Project 2551

Cellular Responses to Arsenic: DNA Damage and Defense Mechanisms

$510,129
Completed
Principal Investigator
X. Chris Le
Project Manager
Frank J Blaha
Contractor
University of Alberta
Constituents of Emerging Concern (CECs)

Research Impact

Examines the impact of arsenic on gene expression and its relationship to cancer and other possible health effects. Helps determine a dose-response relationship for arsenic ingested by humans at low levels in drinking water. Published in 2004.