Dr. John G. Keller is a
specialist in general toxicology and carcinogenesis.
Consulting services include risk analysis, litigation
support, regulatory analysis, and occupational and
environmental assessments.
Dr. Keller's 38 year career has included line and program
management and laboratory research; however, most of his
experience is as a consultant to industry, trade
associations and law firms. Dr. Keller's extensive
experience in managing and performing on complex projects
involves a variety of health hazard evaluations and
assessments applied in both regulatory and litigation
contexts. This includes technical support to attorneys
involved in regulatory actions and in toxic tort and other
environmental cases covering a broad range of industrial
chemicals, air and water contaminants, food and color
additives and pharmaceuticals. Recently, this support has
included specialized expertise on the toxicology and related
health evaluations of arsenic, dioxin, volatile organic
compounds, petroleum chemicals, and hydrogen sulfide. Dr.
Keller has also provided support of government activities,
including management of the preparation of more than 30
toxicological Profiles for the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry; he was principal author on the tin,
styrene and pyridine profiles and co-author on the methylene
chloride and other profiles. He also prepared a report on
the use of mouse liver tumor data for the EPA's Risk
Assessment Forum. Dr. Keller has coordinated all aspects of
TSCA compliance for a major corporation. His research and
laboratory experience includes supervision of all types of
toxicology and carcinogenesis studies on many classes of
chemical and products including management of Carcinogenesis
Bioassay Testing for the National Toxicology Program.
Previously, his responsibilities included managing all
technical and administrative activities, implementing
contract work assignments, planning of technical efforts,
providing quality control of technical work, and interacting
with private sector clients. Dr. Keller holds academic
degrees from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and
St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the
founding editor of Drug and Chemical Toxicology and past
Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Toxicology.
Currently, Dr. Keller is Treasurer of the International
Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology;
Chairperson of the Public Affairs Committee of the Risk
Assessment Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology;
Vice President/President Elect of the National Capital Area
Chapter of the Society of Toxicology; and a member of the
Toxicology Committee, Risk Assessment Task Force and Chair,
Task Force on Workplace Reproductive and Developmental
Hazards of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.
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