L. Cody Smith

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Educational Background

• B.S. University of Florida, Biology
• M.S. University of Florida, Toxicology
• Ph.D. University of Florida, Respiratory Toxicology
• Postdoctoral Training: Rutgers University, Immunology and Respiratory Toxicology

Research Interests

• Air pollution and respiratory system toxicology
• Immunology and inflammatory signaling mechanisms
• Sex steroid signaling and sex differences in inflammation

Current Research

The overarching focus of my research is to investigate how inhalation of respiratory contaminants and pollutants causes lung disease. I’m particularly interested in understanding how biological sex modifies these responses. By uncovering these mechanisms, we hope to develop therapeutics that specifically target pathways driving toxicity in males or females and to establish that biological sex be considered in setting regulatory guidelines for inhalation exposures.

Honors and Awards

• Best Postdoctoral Presentation Award, Immunotoxicology Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 2023
• 1^st Place Postdoctoral Research Award, Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 2022
• 1^st Place, Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Award, Division for Toxicology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, 2021
• 1^st Place, Mechanisms Gabriel Plaa Education Award, Mechanisms Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, 2021
• Donald E. Gardner Inhalation Toxicology Education Award, Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 2020
• Best Postdoc Poster, Session 2. Gordon Research Conference on Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity, Procter Academy, Andover, NH, 2019
• 2^nd Place, ‘Best in Show’ Graduate Student Competition, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2017
• 2^nd Place, Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award, Southeast SOT Regional Chapter Meeting, 2016
• 1^st Place, Graduate Student Research Award, Molecular and Systems Biology Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology, 2013

Publications

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