Thomas A. Lewandowski

  Assc Professor
  Department: Health and Nutrition Sciences
  Location: 4135 Ingersoll Hall
  Phone: 718-951-5026
  Fax: 718-951-4670

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Lewandowski has lived in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, and most recently in Seattle.

Education:
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle - 2000 (Environmental Health/Toxicology)

M.P.H, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - 1990 (Environmental Health/Public Health Policy)

B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - 1986 (Biology)

Areas of Expertise:
Mercury toxicology, reproductive and developmental toxicology, consumer product safety and biologically-based modeling of toxicological effects.

Books and Publications
Dose response extrapolation for acute effects of toxic agents and its relevance to predict health risk related to disaster and terrorism associated events. TA Lewandowski and L Rhomberg . In: Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution: Contemporary Methodology. LI Simeonov and MA Hassanien, Eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. pp. 15-28. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009

Modeling chemical exposures in risk assessment. TA Lewandowski. In: Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution: Contemporary Methodology. LI Simeonov and MA Hassanien, Eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. pp. 155-164. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009

Risk assessment approaches for dealing with unusual chemicals and non-standard exposures. TA Lewandowski. In: Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution: Contemporary Methodology. LI Simeonov and MA Hassanien, Eds. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. pp. 133-145. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009

Rhomberg LR, Baetcke K, Blancato J, Bus J, Cohen S, Conolly R, Dixit R, Doe J, Ekelman K, Fenner-Crisp P, Harvey P, Hattis D, Jacobs A, Jacobson-Kram D, Lewandowski T, Liteplo R, Pelkonen O, Rice J, Somers D, Turturro A, West W, Olin S. 2007. Issues in the design and interpretation of chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity studies in rodents: approaches to dose selection. Crit Rev Toxicol. 37(9):729-837. (Books and Publications: Book) 2007

Lewandowski TA. 2006. Questions regarding environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: An ecological study of Texas by Palmer et al. Health and Place 12(4): 749-750. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006

Rhomberg LR, Lewandowski TA. 2006. Methods for identifying a default cross-species scaling factor. Human Ecological Risk Assessment. 12(6): 1094-1127. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006

Lewandowski TA, Hayes AW, Beck BD. 2005. Risk Evaluation of Occupational Exposure to Methylene Dianiline and Toluene Diamine in Polyurethane Foam. Human and Experimental Toxicology 24:655-662. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Lewandowski TA, Rhomberg LR. 2005. A proposed methodology for selecting a trichloroethylene unit risk value for use in risk assessment. Reg Toxicol and Pharmacol. 41:39-54. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Dubé EM, Petito Boyce C, Beck BD, Lewandowski T, Schettler S. 2004. Assessment of Potential Human Health Risks from Arsenic in CCA-Treated Wood. Human & Ecol. Risk Assessment 10:1019-1067. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004

Faustman EM, Gohlke JM, Ponce RA, Lewandowski TA, Seeley MR, Whittaker SG, Griffith WC. 2004. Experimental approaches to evaluate mechanisms of developmental toxicity. In: Handbook of Developmental Toxicology, R. Hood (ed.), Boca Raton: CRC Press, Inc. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2004

Lewandowski TA, Beck BD. 2004. Additional support for derivation of an acute/subchronic reference level for arsenic. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 40:370-371. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Lewandowski TA, Seeley MR, Beck BD. 2004. Interspecies differences in susceptibility to perturbation of thyroid homeostasis: a case study with perchlorate. Reg Toxicol and Pharmacol. 39(3):348-62. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004

Lewandowski TA, Seeley MR, Beck BD. 2004. Response to: Interespecies differences in susceptibility to perturbation of thyroid hormone homeostasis requires a definition of "sensitivity" that is informative for risk analysis. Reg Toxicol and Pharmacol. 40:381-382. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Lewandowski TA, Ponce RA, Charleston J, Hong S, Faustman EM. 2003. Changes in cell cycle parameters and cell number in the rat midbrain during organogenesis. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 141(1-2):117-28. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003

Lewandowski TA, Ponce RA, Hong S, Faustman EM. Effect of methylmercury on midbrain cell proliferation during organogenesis: potential cross-species differences and implications for risk assessment. Toxicological Sciences 75(1):124-33. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003

Faustman EM, Ponce RA, Ou YC, Mendoza MA, Lewandowski TA, Kavanagh T. 2002. Investigations of methylmercury-induced alterations in neurogenesis. Environ. Health Perspect. 110 (Supplement 5):859-64. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002

Gohlke J, Griffith W, Bartell S, Lewandowski T, Faustman E. 2002. A computational model for neocortical neuronogenesis predicts ethanol-induced neocortical neuron number deficits. Dev Neurosci. 24(6):467-77. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002

Lewandowski TA, Hong S, Pingree S, Ponce RA, Faustman EM. 2002. Methylmercury distribution in the pregnant rat and embryo during early midbrain organogenesis. Teratology 66(5):235-241. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002

Lewandowski TA, Ponce RA, Whittaker SG, Faustman EM. 2000. In vitro models for developmental toxicity. In: In vitro toxicology, 2nd Edition. Shane Cox Gad (Ed.) Raven Press. New York, NY. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2000

Faustman EM, Lewandowski TA, Ponce RA, Bartell SM. 1999. Biologically based dose-response models for developmental toxicants: lessons learned from methylmercury. Inhalation Toxicology 11:559-572. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1999

Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT), recertified 2007 (Awards and Honors) 2007

Best Paper, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (Awards and Honors) 2006

Electric Power Research Institute. Role: Principal Investigator. Ecological study of the possible association of mercury and other factors with autism and special education rates. Collaboration with faculty at the University of California-Irvine. Contract period: 2006-2007. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006

Accepted as a Registered Toxicologist by the European Societies of Toxicology (ERT) (Awards and Honors) 2005

Electric Power Research Institute. Role: Principal Investigator. Study of the potential for toxicological interaction between mercury and lead with respect to developmental neurotoxicity. Contract period: 2005-2006. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005

Outstanding Student Poster Award, Society of Toxicology, Risk Assessment Specialty Section, 2001 (Awards and Honors) 2001

Outstanding Student Poster Award, Society of Toxicology, Risk Assessment Specialty Section, 2000 (Awards and Honors) 2000

Student Award, Society for Risk Analysis, Dose-Response Specialty Section, 2000 (Awards and Honors) 2000

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Faculty participant. NATO Advanced Study Institute, Borovetz Bulgaria, July 1 through 10. Exposure and Risk Assessment of Chemical Pollution - Contemporary Methodology. The course involved faculty and students from nine different NATO member countries and had a special focus on how modeling methods can be used to address the environmental problems of new NATO members. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

Invited talk for the Electric Power Research Institute Board of Scientific Advisors. Arsenic Toxicology - Recent Developments and Emerging Concerns. September 16, 2008. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008

Lewandowski TA. 2008. Pharmacokinetic model of carisoprodol and meprobamate metabolism in humans. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

Lewandowski TA. 2008. Reconciling scientific and ethical concerns in the use of animals for toxicological research. (Chair of session). Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

Emerging health concerns about mercury (lecture). Northwest Environmental Business Council Meeting, Bellevue WA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Lewandowski TA. 2007. Assessment of worker exposures to PCBs from interior building surfaces. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

Beck BD, Lewandowski TA, Yager JW. 2006. Evaluation of the possible toxicological interaction of lead and mercury for use in risk assessment. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Emerging health concerns about mercury (lecture). Northwest Environmental Business Council Symposium, Portland OR. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006

Lewandowski TA, Beck BD. 2006. Evaluation of potential lithium toxicity associated with a monitoring device used in elephants. Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

Lewandowski TA, Fields CJ. 2005. Assessment of Developmental Toxicity Hazards from Workplace Chemical Exposures. Pacific Northwest Association of Toxicology. Astoria OR. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005

Lewandowski TA, Rhomberg LR, Beyer LA, Beck BD. 2005. A Historical Perspective on Long Term Animal Bioassays. Society of Toxicology, New Orleans LA. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005

Mercury exposure and health issues: Focus on autism. Electric Power Research Institute Research Meeting, invited speaker. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2005

Professional Leadership
Member, Brooklyn College, Master of Public Health Steering Committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Elected Councilor, Society of Toxicology, Ethical Legal and Social Issues Specialty Section (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007

Appointed to the Editorial Board of the journal Human and Experimental Toxicology (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006

Appointed to the Society of Toxicology Continuing Education Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005

Community Activities
Invited Faculty Participant - National Teach In on Global Warming Solutions. February 5, 2009. 2009