Background
Barrett, J. Carl was born on December 28, 1946 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Jacob Weaver and Dixie Wike (Ring) Barrett.
medical researcher molecular biologist
Barrett, J. Carl was born on December 28, 1946 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Jacob Weaver and Dixie Wike (Ring) Barrett.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, College of William and Mary, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 1974.
Postdoctoral fellow division biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1974-1977;
senior staff fellow laboratory pulmonary function and toxicology, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1977-1982;
group leader environmental carcinogenesis group, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1977-1987;
research chemist, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1982-1987;
chief laboratory molecular carcinogenesis, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1987;
director program environmental carcinogenesis division intramural research, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1992-1996;
science director, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1995. Adjunct Professor department pathology U. North Carolina, since 1978, department epidemiology, since 1992;adjunct member genetics curriculum U. North Carolina, since 1979, toxicology curriculum,1985-. Adjunct senior fellow Center Study of Aging and Human Development Duke U. Medical Center, since 1993.
Member study sections National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer Institute Canada. Ad hoc reviewer; visiting professor Sun Yat-Sen U., People'sRep. China, 1987, Institute Zoology Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 1992, New York University, 1992.
Keynote speaker, organizer, chair numerous symposia, conferences, workshops. Invited speaker more than 75 symposia, conferences, universities worldwide, since 1986. Member Task Force Health Effects of Synthetic Fuels Department Energy, 1980.
Member workshop International Program Chemical Safety, 1982. Member working group World Health Organization, 1983, International Agency Research Cancer, France, 1985, 86, peer review committee science county, 1988. Member of advisory panel California.Biotech., Inc., 1990, Greenwall Foundation, 1989.
Member various advisory boards, committees National Council Radiation Protection & Measurements, American Health Foundation, National Cancer Institute, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Health Effects Institute-Asbestos Research Committee, Chemical Industry Institute Toxicology, also external expert, ad hocmem. Consultant Abbott laboratories, 1989-1991, Chemical Industry Institute Toxicology, 1991-1992. Chairman science county International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1998.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Association Cancer Research (program committee, Rhodes award committee, chair special membership committee, board directors since 1998), International Society Diffrentiation (board directors since 1998).
Married Roberta Mick, June 8, 1968. Children: James, Paul, Lia.