Press
What is going on with the Kleiman Lab?
From Publications to Conferences and Tuesday Night Trivia Wins!
Publications
Mutant Green Glowing Dogs? I Think NOT!
Check out our latest study on the genetic diversity of dogs found in the Chornobyl exclusion zone.
Dec 2024
Dillon MN, Dickey AN, Roberts RB, Betz JA, Mousseau TA, Kleiman NJ, Breen M.
Is increased mutation driving genetic diversity in dogs within the Chornobyl exclusion zone?
PLoS One. 2024 Dec 27;19(12):e0315244. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315244.
PMID: 39729458; PMCID: PMC11676578.
Dr. Kleiman and his (now adopted) dog "Nobyl" in Chornobyl
Difference in pathogens between dogs and ticks found in the Chornobyl exclusion zone
Nov 2024
Dillon MN, Qurollo BA, Thomas R, Warren ME, Mousseau TA, Betz JA, Kleiman NJ, Breen M.
Contrasting pathogen prevalence between tick and dog populations at Chornobyl.
Parasit Vectors. 2024 Nov 17;17(1):470. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06563-4.
PMID: 39551770; PMCID: PMC11571660.
Photo by Dr. Kleiman in Pripyat, Ukraine outside Chornobyl exclusion zone
Biomarkers of acute radiation exposure in a non-human primate model
Aug 2024
Kanagaraj K, Phillippi MA, Ober EH, Shuryak I, Kleiman NJ, Olson J, Schaaf G, Cline JM, Turner HC.
BAX and DDB2 as biomarkers for acute radiation exposure in the human blood ex vivo and non-human primate models.
Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 20;14(1):19345. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-69852-z.
PMID: 39164366; PMCID: PMC11336173.
Source: CDC.gov
Far-UVC safety: an update
Aug 2024
Görlitz M, Justen L, Rochette PJ, Buonanno M, Welch D, Kleiman NJ, Eadie E, Kaidzu S, Bradshaw WJ, Javorsky E, Cridland N, Galor A, Guttmann M, Meinke MC, Schleusener J, Jensen P, Söderberg P, Yamano N, Nishigori C, O'Mahoney P, Manstein D, Croft R, Cole C, de Gruijl FR, Forbes PD, Trokel S, Marshall J, Brenner DJ, Sliney D, Esvelt K.
Assessing the safety of new germicidal far-UVC technologies.
Photochem Photobiol. 2024 May-Jun;100(3):501-520. doi: 10.1111/php.13866. Epub 2023 Nov 6. PMID: 37929787.
Source: CDC.gov
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News from our team
June 2025:
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Our lab did so amazing and knocked socks off at ICFUST 2025!
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Dr. Norman Kleiman had to talks presenting on Far-UVC light damaging DNA predominately via oxidative stress-related mechanisms and also an update on the work of acute exposure to far-UVC and its ocular effects in humans.
Imke Folkerts presented a talk on her work: Comparison of cellular death mechanisms in human corneal epithelial cells when exposed to 222 nm versus 254 nm UVC.
Imke also had a poster on the impact of 222 nm far-UVC light on preventing aerosol transmission of influenza A in a Syrian hamster model.
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Camryn Petersen presented a poster on Susceptibility of Extremophiles to Far-UVC Light for Bioburden Reduction within Spacecraft Assembly Cleanrooms
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Raabia Hashmi presented a talk Analysis of Skin Thickness Using Caliper Bi-fold Measurements After Acute UV Exposures in SKH-1 Mice
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Matthew Ramey presented a poster on his work Effect of chronic (20 week) exposure to 222 nm far-UVC or 254 nm UVC light on the eyes of SKH-1 mice.
June 2025:
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A successful graduation season is upon us with Camryn Petersen earning her MS in Toxicology, Matthew Ramey earning his MPH in Environmental Health Science; both from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
Peter Arden earned his MD from SUNY Downstate school of Medicine and matched to his dream residency in psychiatry at Boston University!
June 2025:
From lab partners to life partners, the Kleiman lab specializes in radiation and... Chemistry! Congrats to Imke and Peter on their engagement (of course all while visiting Marie Curie's lab and the institute of Radium in Paris!)
May 2025:
Congratulations to Matt for getting into medical school and accepting an offer from Oakland University William Beaumont!
May you never have to endure optokinetics testing again.
May 2025:
Honoring Dr. Giacchino Failla, Norman has been recognized for his contribution to his work in radiation research and received the 2025 Failla Memorial Lecture Award from the Radiological and Medical Physics Society of New York. Congrats Norm and great speech!