Title(s): Associate Dean for Research, Professor
Department: Occupational and Environmental Health
Office: S353 CPHB
Phone: (319) 335-4211
A chance encounter in a cafeteria led Dr. Hans-Joachim Lehmler to divert from his career path.
Lehmler was working for the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy on drug delivery systems when, during lunch one day, he met Dr. Larry Robertson, director of Kentucky’s Superfund Research Center. Although Lehmler was not involved in environmental contaminant research at the time, Robertson sent an email afterward, saying his chemist was leaving.
“He brought me into the world of PCBs,” Lehmler said of polychlorinated biphenyls, the man-made organic chemicals that have been demonstrated to cause a variety of adverse health effects, including cancer. His own career path serves as a prime example for the basis of his teaching philosophy. “It’s more than just learning what’s in your discipline,” he said. “It’s what can make you competitive down the road. With a broader skill set, you’re much more marketable.”
Find out more about Dr. Lehmler in this profile…
Courses Taught
- Global Environmental Health
- Health, Work and the Environment
- Toxicology Research Seminar
Research Interests
- Environmental Toxicology
- Chemical Toxicology
- Analytical Toxicology
- Chiral Environmental Pollutants
- Developmental Neurotoxicity
- Gene-environment interactions
- Environmental contaminants in the food chain
- Environmental contaminants in drinking and surface water
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Affiliations
In the News
- Jong Sung Kim awarded $47,000 to study toenail biomarker for lung cancer
- 2024 Distinguished Faculty Lecture recording available
- Lehmler to present CPH Distinguished Faculty Lecture Oct. 23
- Lehmler leads team to address climate, environment, and health
- Zamba, Lehmler highlighted among UI researchers
- Lehmler honored with 2021 John Doull Award
- Lehmler studies health effects of PCBs
- Bao research shows link between pesticides, heart disease deaths
- State Hygienic Lab receives CDC funding for new statewide biomonitoring program
- Facebook Live: Faculty Feature with Hans-Joachim Lehmler is May 4
- Video on NIH guidelines now available online
- Rigor & What? Making Sense of the New NIH Guidelines