Congrats!!
68th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics Reboot, June 1-12, 2020.
Jingshu has presented an oral presentation titled " Targeted and Untargeted Screening of DNA Adducts in the Genome of Prostate Cancer Patients".
Jingshu presented a poster titled "Development of DNA Adductome Mass Spectral Database"
Scott presented a poster titled "Automated Screening of Modified 2′-Deoxynucleosides in Genomic DNA using a custom Compound Discoverer 3.0 node
03-30-2020
A ToxiWatch (from Chemical Research in Toxicology) was published regarding our work on the development of a DNA adductome database .
03-16-2020
Our paper on the "Kinetics of DNA Adducts and Abasic Site Formation in Tissues of Mice Treated with a Nitrogen Mustard" has been published on Chemical Research in Toxicology. Link
01-04-2020
Our paper on "Dietary Carcinogens and DNA Adducts in Prostate Cancer" has been published in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Link.
11-18-2019
Our paper on "Methods and Challenges for Computational Data Analysis for DNA Adductomics" has been published on Chemical Research in Toxicology. Link.
08-27-2019
258th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA.
BH presented a poster "Kinetics of Formation and Removal of DNA Adducts in Mice Exposed to Tobacco and Meat Carcinogens by UPLC-Mass Spectrometry".
Madjda presented a poster "Biological Effects of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in Human Prostate Cancer Cells". She won the first place in post-doctoral scholar poster presentation in the Division of Chemical Toxicology during the Fall 2019 American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
08-01-2019
Our paper on "Quantitation of Lipid Peroxidation Product DNA Adducts in Human Prostate by Tandem Mass Spectrometry: A Method that Mitigates Artifacts" has been published in Chemical Research in Toxicology. Link
06-15-2019
Our paper on "Bioactivation of the tobacco carcinogens 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) and 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (AαC) in human bladder RT4 cells." has been published in Archive of Toxicology. Link
06-04-2019
67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Atlanta, GA.
Jingshu presented a poster entitled "Metabolome Changes by the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-
phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in Human Prostate Cells".
Dmitri presented his work on "UHPLC-nanoESI-MSn Method for Quantification of DNA Adducts from Several Meat Carcinogens Implicated in Colorectal Cancer".
05-14-2019
Our review paper on "Emerging Technologies in Mass Spectrometry-Based DNA Adductomics" is now published on High-Throughput special issue "Adductomics: Elucidating the Environmental Causes of Disease". Link
05-04-2019
Our paper on "Quantitation of Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Sites in Isolated DNA and in Mammalian Tissue with Reduced Artifact" is now published by Analytical Chemistry. Link
01-10-2019
Congrats on Rob's Endowed Scholar award and Masonic Chair in Cancer Causation entitlement!!
11-01-2018
Our paper on "Targeted and Untargeted Detection of DNA Adducts of Aromatic Amine Carcinogens in Human Bladder by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry" has been published by Chem. Res. Toxoicol. Link
09-21-2018
Our paper on "Biomonitoring an Albumin Adduct of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in Humans" has been published in Carcinogenesis. Here is the link.
07-31-2018
Dr. Turesky has spoken at the NIEHS Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series on “Novel Approaches to Assess Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals in the Diet.” Link.
08-21-2018
256th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA.
Haoqing won the Outstanding Oral Presentation award.
Dmitri won the Outstanding Poster Presentation award.
08-18-2018 to 08-23-2018
256th ACS national Meeting & Exposition, Division of Chemical Toxicology, Boston, MA.
Madjda gave an oral presentation on "Mechanisms of bioactivation of the tobacco carcinogens and 2-amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole (AaC) and 4-aminobiphenyl (4-ABP) in human bladder".
Haoqing gave an oral presentation on "Sensitive method for quantitation of abasic sites in isolated and cellular DNA by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry".
BH presented a poster on "Noninvasive measurement of bladder carcinogen DNA adducts in human urinary cells by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ".
Dmitri presented a poster on "Screening for DNA adducts in human colon by high-resolution nano-ESI UHPLC/MSn".
07-13-2018
Our paper on "A Method for Biomonitoring of DNA Adducts in Exfoliated Urinary Cells by Mass Spectrometry" has been published by Analytical Chemistry. Here is the link.
07-01-2018
Our review on "Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues—An Untapped Biospecimen for Biomonitoring DNA Adducts by Mass Spectrometry "in Toxics has been selected as the cover story. Toxics, Volume 6, Issue 2, 2018.
06-01-2018
Our review on "Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues—An Untapped Biospecimen for Biomonitoring DNA Adducts by Mass Spectrometry " has been published in Toxics. Click here for the link.
06-03-2018 to 06-07-2018
66th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Diego, CA.
Jingshu presented a poster on "Detection and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon DNA Adducts by Targeted and Untargeted Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Multi-stage Mass Spectrometry "
04-28-2018
Our review on "DNA Adducts: formation, biological effects, and new biospecimens for mass spectrometric measurements in humans " has been published by Mass Spectrometry Review. Link.
03-27-2018
Our paper on "Metabolic activation of the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in human prostate" is published on Toxicology Sciences. Here is the link.
01-05-2018
Dmitri Konerev won the Rowell fellowship for year 2018!!
11-11-2017
Our paper "A Rapid Throughput Method to Extract DNA from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues for Biomonitoring Carcinogenic DNA Adducts in Humans" by BH Yun was published in Chemical Research in Toxicology. PubMed.
09-01-2017
Dr. Madjda Bellamri Won the ACS Division of Toxicology Young Investigator Award--Top Oral Presentation, Washington DC, 2017.
"Mechanism of bioactivation of the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in human prostate"
Aug 20-24th 2017, Washington DC. 254th ACS National Meeting & Exhibition
Madjda has presented an oral talk in the TOXI Young Investigators session: Mechanism of bioactivation of the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in human prostate.
Jingshu has presented an oral talk in the Advanced Mass Spectrometric Techniques in Toxicology session: Advances in human biomonitoring of heterocyclic aromatic amines by high resolution accurate mass spectrometry, and a poster in the General Posters session: Wide selected ion monitoring (SIM)/MS2 data independent acquisition method for DNA adductomics analysis.
June 4-8th 2017, Indianapolis, IN. 65th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Jingshu attended the meeting and presented a poster in the Data-independent Acquisition session: From targeted to screening--DNA adduct "omics" analysis by high resolution multi-stage mass spectrometry.
Notable media coverage
Dr. Turesky's research about grilled meat and its relationship to cancer was mentioned in various popular websites like The Verge, Daily Mail UK, Men's Health
Evidence grows linking grilled meat and cancer, but you can lower the risk
June 3rd, 2017. The Washington Post talks to Professor Robert Turesky about Cancer Risks linked to Meat. Link
Evidence showed that carcinogens are generated during high-temperature cooking of meat, fish or poultry (grilling, barbecuing, broiling or even pan-frying). Red meats and processed meats should be eaten in moderation.
Studies: Some Meats Increase Cancer Risk, Vegetables Curb Heart Attacks
October 26, 2015 . "He is one of the scientists from the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer" WCCO MN Coverage
Processed meats, hot dogs, bacon linked to cancer
October 26, 2015 . A University of Minnesota researcher traveled overseas to offer his expertise in a new World Health Organization cancer agency study, which determined the consumption of hot dogs, ham and other processed meat can cause colorectal cancer. Kare 11 Coverage
June 5-9th 2016, San Antonio, TX. 64th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Jingshu attended the meeting and presented an oral talk in the Nucleic Acid session: Multi-Class Carcinogenic DNA Adduct Quantification in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry .
Aug 16-20th 2015, Boston MA. 250th ACS National Meeting & Exhibition
B.H. Yun has presented an oral talk in the TOXI Young Investigators session: Rapid Throughput DNA Extraction from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues for Quantification of Multi-Class Carcinogenic DNA Adducts
Jingshu has presented an oral talk in the TOXI Young Investigators session: Biomonitoring the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in dyed hair by ultra performance liquid chromatography-orbitrap high resolution multistage mass spectrometry.
June 15-19th 2014, Baltimore, MD. 62nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
Jingshu attended the meeting and presented a poster: Measuring the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in Dyed Hair
Robert Turesky was featured in the HealthTalk story, “Research Q&A: Identifying Cancer’s Source” and in the MedicalXpress.com article (Story link)
September 2013: “Advance in Using Biopsy Samples in Understanding Environmental Causes of Cancer.” Turesky and postdoc B.H.Yun reported on an advance in using biopsy samples in understanding environmental causes of cancer at the 246th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
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07-30-2018
Our paper on "DNA Adductomic Analysis by Data-Independent Mass Spectrometry " has been published as Featured Articles in LCGC Current Trends in Mass Spectrometry. Link