Dr. Bruce A. Fowler joined ICF International after a distinguished career in government and academia. He has held the positions of acting scientific director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Computational Toxicology Laboratory and associate director of science at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine. He also served as adjunct professor at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and president’s rotating professor at the University of Alaska–Fairbanks.
Dr. Fowler has authored more than 200 research papers and book chapters on molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity and biomarkers for early detection of metal-induced cell injury and served as editor/co-editor of five books or monographs on metal toxicology and mechanisms of chemical-induced cell injury. He was voted vice-president elect of the Mixtures Specialty Section (MSS) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), and he is an officer on the National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (NCAC-SOT) executive board.
The CDC recently nominated Dr. Fowler for the Charles C. Shepard Science Award in recognition of his paper, “SAR/QSAR Methods in Public Health Practice.” The award is presented to the best manuscript on original research published by a CDC or Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) scientist in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal (Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2011;254(2):192197).