkish Association of Pharmacists (1989–1991) and Pesticide Advisory Committee of Turkish Ministry of Health (1994–1996). He is a Member of the Detergents and Disinfectants Products Technical Advisory Committee of Turkish Ministry of Health (1998–Present) and Cancer Control Advisory Board of Ankara Health Management (2007–Present).

He was a guest editor of Toxicology Letters and Toxicology. He is a Member of Editorial Board of International Journals; Toxicology Letters (2004–Present)

The Open Drug Metabolism Journal (2008–Present). Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2009–Present) and several national Scientific Journals.

Fellowships:

He was a visiting scientist at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Biophysics, New York, USA and worked on heme and steroid metabolism (1988–1989). He received European Science Foundation’s Toxicology Fellowship award twice in 1986 and 1991 and studied the association between the xenobiotic metabolism particularly Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) and DNA-adducts and regulations of the gene expressions of CYPs at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Oulu University, Finland. He continued to work on expressions of CYPs in cancerous extrahepatic tissues of humans in Oulu with the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council BAYG-C Fellowship in 1997 and Finnish Scientific and Technical Research Council (TEKES) Fellowship in 1998 in the Department Pharmacology and Toxicology, Oulu, Finland. He also gained experience in Clinical Pharmacy Education in School of Pharmacy, Albany, New York, USA (1987). He received Society of Toxicology/AstraZeneca Travel Fellowship Award in 2006.

Awards:

He is the recipient of Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council Encouragement Award in Medical Sciences (1991), Sedat Simavi Foundation Prize in Health Sciences (1993) and Ankara University Scientific Award in Health Sciences (1997).

He has been an invited speaker for number of National and International Congresses. He served as an Organising and Scientific Committee Member for several National and International Congresses. He was the General Secretary of EUROTOX 2001 Istanbul Congress. He also organised an International Meeting on Xenobiotic Metabolism and Toxicity Workshop in Turkey in 2000 with the support of IUPHAR-Drug Metabolism section, ISSX and COST B15 Action

Pair 2

Dr. Braulio Jimenez-Velez, USA

Current Position: Professor, and Joint Professor
Address: Address: School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan PR 00936
Nationality: USA

Scientific Field: Environmental Toxicology

Education: Ph.D, and Postdoctoral Research

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, Office of Environmental Research, Principal Environmental Scientist and Director, 1978–1982
• Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Environmental Toxicology Section Research Associate, 1986–1989
• University of Tennessee, Ecology Department,Research Associate, 1985–1986
• University of Puerto Rico. School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesAssociate Professor, 1990–1998
• University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Center for Environmental and Toxicological Research, Department of Biochemistry Professor and Director, 1998–Present
• University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Joint Professor, August 2009–2014
• University of Colorado. Colorado Health Sciences Center. School of Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Guest Scientist, 1994–1996.
• Emory University, Immunology Department, Atlanta GA, Visiting Scientist. 2006–2007

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Hispanic Organization for Toxicologists:
  President-Elect May 2009–2010
  Vice-President 2007–2009
  Founder–2004
• Education Committee for the Society of Toxicology:
  Member, 1996–1999
• American Association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS, Caribbean Division):
  Elected Council Member, 1994–1998
  President-Elect, 1998–2001

Professional Memberships and/or Awards:

• Society of Toxicology, 1990–Present
• Association of Forensic Toxicologists, 19991–1996
• Rho Chi Society- Gamma Eta Chapter 1991–Present
• Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society 1990–Present
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 1984–1989
• Ford Postdoctoral Fellow National Research Council, Environmental Toxicology (1984).
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Association Universities, Environmental Toxicology (1983–1984).
• Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Award-for professional training in Environmental Toxicology (1982–1983).
• NIEHS Faculty training Grant in Medical Toxicology 1993–995.
• Faculty Development Award, University of Puerto Rico 2006
• Glaxo Research Award, 2nd place as Experienced Researcher in Basic Sciences 1999
• EPSCoR Scholarly Productivity Award in Recognition of the Contribution to the Development of Research in Puerto Rico (August 1996) Issued by the President of the University of Puerto Rico.
• EPSCoR Scholarly Productivity Award (SPA), in recognition of excellence in research (December 5, 1994).
• Technical Communication Award, 1988–1989, given for achievement in scholarly professional articles by The East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication.

Dr. Lewis Smith, United Kingdom

Current Position: Interim Director, Centre for Translational Therapeutics, University of Leicester
Address: MRC Toxicology Unit, Hodgkin Building, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
Nationality: British

Scientific Field: Mechanisms of toxicity of chemicals, pesticides and drugs and the extrapolation of experimental data to man.

Education: BSc, Ph.D., FRCPath

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 2009–Present Interim Director, Centre for Translational Therapeutics, Leicester University
• 2002–2009 Head of Development, Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland
• 1998–2002 Director, Zeneca Central Toxicology Laboratory
• 1991–1998 Director, Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit
• 1971–1991 ICI Central Toxicology Laboratories

IUTOX Positions Held:

• 2007–2010 Director, IUTOX Executive Council
• Chair, Fundraising Committee
• Liaison, World Health Organization
• Member, Scientific Commission

Member Society Positions Held:

• British Toxicology Society Past President
• Health and Environmental Sciences Institute/International Life Sciences Institute (HESI/ILSI) Past President
• Society of Toxicology (USA) Member, Task Force to Improve the Scientific Basis of Risk Assessment and Scientific Strategy Committee
• British Pharmacology Society
• Biochemical Society
• British Association for Lung Research Past Member, Executive Committee
• Society for Free Radical Research
• Royal College of Pathology

Professional Membership and/or Awards: Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathology

Additional Information:

Professor Lewis Smith is currently working with the MRC Toxicology Unit and the University of Leicester on establishing a Centre for Translational Therapeutics. This Centre will help with the translation of the basic sciences in Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neuroscience and Infection and Inflammation to the clinic.

Professor Smith began his career in 1971 at ICI Central Toxicology Laboratories and during which time completed his Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Professor Norman Aldridge at the MRC Toxicology Unit in Carshalton. He left ICI in 1991 to become Director of the MRC Toxicology Unit which he relocated two years later from Carshalton to its current location within the University of Leicester. Professor Smith has published extensively on the mechanisms of toxicity of chemicals, pesticides and drugs and is particularly interested in the extrapolation of experimental data to man. In 1998 he moved as Director to Zeneca Central Toxicology Laboratory and assumed responsibility for Health and Environmental Safety. In 2002 he transferred to Syngenta Basel as Head of Development and then to other appointments in Research and Development. On retiring from Syngenta he returned to the University of Leicester to his present position.

Pair 3

Dr. Arturo Anadon, Spain

Current Position: Full Professor of Toxicology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Address: Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040-Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish

Scientific Field: Toxicology

Education:

• 1971: Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (DVM), UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1971: Visiting Scientist, Department of Animal Pathology, Veterinary School, Toulouse, France
• 1974: Philosophy Doctor (Ph.D.) (Cum Laude) in Toxicology and Pharmacology, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1978: Master in Basic Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1978–1979: IRI Research Institute Fellowship (USA) in the Medical Research Council, London, U.K.
• 1979–1982: Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Applied Physiology and Surgical Science, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, U.K.
• 1982–Present: Honorary Research Scientific of the Agricultural Research Council, Madrid, Spain.
• 1974–2008: Honorary Senior Scientist of the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
• 1997: Diplomate of the European College for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (ECVPT),
• 2008: Fellow of the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA.

Professional Positions Held:

• 1974–1981: Associate Professor of Toxicol. & Pharmacol. Faculty of Vet. Med., UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1981–1982: Full Professor of Toxicol. & Pharmacol., Faculty of Vet. Med., Cordoba University, Spain.
• 1982–1988: Full Professor of Toxicol. & Pharmacol., Faculty of Vet. Med., Leon University, Spain.
• 1988–1991: Full Professor of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1988–2008: Director of the Toxicology Research Unit, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Council for Science Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
• 1999–2008: Head of Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain
• 1990–Present: Director of the Centre for Research Assistance (Laboratory Animal Centre), UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 1991–Present: Full Professor of Toxicology and Health Legislation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 2004–Present: Director of Research Group ‘Toxicology and Safety of Chemical and Biological Agents,’ UCM, Madrid, Spain.

IUTOX Positions Held:

• 1990–1999: IUTOX Councillor of the Spanish Society of Toxicology.
• 1993–1999, 2008, 2009: Delegate of the Corporate EUROTOX

Member Society Positions Held:

• 1989–1999: Member of the Executive Committee of Spanish Society of Toxicology
• 1988–Present: Officer Member of European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (EAVPT): Vice-President (1988–1991), Junior Vice-President (1997–2000), President of EAVPT (2000–2009) and Senior Vice-President (2009–Present).
• 2008–Present: Member of Spanish Committee of Toxicology (CETOX)-IUTOX, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (nominated by the Spanish Society of Toxicology)
• 2009–Present: Vice-Chairman of the 12th International Congress of Toxicology (ICT - 2010), Barcelona, Spain

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• 1977–1981: Head of the Toxicol. & Pharmacol. Unit, Agricultural Research Council, Madrid, Spain.
• 1977–1999: Member of the Spanish National Committee for the Evaluation of Veterinary Medicinal Products, and Chairman from 1995 to1999, Madrid, Spain.
• 1982–Present: Expert in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ministry of Agriculture, Paris, France
• 1999–Present: Member of the Spanish Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products, Spanish Agency for Medicinal Products, Madrid, Spain.
• 1986–1997: Member of the Scientific Committee for Pesticides, European Communities, Brussels, Belgium.
• 1986–2000: Member and Vice-President of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition, European Communities, Brussels, Belgium.
• 1986–Present: Member of the Spanish National Committee for Residues in Food of Veterinary Drugs,
• 1995–Present: Expert of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). London, U.K.
• 1990–1995: Member of the Committee for Veterinary Medical Products Working Party of Residues, European Communities, Brussels, Belgium.
• 1995–1999: Member of the Committee for Veterinary Medical Products Working Party of Residues, EMEA London, U.K.
• 1998: Member of the Spanish Delegation at the 11th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods(CCRVDF).Codex Alimentarius Commission FAO/WHO. Washington, USA.
• 1999–2000: Member of the Scientific Steering Committee Working Group on Harmonisation of Risk Assessment Procedures. European Commission. Brussels, Belgium.
• 2000: Invited Nominated Expert by CVMP/SWP in the EMEA Workshop on the Requirements and Provision of Analytical Methods for Drug Residue Control in Animal Products, London, U.K.
• 2000: Member of the 54th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee of Food Additives (JECFA). Geneva.
• 2000–Present: Member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Food Safety at the WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2000–Present: Member of the Committee for Veterinary Medical Products SW Group, EMEA, London, U.K.
• 2002: WHO Temporary Adviser in the Joint FAO/WHO Workshop: ‘Update the Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemical in Food’. Food Standard Agency, London, U.K.
• 2002: Member of the 58th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee of Food Additives (JECFA). Roma, Italy
• 2003: Technical Co-Operation Expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria.
• 2003–2006: Membership of the European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, Brussels, Belgium.
• 2003–Present: Scientific Expert in Biological Sciences for the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2003–Present: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Food Safety Agency, Madrid, Spain.
• 2004–Present: Member of Ethical Committee for the Use of Laboratory Animal, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
• 2004: Consultant of the Organization of American States. Project on “Environmental and Human Health Assessment of the Aerial Spray Monitoring Programme for Coca and Poppy Control in Colombia”. Washington, USA.
• 2005: Short-term Expert in the Twinning Project HU2002/IB/AG/05 (Food Safety Office) financed by the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
• 2006: Expert of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Paris (France).
• 2006: Member of the 66th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee of Food Additives (JECFA). Geneve
• 2006–Present: Member of the Scientific and Technique Committee on Food Safety, Comunitat Autónoma de les Illes Balears (CAIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
• 2006–2007: Member of Working Group on Coccidiostats carry-over to non-target feed of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy.
• 2007: Invited Expert of EMEA in Requirements for veterinary medicinal oncology products for dogs and cats Meeting. London, U.K.
• 2008: Member of the 70th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Ginebra.
• 2008: Expert Agence d’Évaluation de la Recherché et de l’Enseignement Supérireur (AERES). Paris.
• 2008–Present: Membership of the European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids. Parma, Italy.

Awards:

• 2003: Award of Honorary Membership of the European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (EAVPT).
• 2004: Award of the Royal National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, Madrid, Spain.
• 2004–2009: Awards for the best oral communications (International Congresses of Food Safety, EAVPT Congresses, Toxicology Society Congresses)
• 2007: Spanish National Council for Science Research Award, Madrid, Spain

Dr. Emanuela Corsini, Italy

Date of Birth: 26.05.1963
Current Position: Associate Professor of Toxicology
Address: Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milan, Italy
Nationality: Italian

Scientific Field:

The research focuses on:

• skin immunotoxicity (irritation and allergy)
• molecular immunotoxicology
• immunosenescence
• human immunotoxicology.

The research activities resulted in the publication of 97 manuscripts in peer reviewed journals, and 20 book chapters.

Education:

• 1993 - Ph.D. in Food and Environmental Toxicology
  Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
• 1982–1987 - Bachelor degree in Food Science and Technology (Magna cum laude)
  Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
• 1982 - High school degree
  Collegio Villoresi San Giuseppe, Monza (MI), Italy

Professional Positions Held:

• 2004–Present
  Associate professor of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan, Italy
• 1992–1994 and 1996–2004
  Research fellow at the Laboratory of Toxicology at the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
• 1994–1996
  Postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Toxicology at the Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan, Italy
• July–August 1995
  Visiting Scientist in the Laboratory of Dermatology directed by Dr. S. Feldman at the Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, USA
• November 1994–March 1995
  Visiting Scientist in Laboratory of Immunotoxicology directed by Prof. I. Kimber at CTL, Alderley Park, UK
• 1989–1992
  Visiting Scientist in the Laboratory of Immunotoxicology directed by Dr. M.I. Luster, NIEHS, NC, USA
• 1985–1987
  Student researcher in Laboratory of Toxicology directed by Prof. C.L. Galli, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Member Society Positions Held:

• 1999–2005 Treasure of the Association for In Vitro Toxicology
• 2005–Present Chair of the Immunotoxicology and Chemical Specialty Section at EUROTOX
• 2009–Present Member of EUROTOX Education Sub Committee

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

• Member of the Italian Society of Toxicology
• Member of Italian Association for in vitro Toxicology
• Member of the American Society of Toxicology
• Member of the Editorial Board of:
• Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
• Archives of Toxicology
• Human and Experimental Toxicology
• Journal of Immunotoxicology
• 1995 - Award for the best paper published in Fundamental and Applied Toxicology (21: 71–81, 1993)
• 2004 - Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Immunotoxicology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology
• 2008 - Recipient of the EUROTOX/P&G "Animal Alternatives Award 2008”

Pair 4

Dr. Mary Gulumian, South Africa

Current Position: Head: Toxicology
Address (postal): National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), P.O. Box 4788, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
Address (physical): NIOH, 25 Hospital Street, Constitution Hill, Hillbrow, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Nationality: South African

Scientific Field: Particle Toxicology

Education: MSc., Ph.D.

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 1980–1994: Senior Specialist Scientist: National Centre for Occupational Health (NCOH).
• 1994–Present: Chief Specialist Scientist and Head: Toxicology and Biochemistry Section, National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH, Previously NCOH), National Health Laboratory Service.
• 1988–Present: Honorary Lecturer and Reader Professor: Department of Haematology and Molecular Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand.

• 2004–2007: Developing Countries Committee: IUTOX
• 20–25 October 2008: Appointed by the Executive Committee of IUTOX to attend the 29th General assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) meeting in Maputo, Mozambique.
• 2009–2011: Obtained funding from ICSU International through IUTOX grant to present the course on “Building Capacity in Health Risk Assessment in African Countries”.
• 2009–2010: Requested by the Executive Committee of IUTOX, to represent IUTOX at future ICSU meetings and conferences to help IUTOX stay closely informed about their good works and outreach in Africa and around the world.
• 25–26 January 2010: Has represented IUTOX at the OMC/OECD/UNITAR Awareness-Raising Workshop for Developing and Transition Countries on Nanotechnology/Manufactured Nanomaterials - Africa Region in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire.

Country Correspondent: South Africa for the Web site for World Library for Toxicology, Chemical Safety and Environmental Health.

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• 2002: Founder Member of Toxicology Society of South Africa (TOXSA).
• 2002–Present: President of TOXSA: During this term, has organised the yearly conferences of the Society as well as the IUTOX 7th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries (7CTDC): Sun City, South Africa in September 2009. Instrumental for the registration of TOXSA as a voluntary Society affiliated to the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and also for the accreditation and registration of Toxicologists in South Africa.

• 2001: Served on the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) Ninth Final Review Board Meeting on Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICADS), a combined initiative of the WHO, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), this resulted in the publication of eight CICADS.
• 2008–Present: Member of the Working Party on Manufactured Nano particles (WPMN) of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), representing South Africa.
• 2008–Present: Member, Society of Toxicology
• 2008–Present: Member, Society of Risk Analysis
• 2009–2010: Member of the South African Expert Technical Committee for WG3 of ISO/TC 229 on nanoparticles
• 1990: Founder Member of the South African Society for Free Radical Research.
• 1990–1998: President of the South African Society for Free Radical Research. During this term, has organised Society’s national meetings.
• 1998–Present: Member of the Pan African Environmental Mutagen Society (PAEMS)
• 2000–2001: Member of the Liaison Committee of Michigan University Fogarty Grant to support Occupational Health in South Africa
• 1996–2005: Served in committees for the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) for evaluation of research applications for funding.

• 1988, 1992–1994, 1996: Recognition of Meritorious Work, category A, Department of Health.
• 2000: IUTOX fellowship to attend the 9th IUTOX Meeting in Brisbane, Australia
• 2002: Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of contribution to occupational health in South Africa.
• 2006: AstraZeneca Award to attend the Society of Toxicology Meeting, USA.

Dr. Sameeh Mansour, Egypt

Current Position: Emeritus Researcher Professor
Address: National Research Centre (NRC), Tahrir Str., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian

Scientific Field: Pesticide Chemistry & Environmental Toxicology

Education: B.Sc. (Honour), M.Sc. & Ph.D. (Pesticide Chemistry)

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• 1966–1973: Research Assistant, Plant Protection Dept., NRC.
• 1973–1978: Researcher, Pesticide Chemistry Dept., NRC.
• 1976–1981: Expert of Pesticides, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq.
• 1982–1983:Technical Consultant for Middle East Area, Stauffer Chemical Co.
• 1978–1986: Assoc. Professor, Pesticide Chemistry Dept., NRC.
• 1986–Present: Researcher Professor, Pesticide Chemistry Dept., NRC.
• 1998–2001: Head, Dept. of Pesticide Chemistry, NRC.
• April, 2002–Present: Professor Emeritus, NRC.; Chairman of Environmental Toxicology Research Unit (ETRU).

• Member of the Task Force Committee for incorporating CTOX-DCs in IUTOX activities (July, 2001).
• Principal Organizer of 3rd Cong. Toxicol. Dev. Count., Cairo, Egypt (19–23 Nov., 1995); supported by IUTOX (Ref.: Meeting Report (1996): Third Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries: Together for Human and Environmental Welfare. Environ. Hlth. Perspec., 104 (3): 324–325).
• Principal Organizer of Egyptox–2000 Workshop, Cairo, Egypt (5–9 Feb., 2000) on "Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology", NRC-UNESCO with IUTOX participation. (Ref.: Meeting Report (2001): Workshop Egyptox–2000: For Better Environmental Education by the Birth of the New Millennium. Environ. Hlth. Perspec., 109(2): 197–198).
• Representative of Egyptian Society of Toxicology (EST) at the General Assembly Meetings of IUTOX (Tampere, Finland, 14 July, 2004; Montreal, Canada, 18 July, 2007 and Barcelona, 22 July, 2010).
• Organizer of a Workshop on "Biological Pesticides" within the Scientific Program of the 43rd Eurotox 2006/6CTDC, Croatia (Sept., 2006).
• Organizer of a Workshop on "Environmental Pollutants; Pesticides/Endocrine Disruptors" within the Scientific Program of 7CTDC, Sun City, South Africa (6–10 September, 2009).
• Invited Speaker at 2nd CTDC (1991); 3rd CTDC (1995); 4th CTDC (1999); 5th CTDC (2003); 6th CTDC (2006); 7th CTDC (2009); 10th ICT (2004); 11th ICT (2007); 12th ICT (2010).
• "Egypt Cup" Founder since 1995 under the theme "Promotion of Scientific Research in Developing Countries"

Member Society Positions Held (with dates):

• Member of the Egyptian Society of Toxicology (1990–1992).
• Member of the Executive Committee Board of the Egyptian Society of Toxicology (1992–Present).
• Vice-President (and EST Representative at IUTOX): March 2010–Present.
• Member of the National Committee of Toxicology, Academy of Scientific Research &Technology (ASRT), Egypt (March, 1996–Present).
• Member of the Executive Committee Board of Egyptian Society of Natural Toxins (2004–Present).
• Member of the Executive Committee Board of Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt (April, 2009–Present).

• IUTOX-Senior Fellowship Award Winner for the year 2007.
• Cited in the Book “History of International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)” - 1977–2007"; pp: 16, 17 &48 [A PDF copy is available at the IUTOX’s Web site].
• Merit Scholarship from NRC (1965–1966).
• Listed in WHO’S WHO of NRC, Egypt.
• Member of the National Committee of Pesticide Residues in Food (1990–1993).
• Member of the Permanent Scientific Committee for Ranking Professors at NRC (1991–Present).
• Scientific and Technical Consultant at the National Library & Archives, Ministry of Culture, Egypt (1988–Present).
• Granted the National Science Foundation Award # 9713626: U.S.–Egypt S&T Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine (September / October, 1997): "Development and Study of Environmental Biosensors".
• Honorary Member of Directors, Research Board of Advisors, ABI, USA since 2003.
• Awarded the NRC Certificate of Appreciation (2003) for distinguished accomplishments in scientific research.
• Awarded Appreciation Plates from: Egyptian Company of Minerals & Salts (EMISAL) [2003]; Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology [2006]; University of Gezira, Sudan /ANCAP [2008]; Egyptian Society of Environmental Toxicology [2009].
• Representative of the Ministry of Scientific Research (Egypt) in the Committee for establishment of the "Arab Union for Poison Control & Environmental Protection" (April, 2004).
• Awarded Fellowship of the Norwegian Research Council (10 Sept.–2 Oct., 2005).
• Biographed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World (24th edn. 2007; Published in November 2006).
• Acting as Regional Organizer & Invited Speaker at Third International Neuroscience Conference (INBR), Abuja, Nigeria 24–30 July, 2010.
• Organized (as Director from NATO Partner Countries) Advanced Research Workshop on: "Advances in Food Security and Safety against Terrorist Threats and Natural Disasters". A Workshop Supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, under reference CBP.MD.ARW.983907, in Collaboration with the National Research Centre, 13–15 April, 2010: Novotel 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt.
• Assoc. Editor of Int. J. Toxicol., Occup. & Environ. Hlth.; Member of the Advisory Board of Ind. J. Toxicol.; Member of the Editorial Board of J.Adv. Pharmacol.& Toxicol.; Regional Editor, Toxicology International Journal; Member of the Scientific Board of Egypt. J. Aquat. Biol. & Fish.; Member of the Editorial Board of Egypt.J. Acad. Soc.Environ. Develop.; Member of the Editorial Board of “The Open Toxinology Journal” (www.benthamscience.org/open/totnj).

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Dr. Laura Cecilia Borgel Aguilera, Chile

Current Position: President of ALATOX; Teacher and Investigator, Legal Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, Universidad de Chile; Toxicologic Physician
Address: Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 281, Recoleta, Santiago, Chile
Nationality: Chilean

Scientific Field: Toxicology / Medicine

Education:

• Institution: Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty
  Degree: M. D.
  Year: 1979
  Field of Study: Medicine
• Institution: Universidad de Chile, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
  Degree: Toxicology chair
  Year: 1980–1983
  Field of Study: Toxicology
• Institution: Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty, Legal Medicine Department, Toxicology Unit
  Degree: Teacher and investigator; Assistance professor
  Year: 1980–Nowadays
  Field of Study: education and investigation
• Institution: Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty, Paediatric Department, Infectology Unit
  Degree: Internships since in clinical area, policlinic of intoxicated monitoring, and infectious unit.
  Year: 1980–1985
  Field of Study: Paediatric Toxicology

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• General Manager, Dra. Laura Börgel y CIA. Ltda. (1995–Nowadays)
• Medical Director, Toxicology Laboratory “Integral Services of Toxicology” SERVITOX Ltda. (1993–Nowadays).
• Technical Secretary, Integrating Corporation in the Human, Environmental Toxicology and Dangerous Materials Rita Chile (2002–Nowadays).
• Assessor in Toxicology for Risk Assessment of Pesticides of the laboratory of study of tests Opus Prima Argentina, since April 2008–Nowadays.
• Teacher and Investigator, Legal Medicine Department, Medicine Faculty, Universidad de Chile. Head of the Toxicology and Risk Assessment Unit. Assistance Professor (1980–Nowadays).
• Expert in Clinical Toxicology, analytic, ecotoxicologic and risk assessment for several courts and attorneys since 1985–Nowadays.
• ALATOX President since 2006–2009.

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates): ALATOX President since 2006–2009

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

From the Ministry of Health, “Day of Health Excellence” Award 1999.

• Outstanding works:
  • Conferences of the National Security Council, October 1986, “Intoxication by Fluor”.
  • Conferences of the National Security Council, 2004, “Role of the Toxicology Networks in the Handling of Chemical Accidents.”
  • X ALATOX Congress of Toxicology, November 1998, “Influence of urban topographic factors in Lead levels of a Family”.
• Founder Member of the “Chilean Toxicology Society”, 1988.
• Effective Member of the Brazilian Toxicology Society, 1995–Nowadays.
• Member of the “Spanish Toxicology Association”, 2005–Nowadays
• Member of the “Argentinean Toxicology Association”. 1986
• Member of the “Legal Medicine Association”. 1999.
• President of ALATOX 2006 to 2010
• Member of the International Medical Geology Association

Dr. Alok Dhawan, India

Current Position: Senior Assistant Director & Area Coordinator, Nanomaterial Toxicology Group
Address: Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, P.O. Box–80, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226 001, U.P., India.
URL: www.iitrindia.org
Nationality: Indian

Scientific Field: Genetic Toxicology and Nanomaterial Toxicology

Education: B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D. (Biochemistry)

Professional Positions Held (with dates):

• April 2005–Present Senior Assistant Director (Scientist E-II), IndianInstitute of Toxicology Research, CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi.
• February–May 2008 Professor & Head, Department of Biotechnology, Assam University Silchar, Assam (Central University; On lien).
• April 2001–April 2005 Assistant Director (Scientist E-I), Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi.
• September 2005–February 2006 Visiting Scholar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
• March 2000–February 2001 BOYSCAST Fellow - BIBRA International and the University of Bradford, U.K.
• April 1997–April 2001 Scientist ‘C’, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi (Open Selection)
• July 1994–September 1994 Visiting Scientist at BIBRA Toxicology International, Surrey, U.K., under bilateral exchange programme between Indian National Science Academy (India) and The Royal Society (U.K.)
• February 1995–March 1997 Senior Research Associate, CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi.
• November 1991–February 1995 Scientist Fellow, CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi.
• July 1986–November 1991 Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research; Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India New Delhi.

IUTOX Positions Held (with dates): None

Member Society Positions Held (with dates): Member - Editorial Board, Toxicology International, Official Journal of STOX (India).

Professional Membership and/or Awards:

In recognition of his work, Prof. Dhawan has been elected Fellow of several scientific academies and societies listed below:

• Fellow - The National Academy of Sciences, India, 2009;
• Fellow - Academy of Science and Animal Welfare: 2009;
• Fellow - The Academy of Environmental Biology: 2009;
• Founder Fellow - Indian Nanoscience Society: 2007;
• Fellow - Society of Toxicology (India)–2004;
• Member - National Academy of Medical Sciences, India;
• Member - Asian Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies, Japan;
• Member - United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society, U.K.;
• Vice President - Environmental Mutagen Society of India: 2006–2007

National/International Awards/Recognition/Achievements:

• 2009 The Comet Assay in Toxicology. Eds. Alok Dhawan and Diana Anderson. Publishers-The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009; ISBN: 978-0-85404–199-2
• 2008 Lecture Award in the field of Toxicology 2008, The National Academy of Sciences, India for contributions in the field of biomonitoring human genotoxicity.
• 2008 Contributed a chapter by invitation on “Short-term tests for the determination of genetic toxicology and carcinogenic potential of xenobiotics” in the General and Applied Toxicology, Third Edition. Eds. Professors Bryan Ballantyne, Timothy Marrs and Tore Syversen. Publishers–John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., United Kingdom. 2009. Pages 1805–1840. This is the first chapter ever by an Indian scientist in any reference book of toxicology.
• 2008 UKIERI-DST Standard Research Award on Cellular Fate of Novel Nanomaterials for Therapeutics and Consumer Products in collaboration with Prof. Diana Anderson, University of Bradford.
• 2006 His findings on DNA damage by the Comet assay in lymphocytes of the Indian population were made the reference values (Mutation Research Reviews 612: 84–104, 2006).
• 2005 Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize 2002, of the Indian Council of Medical Research in the field of Biomedical Research for contributions in genetic- and neuro- toxicology.
• 2000 BOYSCAST Fellowship 2000, in the field of Molecular Epidemiology from Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
• 1999 CSIR Young Scientist Award 1999 in the field of Biological Sciences. This award is given to one scientist in each area of science and technology and has been instituted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
• 1993 INSA Medal For Young Scientist 1993 in the field of Medical Sciences.
• 1990 Research Fellow Award of Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow for the year 1989–1990. Prof. Dhawan has also received ten best paper/travel awards for international conferences.