James C. Lamb, IV

Director of Health Sciences Center for Toxicology and Mechanistic Biology

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Education: Ph.D., Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975, J.D., North Carolina Central University, School of Law (magna cum laude) 1986, and A.B., Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1973

Specialties: Reproductive and developmental toxicity, risk assessment, and scientific and regulatory policy

Dr. James C. Lamb has extensive experience in toxicology, risk assessment, and scientific and regulatory policy. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. Dr. Lamb served as a Director and as President of the American Board of Toxicology. His publications reflect his unique experience in endocrine disrupting chemicals, reproductive and developmental toxicants, carcinogens, and systemic toxicity. He has published over a hundred peer-reviewed publications and numerous abstracts and book chapters.

Dr. Lamb has worked in various federal government positions. He was Head of the Fertility and Reproduction Group at the NIEHS/NTP, where he developed and evaluated new toxicology testing systems and tested substances for reproductive and developmental toxicity. In that position, he worked closely with colleagues at NCTR and NIOSH to improve the quality of research and testing in the NTP. Dr. Lamb then moved to the U.S. EPA as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances. For the last 20 years he has consulted on issues affecting pesticides, industrial chemicals, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food additives.

Dr. Lamb served on several National Academy of Sciences committees on risk assessment, endocrine disruption, and toxicology. He has served on various ILSI panels, including one that made substantial contributions in Agricultural Chemicals Safety Assessment, and still serves as an academic advisor to the ILSI Committee on Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. He is the President of the Society of Toxicology’s (SOT) Regulatory Safety Evaluation Specialty Section and sits on the SOT’s Awards Committee and the Professional Needs Assessment Task Force. He has recently served on contract review committees for the National Institute of Mental Health and the NIEHS. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.