Elizabeth G. Snyderwine, Ph.D. - Section Chief

Dr. Snyderwine obtained a Ph.D. in pharmacology from East Carolina University School of Medicine in 1984. She was a postdoctoral fellow in environmental toxicology at Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health prior to joining the Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis in 1986 as a Guest Researcher. She became a Senior Staff Fellow in in the laboratory in 1990 and was tenured as a Principal Investigator in 1994. She is currently Chief of the Chemical Carcinogenesis Section. Her research expertise and interests include xenobiotic metabolism and DNA adduct formation, mutagenesis, mammary gland carcinogenesis, and the heterocyclic amine food carcinogens.