Henry Jay Forman, Ph.D. Professor School of Natural Sciences Associate Editor, Free Radical Biology & Medicine Treasurer, International Society for Free Radical Research Co-Director, Atmospheric Aerosols and Health (AAH) Lead Campus program Governor’s appointed scientist to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Governing Board Education: B.A. Chemistry, Queens College, New York Ph.D. Biochemistry, Columbia University Contact Information: University of California, Merced School of Natural Sciences P.O. Box 2039 Merced, CA 95344 Phone: 209-228-4370 Email: hjforman@gmail.com

Representative Publications: (for complete bibliography – click here)

1.   Mahaffey, C.M., Zhang, H., Rinna, A., Holland, W., Mack, P.C., and Forman, H.J.

Multidrug resistant protein-three gene regulation by the transcription factor Nrf2 in human bronchial epithelial and non-small cell lung carcinoma.

Free Radic. Biol. Med. 46: 1650-1657, 2009 doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.03.023

2. Rinna, A. and Forman, H.J.

SHP-1 inhibition by 4-hydroxynonenal activates Jun N-terminal kinase and glutamate cysteine ligase.

Am. J. Respir. Cell Molec. 39: 97-104, 2008. doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0371OC

3. Zhang, H. and Forman, H.J.

Acrolein induces heme oxygenase-1 through PKCd and PI3K in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Am. J. Respir. Cell Molec. Biol. 38: 483-490, 2008. doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0260OC

4. Zhang, H. and Forman, H.J.

Acrolein induces heme oxygenase-1 through PKCd and PI3K in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Am. J. Respir. Cell Molec. Biol. 38: 483-490, 2008. doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0260OC

5. Forman, H.J., Zhang, H. and Rinna, A.

Glutathione: Overview of its protective roles, measurement, and biosynthesis.

Molec. Aspects Med. 30: 1-12, 2009 doi:10.1016/j.mam.2008.08.006

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