Division of Environmental Toxicology

Educational goals

• The division will advocate for the inclusion of information on environmental toxicology and environmental health in the graduate and medical curricula at UTMB
• The division faculty will become recognized as a source of expertise in these areas and as committed and effective educators on these subjects
• The division faculty will contribute their fair share to the overall teaching responsibilities of UTMB faculty
• The division faculty will be committed to the training, mentoring and support of graduate students in environmental toxicology
• The division faculty will be committed to the education of all students in the PMCH Graduate Program and the Master of Public Health program

Courses offered

• Environmental Health and Toxicology, School of Medicine, PMCU 4002, Course Co-Directors: William W. Au, Ph.D., Jonathan Ward, Jr., Ph.D.
• Design and Methods in Clinical, Nutritional and Environmental Toxicology Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, PMCH 6322, Course Director:  William W. Au, Ph.D.
• Environmental Health and Toxicology, MPH program, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, PMCH 6328, Course Director:  William W. Au, Ph.D.
• Genes, Environment and Disease, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, BBSC 6118, Course Director:  William W. Au, Ph.D.

Graduate students

The division takes pride in educating graduate students who become successful in the field of environmental health and toxicology.  These students have access to a variety of employment opportunities in academic, industry and government.  The following is the list of our current and previous graduate students:

• Yafei Huang (4^th year student)
• Kevin Wolfe (3^rd year student)
• Courtney Hill (2^nd year student)
• Robert Cox, Ph.D. (2003)
• Darlene Hasting Smith, Ph.D. (2002)
• Salama A. Salama, Ph.D. (2001)
• Nohelia Cajas-Salazar, Ph.D. (2001)
• Hernan Sierra-Torres, Ph.D. (2001)
• Marc McConnell, Ph.D. (1999)
• Randa El Zein, Ph.D. (1998)
• Lance Hallberg, Ph.D. (1997)
• Treetip Chiewchanwit, Ph.D. (1995)
• Yongjar Yu, Ph.D. (1992)
• Zhidong Xu, Ph.D. (1992)
• Elie Hanania, Ph.D. (1992)
• Paul Bibbins, Ph.D. (1990)
• Renate MacLaren, Ph.D., (1988)
• Hasnaa Shafik, Ph.D. (1987)
• Kanokpoon Rithidech, Ph.D. (1987)
• Debra Morris, Ph.D. (1986)
• Glenn Talaska, Ph.D. (1986)
• Stephen Rinkus, Ph.D. (1985)
• Thomas Connor, Ph.D. (1984)
• James Barnett, Ph.D. (1982)
• Martin Riss, Ph.D. (1981)
• Terry Pullin, Ph.D. (1980)