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Abernathy, Charles Owen was born on November 18, 1941 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Son of William Owen and Marcelle Louise (Francony) Abernathy.
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Charles Owen Abernathy
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Charles Owen Abernathy, American Toxicologist. Achievements include research on selective toxicity of pyrethroids, reversal of cholestatic effects of steroids by cholic acid derivatives; developed hypothesis on neonates and cholestasis, risk assessment of essential trace elements. Recipient Employee Recognition award Environmental Protection Agency, 1988, bronze medal, 1993, 96, 97, National Environmental Education Achievement awardee, 1997.
Education
AB, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky, 1964; Master of Science, U. Kentucky, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1970.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1970-1973; pharmacologist, VA Medical Center, Washington, 1973-1984; pharmacologist office of toxic substances, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1984-1986; toxicologist, Office Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, since 1986; research toxicologist, VA Medical Center, Washington, 1984-1989.
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Volunteer tutor Baptist Boys Home, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1967-1969. Volunteer blood drive American Red Cross, Washington, 1978. Member Society Toxicology (chairman awards committee risk assessment section 1989-1990), Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Society Environmental Geochemistry and Health, International Society Study of Xenobiotics.
Connections
Married Mary Mella Dees, November 18, 1973.
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Recipient Employee Recognition award Environmental Protection Agency, 1988, bronze medal, 1993, 96, 97, National Environmental Education Achievement awardee, 1997.Recipient Employee Recognition award Environmental Protection Agency, 1988, bronze medal, 1993, 96, 97, National Environmental Education Achievement awardee, 1997.