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Box G-B5, Providence, RI 02912
Phone: (401) 863-3119
As faculty in a university-college and in a medical school, we pursue the dual goals of research and teaching about the pathogenesis of human disease within a broader social and environmental context. We seek to preserve the values of integrity, academic freedom, open communication, and diversity within this community of scholars and students. As pathologists in the practice of anatomic and clinical pathology, we are dedicated to provide high-quality diagnostic expertise, clinical consultation, and state-of-the-art diagnostic testing and patient data management. As academic pathologists, we also accept the responsibility to train medical and graduate students, residents, and fellows who will become the next generation of scientists and physicians. Our goal is to pursue basic, clinical, and translational research on mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease and to develop innovative teaching programs for undergraduates, medical students, and graduate students at Brown University.
Courses – 2008-09
| BIOL 0300 |
Endocrinology *not offered 2008-09 |
| BIOL 1290 |
Cancer Biology |
| BIOL 1820 |
Environmental Health and Disease |
| BIOL 1850 |
Environmental and Genetic Toxicology *not offered 2008-09 |
| BIOL 1870 |
Techniques in Pathobiology |
| BIOL 1920A |
Colonialism, Imperialism & Public Health in Africa: Past & Present |
| BIOL 1920B |
Health Inequality in Historical Perspective |
| BIOL 2840B |
Environmental Toxicology |
| BIOL 2850 |
Introduction to Research in Pathobiology |
| BIOL 2860 |
Molecular Mechanisms of Disease |
Faculty – Who We Are and What We Do
- Elaine Bearer, MD, Professor. Eukaryotic cells transport components from one location to another, change shape, interact with their environment and translocate.
- Kim Boekelheide, MD, Professor.Fundamental molecular mechanisms by which environmental and occupational toxicants induce testicular injury.
- Lundy Braun, PhD, Associate Professor. Historical production of race in public health and medicine.
- Mary Hixon, PhD, Assistant Professor.The molecular signaling pathways responsible for germ cell and Sertoli cell survival following injury.
- Agnes Kane, MD, Professor.The potential health effects of environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos fibers, mixed dusts, and nanomaterials.
- Carmen Marsit, PhD, Assistant Professor. Examines the fundamental biology underlying the role of environment and epigenetics on human health and disease using a population-based perspective.
- Charles Vaslet, PhD, Assistant Professor, Research. Applies molecular pathology to explore genetic alterations in the development of asbestos-induced cancer.
- Anatoly Zhitkovich, PhD, Associate Professor. Characterization of molecular mechanisms responsible for toxicity and DNA-damaging activity of carcinogenic chemicals.
Recent Student Projects
- The role glycoprotein E in the sorting mechanism of the Herpes Simplex Virus.
- Biological basis of music appreciation.
- Determining a functional role for AKt1 in the regulation of utero-placental development.
- The role of Ak + 1 in the suppression of apoptosis in the peripubertal testis following exposure to MEHP.
- DNA damage by hexaulent chromium and glutathione.
- Effect of cadmium and chromium co-exposure and its effect on chromium cytotoxicity in renal cells.
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