Thomas D. Landefeld
California State University-Dominguez Hills
NSM B104
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
310.243.3528 (Office)
310.243.2350 (FAX)
tlandefeld@csudh.edu

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (Reproductive Endocrinology) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• M.S. (Reproductive Endocrinology) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• B.A (Comprehensive Science/Education) Marietta College, Marietta, OH

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

• Fellow Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY
• Fellow Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(1996 to present) California State University Dominguez Hills

• 1996- Professor (Tenured), Department of Biology
• 2004-05 Associate Dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
• 1996-2004 Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Scholarly Activities
• 1998-2006 Director, U*STAR and Bridges NIGMS-funded grants

(1976-96) University of Michigan Medical School

• 1987-96 Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Pharmacology
• 1982-87 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
• 1989-93 Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
• 1992-93 Director of the Minority Student Summer Research Program
• 1990 Interim Assistant Dean for Student and Minority Affairs
• 1989-92 Chair, Subcommittee for the Review of Minority Applications

APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES (DIVERSITY)

• 2007-08 College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences RTP (Retention, Tenure and Promotions Committee
• 2007- Advisory Board member- Building Diversity in Science (BDIS)
• 2006 Affirmative Action Council of California Faculty Association
• 2005- Member, MiSciNet Advisory Board, AAAS
• 2004- Member, Executive Committee, Just Garcia Hill Web site
• 2001- Member, Minority Affairs Committee, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
• 2003- 06 Member, Advisory Board, CSUDH McNair Scholars Program
• 2003- 06 President, Bridges to the Future Program Directors Organization (PDO)
• 2002- 05 President, MARC/MBRS Program Directors Organization (PDO)
• 2001- 06 Member, Steering Committee, Annual Biomedical Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS)
• 2001-05 Member, FASEB MARC Program Advisory Board
• 1998- 2006 Director, NIGMS Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR) and Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree Programs

APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES (DIVERSITY) PRIOR TO 1997

• Co-Chair, Outreach Committee, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Member, Minority Affairs Committee, Society for the Study of Reproduction
• Member, Committee for Diversity, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
• Chair, Minority Affairs Committee, The Endocrine Society
• Member, Subcommittee for Minority Affairs, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Member, Committee for a Multicultural University (University of Michigan Faculty Senate Assembly Committee)
• Chair, Minority Affairs Committee, Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan
• Administrative Internship, National Institutes of Health (2 weeks), Minority Programs
• Administrative Internship, University of Miami (2 weeks), Minority Programs
• Affirmative Action Coordinator, Reproductive Sciences Program
• Member, Admissions Committee, University of Michigan Medical School
• Member, Scientific Executive Committee, Research Careers for Minority Scholars, NSF
• Medical School Representative, University of Michigan Martin Luther King Junior Day Planning Committee
• Member, Medical Center Diversity Council
• Medical School Representative, Health Science Schools Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planning Committee
• Member, Operating Committee, Biomedical Research Division of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center
• Member, Michigan Minority Merit Fellowship Review Committee
• Member, Internal Review Committee for Evaluation of Office of Student and Minority Affairs, UMMS
• Member, Executive Committee, Reproductive Sciences Program
• Member, Fellowships Review Committee, Minority Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Undergraduate Institution Mentor Award; Presented by SACNAS, 2002
• National Role Model Mentoring Award; Presented by Minority Access, Inc. 2001
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community and University Service Award, CSUDH, 1999

PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES (DIVERSITY)

• 2007 Invited Speaker, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, (ABRCMS), Austin, TX
• 2007 Invited Speaker, Cayey University, Cayey, Puerto Rico
• 2006 Keynote Speaker, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (Harlingen Satellite campus) TX
• 2006 Keynote Speaker, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA
• 2005 Keynote Speaker, University of the Virgin Islands, Celebrating 43 years of Excellence
• 2004 Keynote Speaker, Prairie View A & M University, Summer Research Program, TX
• 2003 Plenary Speaker and FASEB Visiting Scientist, Symposium on Ethics and Integrity in Research, Ana Mendez University System, Puerto Rico
• 2003 FASEB Visiting Scientist, Virginia State University, VA
• 2002 Keynote Speaker, Models of Institutional Excellence Symposium, Universidad Metropolitana, Puerto Rico
• 2001 FASEB Visiting Scientist, Prairie View A & M, Prairie View, TX

Lecturer – Endocrinology Short Courses and FASEB MARC Career Development Seminars

• Barry University, Miami FL
• Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI
• Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS
• University of Hawaii (Manoa), Honolulu, HI
• Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
• Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
• Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
• Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
• Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL
• Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
• Prairie View A & M, Prairie View, TX
• University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas/St. Croix) USVI
• Truman College, Chicago, IL
• Voorhees College, Denmark, SC
• Florida Memorial University, Miami, FL
• East Mississippi Community College, Scooba, MS
• Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV
• Hampton University, Hampton, VA
• Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY
• Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College, Hayward, WI

TRAINING GRANT SUPPORT- DIVERSITY

NIH-GM58386; Principal Investigator
“Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program at CSUDH”
1998-2006

NIH-GM08683; Principal Investigator
“Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR)
1998-2006

The Endocrine Society; Principal Investigator
“Endocrinology Short courses at Undergraduate Institutions”
1996-1999

California State University, Principal Investigator
“Senior Focus: Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP)”
1997-1999

RESEARCH GRANT SUPPORT

• NIH-HD-12016 (R01); Principal Investigator “Gonadotropin Biosynthesis” 1978-1991
• NIH-HD-07048; Program Coordinator “Training in Reproductive Endocrinology” 1980-1996
• Office of Vice President for Research-University of Michigan “Regulation of Reproductive Hormone mRNAs in Sheep” 9/1/93-12/31/95
• USDA 90-37240-5758; Principal Investigator “Regulation of Reproductive Hormone mRNAs in Sheep” 1990-1993
• NIH-HD-18258; Molecular Biology Core Director “Center for the Study of Reproduction” 1989-199
• NIH-CA-37238; Co-investigator “Regulation of Rat Pituitary Hyperplasia and Neoplasia” 1987-1994
• NIH-HD-11489; Co-Investigator “Role of GnRH in Gonadotropin and Steroid Function” 1984-1991
• NIH-CA-42951; Co-investigator “Studies of Normal and Neoplastic Human Pituitary Tissue” 1986-1990
• NIH-AM-20572; Principal Investigator, (Pilot Feasibility Study) University of Michigan Diabetes Research Training Center “Analysis of the Insulin Gene from Patients Exhibiting Mutant Insulins” 1984-1986

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 1996 Facilitator, Session on Faculty Roles, American Association of Higher Education
• 1992 Leader, Biological Sciences Discussion Session, GRE Forum, San Francisco, CA
• 1990 Academic Leadership Award: Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), The University of Michigan Representative

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Grant Reviewer:
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Medical Research Council (Canada)
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Journal Reviewer:
Endocrinology
Biology of Reproduction
Endocrine Reviews
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Neuroendocrinology
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Molecular Endocrinology
Journal of Biological Chemistry

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• 1977 Sigma Xi
• 1980 Society for the Study of Reproduction
• 1981 American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• 1982 The Endocrine Society
• 1992 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
• 1994 American Association of Higher Education
• 1997 National Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME)
• 2006 National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• CSUDH Instructor
• Biology 386 Human Aging
• Biology 254 Human Biology
• Biology 103 General laboratory
• Biology 453 Endocrinology
• Biology 491 Seminar in Biomedical Sciences
• Biology 495 Minority Health Disparities

UMMS Co-Director
(1996)
Pharmacology 660 University of Michigan Medical School

Section Director/Lecturer:
(1993-1996)
Pharmacology 660 “Endocrine Pharmacology and Metabolic Disorders”

Section Director/Lecturer:
(1992-1996)
Pharmacology 501 “Advanced Topics in Pharmacology”

Section Director/Lecturer:
(1990-1993)
Medical Pharmacology 625 “Endocrine Pharmacology and Metabolic Disorders”

Director:
Medical Pharmacology “Endocrine Session”

Course Director:
(1986-1990)
Pharmacology 614 “Endocrine Pharmacology and Biochemistry”

Associate Course Director:
(1982-1984)
Pharmacology 646 “Student Seminar Series”

Research Preceptor:
Reproductive Sciences Training Program
Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program
Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

Ph.D. Thesis Advisor:
Suheil Zmeili, Department of Pharmacology

M.S. Thesis Advisor:
Vassia Roulia, Department of Pharmacology

Committee Member for 11 students at UMMS

Research Preceptor for 24 students at UMMS

ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

• 2004-05 Associate Dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences CSUDH
• 2002-05 Member, Government Relations Committee, The Endocrine Society
• 1996-2004 Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Scholarly Activities CSUDH

APPOINTMENTS PRIOR TO 1997

• 1987-93 Member, Education Programs Committee, Department of Pharmacology
• 1990-93 Member, Executive Committee, Reproductive Sciences Program
• 1990-93 Member, Operating Committee, Biomedical Research Division of the Diabetes Training Center
• 1989-92 Member, Advisory Committee on Appointments, Promotions and Titles, Pharmacology
• 1987-91 Member, Admissions Committee, Department of Pharmacology
• 1988-89 Member, Graduate School Dissertation/Thesis Grant Review Committee
• 1980-83 Member, Advisory Committee on Primary Research Appointments, Promotions, and Titles

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (PRIOR TO 1997)

• Department of Biochemistry, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
• Department of Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
• Surgeon’s Third Symposium on Gut Hormones “Gene Regulation of Hormone Synthesis” Colorado Springs, CO.
• Department of Biochemistry, Albany Medical College, Albany NY
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Symposium “Glycoprotein Hormones: Structure and Synthesis” Miami, FL
• Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Worcester, MA
• Integrated Genetics, Inc., Framingham, MA
• Genentech Inc., San Francisco, CA
• Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• Ohio State University-Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH
• Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
• University of Miami, Miami, FL
• Serono Symposium on Glycoprotein Hormones: Structure, Synthesis and Biologic Function, Newport Beach, CA
• Basic Science Seminar Series, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• Reproductive Endocrinology Labs/Department of Biochemistry, The University of Miami Medical School, Miami, FL
• Graduate School, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, MD

BIBLIOGRAPHY

42 Peer Reviewed Publications in Scientific Journals and 38 Abstracts

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