Cornell University, A.B., 1976, Biological Sciences, Itheca, New York
Harvard University, Ph.D., 1982, Pharmacology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Experience:

• NRSA Predoctoral Trainee, Department of Pharmacology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• 1982-1985 Postdoctoral Fellow, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• 1985-1988 Staff Fellow, Division of Biochemical Toxicology, FDA, NCTR, Jefferson, AR.
• 1989-Present Pharmacologist, Division of Biochemical Toxicology, FDA, NCTR, Jefferson, AR.
• 1990-Present Adjunct Faculty, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,

Honors:

• FDA Commendable Service Award (Research in Chemical Carcinogenesis) , 1992.
• FDA Award of Merit, 2000.

Current Research Interests: Hormonally active agents, endocrine disruptors.

• Effects of hormonally active agents on structure and function of the reproductive tract and carcinogenesis.
• Mechanisms of action of hormonally active agents.

Most Recent Publications:

• Sams, R. II, Blaydes, B., Warbritton, A., Lomax, L.G., Bucci, T., Muskhelishvilli, L., and Delclos, K.B. Differences in the response to oxidative stress and mutant frequency in CD (Sprague-Dawley) and Fisher 344 rats due to an induced inflammatory response. Environ. Mol. Mutagenesis, 35: 336-342 (2000).

• Dalu, A., Blaydes, B.S., Lomax, L.G., and Delclos, K.B. A comparison of the inflammatory response to a polydimethylsiloxane implant in male and female Balb/c mice. Biomaterials, 21: 1947-1957 (2000).

• Flynn, K.M., Ferguson, S.A., Delclos, K.B., and Newbold, R.R. Effects of genistein exposure on sexually dimorphic behaviors in rats. Toxicol. Sci., 55: 311-319 (2000).

• Doerge, D.R., Churchwell, M.I., and Delclos, K.B. On-line sample preparation using restricted-access media in the analysis of the soy isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, in rat serum using liquid chromato-graphy electrospray mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 14: 673-678 ( 2000).

• Ferguson, S.A., Flynn, K.M., Delclos, K.B., and Newbold, R.R. Maternal and offspring toxicity but few sexually dimorphic behavioral alterations result from nonylphenol exposures. Neurotoxicol. Teratol., in press.

• Chang, H.C., Churchwell, M.I., Delclos, K.B., Newbold, R.R., and Doerge, D.R. Mass spectrometric determination of genistein tissue distribution in Sprague Dawley rats from dietary exposure. J. Nutrition, 130: 1963-1970 (2000).