Author Biography: Mundy |
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Dr. William Mundy is a Neurotoxicologist with the Cellular and Molecular Toxicology Branch of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Dr. Mundy received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After serving as a Staff Fellow in the Laboratory of Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, he joined the EPA in 1990 as a Research Toxicologist. His primary research interests include the effects of toxic chemicals on intracellular signaling in the nervous system and the use of in vitro models to assess the effects of toxicants on neuronal development. During his tenure at the EPA his research has been recognized with four Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards. He has served as an Adjunct Professor for the Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and mentored two graduate students and three postdoctoral trainees. Dr. Mundy's professional activities include membership in numerous scientific societies and serving as an ad hoc reviewer for toxicology, pharmacology, and neuroscience journals. Dr. Mundy has served as an EPA representative on the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) and is currently serving as a member of the Advisory Board for the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. In addition, he has authored or coauthored at least six book chapters and over 60 publications on the subject of neurotoxicology.
William R. Mundy, Ph.D. Research Toxicologist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Neurotoxicology Division (B105-06) Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Email: mundy.william@epa.gov |