Contact
Email: tmb@uw.edu
Phone: 206.685.1862
Biography
Dr. Thomas Burbacher is Professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS). He is the head of the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences and Director of the Infant Primate Research Laboratory at the UW National Primate Research Center. He is also the head of the Developmental Toxicology Research Emphasis Area at the Center on Human Development and Disability and serves as the Director of the Research Translation and Community Engagement Cores for the UW Superfund Research Program.
Dr. Burbacher holds a PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Washington. His postdoctoral work included research in developmental toxicology in the Environmental Pathology Training program at the UW.
Dr. Burbacher’s research investigates changes in brain development and function caused by prenatal exposure to neuroactive substances. His research spans species. He studies human populations and a variety of animal models to enhance a fundamental understanding of toxicants and their role in biological and behavioral development. Data from Dr. Burbacher’s research programs are used to help formulate policies aimed at the protection of human populations from levels of exposure to environmental contaminants such as methylmercury and methanol that are associated with adverse health effects and developmental disabilities.
Dr. Burbacher also serves as the DEOHS representative to the UW School of Public Health Curriculum Committee.
More about Dr. Burbacher …
Dr. Burbacher
- The Role of Nonhuman Primates in Neurotoxicology Research: Preclinical Models and Experimental Methods March 13, 2023
- Prolonged, Low-Level Exposure to the Marine Toxin, Domoic Acid, and Measures of Neurotoxicity in Nonhuman Primates September 14, 2022
- Public health risks associated with chronic, low-level domoic acid exposure: A review of the evidence April 30, 2021
- Power spectrum analysis of EEG in a translational nonhuman primate model after chronic exposure to low levels of the common marine neurotoxin, domoic acid July 28, 2020
- Maternal-fetal disposition of domoic acid following repeated oral dosing during pregnancy in nonhuman primate May 4, 2020
PhD Developmental Psychology, University of Washington, 1983
BA Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 1973
Children’s environmental health. Behavioral toxicology/teratology.
Illuminating our microbial support system – March 14, 2023 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Yue Cui, Thomas M. Burbacher
Frequently eating domoic acid–contaminated shellfish can impact your brain – September 13, 2022 | DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Thomas M. Burbacher
EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river – September 2, 2021 | Grist | Featured: Thomas M. Burbacher
