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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Henderson has lived her life, and dedicated her career to toxicology research in a manner that likely surpasses most who enter the field. During her career, she chose Lovelace, knowing the reputation and history of the research at our laboratory facilities. Notably, in the field of inhalation toxicology. Now, fully retired, she has received the prestigious Merit Award from the Society of Toxicology.
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Dr. Henderson, during her acclaimed career was a senior scientist in the Toxicology Division of the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Leading up to her career, she received her B.A. from Texas Christian University and her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Henderson is a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. She has served on many NRC committees, including the Committee on Epidemiology of Air Pollutants and the Committee on Biologic Markers. Dr. Henderson chaired the NRC's Committee on Toxicology (COT) from 1992–1998. During that period, she also chaired COT's Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology, its Subcommittee on PELs for Military Jet Fuels, and its Subcommittee to Review the Army's Toxicological Risk Assessment of Zinc-Cadmium Sulfide. Dr. Henderson has also served as a member of the NRC Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.