Soderlund, David M.
Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
The major emphasis of my research program is to identify the sites of action of insecticides in the nervous system and elucidate the mode of action of insecticides acting at those sites. Specific goals of my research include the elucidation of mechanisms of toxic action for established and experimental insecticides, identification of the molecular mechanisms underlying target site-mediated resistance to insecticides, development of new research tools and strategies for the discovery of improved insect control agents, and characterization of mechanisms underlying insecticide toxicity to non-target organisms, including humans.
primary investigator of
- INSECTICIDE ACTION AT THE LOCAL ANESTHETIC RECEPTOR | Research Grant
- IR-4 INDUSTRY SUPPORTED RESEARCH: FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY | Research Grant
- IR-4 MINOR CROP PEST MANAGEMENT | Research Grant
- MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF PYRETHROID NEUROTOXICITY | Research Grant
- NORTHEAST REGION CENTER FOR THE IR-4 MINOR CROP PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | Research Grant
research areas
- molecular biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- neuroscience | collaborative research area (CALS)
- pesticide management | collaborative research area (CALS)
- toxicology | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- New pest management tools for minor crops | 2004 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
- Entomology at Geneva | Geneva department
- IR-4 Analytical Laboratory | laboratory service facility
faculty appointment in
- Entomology at Geneva | Geneva department
administrative appointment
- Entomology at Geneva | Geneva department
member of graduate field
- Entomology | graduate field
- Environmental Toxicology | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology (ICET) | research institute
staff member in
- Food Science & Technology at Geneva | Geneva department
teaching
teaches
- TOX 8900 - Master's Thesis and Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- TOX 9900 - Doctoral Thesis and Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- TOX 8900 - Master's Thesis and Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- TOX 9900 - Doctoral Thesis and Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
service
current professional activities
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Chemical Society
- Entomological Society of America
- Society for Neuroscience
- Society of Toxicology
background
educational background
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1976
- B.S., Pacific Lutheran University, 1971
professional background
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Insecticides and Fungicides Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, U.K, 1976-77
- Assistant Professor (1978-84), Associate Professor (1984-1992) and Professor (1992-99) of Insecticide Toxicology, Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 1978-99
- Professor of Insecticide Toxicology and Director of the Northeast Regional, IR-4 Program, Departments of Entomology and Food Science and Technology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 1999- present
awards and distinctions
- National Merit Scholarship, 1967-71
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Predoctoral Traineeship, 1971-76
- Rockefeller Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1976-77
- Cornell University Travelling Fellowship, 1979
- Fulbright Grant-in-Aid, 1990 (declined)
- Pacific Lutheran University Centennial Alumnus, 1990
- Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Distinguished Achievement Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology, 2001
featured in
- $2.5 million federal awards will enable Cornell scientist David Soderlund to assess health risks of two classes of insecticides | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Entomologist Soderlund honored with research award | Cornell Chronicle feature
Keywords: insecticide resistance, insecticides, insecticide toxc, molecular neurobiology, pyrethroids, toxicology