Marilyn Huestis
American toxicologist
Marilyn Ann Huestis (born 1948) is an American toxicologist researching the effects of illicit drugs on the body, brain, and in utero. She was chief of the chemistry and drug metabolism section at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Early life and education
Huestis began working in a toxicology lab in 1969 as an undergraduate at a women's college. She married during her senior year, held a variety of jobs and raised a family. Ten years later, Huestis went through a two-year program to earn a M.S. in clinical chemistry. In 1988, Huestis started at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) as a research fellow while completing her Ph.D. in toxicology in 1992 from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Her doctoral research focused on cannabis. Her dissertation was titled An integrated pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of acute marijuana use. She was over the age of 40 before she started conducting research.
Career and research
Huestis is a toxicologist who studied the effects of illicit drugs on the body, brain, and in utero.
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