Systems Biology in Toxicology and Environmental Health

Author:   Rebecca Fry (Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Helath, University of North Carolina Chapel HIll, Chapel HIll, NC, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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9780128015643


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   15 July 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Rebecca Fry (Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Helath, University of North Carolina Chapel HIll, Chapel HIll, NC, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780128015643


ISBN 10:   0128015640
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   15 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to systems biology Chapter 2: Biology basics Chapter 3: From the genome to epigenome: fundamental concepts Chapter 4: Tools and technologies used in systems biology Chapter 5: Environmental contaminants Chapter 7: Environmental contaminants, inflammation-associated pathways and disease Chapter 8: Environmental contaminants, apoptosis-associated pathways and disease Chapter 9: Environmental contaminants, DNA damage and repair pathways and disease Chapter 10: Environmental contaminants and hormone response and disease Chapter 11: The systems perspective

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...begins with a review of the biochemical basics of genomics and proteomics to establish a foundation for exploring applied examples of systems biology in environmental health and toxicology.Score: 70 - 3 Stars --Doody's, Systems Biology in Toxicology and Environmental Health


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Dr. Rebecca Fry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. She also holds appointments in the Curriculum in Toxicology and the Lineberger Cancer Center. She is the Deputy Director of UNC’s Superfund Research Program funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). She also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Curriculum of Toxicology and Co-PI of an NIEHS-funded T32 training grant. Dr. Fry received her B.S. in Biology from William Smith College. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology from Tulane University and completed her post-doctoral training at MIT. Her research focuses on unraveling the biological mechanisms by which prenatal exposures to toxic metals impact infant health. A primary goal of Dr. Fry’s research is to increase awareness of the deleterious impacts of exposures during the prenatal period and to improve public health initiatives to address this issue.

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