Richard H. Finnell , Professor, Nutritional Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry
 
Dr. Finnell's research examines the interaction between specific genes and environmental toxins as they influence normal embryonic development. While his primary research focuses on discovering the role of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects, his laboratory is also working to identify the gene or genes that determine susceptibility to human neural tube defects (NTDs) and orofacial clefts. Dr. Finnell is studying teratogenic agents, both pharmaceutical compounds and those found in the environment, that contribute to the population burden of birth defects.
Publications:
2011Salojin KV, Cabrera RM, Sun W, Chang WC, Lin C, Duncan L, Platt KA, Read R, Vogel P, Liu Q, Finnell RH, Oravecz T, A mouse model of hereditary folate malabsorption: deletion of the PCFT gene leads to systemic folate deficiency., Blood 117(18), p.4895-904
2011Dai D, Zhu H, Wlodarczyk B, Zhang L, Li L, Li A, Finnell RH, Roop DR and J Chen, Fuz controls the morphogenesis and differentiation of hair follicles through the formation of primary cilia, J. Invest. Derm. 131(2), p.302-10
2010Iskandar BJ, Rizk E, Brenton M, Hariharan N, Bottiglieri T, Finnell RH, Jarrard DF, Banerjee RV, Skene JHP, Nelson A, Cherasim G, Simon K, Cook TD, and Hogan K , Folate promotes CNS regeneration after injury, J. Clin. Invest. 120(5), p.1603-1616
2010Obican SG , Finnell RH , Mills JL , Shaw GM, Scialli AR, Folic acid in early pregnancy: a public health success story, FASEB J. 24(11), p.4167-74
2009Gray RS, Abitua PB, Wlodarczyk BJ, Szabo-Rogers HL, Blanchard O, Lee I, Weiss GS, Liu KJ, Marcotte EM. Wallingford JB, and Finnell RH, The planar cell polarity effector Fuz is essential for targeted membrane trafficking, ciliogenesis and mouse embryonic development, Nat Cell Biol. 11(10), p.1225-1232

 
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