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Current Projects (FY 2010)

Principal Investigator Institution Project
Sally Amundson Columbia University Medical Center Effects of Low Fluence HZE Ions on 3-Dimensional Skin Tissue
Carl Anderson Brookhaven National Laboratory Transcriptional and Epigenetic Responses of Human Cells to Low Dose Ionizing Radiation Identified through High Throughput ChIP-Seq Analysis
Edouard Azzam New Jersey Medical School Cancer Center

Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein Protects against DNA Damage in Low Dose γ-Irradiated Cells

In Vivo Effects of Low Dose γ-Rays on Mitochondrial Function

Susan Bailey Colorado State University Telomere Dysfunction and DNA-PKcs Deficiency: Characterization and Consequence
Adayabalam Balajee Columbia University Medical Center Role of ATM Kinase in Ionizing Radiation Induced DNA Damage Response in Human Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells and Differentiated Cell Types
Allan Balmain University of California San Francisco Mouse Genetic Approaches to Identification of Radiation-Induced Tumor Susceptibility Genes
Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff New York University School of Medicine Non-Targeted Effects of Low Dose Ionizing Radiation Act Via TGFβ to Promote Mammary Carcinogenesis
Joel Bedford Colorado State University Radiation Induced Chromatid-type Aberrations after Irradiation of Late-S/G2 Cells: Roles of Homologous Recombination and Non-Homologous End Joining
Mina Bissell Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Using Three Dimensional Cell Culture and Tissue Architecture to Monitor an Adaptive Response in Mammary Epithelial Cells
David Boothman University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

DNA Damage Induced Clustering Expression - A Sensitive Measure of Genomic Instability

Low Dose Ionizing Radiation Induces Tumor Growth Promoting Factors in Stress-Induced Premature Senescent Fibroblasts

Low Dose IR Stimulation of TGF-β1 In Vivo and Downstream Activation of the IGF-1-sCLU Pro-Survival Expression Axis: A Bystander and Adaptive Survival Mechanism In Vivo

Douglas Boreham McMaster University

Induction of DNA Damage by Low Dose PET Scans

The Mechanism of Low Dose Radiation Risk Associated with Diagnostic X-rays, PET, and Gamma-rays

Simon Bouffler Health Protection Agency - Radiation Protection Division, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Induction of DNA Damage by Low Dose PET Scans

The Mechanism of Low Dose Radiation Risk Associated with Diagnostic X-rays, PET, and Gamma-rays

Cheryl Burrell Loma Linda University

Induction of DNA Damage by Low Dose PET Scans

Contribution of Tissue Level Organization to Genomic Stability Following Low Dose Gamma Irradiation

David Chen University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas γ-Radiation Induces Distinct DNA Damage Responses in a Human Lung Epithelial Cell Three-Dimensional Culture Model
Matthew Coleman Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Using Co-Regulation to Understand Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Responsive Genes and Pathways
Albert Davalos Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Radio-Adaptive Regimen Attenuates Features of Cellular Senescence
Mohan Doss Fox Chase Cancer Center Effect of Low Dose Radiation on Antioxidant Levels In Rat Brain
William Dynan Medical College of Georgia

Links Between Persistent DNA Damage, Genome Instability, and Aging

Development of a 53BP1 Transgenic Japanese Medaka Fish (Oryzias Latipes) for Investigation of Long-Term Effects of Low Dose Radiation Exposure

Ignacio Fernandez-Garcia New York University School of Medicine A Link Between Stem Cells and the EMT Phenotype Induced by IR and TGFβ
Ruth Globus NASA Ames Research Center Oxidative Stress and Skeletal Health with Low Dose, Ionizing Radiation
Lee Goldstein Boston University School of Medicine Non-Invasive Early Detection & Molecular Analysis of Low X-ray Dose Effects in the Lens
Joe Gray Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mechanisms of Low-Dose and Adaptive Responses in Radiation Sensitive Tissues

A Systems Genetics Approach to Analyze the Biological Response to Low Dose Radiation

Joe Gray
Andrew Wyrobek
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The Low Dose Damage Response Pathways in the Mouse Mammary Glands Depends on Genotype, Tissue Compartment, Exposure Regimen, and Sampling Times

Normal Tissue Injury Responses in Mammary Glands After Low Doses or Ionizing Radiation

Joe Gray
Priscilla Cooper
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Mechanisms of Adaptation
David Grdina The University of Chicago

NFkB in the Thiol-Induced Adaptive Response (A)

NFkB in the Thiol-Induced Adaptive Response (B)

Daila Gridley Loma Linda University and Medical Center

Low-dose Photon and Simulated Solar Particle Event Proton Effects on Foxp3+ Treg Cells and Other Leukocytes

Low-dose Photons Modify CD4+ T Cell Signaling Response to Simulated Solar Particle Event Protons

Gene Expression Analysis of Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Mouse Brain After Low-dose and Acute Radiation Exposure

Long-term Effects of Low-dose Photons on Treg and Other CD4+ Lymphocyte Responses to High-dose Photons and Protons

Stem Cell Marker Expression in Mouse Lung after Exposure to Acute Photons and Protons With and Without Pre-exposure to Low-dose Photons

Philip Hahnfeldt Tufts University School of Medicine A Programmatic Growth Control Mechanism Comprises an Additional Dynamic Affecting Low-Dose Carcinogenesis Risk
Benjamin Haley Northwestern University Automated Data Sharing between the Janus and ERA radiobiology archives
Lynn Hlatky Tufts University School of Medicine Evidence for a Non-Linear Dependence of Tumor Growth on Immune Response as Revealed by a Self-Metastatic Model for Tumor Growth
James Jacobus University of Iowa LET is a Critical Factor in Accelerating Development of Lymphoma in Irradiated Bax Transgenic C57/B6 Mice
Randy Jirtle Duke University Medical Center Low LET Radiation Alters the Fetal Epigenome of the Avy Mouse
Munira Kadhim Oxford Brookes University Mechanisms Underlying Cellular Responses to Low Dose/Low LET Ionizing Radiation in Primary Haemopoietic Cells
Norman Kleiman Columbia University Radiation Cataract
Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley Genome-Wide Changes in Epigenomics Induced by X-Irradiation
Michael Langston University of Tennessee, Knoxville Extracting Putative Gene Coexpression Networks for Low Dose Ionizing Radiation using Combinatorial Algorithms
Jian Jian Li University of California Davis Mitochondrial Protein Influx in Low-dose Radiation-mediated Radioprotection

NFkB-mediated Prosurvival Network in Low Dose Radiation-induced Radioadaptive Response in Human Skin Keratinocytes

Charles Limoli University of California, Irvine Radioadaptation in Neural Stem Cells Exposed to Low Dose Irradiation
John Miller Washington State University Tri-Cities Genome-wide Profiling of Histone H3 Acetylation in MCF-7 Cells in Response to Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
John Minna University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Gene Expression Pathways Activated and Repair of DNA of Double Strand Breaks (DSBs) Following Low Dose Ionizing Radiation in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (HBECs) With and Without Defined Premalignant Oncogenic Changes
William Morgan Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Linear and Nonlinear Tissue Signaling Mechanisms In Response to Low Dose/Low Dose-Rate Ionizing Radiation
Gregory Nelson Loma Linda University Low Dose Ionizing Radiation Modulates Immune Function New Project Overview
Kerry O'Banion University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry Low Dose Ionizing Radiation and HZE Particle Effects on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and mRNA Expression
Peter O'Neill University of Oxford DNA Damage Pathways: Low Dose Response and Cross-Talk in TGFβ and ATM Signaling
Bahram Parvin Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory New Computational Methods for Characterizing Systems Biology of Low Dose and Adaptive Response
David Rocke University of California Davis

Studies of Transcriptional Changes Induced by Low Dose Ionizing Radiation in Three Human Skin Models

Genetic Profiling of Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines Sensitive to Low Dose Radiation

Colette Sacksteder Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Molecular Mechanism Underlying Cellular Response in 3D Skin to Low Dose Radiation
Bobby Scott Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Radiobiological Studies at LRRI Using Microgray to Milligray Gamma-Ray Doses
Marianne Sowa Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Integrated Experimental and Computational Strategy to Develop a Predictive Understanding of Radiation Induced Matrix Remodeling in a Human Skin Tissue Model
David Springer Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Soluble/Shed Factors Released from Skin Cells Following Low Dose Irradiation Exposure
David Stenoien Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Analysis of Cell Signaling Mechanisms Associated With Low Dose Radiation Exposure in a Human Skin Model System
Betsy Sutherland University of California Davis Cancer Center Processing of Clustered DNA Damage in In-vitro Biopsies of Intact Human Epidermis vs. Cultured Cells Exposed to Low Doses of X-rays
Pamela Sykes Flinders University and Medical Centre

Any Apoptotic Bystander Effect Induced by Low Dose Radiation in Spleen In Vivo Must Fall Within the Homeostatic Range

Apoptosis as a Mechanism for Low Dose Radiation- and Amifostine-Mediated Chromosomal Inversion Responses

Brynn Voy Oak Ridge National Laboratory A Systems Genetics Approach to Low Dose Radiation
Ya Wang Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The Ku Dependent Non-Homologous End-Joining Pathway Contributes to Low Dose Radiation Stimulated Cell Survival
Thomas Weber Pacific Northwest National Laboratory A Role for Proline and Acid-Rich (PAR) Bzip Transcription Factors in Adaptive Response Programs
Tyler Weeks University of California, Davis
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Development of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Cytometry for Characterizing the Low-Dose Tissue Response
Michael Weil Colorado State University Development of a Low Dose Rate Irradiation Facility for Long Term Animal Exposures at Colorado State University
Paul Wilson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Hypersensitivity of Human and Rodent Fanconi Anemia (FA) Cells to Bystander Effect-Induced DNA Damage
Gayle Woloschak Northwestern University

The Effects of Radiation on Development of Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Hyperplasia in Canine Model

Archive Building and Interrogation of Archived Samples: New Techniques and Old Materials

Gene Copy Number Studies in Archived and Fresh Mouse Tissue Samples

Investigation of the Dog and Mouse Tissue Archives Using Complementary Imaging Techniques

Paul Yaswen
Bahram Parvin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Effect of Low Dose Radiation on NF-KappaB-Mediated Transformation of Pre-Malignant MCF10A Cells
Zhi-Min Yuan University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio A Functional Interaction of the C-Abl and Heat Shock Response Pathways in Radio-Adaptive Response

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