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Recent Title 42 Appointees
Dr. Robert Kavlock
Dr. Kavlock received his Ph.D. in biology from the University of Miami in 1977. In 2005, Dr. Kavlock was named as the Director of the newly formed NCCT. Previously, Dr. Kavlock spent 15 years as the Director of the Reproductive Toxicology Division in ORD's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory and has held a variety of responsibilities for EPA's research programs on reproductive toxicology and endocrine disrupting chemicals including representing EPA as a member of the Endocrine Disruptor Working Group of the Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources with the White House's Office of Science, Technology and Policy. This provided the natural foundation for his work to co-organize EDC workshops with the European Union and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
He has published more than 160 scientific papers, 16 book chapters, and edited three books, including co-editing the Global Assessment of the State-of-the-Science of Endocrine Disruptors (WHO, 2001) and serving as a chapter coordinator for IPCS Environmental Health Criteria Document on "Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals" (IPCS, 2006). Dr. Kavlock is active in the Society of Toxicology, where he is a former president of the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section and the North Carolina Regional Chapter. Also, he is a former president of the Teratology Society (2000-2001), former member of the ALTX4 Study Section of NIH (1997-2001), and holds adjunct appointments at Duke University and North Carolina State University. Dr. Kavlock served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Toxicological Sciences, and Birth Defects Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity.
Dr. Thomas Knudsen
Dr. Knudsen received a Ph.D. in Anatomy from Thomas Jefferson University in 1981. After completing an NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship at Emory University, he held faculty appointments at East Tennessee State University (1986-90), Thomas Jefferson University (1990-04), and the University of Louisville (2004-present). Before joining NCCT he was Professor, University Scholar and Director of the Systems Analysis Laboratory in the Birth Defects Center at the University of Louisville, and leader of the Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Core of the university's Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology.
His scientific qualifications and broad recognition in the field are evidenced by his authorship of 67 peer-reviewed scientific publications in developmental toxicology, and more than 50 posters and abstracts in the highly specialized area of developmental systems biology. He has organized national symposia, presented invited talks both nationally and internationally and served in leadership roles for a number of professional scientific organizations. In addition, he is currently the Editor in Chief of Reproductive Toxicology and President of the Teratology Society (2007-08).
Dr. David Diaz Sanchez
Dr. Diaz Sanchez received his Ph.D. from The United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London, U.K. He served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, UCLA and was extensively involved in the establishment and operation of the Southern California Children's Environmental Health Center.
His scientific qualifications and broad recognition in the field are evidenced by his authorship of 65 peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, as well as his service on the editorial boards of Immunology, Clinical Immunology, Current Immunology Reviews, and The Open Immunology. In addition, he is a regularly invited speaker both nationally and internationally, with 16 invitations in the past two years . Dr. Diaz Sanchez is an expert in the genetic factors that influence people's vulnerability to negative effects of air pollution and brings a wealth of experience in the use of molecular and genetic techniques to the study of pulmonary diseases.
Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt
Dr. Ashbolt received his Ph.D. in soil microbiology from the University of Tasmania in 1984. He was a faculty member at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He held the position of the Head of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the largest and most successful research school of its type in Australia. Also, he served as the Deputy Director for the Center of Water and Waste Technology. The Center provides a focus within the University of New South Wales for multidisciplinary collaborative research, development and training in tools for environmental management and sustainability.
Dr. Ashbolt's scientific qualifications and broad recognition in the field are evidenced by his authorship of more than 200 scientific publications, book chapters, reports and conference proceedings. These accomplishments have had a significant impact in advancing the science in such areas as the development of methods for detecting pathogens in the environment, source tracking, and the microbiology of biofilms in water distribution systems. He has been a recipient of numerous research grants and holds a patent for his work on method detection of viable Cryptosporidium parvum cells. His leadership in environmental microbiology at a global level is further indicated by his contributions to such organizations as the American Academy of Microbiology, the World Health Organization, the International Water Association, and other national and international entities.