Welcome to Genes & Environment Laboratory
The Genes & Environment Laboratory is a part of the Environmental Health Sciences Division of School of Public Health at the University of California Berkeley. The lab is directed by Professors Martyn T. Smith, Stephen M. Rappaport, Christine F. Skibola, and Luoping Zhang.
For more information visit the Overview.
Video Presentations
Martyn Smith's presentation entitled "Example Approaches to Understanding Human Health Risks Associated with Environmental Exposures to Chemicals"
GEL NEWS
- Xuefeng Ren, MD, PhD. Assistant Professor Department of Social and Preventive Medicine was a postdoc and then staff researcher with the UCB Superfund Program. He was selected by the Society of Toxicology Postdoctoral Assembly Board to receive their:
2012 Best Postdoctoral Publication Award for his recent publication "Involvement of N-6 Adenine-Specific DNA Methyltransferase1 (N6AMT 1) in Arsenic Biomethylation and Its Role in Arsenic-Induced Toxicity."
The award will be made at the 2012 SOT Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, March 11-15, 2012.
For more info, click here - Rappaport SM, Smith MT (2010) Environment and disease risks. Science. Oct 22. In Press. [PDF] To listen to a related podcast, click here
GEL PUBLICATIONS
- Shuga J, Zeng Y, Novak R, Mathies R, Hainaut P, Smith MT (2010) Selected technologies for measuring acquired genetic damage in humans. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. Oct;51(8-9):851-70. PMID: 20872848. [PDF]
- Ward EM, Schulte PA, Straif K, Hopf NB, Caldwell JC, Carreón T, Demarini DM, Fowler BA, Goldstein BD, Hemminki K, Hines CJ, Pursiainen KH, Kuempel E, Lewtas J, Lunn RM, Lynge E, McElvenny DM, Muhle H, Nakajima T, Robertson LW, Rothman N, Ruder AM, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Siemiatycki J, Silverman D, Smith MT, Sorahan T, Steenland K, Stevens RG, Vineis P, Zahm SH, Zeise L, Cogliano VJ (2010) Research recommendations for selected IARC-classified agents. Environ Health Perspect. Oct;118(10):1355-62. PMCID: PMC2957912. [PDF]
- Schwilk E, Zhang L, Smith MT, Smith AH, Steinmaus C (2010) Formaldehyde and leukemia: An updated meta-analysis and evaluation of bias. J/ Occup Environ Med/. Aug 25 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 20798648. [PDF]