meet the director
Gary Perdew
Director of the Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
John T. and Paige S. Smith Professorship in Agricultural Sciences
(Appointed to the Department of Veterinary Science in 1995)
Address: 309 Life Sciences Building, University Park
Telephone: (814) 865-0400
Email: ghp2@psu.edu
Department
of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Faculty webpage
Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
Faculty Bio webpage
Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment Faculty Listing
Education:
- Ph.D. Food Toxicology, Oregon State University, 1984
- M.S. Food Science, University of Maryland, 1981
- B.S. Food Science, University of Maryland, 1978
Teaching Areas:
- Biochemical and molecular toxicology
Research and Scholarship Areas:
- Mechanisms of toxicity of dioxin and related compounds
- Ah receptor mediated signal transduction
- Role of heat shock proteins and co-chaperones in soluble receptor and kinase function
- Physiological role of the Ah receptor
Professional Experience:
- 1995-Present: Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
- 1991-1995: Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
- 1987-1990: Assistant Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
- 1984-1987: NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
- 1981-1984: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
- 1979-1981: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Significant Honors and Awards:
- Penn State Faculty Scholar Award-2002
- Editoral Board Molecular Pharmacology, 2002-2007
- Member of the NIH Toxicology Study Section, 1995-1999
- Editoral Board of Toxicology Letters, 1995-1998
- Editoral Board of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1996-2005
- Member of the EPA Science Advisory Board for Dioxin Reassessment, 2000-2001
- Smith Endowed Professorship, 2007-present
Research Funding:
- Regulation of TCDD-mediated Gene Expression and Liver Toxicity by the Human vs. Mouse Ah Receptor. Funded by Dow Chemical Company, 2007-2009.
- Regulation of the Ah Receptor. Funded by National Institutes of Health/Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, RO1, 1998 thru 2011.
- Biochemical Characterization of PPAR." Funded by National Institutes of Health/Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, RO1, 1999-2009.