Gerald N. Wogan, Ph.D.
 Underwood-Prescott
Professor of Toxicology, Emeritus
Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biological Engineering Division
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room 26-009
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-3188
Fax: 617-258-0499
E-mail: wogan@mit.edu
Education
Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
B.S., 1951. Biology Major; Chemistry Minor
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
M.S., 1953. Physiology; Biochemistry Minor
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Ph.D., 1957. Physiology; Microbiology and Biochemistry
Minors
Academic Appointments
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| 2001 - Present |
Underwood-Prescott Professor of Toxicology,
Emeritus |
| 2001 - Present |
Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1996 - 2001 |
Professor of Toxicology and Professor of Chemistry |
| 1988 - 1996 |
Underwood-Prescott Professor and Director, Division
of Toxicology, Whitaker College of Health Sciences
and Technology |
| 1988 - 2001 |
Professor of Chemistry |
| 1979 - 1988 |
Underwood-Prescott Professor and Head,
Department of Applied Biological Sciences |
| 1978 - 1986 |
Director, Environmental Health Sciences Center |
| 1969 - 2001 |
Professor of Toxicology |
| 1965 - 1969 |
Associate Professor of Food Toxicology |
| 1962 - 1965 |
Assistant Professor of Food Toxicology |
| 1961 - 1962 |
Research Associate in Food Toxicology |
Rutgers University
| 1957 - 1961 |
Assistant Professor of Physiology |
University of Illinois
| 1953 - 1954 |
Teaching Assistant in Mammalian Physiology |
| 1954 - 1955 |
Teaching Assistant in Human Anatomy |
| 1955 - 1956 |
Department Fellow in Metabolic Physiology |
| 1956 - 1957 |
Instructor in Physiology |
Honors, Awards and Appointments
Honors and Awards
| National Academy of Sciences of
the USA |
Member, 1977 |
| Institute of Medicine of the USA |
Member, 1994 |
| Scholar-in-Residence, Fogarty International
Center |
National Institutes of Health, 1997-1999 |
| American Academy of Microbiology |
Fellow, 1992 |
| Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund (Japan) |
Award of Merit, 2001 |
| Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology |
Founders’ Award, 1999 |
| Toxicology Forum |
George H. Scott Memorial Award, 2003 |
| National University of Singapore |
Visiting Professor, Distinguished Visitor Program,
1999 |
| University of Illinois |
Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1995 |
| Harvard School of Public Health |
Distinguished Lectureship, 1996 |
| Republic of Singapore Cancer Society |
Distinguished Lectureship, 1991 |
| Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Cancer
Research |
Lecturer, 1988 |
Current Appointments
| National Cancer Institute, NIH, Laboratory
of Human Carcinogenesis |
Senior Research Fellow, 2001- Present; Scientific
Advisor, 1999 – Present |
| Johns Hopkins University |
Visiting Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
1997 - Present |
| Chemical Industries Institute of Toxicology |
Board of Directors (Executive Committee), 2001
- Present |
| National Center for Toxicogenomics |
Senior Scientific Advisor, 2002 - Present |
| UT/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Center for Research
on Environmental Diseases |
External Science Advisory Board, 1995 - Present |
| University of Colorado Cancer Center |
External Science Advisory Committee, 1999 - Present |
| University of Minnesota Cancer Center |
External Science Advisory Committee, 1999 –
Present |
| Vanderbilt University Center in Molecular
Toxicology |
External Science Advisory Committee, 2002 - Present |
| US-Japan Cooperative Program in Medical Sciences |
Panel on Environmental Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis,
1989 - Present |
Previous Appointments
| National Institutes of Health |
National Advisory Environmental Health
Sciences Council, 1996-2001; National Cancer Advisory
Board, 1976-1982; Toxicology Study Section (Chairman)
1975-1979; Task Forces for Research Planning in
Environmental Health Sciences, 1991, 1984, 1975,
1968; Environmental Health Sciences Training Committee
(Chairman), 1971-1973; US-USSR Cooperative Program
on Environmental Health, 1978-1983; National Cancer
Plan (Panel Chairman), 1971-1972. |
| National Academy of Sciences/National Research
Council |
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,1996-1999;
Commission on Life Sciences, 1984-1986; Board on
Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, 1977-1986
(Chairman, 1984-1986); Assembly of Life Sciences,
1979-1982. |
| National Center for Toxicological Research |
Scientific Advisory Board, 1991-1994. |
| US Environmental Protection Agency |
Environmental Health Advisory Committee 1975-1982. |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Advisory Committee on Research in the Biological
and Physical Sciences, 1966-1969. |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Scientific Advisory Board, Biology Division, 1979-1984. |
| American Cancer Society |
Advisory Committee on Biochemistry and Chemical
Carcinogenesis, 1971-1975. |
| General Motors Cancer Research Foundation |
Mott Prize Selection Committee, 1979, 1984 |
| Burroughs-Wellcome Fund |
Toxicology Advisory Committee, 1993-1996. |
| Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund |
Organizing Committee and Plenary Lecturer, 1985 |
| Gordon Research Conferences |
Board of Trustees, 1989-1993 |
| International Life Sciences Institute |
Board of Trustees, 1985-1992 |
| International Union Against Cancer |
Committee on Quantitative Aspects of Environmental
Carcinogenesis, 1967-70 |
| International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
Trace Substances Commission, 1964-1969. |
Professional Societies
American
Association for Cancer Research
American Chemical Society
Society for Free Radicals
in Biology and Medicine
The Nitric Oxide
Society
Environmental Mutagen
Society
American Society for
Preventive Oncology
Society of Toxicology
American College of
Toxicology
American Society for Microbiology
American Society of
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
American Society for
Nutrition Sciences
American Association
for the Advancement of Science
Sigma Xi
Editorial Boards
| 1997 - |
Editorial Academy International Journal
of Molecular Medicine |
| 1994 - |
Editorial Board Methods in Toxicology |
| 1992 - |
Section Editor Journal of Environmental Pathology,
Toxicology and Oncology |
| 1987 - |
Editorial Board Journal of the American College
of Toxicology |
| 1997 - 2003 |
Editorial Board Environmental Health Perspectives |
| 1990 - 1998 |
Editorial Advisory Board Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers and Prevention |
| 1987 - 1992 |
Editorial Board Journal of the National Cancer
Institute |
| 1986 - 1989 |
Associate Editor Cancer Research |
| 1980 - 1986 |
Editorial Board Carcinogenesis |
| 1971 - 1980 |
Editorial Board Journal of Environmental Pathology
and Toxicology |
| 1971 - 1979 |
Editorial Board Journal of Environmental and Applied
Microbiology |
| 1974 - 1979 |
Associate Editor Cancer Research |
| 1975 - 1979 |
Associate Editor Journal of Toxicology and Environmental
Health |
| 1975 - 1977 |
Editorial Board Chemico-Biological Interactions |
| 1975 - 1976 |
Editorial Board IARC Analytical Methods for Environmental
Carcinogenesis |
| 1976 - 1978 |
Advisory Board, Cancer Information - Dissemination
and Analysis Center, National Cancer Institute,
NIH |
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