Dr. Denison received his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University and was a postdoc in the Clinical Pharmacology Department at the Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto and the Molecular Pharmacology Department at Stanford University, he joined the Department of Biochemistry at Michigan State University as an Assistant Professor in 1988 and relocated in 1992 to the University of California where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Environmental Toxicology. Dr. Denison is currently the Assistant Director of the NIEHS-UCD Superfund Basic Research Center. In addition, Dr. Denison is currently the associate editor of Chemico Biological Interactions and is the co-secretariat of the International Advisory Board for the International Dioxin Conference. Dr. Denison's overall research focus for the past 23 years has been directed toward understanding the molecular mechanisms of dioxin action. His current research is both focused on the role of the Ah (dioxin) receptor in mediating the toxic and biological effects of dioxins and related chemicals as well as the development of receptor-based bioassay systems for the detection and quantitation of dioxin-like chemicals and environmental hormones (endocrine disruptors). These bioassay systems are currently being used by international government regulatory agencies and research laboratories, basic research scientists and commercial companies. His research program has been supported by grants from the NIEHS, the Superfund Basic Research Program and the American Cancer Society.
