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He is particular interested<\/p>\n<p>in the effects of chemicals on kidney function.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Berndt joined UNMC in 1982 as dean of graduate studies and research<\/p>\n<p>and was named vice chancellor for academic affairs in 1985, both positions<\/p>\n<p>he holds today. During his tenure at UNMC, Dr. Berndt has served as its<\/p>\n<p>top leader twice.<\/p>\n<p>He was interim chancellor, from 1991 to 1992, and was named to a two-year<\/p>\n<p>term as chancellor from 1996 to 1998. During that time, Dr. Berndt facilitated<\/p>\n<p>discussions with Clarkson Regional Health Services, which resulted in the<\/p>\n<p>merger of Clarkson Hospital and University Hospital and affiliated clinics<\/p>\n<p>to form Nebraska Health System.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Berndt received his baccalaureate degree from Creighton University<\/p>\n<p>in 1954 and his doctoral degree from the State University of New York at<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo in 1959. He served as a faculty member at Dartmouth Medical School<\/p>\n<p>from 1959?1974 moving in rank from instructor to professor.<\/p>\n<p>From 1974 to 1982 he was chairman of the Department of Pharmacology<\/p>\n<p>and Toxicology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson,<\/p>\n<p>Miss.<\/p>\n<p>He is a diplomat of the American Board of Toxicology, and a Fellow<\/p>\n<p>of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He is a member of various professional<\/p>\n<p>organizations, most notably the Society of Toxicology, the American Society<\/p>\n<p>for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the American Society of<\/p>\n<p>Nephrology and the International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Berndt, Ph.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies and research, will speak about biological and chemical terrorism at a Grand Island Rotary Club luncheon Oct. 30. He will speak at noon at the Riverside Golf Club in Grand Island, 2820 Riverside Drive. 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