TOXICOLOGY - Our Students
Student Profile: Nadia Moore
Nadia Moore, a PhD candidate from the Toxicology program in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, is featured in a career profile in the June 20 issue of the journal Science, titled "Opportunities Abound in Toxicology."
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Thesis Abstracts
Faculty preceptors in parentheses
- Karen Jansen, MS
- Role of PON1 in Modulating the Toxicity of Mixtures of Organophosphate Pesticides (Costa) 2007
- Steve Krival, MS
- Characterization of Liver Tissue Metabolites in Male Gcl(-glutamylcysteine synthetase)-transgenic and Non-Transgenic Mice Treated with Acetaminophen Using Principle Component Analysis: Proof of Principle (Preliminary Findings) (Kavanagh) 2007
- Li Li, MS
- Protective Role of Carbachol in Domoic Acid-Induced Apoptosis in Cerebellar Granule Neurons (Costa) 2007
- Xue-Feng Ren, PhD
- Multiple genetic factors contribute to the differential genetic susceptibility of Copenhagen and Fischer 344 rats to mammary carcinogenesis (Helmut Zarbl) 2006
- Yupeng Wang, PhD
- Regulation and function of BDNF-activated ERK5 and ERK½ MAP kisases in CNS neurons (Zhengui Xia) 2006
- Erika Abel, PhD
- The functional significance of genetic polymorphisms in human glutathione S-transferases (David Eaton) 2003
- Lynn Bekris, MS
- Glutamate cysteine ligase levels in human peripheral blood lymphocytes (Elaine Faustman) 2001
- Christine Bellas, MS
- Identification and characterization of a human glutathione S-transferase M2-2 (Dave Eaton) 2001
- Kathleen M. Bradley, MS
- Effects of phytochemicals on AFB1-mediated genotoxicity in HepG2 cells (David Eaton) 2004
- Mark Burry, MS
- Neurodevelopmental toxicity of toluene (Lucio Costa ) 2001
- Alma Maria Cardenas, MS
- The effects of prenatal methanol exposure on simple and choice reaction time in nonhuman primates (Tom Burbacher) 2000
- Anne Caughlan, MS
- Apoptosis: A novel endpoint for chlorpyrifos-Induced neurotoxicity (Zhengui Xia) 2001
- Jing Chen, MS
- Effect of ethanol on cholesterol synthesis and efflux in astrocytes (Lucio Costa) 2005
- Stephen Cherne, MS
- Signaling events involved in the inductible expression of nitric oxide synthetase in rat kidney cells (James Woods) 2002
- Eva Dale, MS
- Effect of PM2.5 on exhaled nitric oxide: An intervention field study (Jane Koenig) 2004
- Nicole M. DeFrank, MS
- Computation model of radiation-induced abnormalities of the neocortex (Elaine Faustman) 2004
- Dolores Diaz, PhD
- Glutamate-cysteine ligase expression in the mouse (Terry Kavanagh) 2001
- Francisco Dieguez, PhD
- Role of Nuclear Factor-kappa B in the molecular toxicology of mercury in kidney and brain cells (James Woods) 2003
- Carrie Fields, MS
- Measurement of PM2.5 concentrations and cardiorespiratory health effects in adult subjects (Jane Koenig) 2003
- Jenna Fisher, MS
- Behavioral effects of early postnatal chlorpyrifos-oxon exposure in Paraoxonase-1 knockout mice (Thomas Burbacher) 2003
- Chunmei Fu, MS
- The role of exposure to particulate matter in exacerbating atherosclerotic lesions in ApoE knockout mouse (Luchtel) 2000
- Chunmei Fu, PhD
- Development of a transgenic mouse model to study the toxicity of particulate matter (Dan Luchtel) 2002
- Prajakta Ghatpande, MS
- Effects of particulate matter on heart rate and blood pressure of C57/BL6 and ApoE knockout mice (Dan Luchtel) 2001
- Julia M. Gohlke, PhD
- A quantitative examination of ethanol-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity using computational models (Elaine Faustman) 2004
- Yingying Guo, PhD
- Characterization of global transcriptional responses and DNA repair following aflatoxin B1 treatment in saccharomyces cerevisiae (Helmut Zarbl) 2004
- Julia Hoeft, MS
- A biologically-based dose-response model for ethanol-induced developmental neurotoxicity (Elaine Faustman) 2001
- Francesca Noel Hudson, PhD
- Regulation of the mouse glutamate-L-cysteine ligase modifier subunit gene (Terry Kavanagh) 2001
- Nancy Judd, MS
- Estimates of human exposure to PCBs and associated health risks from dietary seafood consumption (David Kalman) 2000
- Heather Klintworth, MS
- Signaling mechanisms of paraquat-induced apoptosis (Zhengui Xia) 2005
- Cecile Krejsa, PhD
- Activation of glutamate-cysteine ligase in lymphocytes (Terrance Kavanagh) 2000
- Helene LaVire, MS
- Analysis of gene expression biomarkers of metal exposure in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) from Anaconda Smelter Site, MT (Terrance Kavanagh) 2003
- Susan Leaman, MS
- Role of negative cell cycle regulators in ethanol inhibition of astroglial cell proliferation (Lucio Costa) 2002
- Thomas Lewandowski, PhD
- Toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic modeling of the effects of methyl mercury on development of the embryonic rat midbrain (Elaine Faustman) 2000
- Hailing Lu, PhD
- The effect of inorganic lead on DNA synthesis in 1321N1 human astrocytoma cells: Roles of protein kinase C and mitogen activated protein kinases (Lucio Costa) 2001
- Matthew McQueen, MS
- The role of oxidative stress in nuclear Factor-kB activation in arterial endothelial and kidney epithelial cell lines (James Woods) 2000
- Kathleen Newhouse, MS
- MAP kinase signalling mechanisms of rotenone-induced apoptosis in human, dopaminergic, SH-SY5Y cells (Zhengui Xia) 2003
- Joshua Robinson, MS
- Examination of metal-induced cell cycle alterations and apoptosis in C57BL/6 and SWV mouse embryonic fibroblasts (Elaine Faustman) 2005
- Amy M. Scanlon, MS
- The effect of vitamin C on glutathione depletion in A549 cells after exposure to ozone (Jane Koenig) 2000
- Kelly Marie Schumacher, MS
- Toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic factors affeting chlorpyrifos developmental toxicity (Elaine Faustman) 2004
- Jing Shao, PhD
- Association of a trinucleotide repeat polymorphism in a glutamate cysteine ligase gene with fibrotic lung diseases (Terrance Kavanagh) 2003
- Shengli Shi, MS
- Effects of glutamate-cysteine ligase overexpression on DNA damage and survival raters in HEPA-1 cells (Terrance Kavanagh) 2000
- Shengli Shi, PhD
- Effects of enhanced glutathione biosynthesis on oxidative stress-mediated hepatocellular injury and gene expression in mice (Terrance Kavanagh) 2004
- Helen Smith, PhD
- Functional significance of polymorphic variants of CYP1B1 and COMT in estrogen metabolism and their relevance to endometrial cancer (David Eaton) 2004
- Lisa Marie Smith, MS
- Effects and mechanisms of cardiopulmonary toxicity of Seattle particulate matter in the apolipoprotein E knockout transgenic mouse (Dan Luchtel) 2004
- Craig Tin, MS
- Alteration of gene expression induced by methylmercury in transgenic p53 fibroblasts (Elaine Faustman) 2003
- Hongxia Wang, MS
- The cardiopulmonary effects of 300 ppb NO2 on healthy subjects (Jane Koenig) 2001