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Raymond W. Tennant, Ph.D.

Cancer Biology Group

Raymond W. Tennant, Ph.D.
Raymond W. Tennant, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator



Tel (919) 541-4141
Fax (919) 541-1460
tennant@niehs.nih.gov

P.O. Box 12233
Mail Drop F1-05
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Professional Experience:

  • Director, National Center for Toxicogenomics, NIEHS, 2000-2006.
  • Head, Cancer Biology Group, 1980-present.
  • Chief, Laboratory of Environmental Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1992-2000.
  • Chief, Experimental Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis Branch, NIEHS, 1990-1992.
  • Chief, Cellular and Genetic Toxicology Branch, NIEHS, 1980-1990.
  • Senior Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1979-1980.
  • Leader, Tumor Virus Unit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1975-1979.
  • Staff Scientist, Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1966-1975.

Academic Appointments:

  • Adjunct Professor, Curriculum in Toxicology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1995-Present.
  • Professor of Biomedical Sciences (Part-time), University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1972-1981.
  • Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1967-1981.

Fellowships:

  • U.S. Public Health Service Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1965-1966
  • Graduate Fellow, Microbiological Associates, Bethesda, Maryland, 1961-1963.
  • Research Fellow, University of Notre Dame, 1959-1961.

Awards:

  • George Scott Award, The Toxicology Forum, 2005
  • National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Unsung Hero Award, 2003
  • National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences Merit Award, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Award, 1987,1996, 1997, 2002
  • SBRS Senior Investigator, 2001
  • Hanley Science Award, St. Joseph's College, 1958 and 1959

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