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Dr. Vandenbergh currently focuses his professional efforts in two areas of biology. First, to monitor the progress on perinatal and pubertal influences of chemicals on development of the nervous system and reproduction. As such, he presents lectures at colleges and universities and assists in the evaluation of endocrine disrupting compounds for human health risk. This involves keeping current in specific areas of research and serving on expert committees at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Second, to promote the appropriate use of animals in biomedical and basic biological research. This is done through service on the Board of Trustees of the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare and by presenting lectures on the importance of animal research at universities and national meetings.
Brief Biography
Dr. Vandenbergh received a B.A. from Montclair State Teachers College in 1958, a MS degree in biology from Ohio University, and a PhD in zoology from Penn State University in 1962. He served as a research scientist with the NIH studying a population of rhesus monkeys in Puerto Rico and then as a research scientist with the NC Department of Mental Health at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, NC. In 1977 he moved to NC State University as head of the Department of Zoology. After 12 years in administration and research he became a professor of zoology and expanded a teaching and research program in behavioral endocrinology and reproduction. Dr. Vandenbergh has edited 2 books, published over 100 chapters and review papers, and given many invited scientific presentations. He and his colleagues have identified pheromonal effects that regulate the onset of puberty in mice. In recent years, Dr. Vandenbergh expanded his research focus to the effects of endocrine disruptors on development and later reproductive performance in rodents. In 2002 he received the Holladay Medal, the highest award presented to faculty by NC State University. He is currently an emeritus professor of biology.
Among his professional activities, Dr. Vandenbergh chaired the IACUC committee at NC State University for 6 years. At the state level, he is a founding board member and former chair of the NC Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR). Nationally, he is a fellow and former president of the Animal Behavior Society and a member of several professional societies. He served on the ILAR Council of the National Academies of Science for 6 years and on its committee to write the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals (both 1986 and 1996). He has served on several other committees at the National Academies of Science including the Committee on Animal Biotechnology: Science Based Concerns, which he chaired. He was named a National Associate of the National Academies of Science in 2003. Most recently he served on the National Toxicology Program’s Expert Panel on human risks of Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA). He has served on several scientific review committees at the NSF, EPA and the NIH and is a present or past member of several scientific societies and editorial boards.
Selected Publications
Vandenbergh JG (2009) Effects of the intrauterine position in litter-bearing mammals. In: Maternal Effects in Mammals, D Maestripieri and JM Mateo, eds., University of Chicago Press.
Chapin RE, J Adams, K Boekelheide, LE Gray Jr., SW Hayward, PSJ Lees, BS McIntire, KM Portier, TM Schorr, SG Selevan, JG Vandenbergh, and SR Woskie (2008) NTP-CERHR Expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicology of bisphenol A. Birth Defects Res. (B) 83:157-395.
Vandenbergh JG (2008) The house mouse in biomedical research. In: Source Book of Models for Biomedical Research. PM Conn, ed., Humana Press, Totowa, NG. Pages 187-190.
Richter CA, LS Birnbaum, F Farabollini, RR Newbold, BS Rubin, CE Talsnes, JG Vandenbergh, DR Walser-Kuntz, and FS vomSaal (2007) In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory animals. Repro. Toxicol. 24:199-224.
Vandenbergh JG (2003) Prenatal hormone exposure and sexual variation. Am. Sci. 91:218-225.
NRC Committee (JG Vandenbergh, Chair) (2002). Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Vandenbergh JG (1988) Pheromones and mammalian reproduction. In: The Physiology of Reproduction. E Knobil and J Neill, eds., Raven Press, NY 2:1679-1696.
Vandenbergh JG, ed. (1983) Pheromones and Reproduction in Mammals. Academic Press, NY.
Former Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Researchers:
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John G. Vandenbergh, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Department of Biology W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology College of Agriculture and Life Sciences North Carolina State University |
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contact information
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Dr. John Vandenbergh Department of Biology Campus Box 7617 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7617 |
Dr. Vandenbergh currently focuses his professional efforts in two areas of biology. First, to monitor the progress on perinatal and pubertal influences of chemicals on development of the nervous system and reproduction. As such, he presents lectures at colleges and universities and assists in the evaluation of endocrine disrupting compounds for human health risk. This involves keeping current in specific areas of research and serving on expert committees at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Second, to promote the appropriate use of animals in biomedical and basic biological research. This is done through service on the Board of Trustees of the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare and by presenting lectures on the importance of animal research at universities and national meetings.
Brief Biography
Dr. Vandenbergh received a B.A. from Montclair State Teachers College in 1958, a MS degree in biology from Ohio University, and a PhD in zoology from Penn State University in 1962. He served as a research scientist with the NIH studying a population of rhesus monkeys in Puerto Rico and then as a research scientist with the NC Department of Mental Health at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, NC. In 1977 he moved to NC State University as head of the Department of Zoology. After 12 years in administration and research he became a professor of zoology and expanded a teaching and research program in behavioral endocrinology and reproduction. Dr. Vandenbergh has edited 2 books, published over 100 chapters and review papers, and given many invited scientific presentations. He and his colleagues have identified pheromonal effects that regulate the onset of puberty in mice. In recent years, Dr. Vandenbergh expanded his research focus to the effects of endocrine disruptors on development and later reproductive performance in rodents. In 2002 he received the Holladay Medal, the highest award presented to faculty by NC State University. He is currently an emeritus professor of biology.
Among his professional activities, Dr. Vandenbergh chaired the IACUC committee at NC State University for 6 years. At the state level, he is a founding board member and former chair of the NC Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR). Nationally, he is a fellow and former president of the Animal Behavior Society and a member of several professional societies. He served on the ILAR Council of the National Academies of Science for 6 years and on its committee to write the Guide for the Care and Use of Animals (both 1986 and 1996). He has served on several other committees at the National Academies of Science including the Committee on Animal Biotechnology: Science Based Concerns, which he chaired. He was named a National Associate of the National Academies of Science in 2003. Most recently he served on the National Toxicology Program’s Expert Panel on human risks of Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA). He has served on several scientific review committees at the NSF, EPA and the NIH and is a present or past member of several scientific societies and editorial boards.
Selected Publications
Vandenbergh JG (2009) Effects of the intrauterine position in litter-bearing mammals. In: Maternal Effects in Mammals, D Maestripieri and JM Mateo, eds., University of Chicago Press.
Chapin RE, J Adams, K Boekelheide, LE Gray Jr., SW Hayward, PSJ Lees, BS McIntire, KM Portier, TM Schorr, SG Selevan, JG Vandenbergh, and SR Woskie (2008) NTP-CERHR Expert panel report on the reproductive and developmental toxicology of bisphenol A. Birth Defects Res. (B) 83:157-395.
Vandenbergh JG (2008) The house mouse in biomedical research. In: Source Book of Models for Biomedical Research. PM Conn, ed., Humana Press, Totowa, NG. Pages 187-190.
Richter CA, LS Birnbaum, F Farabollini, RR Newbold, BS Rubin, CE Talsnes, JG Vandenbergh, DR Walser-Kuntz, and FS vomSaal (2007) In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory animals. Repro. Toxicol. 24:199-224.
Vandenbergh JG (2003) Prenatal hormone exposure and sexual variation. Am. Sci. 91:218-225.
NRC Committee (JG Vandenbergh, Chair) (2002). Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
Vandenbergh JG (1988) Pheromones and mammalian reproduction. In: The Physiology of Reproduction. E Knobil and J Neill, eds., Raven Press, NY 2:1679-1696.
Vandenbergh JG, ed. (1983) Pheromones and Reproduction in Mammals. Academic Press, NY.
Former Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Postdoctoral Researchers:
Lee Drickamer (1969-72)
William Post (1973-75)
Michael Matthews (1976-77)
Patricia Zenone (1980-81)
Kirwin Darney (1984-89)
William Zielinski (1988-91)
Nancy Solomon (1991-92)
Doctoral Students:William Post (1973-75)
Michael Matthews (1976-77)
Patricia Zenone (1980-81)
Kirwin Darney (1984-89)
William Zielinski (1988-91)
Nancy Solomon (1991-92)
William Post (1972)
David Colby (1973)
Joseph Lombardi (1976)
Adrianne Massey (1981)
Kay Izard (1982)
Pable Ocampo (1984)
David Coppola (1984)
John Lepri (1985)
Meta Bonner (1986)
James Cherry (1986)
Kennedy Wekesa (1996)
Andrew Hotchkiss (2001)
S. Miles Dean Engels (2005)
Bryce Ryan (2005)
Masters Students:David Colby (1973)
Joseph Lombardi (1976)
Adrianne Massey (1981)
Kay Izard (1982)
Pable Ocampo (1984)
David Coppola (1984)
John Lepri (1985)
Meta Bonner (1986)
James Cherry (1986)
Kennedy Wekesa (1996)
Andrew Hotchkiss (2001)
S. Miles Dean Engels (2005)
Bryce Ryan (2005)
Bernard Levin (1973)
Jeffrey Menoff (1981)
Elizabeth Moore (1982)
Christopher Salatti (1993)
Stephen Salek (1994)
Shannon McGinnis (1995)
Jason Searle (1997)
Julie Brown (1998)
Jeffrey Menoff (1981)
Elizabeth Moore (1982)
Christopher Salatti (1993)
Stephen Salek (1994)
Shannon McGinnis (1995)
Jason Searle (1997)
Julie Brown (1998)
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