| Mona Thiruchelvam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Toxicology Division
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
Research Interests:
Parkinson's Disease based on environmental exposures, pesticides, and neurotoxicology.
Publications:
Cory-Slechta, D.A., Bauter, M.R., Virgolini, M.B., Thiruchelvam, M. Interactions of pre/postnatal lead exposure and maternal stress. The Toxicologist. Vol 72, 2003.
Thiruchelvam, M., Mayson, S.E., Richfield, E.K., Cory-Slechta, D.A. Combined exposure to diethydithiocarbamate (DDC) and iron (Fe): Effects on the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. The Toxicologist. Vol 72, 2003.
Richfield, E.K., Barlow, B.K., Thiruchelvam, M.J., Ballatori, N., Cory-Slectha, D.A. Selective dithiocarbamates increase synaptosomal dopamine content, brain concentration of paraquat, and correlate with potentiation of MPTP and paraquat toxicity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 2002.
Barlow, B.K., Thiruchelvam, M., Richfield, E.K., Cory-Slechta, D.A. Prenatal Exposure to maneb increases vulnerability to the neurptoxic effects of paraquat: implications for Parkinson's disease. Society of Neuroscience Abstracts. 2002.
Thiruchelvam, M., Cory-Slechta, D.A., Federoff, H.J., Richfield, E.K. Age-related changes associated with overexpression of wild-type and mutated alpha-synuclein in mice. Society of Neuroscience Abstracts. 2002.
Awards and Honors:
2001 International Neurotoxicology Association (INA) Travel Award
2001 Neurotoxicology Specialty Section Pre-Doctoral Research Award, Society of Toxicology
2001 Society of Toxicology Graduate Travel Award, at the University of Rochester
2000 Society for Neuroscience Chapters Graduate Travel Award
1999 University of Rochester Graduate Student Society Travel Award
1992-1993 International Student Tuition Waiver Based on Academic Excellence
1993 Raychem Corporation Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
1993 The American Chemical Society Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
2002 University of Rochester Graduate Dean's Outstanding Thesis Award
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