Kent Pinkerton
Kent Pinkerton, Ph.D.

Professor
Director, Center for Health & the Environment
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-1174
Fax: (530) 752-7690
   
Research
Health effects of environmental air pollutants on lung structure and function
The interaction of gases and airborne particles within specific sites and cell populations of the lungs in acute and chronic lung injury
The effects of environmental tobacco smoke on lung growth and development
   
Teaching
Cardiovascular/Thoracic Anatomy
Respiratory Microanatomy
Inhalation Toxicology
Environmental/Health Interactions
Perinatal Development
Nanoparticles
   
Service
Director, Center for Health and the Environment (CHE)
Chair, Regents' Scholarship Administrative Advisory Committee
Member, Chemical Safety Advisory Committee
Member, Long-Range Planning Committee, Assembly for Environmental and Occupational Health, American Thoraic Society
Member, American Thoracic Society
Member, Society of Toxicology
   
International Interests
Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil