Jack Vanden Heuvel, PhD

Dr. Vanden Heuvel is a Professor of Molecular Toxicology in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at Penn State. He obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Wisconsin and conducted post-doctoral training at the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, in the Laboratory of Biochemical Risk Analysis. Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State, Dr. Vanden Heuvel was an Assistant Professor of Toxicology at Purdue University in the School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Vanden Heuvel has an active research program in the areas of molecular toxicology as well as molecular nutrition. He coordinates and teaches courses in toxicology at the undergraduate and graduate levels including Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, a required course in the Toxicology (TOX) major that encompasses drug discovery and cancer research. Dr. Vanden Heuvel has been Program Coordinator for the undergraduate TOX program since its inception in 2004 and is an active adviser of both classroom and laboratory experiences.

Articles Written by Jack Vanden Heuvel

• Trichloroethylene
• Melamine