DOE / NASA Joint Funded Projects

Identification of Mouse Genetic Susceptibility to Radiation Carcinogenesis
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Allan Balmain
abalmain@cc.ucsf.edu
University of California, San Francisco

Cytogenetic Response to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Michael Cornforth
mcornfor@utmb.edu
University of Texas Medical Branch

Radiation Sensitivity and Processingof DNA Damage Following Low Doses of Gamma-ray, Alpha Particles, & HZE Irradiation of Normal or DSB Repair Deficient Cells
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Francis Cucinotta
francis.a.cucinotta@nasa.gov
National Aeronaut & Space Administration
Peter O'Neill
p.oneill@har.mrc.ac.uk
Radiation and Genome Stability Unit, Medical Research Council
Janice Pluth
JMPluth@lbl.gov 
Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory, Life Sciences

Low Dose Response of Respiratory Cells in Intact Tissues and Reconstituted Tissue Constructs
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
John R. Ford
ford@ne.tamu.edu
Texas A & M University

Low Dose Gamma Irradiation Potentiates Secondary Exposure to Gama Rays or Protons in Thyroid Tissue Analogs
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Lora M. Green
lgreen@dominion.llumc.edu
Loma Linda University

Mechanisms of Low Dose Radiation-Induced T Helper Cell Function
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Daila S. Gridley
dgridley@dominion.llumc.edu
Loma Linda University

Individual Genetic Susceptibility
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Mechanisms of the Bystander Effects
Eric Hall
ejha1@columbia.edu
Columbia University

Imprinted Genes and Transposons: Epigenomic Targets for Low Dose Radiation Effects
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Environmental Epigenomics and Adult Disease Susceptibility
Randy L. Jirtle
jirtle@radonc.duke.edu
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C

SATB1 Deficiency Accounts for High Susceptibility to Low Dose Radiation
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Terumi Kohwi-Shigamatsu
TKohwi-Shigematsu@lbl.gov
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Human Lung Cancer Progression Model for HZE Particle Exposure
(This NSCOR project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
John Minna
john.minna@utsouthwestern.edu
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

Low Dose Suppression of Neoplastic Transformation In vitro
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
J. Leslie Redpath
jlredpat@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine


Radiation Leukemogenesis at Low Dose Rates (NSCOR)
(This NSCOR project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE) Genetic Mechanisms of Induced Chromosomal Instability and their Relationships with Radiation Tumorigenesis
Robert Ullrich
bullrich@colostate.edu
Colorado State University
Simon Bouffler
simon.bouffler@hpa-rp.org.uk
Health Protection Agency, Oxon, UK

Proteomic and Biochemical Studies of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Response to Low Dose Ionizing Radiation.
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
Daojing Wang
djwang@lbl.gov
Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720

Transgenerational Effects of Chronic Low-Dose Irradiation in a Medaka Fish Model System
(This project is jointly funded by NASA and DOE)
John D. Zimbrick
john.zimbrick@colostate.edu
Colorado State University