Lecturer Focuses on inhaled Chemicals and the nose

Last November, the 2005 Sitlington Lecture in Toxicology featured Dr. David C. Dorman who presented “The Holes in Your Nose: Why Nasal Toxicology Matters.”

Dorman, a wellrespected veterinarian, toxicologist and pathologist, is the animal care director and senior scientist in the biological sciences division at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology. His research focuses on the interactions of inhaled chemicals with neurons in the nose that are essential for smell, pheromone detection and nerve function. Dorman explained how some inhaled chemicals can be transported through the olfactory system, bypassing the protective blood brain barrier and leading to adverse effects in the nervous system.