Much of the work carried out by DTT is in support of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency partnership of the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and NIEHS.
Mechanistic Toxicology Branch
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Jinyan Cao, M.D., Ph.D.
Staff Scientist -
Tel 984-287-4194
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111 Tw Alexander DrResearch Triangle Park, NC 27709
Jinyan Cao, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., is a Staff Scientist in the Mechanistic Toxicology Branch, Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Her primary role is to detect the EDCs effect on neuroendocrinology, neurodevelopment and social behavior and reveal the underlying mechanisms of EDCs effect.
Jinyan received her M.D. from Tianjin Medical University and M.S. in Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology from Capital University of Medicine. She finished her Ph.D. in program of molecular and cellular biology from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and worked on revealing the molecular mechanisms through which TCDD interferes with estrogen regulation of prolactin gene expression in vivo and in vitro. She finished her postdoctoral training with Dr. Heather Patisaul. She also worked on sex dimorphic electrophysiological properties of medial spiny neurons (MSNs) in striatum brain region with/without neonatal hormone and agonists exposure, and subtype differences in electrophysiological properties by using dopamine receptor (DR) transgenic rats and mice.