Charlene A. McQueenDr. McQueen received a B.S. in Biology from Marywood College (1969), a M.S. in Pharmacology (1972) from New York University and the Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She joined the staff of the American Health Foundation and established a researh program in chemical carcinogenesis and pharmacogenetics. In 1990 she moved to the University of Arizona where she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, a member of the Center for Toxicology/Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC), and Director of the SWEHSC Community Outreach and Education Program.

Dr. McQueen is a Councilor for the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics and a member of the Education Committee of the Society of Toxicology. She is also active in the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. She has served as member of the National Research Council Committee on Naturally Occurring Carcinogens in the Diet. Her editorial responsibilities include the editorial boards of Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Cell Biology and Toxicology, Toxicology in Vitro and Drug Metabolism and Disposition. Read More Read Less