Bruce Hammock, Ph.D.

25 May 2002

Dr. Bruce Hammock is the Program Director of the NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program, University of California, Davis, and is a Distinguished Professor of Entomology & Cancer Research. Raised in Arkansas, he attended LSU as an undergraduate and received his Ph.D. in Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.

The Superfund Basic Research Program is conducting basic and applied research to assess and understand the effects on human health resulting from exposure to hazardous substances. Dr Hammock is engaged in the development, validation and implementation of rapid immunochemical-based methods for the analysis of hazardous materials and their breakdown products as biomarkers of human exposure. He and his team are developing and validating mechanistically-based cell and in vitro bioassays/biomarkers for chemical detection and screening.

• Q: Dr. Hammock speaks of his early attraction to science and early influences. (0:55) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/01-science.cfm)
• Q: What do you think is your most important or exciting scientific discovery? (1:03) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/03-discovery.cfm)
• Q: Remarks regarding the mission and history of the National Academy of Sciences. (1:44) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/04-academy.cfm)
• Q: The importance of educating the lay public about science and environmental health. (1:24) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/06-nonscientists.cfm)
• Q: His impressions on the writings of E. O. Wilson and science writers for the public. (0:38) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/07-writings.cfm)
• Q: What is the most important motivating factor to get young people interested in science? (0:28) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/08-motivation.cfm)
• Q: How did your career in science develop? (0:48) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/09-career.cfm)
• Q: What has made you and your lab successful? (2:21) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/10-lab.cfm)
• Q: On exciting and emerging fields of science. (1:26) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/video/chat/hammock/12-newfields.cfm)