Gary Perdew
Director of the Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
H. Thomas & Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair, Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences
(Appointed to the Department of Veterinary Science in 1995)
Address: 309 Life Sciences Building, University Park
Telephone: (814) 865-0400
Email: ghp2@psu.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. Food Toxicology, Oregon State University, 1984
- M.S. Food Science, University of Maryland, 1981
- B.S. Food Science, University of Maryland, 1978
Teaching Areas:
- Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
Research and Scholarship Areas:
- Mechanisms of toxicity of dioxin and related compounds
- Ah receptor mediated signal transduction
- Physiological role of the Ah receptor
Professional Experience:
- 1999-Present: Director, Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
- 1999-2005: Co-Director, Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity Graduate Program
- 1995-Present: Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, Penn State University
- 1991-1995: Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
- 1987-1990: Assistant Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University
- 1984-1987: NIH Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Oncology, University of Wisconsin
- 1981-1984: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University
- 1979-1981: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland
Significant Honors and Awards:
- Penn State University Howard B Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award 2017
- Distinguished Alumni Award Oregon State University 2009
- Editorial Board of Toxicological Services 2008-Present
- John T. and Paige S. Smith Endowed Professorship 2007 – 2019
- Penn State Faculty Scholar Award 2002
- Editorial Board Molecular Pharmacology 2002-2007
- Member, EPA Science Advisory Board for Dioxin Reassessment 2000-2001
- Editorial Board of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1996-2005
- Member of the NIH Toxicology Study Section 1995-1999
- Editorial Board of Toxicology Letters 1995-1998
Research Funding:
- Activation of the Ah Receptor and Epithelial Integrity, R35, Funded by the National Institute of Health, 2017-2025
- Regulation of the Ah Receptor, R01, Funded by the National Institutes of Environmental Health, 2013-2018.
- Broccoli-mediates functional changes in the gut microbiome funded by USDA 2015-2018.
- Interdisciplinary graduate training in food, nutrition, intestinal health and wellness by USDA 2014-2019.