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CATHERINE GIBBONS Phone: (951) 827-3828 E-mail: catherine.gibbons@email.ucr.edu UCR Major Professor: Andrew Grosovsky Program : PhD |
EDUCATION
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B.A. Biology, University of Texas at Austin, May 1996
Certification Program in Diagnostic Genetic Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, and Clinical Affiliation in Cytogenetic Technology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, December 1998
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RESEARCH FOCUS
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Non-targeted effects of low-dose, low-LET ionizing radiation exposure which manifest as delayed genomic instability and the bystander effect, and the possible involvement of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha in mediating these effects, primarily employing cytogenetic endpoints.
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PUBLICATIONS
S.R. Moore, L.E. Ritter, C.F. Gibbons, and A.J. Grosovsky. Spontaneous and radiation-induced genomic instability in human cell lines differing in cellular p53 status. Radiation Research, 2005 Oct;164(4 Pt 1):357-68.
M. Natarajan, C.F. Gibbons, S.R. Moore, M.A. Kadhim, and S. Mohan. Oxidative stress signaling: A potential mediator of tumor necrosis factor-alpha induced genomic instability in primary vascular endothelial cells. British Journal of Radiology, in press.
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