Laura S Van Winkle
Professor
Professor
Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
Phone Number
Office
508 CHE, Davis, CA 95616
Research Profile
Licenses
Diplomate American Board of Toxicology (General Toxicology)
Education
1987, BS, University of California, Santa Barbara
1995, PhD, University of California, Davis
Active Research Grants
Co-Investigator, UC Davis Core Center in Environmental Health Sciences, Hertz-Piccioto (Principal Investigator), NIEHS
Principal Investigator, Metabolic Mechanisms of Naphthalene toxicity in Lung, (Principal Investigator), NIH/NIEHS/NHLBI
Principal Investigator, Traffic-related air pollution exacerbates AD-relevant phenotypes in a genetically susceptible rat model via neuroinflammatory mechanism(s) , (Principal Investigator), NIH
Principal Investigator, Pulmonary Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Chloropicrin and Phosgene, (Principal Investigator), NIEHS
Principal Investigator, Studies on the Carcinogenecity of Chloropicrin: Phase2 Study 4, (Principal Investigator), Chloropicrin Manufacturers Task Force
Co-Investigator, Does traffic-related air pollution accelerate the development of the metabolic syndrome by impairing the resolution of neurogenic inflammation?, Taha/Cummings (Principal Investigator), NIH
Research Focus
The role of sex-differences and xenobiotic metabolism in lung pathology and toxicology. Air pollution including tobacco smoke, particulates and ozone. Growth factors and cell-cell interactions in lung wound healing, in lung disease (lung cancer and asthma) and during lung development. Cell proliferation and progenitor cells. Microscopes and imaging methods.
Specialty Focus
Toxicology of the lung. Diplomate American Board of Toxicology (DABT)