Gloria Post, Ph.D., DABT
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Updated 9/26/19 Curriculum Vitae Gloria B. Post, Ph.D., D.A.B.T. Office: Division of Science and Research New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Mail Code 428-01 PO Box 420 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 Telephone: (609) 292-8497 Fax: (609) 292-7340 Email: [email protected] Home: 5 Teal Drive Langhorne, PA 19047 Education: Ph.D., Pharmacology. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 1982. Doctoral thesis topic: Effects of enzyme induction on microsomal benzene metabolism. Advisor: Dr. Robert Snyder A.B. with Honors. Biochemical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1977. Senior thesis topic: On the effect of multiple copies of the oligopeptide permease gene in E. coli. Advisor: Dr. Charles Gilvarg Certification: Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (since 1990, with recertifications). Professional Experience: Research Scientist, Division of Science and Research, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ (1986-present). General Responsibilities Responsible for development of human health criteria, standards, and guidance for drinking water, ground water, surface water, soil, and fish consumption, including risk assessment approaches, toxicological basis, and exposure assumptions. Member of the New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI), a legislatively established advisory body that recommends drinking water standards to NJDEP, since 2006. Provide toxicology and risk assessment support for Health Effects Subcommittee of the DWQI (since 1986). Primary author or co-author of numerous DWQI Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level Support documents posted at http://www.nj.gov/dep/watersupply/g_boards_dwqi.html Provide technical support to NJDEP programs on health effects, risk assessment, and other topics related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) in drinking water and other environmental media. 9/26/19 Responsible for coordination of consistent human health risk assessment approaches among NJDEP programs. Member of NJDEP Standards Coordination Committee. NJDEP Liaison with NJDEP Science Advisory Board Public Health Standing Committee. Responsible for developing background documents and charge questions for issues to be considered by the Panel. Chair of Risk Assessment Subcommittee of New Jersey Interagency Toxics in Biota Committee which is responsible for development of New Jersey’s health-based fish advisories, including PCBs, dioxins, chlordane, and others. Assist with development of regulatory proposals related to human health-based criteria and standards and in providing responses to public comments related to health effects and risk assessment on these proposals. Responsible for initiating, developing, and managing research projects related to toxicology and risk assessment. Provide general toxicology and risk assessment expertise and technical support to NJDEP. Examples of Major Past and Present Assignments: Development of risk assessment approaches for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) in drinking water and ground water. Lead writer for Health Effects Section of Interstate Technology & Regulatory Committee (ITRC) PFAS Technical and Regulatory Document that is forthcoming. Development of major comment submitted on human health effects and risk assessment of PFAS submitted by NJDEP to USEPA, NC SAB, NHDES, PADEP, and ATSDR. Provide/provided technical support for NJDEP Science Advisory Board reports on Approaches for Addressing Unregulated Contaminant in Drinking Water, Identification and Prioritization of Emerging Contaminants, Considerations for Regulation of Additional Air Toxics, and Approaches for Development of Acute Health-based Criteria. Development of process for prioritization and review of contaminants for development of new and updated New Jersey drinking water, ground water, surface water, and soil remediation standards. Development and update of documents providing the toxicological basis for New Jersey’s drinking water and/or ground water standards and guidance for PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, volatile organic chemicals, MTBE, arsenic, ethylene glycol, perchlorate, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, boron, and many other contaminants. Provided technical basis for publicly available Compendium of New Jersey Environmental Standards posted at http://www.nj.gov/dep/standards/ . Initiated project to the review the toxicity factors for the New Jersey human health criteria (~300 chemicals) which are based on the USEPA IRIS database, to determine need for update or revision. 2 9/26/19 Co-Principal Investigator for research project funded by the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Estimation of Lifetime Cancer Risk from Dioxin Contamination in Commonly Consumed Fish and Crabs from New Jersey Waters. Member of Risk Assessment Subgroup of NJDEP Chromium Workgroup which developed an oral cancer slope factor for hexavalent chromium based on the recent National Toxicology Program chronic drinking water study of this chemical. Chair of the NJDEP MTBE Work Group that produced a comprehensive report “MTBE in New Jersey’s Environment.” Member of national Solubility/Bioavailability Research Consortium formed to develop and assess in vitro approaches for determining bioavailability of metals from contaminated soils. Member of Interagency Work Group (coordinated by USEPA) on the Toxicity of Styrene- Acrylonitrile (SAN) Trimer, a drinking water contaminant of concern in Dover Township (Toms River), New Jersey. This group provided input to the National Toxicology Program as to the design of the ongoing perinatal carcinogenicity study for the SAN Trimer and will evaluate the results of the study when it is completed. Adjunct Instructor. College of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ (1986-1988). Lecturer on endocrine pharmacology and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in General Pharmacology course. Research Associate. Department of Biochemistry. Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (1983-1986). Conducted research funded by NIH grant on mechanism of benzene toxicity. Research Associate. Department of Pharmacology. Duke University, Durham, NC (1982-1983). Conducted research funded by NIH grant on mechanism of toxic interactions of benzo(a)pyrene and sulfur dioxide. Supervised technician and graduate student. Advisory Boards, Expert Panels, and Reviews: NIEHS (2017 - 2019). Reviewer for several individual proposals for rapid funding. Chair of review group for one R21 proposal. Reviewer for Superfund Research Center proposals. Connecticut Academy of Sciences & Engineering (2018-present). Member of Technical Advisory Committee for post-doctoral fellow who is evaluating emerging contaminants/PFAS at CT Dept. of Energy and Environment. Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS Team (2016-present). Lead writer for Health Effects section, and member of Risk Communication and Risk Assessment subgroups for Technical & Regulatory Guidance Document. Member of Regulatory Summary and Manufacturing & Use Fact Sheet subgroups. USEPA (2018). Peer reviewer for draft Human Health Drinking Water Benchmarks for Pharmaceuticals. NIOSH (2010; 2015). Reviewer for Skin Notation Profiles. 3 9/26/19 USEPA (2014). Peer reviewer for draft report, “Assessment of Potential Toxicity of Chemicals Present in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids, Flowback and Produced Waters.” United States Government Accountability Office (2014). Selected as expert for report on chemical toxicity assessments conducted by Federal agencies. Delaware River Basin Commission Toxics Criteria Subcommittee (2014-2016). Serve as NJDEP representative. New Jersey Governor’s Council on the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (2013-present). Serve as NJDEP representative. Maine Department of Health (2013). Reviewer for drinking water Draft Maximum Contaminant Level for PFOA. Connecticut Department of Health (2013). Reviewer for drinking water Draft Maximum Contaminant Level for Trichloroethylene. Agency for Toxics Substances and Disease Control (2013). Reviewer for Draft Toxicological Profile for Trichloroethylene. United States Government Accountability Office (2013). Selected as expert for report on USEPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule and emerging drinking water contaminants. USEPA (2012). Invited to speak as the representative of state risk assessors at IRIS Public Stakeholder Meeting. USEPA Science Advisory Board (2010). IRIS Trichloroethylene Review. Lead writer for non-cancer dose response charge questions. USEPA (2009-present). Reviewer for Provisional Peer Reviewed Toxicology Values. USEPA Science Advisory Board Exposure and Human Health Science Standing Committee (2009- 2015). USEPA Office of Water (2007). Reviewer for Draft Drinking Water Health Advisories. New Jersey Drinking Water Quality Institute and its Health Effects Subcommittee. Member (2006- present). Serve as ex officio representative of NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Environmental Health. Technical Support (1986-2006). Primary author of many reports and risk assessment documents. New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research – Epidemiology, Environmental, and Control Advisory Group (1987-1992). Federal-State Toxicology and Risk Analysis Committee (FSTRAC) (1987-present). Planning Committee member (1990-present). FSTRAC is an organization of USEPA and state scientists with responsibility for human health risk assessment drinking water and ambient water contaminants. Responsible for planning and chairing 1999 and 2009 meetings in Princeton, NJ. 4 9/26/19 Publications: