Charelene McQueen

Professor, University of Arizona

Ph.D., Human Genetic, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Specialties: pharmacogenomics, toxicogenomics, genotoxicity, chemical carcinogenesis.

Dr. McQueen is currently Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona. She has over 60 publications and is co-editor-in-chief of the 14 volume series Comprehensive Toxicology. Dr. McQueen received the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Public Communications Award (2003) and the SOT AstraZeneca Traveling Lectureship Award (2004). She has served on the SOT Program Committee (1992-1995), Education Committee (1996-1999), chaired the K-12 Education Subcommittee (1997-1998) and been a member of Council (1999-2001). She has been a member of Council the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (1994-1997) and a member of the Executive Committee the Drug Metabolism Division of the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (1997-2000). She is the Chair of the 2006 Mechanisms in Toxicity Gordon Research Conference. Dr. McQueen has served on numerous review panels and is currently a member of the Board of Scientific Councilors of the National Toxicology Program.