Jeffrey D. Laskin, Ph.D.
Director and Principal Investigator
Distinguished Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers School of Public Health; Chief, Division of Toxicology, Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI)
Recent Publications
Radbel, J, Stevenson, ER, Rancourt, RC, Black, KG, De Resende, A, Ge, D, Jobanputra, A, Cervelli, J, Laskin, JD, Kipen, HM, Gow, AJ, Laskin, DL. Dynamics of Airway Macrophage Responses and Lung Function Changes after Ozone Exposure in Humans. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2026; :. PubMed PMID:42789969 .
Joseph, LB, Ozkuyumcu, K, Weinstock, D, Zhou, P, Croutch, CR, Laskin, JD. Characterization of epidermal and dermal remodeling following skin injury by sulfur mustard in Göttingen minipigs. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2026; :1-17. PubMed PMID:42632083 .
Yang, S, Jan, YH, Richardson, JR, Heck, DE, Laskin, JD. Mechanism of auranofin toxicity: Inhibition of tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2026;506 :117615. PubMed PMID:42334839 PubMed Central PMC13249053.
An, Y, Jan, YH, Laskin, JD. UVB light activates an S phase-dependent DNA damage response in human keratinocytes independent of oxidative stress. Toxicol Sci. 2026;209 (6):. PubMed PMID:42268659 .
Jan, YH, Michniak-Kohn, B, Joseph, LB, Laskin, DL, Laskin, JD. Nitrogen Mustard Disrupts Bioenergetics and Activates Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death Pathways in Human Keratinocytes. Chem Res Toxicol. 2026;39 (6):1178-1189. PubMed PMID:42205054 PubMed Central PMC13273801.
Sunil, VR, Vayas, KN, Radbel, J, Smith, LC, Meshanni, JA, Lee, JM, Weinstock, D, Abramova, E, Shmarakov, IO, Gow, AJ, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Lung injury, oxidative stress, and impaired functioning in a model of prolonged ozone exposure in female mice are associated with macrophage proinflammatory and profibrotic activation and altered bioenergetics. Toxicol Sci. 2026;209 (2):. PubMed PMID:41390972 PubMed Central PMC13242952.
Lee, JM, Meshanni, JA, Vayas, KN, Sunil, VR, Radbel, J, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL, Gow, AJ. Inhaled ozone induces distinct alterations in pulmonary function in models of acute and episodic exposure in female mice. Toxicol Sci. 2025;204 (1):70-78. PubMed PMID:39798125 PubMed Central PMC11879009.
Aleksunes, LM, Gray, JP, Meshanni, J, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Repurposing FDA-approved drugs to treat chemical weapon toxicities: Interactive case studies for trainees. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2024;12 (4):e1229. PubMed PMID:38965070 PubMed Central PMC11223991.
Smith, LC, Abramova, E, Vayas, K, Rodriguez, J, Gelfand-Titiyevksiy, B, Roepke, TA, Laskin, JD, Gow, AJ, Laskin, DL. Transcriptional profiling of lung macrophages following ozone exposure in mice identifies signaling pathways regulating immunometabolic activation. Toxicol Sci. 2024;201 (1):103-117. PubMed PMID:38897669 PubMed Central PMC11347782.
Radbel, J, Meshanni, JA, Vayas, KN, Le-Hoang, O, Abramova, E, Zhou, P, Joseph, LB, Laskin, JD, Gow, AJ, Laskin, DL. Effects of ozone exposure on lung injury, inflammation, and oxidative stress in a murine model of nonpneumonic endotoxemia. Toxicol Sci. 2024;200 (2):299-311. PubMed PMID:38749002 PubMed Central PMC11285192.
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