James R. Olson
PhD
Director, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
UB Distinguished Professor
UB Distinguished Professor
Research Topics
Assessing the health risks and biomarkers of exposure; effect and susceptibility to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and persistent halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons.
Summary
James R. Olson, PhD is a UB Distinguished Professor and professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and associate director, Toxicology Research Center, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo. In January, 2010 Olson was also named as the director of the Environmental Health Sciences Division within the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health.
Education
- PhD, Pharmacology-Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1978
- MS, Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1976
- BA, Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1974
Professional Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Center in Environmental Toxicology, Vanderbilt University, 1978-1980
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Society of Toxicology