Preethi Thunga completed her Master's degree in Functional Genomics. This degree is en route, meaning that she completed the extra degree requirements while continuing to wwwork toward a PhD in Bioinformatics.
Blog posts : "interdisciplinary"
Concentration-response evaluation of ToxCast compounds for multivariate activity patterns of neural network function (2019) Arch Toxicol
Kosnik MB, Strickland JD, Marvel SW, Wallis DJ, Wallace K, Richard AM, Reif DM, Shafer TJ. Concentration-response evaluation of ToxCast compounds for multivariate activity patterns of neural network function. Arch Toxicol. 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.1007/s00204-019-02636-x. [Epub ahead of print] PubM…
Dr. Adrian Green joins the Reif Lab!
Dr. Adrian Green is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Bioinformatics Research Center at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. in Toxicology at NC State University, and his M.S. in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of California, Davis. He received his B.S. in Microbiology (mino…
Joint retreat in Oregon with Tanguay + Reif labs
The Tanguay + Reif labs met in Oregon for their second joint retreat.
The retreat started with scientific sessions and lab tours at Oregon State University and the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Lab (SARL) in Corvallis. We then moved to the Oregon Coast for more scientific sessions, hiking, and int…
Kim To presents at BioLunch Seminar Series
Kim To presented a seminar entitled "Developmental Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials in Zebrafish Embryos" at the BioLunch Seminar Series.
Confirmation of high-throughput screening data and novel mechanistic insights into VDR-xenobiotic interactions by orthogonal assays (2018) Scientific Reports
Mahapatra D, Franzosa JA, Roell K, Kuenemann MA, Houck KA, Reif DM, Fourches
D, Kullman SW. Confirmation of high-throughput screening data and novel
mechanistic insights into VDR-xenobiotic interactions by orthogonal assays. Sci
Rep. 2018 Jun 11;8(1):8883. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27055-3. PubMe…
ToxPi Graphical User Interface 2.0: Dynamic exploration, visualization, and sharing of integrated data models (2018) BMC Bioinformatics
Marvel SW, To K, Grimm FA, Wright FA, Rusyn I, Reif DM. ToxPi Graphical User Interface 2.0: Dynamic exploration, visualization, and sharing of integrated data models. BMC Bioinformatics. 2018 Mar 5;19(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s12859-018-2089-2. PubMed PMID: 29506467.
National Academies meeting: "Informing Environmental Health Decisions Through Data Integration"
David Reif was a moderator and member of the planning committee for the National Academy of Sciences workshop "Informing Environmental Health Decisions Through Data Integration".
The workshop brought together thought leaders from diverse fields to explore the promise and potential pitfalls of e…
Use of high-throughput in vitro toxicity screening data in cancer hazard evaluations by IARC Monograph Working Groups (2017) ALTEX
Reif presents at OpenTox conference
David Reif presented at the 2017 OpenTox USA meeting. Thanks to Barry Hardy and Noffisat Oki for the invitation to speak!
His seminar was entitled "Implications of Population Genetic Diversity for Safety Assessment."
Reif presents at International Neurotoxicology Association meeting in Brazil
David Reif presented at the joint meeting of the International Neurotoxicology Association & Neurotoxicity Society in Florianopolis, Brazil.
The seminar was entitled "Developing an Integrated Testing Strategy: Analytical methods to distill useful information from high-throughput screening of ch…
The Proximity Principle
Christy Sadler and colleagues have written a new multimedia article about the Bioinformatics "cluster" at NC State University.
https://sciences.ncsu.edu/news/the-proximity-principle
The term "cluster" is shorthand for the cluster hiring program known as the Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Prog…
Eigenvector metabolite analysis reveals dietary effects on the association among metabolite correlation patterns, gene expression, and phenotypes (2016) Metabolomics
Eigenvector metabolite analysis reveals dietary effects on the association among metabolite correlation patterns, gene expression, and phenotypes. CHS Chialvo, R Che, D Reif, A Motsinger-Reif, LK Reed. Metabolomics 12 (11), 167.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11306-016-1117-3
Marissa Kosnik joins the Reif Lab!
Marissa is pursuing her PhD in the Toxicology graduate program.
University Global Partnership Network (UGPN) award!
Jane Hoppin and David Reif received a University Global Partnership Network Collaboration Fund grant to work with researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia. The proposal was entitled ‘An international alliance for Population, Wellbeing and Environment Research’.
Drs. T…
Aggregate entropy scoring for quantifying activity across endpoints with irregular correlation structure (2016) Reproductive Toxicology
Zhang G, Marvel S, Truong L, Tanguay RL, Reif DM. Aggregate entropy scoring
for quantifying activity across endpoints with irregular correlation structure.
Reprod Toxicol. 2016 Apr 27;62:92-99. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.04.012. [Epub
ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27132190.
Selected as cov…
Reif named Associate Editor at Environmental Health Perspectives
David Reif has been named to the Board of Associate Editors of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
The mission of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing…
Reif co-authors National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report "Application of Modern Toxicology Approaches for Predicting Acute Toxicity for Chemical Defense"
David Reif served as a member of an expert committee that authored the report "Application of Modern Toxicology Approaches for Predicting Acute Toxicity for Chemical Defense".
The official citation is:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Application of Modern Toxicolo…
Reif part of multi-institute research team awarded EPA grant
Impact of Low Dose Oral Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) on Juvenile and Adult Rat Exploratory and Anxiety Behavior: A CLARITY-BPA Consortium Study (2015) Toxicological Sciences
Rebuli, Camacho, Adonay, Reif, Aylor, Patisaul. Impact of Low Dose Oral Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) on Juvenile and Adult Rat Exploratory and Anxiety Behavior: A CLARITY-BPA Consortium Study. (2015) Toxicological Sciences.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26209558