Background
Dietert, Rodney Reynolds was born on December 6, 1951 in Fort Lee, Virginia, United States. Son of Ralph O. and Beverly (Reynolds) Dietert.
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Rodney Reynolds Dietert
Edit ProfileImmunology and toxicology educator
Rodney Reynolds Dietert, American Immunology and toxicology educator. Board of directors Wesley Foundation, Ithaca, 1979-1984; chairman Minority Education Committee, Ithaca, 1980; chairman Environmental Committee on Native Americans, Ithaca, 1994-1995. Member American Association Immunologists, Society Toxicology.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1977.
Career
Assistant professor immunogenetics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1977-1983;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1983-1989;
professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1989;
professor immunotoxicology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1997;
Adjunct Professor, North Carolina State University, since 1992;
head graduate program in immunology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1989-1992;
director Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1992-1997;
professor immunotoxicology, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1997;
senior fellow, Center for the Environment, 1993-1996. Consultant pesticide program Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1984-1986, Embrex, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 1991-1995. Panelist National Institute Environmental HealthScis.
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Therapeutics), Research Triangle Park, 1988, member oxidative damage panel, 1997. USDA grant panel manager, Washington, 1993-1994. Member American Institute Biological Sciences-Gulf War Illnesses panel Department Defense, 1995, 97.
Invited testimony United States Congress Clean Water Act, 1995. Speaker at professional conferences.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Wesley Foundation, Ithaca, 1979-1984. Chairman Minority Education Committee, Ithaca, 1980. Chairman Environmental Committee on Native Americans, Ithaca, 1994-1995.
Member American Association Immunologists, Society Toxicology.
Connections
Children: Grant C., Matthew W.
