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Vasanthi R. Sunil, MS, PhD Phone: (732) 445 6190 Email: sunilvr@eohsi.rutgers.edu PhD, Rutgers University and UMDNJ/RWJMS |
Bio
BSc, University of Poona, Pune, India
MSc, Mangalore University, Manipal, India
MS, Rutgers University and UMDNJ – RWJ Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
PhD, Rutgers University and UMDNJ – RWJ Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
Post-Doc, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Research
Mechanisms of pulmonary inflammation and repair; effects of bacterial toxins, environmental pollutants and chemical warfare toxicants on lung function and gene regulation; age-associated alterations in signaling pathways in the lung
Representative Publications
Laskin DL, Sunil VR, Laumbach RJ and Kipen HM. “Inflammatory cytokines and lung toxicity” In Apoptosis Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology: Cytokines in Human Health: Immunotoxicology, Pathology and Therapeutic Applications. Edited by: R. V. House and J. Descotes, Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ. pp 83-112, 2007.
Sunil VR, Laumbach RJ, Patel KJ, Turpin BJ, Lim H-J, Kipen HM, Laskin JD and Laskin DL. Pulmonary effects of inhaled limonene ozone reaction products in elderly rats. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 222:211-220, 2007.
Sunil VR, Patel KJ, Nielson-Hamilton M, Laskin JD and Laskin DL. Acute endotoxemia is associated with upregulation of lipocalin 24p3/Lcn2 in lung and liver. Exp Mol Pathol 83:177-187, 2007.
Sunil VR, Connor AJ, Zhou P, Gordon MK, Laskin JD and Laskin DL. Activation of adherent vascular neutrophils in the lung during acute endotoxemia. Respiratory Research. 3:22-32, 2002.
Awards and Honors
2003 New Jersey Cancer Research Award for Scientific Excellence
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