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Steven G. Gilbert, PhD, DABT is Director and Founder of the Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (INND), Seattle, Washington. INND is a non-profit (501(c)3) institute dedicated to research and education in the field of toxicology.

Dr. Gilbert consults and lectures on issues related to toxicology, drug development and bioethics. He is available for speaking engagements on toxicology, stem cells, drug development, and bioethics. He is particularly interested in making toxicology and biomedical research accessible to the public and policy makers.

[!smallersmalldose.png|align=left,vspace=8,hspace=4!]In 2004 he published "A Small Dose of Toxicology - The Health Effects of Common Chemicals" (CRC Press). More information is available on his web site A Small Dose of ...

To find out more than you want to know take a look at his curriculum vitae, a one page biosketech, or best, a short biosketech. He can be contacted at sgilbert@toxipedia.org.

See his recent book A Small Dose of...

Short Bio of Steve Gilbert

Steven G. Gilbert, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., Director and Founder of the Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (INND), received a Ph.D. in Toxicology in 1986 from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, and is a Diplomat of American Board of Toxicology. He is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington and Affiliate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell. He is a former owner and President of Biosupport, LTD., which he sold to SNBL USA Ltd. These firms were involved in pre-clinical contract research, toxicology, and specialized model development. Dr. Gilbert's research has focused on neurobehavioral effects of low-level exposure to lead and mercury on the developing nervous system. His book, A Small Dose of Toxicology- The Health Effects of Common Chemicals was published in 2004 (www.asmalldoseof.org). Most recently he started a wiki based web site Toxipedia (www.toxipedia.org) with the mission of connecting science and people which supports a suite of sites including www.wanmec.org, www.wltox.org, www.ipmopedia.org, and www.healthyworldtheater.org, all with goal of creating a more healthy and peaceful world. The overall goal of these projects is to place scientific information in the context of history, society and culture. (sgilbert@innd.org).

Steve's Toxic Tours

Below is a list of Toxic Sites or Places of Interested visited by Steve

• [Hanford Nuclear Reservation] DOE bus tour June 29, 2010 & May 7, 2009
• [Columbia Reach] Boat tour August 9, 2010
• [Atomic Test Museum] Las Vegas May 7, 2010
• [Nevada Nuclear Test Site] August 24, 2010