New CHHE Director, Sue Fenton
On October 9th, we welcome Dr. Suzanne Fenton (prefers Sue) as the next CHHE Director. Sue led the Reproductive Endocrinology research group for 25 years – first at the US EPA (1998-2009), then NIEHS (2009-2023). Her research at NCSU will focus on mechanisms of action for emerging PFAS on developmental and reproductive toxicity. She is looking forward to hearing details about ongoing CHHE research projects, developing collaborations, and building relationships with new and current members. Some of her first priorities upon arrival will be listening sessions and strategy development for efficient and sufficient research support, career development, interdisciplinary research projects, and community engagement in the CHHE cores. Additionally, she is committed to training the next generation of toxicologists, so is excited to recruit trainees, and support early career investigators within the Tox training program, the Superfund Research Program, and the CHHE.
When Sue is not working, she enjoys cooking, playing euchre, or swimming with her family – her daughter is an engineering graduate, and is currently pursuing her MS in biomedical engineering at ECU; her younger son is a certified airplane mechanic working for GE’s aviation division; her older son is a NCCU nursing graduate, working in cardiothoracic ICU at UNC-Chapel Hill, and his wife is an assistant principal at a Christian high school and mom of Jack (3.5 years) and another son on the way. Sue and her husband of 35 years love to travel and enjoy finding rare bottles of bourbon! Frank (the Tank) and Maverick, the family boxers, hold down the fort when everyone is gone! Coming to NCSU is a perfect fit for Sue – she has 3 degrees from University of Wisconsin-Madison so already “bleeds red”, was going to be a veterinarian her whole life – until the research bug bit her – so is glad to have an opportunity to build research relationships with a vet school, and has strong familial ties to ECU and NCCU – integral parts of our Center – so is always willing to have group meetings at those locations.
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