Toxicology - Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences - PhD (NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED)

Director: Roger A. Coulombe, Jr.
Location: Animal Science 213
Phone: (435) 797-1600
FAX: (435) 797-1601
E-mail: roger@usu.edu
WWW: http://toxicology.usu.edu

Degrees offered: Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Toxicology

Established in 1962, USU’s Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Toxicology is one of the first degree-granting graduate toxicology programs in the country. More than 150 students have received MS and PhD degrees through this research-intensive interdisciplinary program. Students affiliate with the program through one of several departments: Animal, Dairy and Veterinary  Sciences (ADVS); Biology (BIOL); Chemistry and Biochemistry (CAB); Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE); or Plants, Soils, and Climate (PSC). The USDA Poisonous Plants Laboratory also provides facilities and research projects for study.

Toxicology Program Faculty:

Professors
Steven D. Aust, free radical toxicology and bioremediation (CAB)
Roger A. Coulombe, Jr., (Director) molecular and environmental toxicology, cancer chemoprevention, air pollution (ADVS)
William J. Doucette, fate of environmental chemicals, phytoremediation (CEE)
R. Ryan Dupont, biological waste treatment (CEE)
Jeffery O. Hall, veterinary toxicology (ADVS)
Ronald C. Sims, environmental engineering (CEE)

Research Professor
Darwin L. Sorensen, aquatic toxicology (CEE)

Associate Professors
Paul R. Grossl, soil chemistry and phytoremediation (PSC)
Randy Martin, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution (CEE)

Assistant Professor
Abby Benninghoff, epigenetics, fetal basis of adult health and disease, carcinogenesis and cancer prevention, environmental toxicology (ADVS)

Collaborators at USDA Poisonous Plants Laboratory
Dale R. Gardner, natural product chemistry
Kip E. Panter, poisonous plants
James A. Pfister, behavioral toxicology
Bryan L. Stegelmeier, veterinary pathology
Kevin Welch, molecular toxicology

Students with a degree in life sciences, physical science, medical science, or engineering and with adequate preparation in chemistry, biology, physics, and/or mathematics are encouraged to  apply. Admission to the program requires compliance with the general admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, a faculty sponsor, and acceptance into the sponsoring  professor’s home department. Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 from completed degree programs. International students must receive a minimum TOEFL score of 250.