[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE SERVICE OF DR. WILLIAM SLIKKER, JR.

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 22, 2022

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the service 
of Dr. William Slikker, Jr., a committed servant of the U.S. Food and 
Drug Administration and the National Center for Toxicological Research 
(NCTR) in Jefferson, Arkansas. Dr. Slikker will soon retire from his 
role as NCTR Director, where he served the American people and his 
local Arkansas community with distinction since his appointment in 
2005.
  Dr. William Slikker, Jr., has been a leader in his field, holding 
committee chairmanships or elected offices in several scientific 
societies including the Teratology Society and the American Society for 
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He is an adjunct professor 
in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Pharmacology and 
Toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He has 
authored or co-authored over 350 publications in the areas of 
transplacental pharmacokinetics, developmental neurotoxicology, 
neuroprotection, systems biology, and risk assessment. And he recently 
co-edited the Second Edition of the ``Handbook of Developmental 
Neurotoxicology,'' which is a comprehensive and updated view of 
important research in the field bridging developmental neuroscience 
with the principles of neurotoxicology. Leaders and educators like Dr. 
Slikker are what make the Fourth District of Arkansas so special and 
why NCTR is such an exceptional institution worthy of continued 
support.
  I take this time today to congratulate Dr. William Slikker, Jr., on 
his service. I thank him for his dedication to our fellow citizens and 
our beloved Fourth District of Arkansas, and I wish him well in his 
future endeavors.

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