Background
Cebula, Thomas Adam was born on January 3, 1947 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Adam and Anna Cebula.
Cebula, Thomas Adam was born on January 3, 1947 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Adam and Anna Cebula.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973.
Research fellow Johns Hopkins University, McCollum-Pratt Institute,, Baltimore, 1973—1977, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1977—1978. Research microbiologist Center for Drugs and Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1978—1987. Chief, molecular biology branch Division of Microbiology, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 1987—1994.
Director, division of molecular biological research and evaluation Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 1994—2001, lead scientist for molecular biology, College Park, Maryland, since 2000. Director, office of applied research and safety assessment Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, Maryland, since 2001.
Consultant, panel member National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council. Delegate Organization Economic Cooperative and Development, 33rd Joint Meeting of Chemicals Committee and Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology. Consultant World Health Organization.
Member advisory board department biology George Washington University. Science chair Food and Drug Administration Science Forum. Member advisory board Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Program.
Contributor biotechnology research subcommittee Federal Coordinator Council on Science, Engineering and Technology Committee, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Committee member International Harmonization of Genetic Toxicology Test Methods. Fellow: American Academy Microbiology.
Member: American Society Microbiology.
Married Deborah Anne Roach, August 14, 1976. 1 child Elizabeth Anne Compton.