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William F. Morgan

Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory,
University of Maryland, Baltimore MD 21201 410-706-2475
Email: WFMorgan@som.umaryland.edu
Website: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/departments/radiationoncology/rorl/morgan.html

Optimizing the Scientific, Regulatory, and Societal Impact of the DOE Low Dose Radiation Research Program

A Mechanistic Study of the Radiation Quality Dependence of Bystander Effects in Human Cells.

Genetic Factors Affecting Susceptibility to Low-Dose Radiation

Mechanisms of Adaptive Responses and Genomic Instability Induced by Low Dose/ Low Dose Rate Radiation

Technical Abstracts:

Publications:

Laiakis, E.C., Baulch, J.E., and Morgan, W.F. (2008) Interleukin 8 exhibits a pro-mitogenic and pro-survival role in radiation induced genomically unstable cells. Mutation Research 640(1-2):74-81.

Miller, J.H., Jin, S., Morgan, W.F., Yang, A., Wan, Y., Aypar, U., Peters, J.S., and Springer, D.L. (2008) Profiling mitochondrial proteins in radiation-induced genome-unstable cell lines with persistent oxidative stress by mass spectrometry. Radiation Research 169(6):700-706.

Sgouros, G., Knox, S.J., Joiner, M.C., Morgan, W.F., and Kassis, A.I. (2007) MIRD continuing education: Bystander and low-dose-rate effects: Are these relevant to radionuclide therapy? Journal of Nuclear Medicine 48(10):1683-1691.

Morgan, W.F. and Sowa, M.B. (2007) Towards resolving conflicting reports of radiation-induced genomic instability in populations exposed to ionizing radiation: implications for the hibakusha. International Congress Series 1299: 128-134.

Murley, J.S., Kataoaka, Y., Baker, K.L., Diamond, A.M., Morgan, W.F., and Grdina, D.J. (2007) Manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2)-mediated delayed radioprotection induced by the free thiol form of amifostine and tumor necrosis factor α. Radiation Research 167(4):465-474.

Huang L., Kim P.M., Nickoloff J.A., Morgan W.F. (2007) Targeted and nontargeted effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on delayed genomic instability in human cells.Cancer Research 67:1099-1104.

Morgan, W.F. and Sowa, M.B. (2007) Non-targeted bystander effects induced by ionizing radiation. Mutation Research 616:159-164.

Durant, S.T., Paffett, K.S., Shrivastav, M., Timmins, G.S., Morgan, W.F., and Nickoloff, J.A.(2006) UV radiation induces delayed hyperrecombination associated with hypermutation in human cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology 26(16):6047-6055.

Kim, G.J., Chandrasekaran, K., and Morgan, W.F. (2006) Mitochondrial dysfunction, persistently elevated levels of reactive oxygen species and radiation-induced genomic instability: a review. Mutagenesis 21(6):361-368.

Morgan, W.F. (2006) Will radiation-induced bystander effects or adaptive responses impact on the shape of the dose response relationships at low doses of ionizing radiation? Dose-Response 4(4):257-262.

Laiakis, E.C., Morgan, W.F. (2006) A role of soluble factors in the non-targeted effects of radiation. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 47(6):464.

Morgan, W.F. (2006) An introduction to low dose radiation effects. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 47(6):403.

Sowa, M.B., Goets, W., Baulch, J.E., and Morgan, W.F. (2006) Session 7. Low LET bystander responses in gap junction null human colon carcinoma cells (RKO36). Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop: Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response. Radiation Research 166:688.

Snyder, A.R. and Morgan, W.F. (2005) Differential induction and activation of NF- κ B transcription complexes in radiation-induced chromosomally unstable cell lines. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 45:177-187.

Snyder, A.R. and Morgan, W.F. (2005) Lack of consensus gene expression changes associated with radiation-induced chromosomal instability. DNA Repair 4:958-970.

Morgan, W.F. and Sowa, M.B. (2005) Effects of ionizing radiation in nonirradiated cells. PNAS 102(40):14127-14128.

Nagar, S., Smith, L.E., and Morgan, W.F. (2005) Variation in apoptosis profiles in radiation-induced genomically unstable cell lines. Radiation Research 163:324-331.

Synder, A.R. and Morgan, W.F. (2005) Differential induction and activation of NF-κB transcription complexes in radiation-induced chromosomally unstable cell lines. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 45:177-187.

Nagar, S. and Morgan, W.F. (2005) The death-Inducing effect and genomic instability. Radiation Research 163:316-323.

Sowa Resat, M.B. and Morgan, W.F. (2004) Radiation-induced genomic instability: A role for secreted soluble factors in communicating the radiation response to non-irradiated cells. J. of Cellular Biochemistry 92:1013-1019.

Resat, M.S. and Morgan, W.F. (2004) Microbeam developments and applications: A low linear energy transfer perspective. Cancer and Metastiasis Reviews 23:323-331.

Synder, A.R. and Morgan, W.F. (2004) Radiation-induced chromosomal instability and gene expression profiling: searching to clues to initiation and perpetuation. Mutation Research 568:89-96.

Synder, A.R. and Morgan, W.F. (2004) Gene expression profiling after irradiation: Clues to understanding acute and persistent responses. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 23:259-268.

Morgan, W.F. (2004) Determining health risks from exposures to low dose radiation. In: The 14th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Huang, L., Grim, S., Smith, L.E., Kim, P.M., Nickoloff, J.A., Goloubeva, A.G., and Morgan, W.F. (2004) Ionizing radiation induces delayed hyperrecombination in mammalian cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology 24(11):5060-5068.

Morgan, W.F. (2003) Is there a common mechanism underlying genomic instability, bystander effects and other nontargeted effects of exposure to ionizing radiation? Oncogene 22:7094-7099.

Little, J.B. and Morgan, W.F. (2003) Guest editors. In: Radiation and chromosomal instability. Oncogene 22:6977. March 15, 04 <http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/onc/journal/v22/n45/full/1207045a.html&filetype=PDF>.

Huang, L., Synder, A.R., and Morgan, W.F. (2003) Radiation-induced genomic instability and it's implications for radiation carcinogenesis. Oncogene 22(37): 5848-5854.

Limoli, C.R., Giedzinkski, E., Morgan, W.F., Swarts, S.G., Jones, G.D.D., and Hyun, W. (2003) Persistent oxidative stress in chromosomally unstable cells. Cancer Research 63:3107-3111

Morgan, W.F. (2003) Non-targeted and delayed effects of exposure to ionizing radiation: I. Radiation-induced genomic instability and bystander effects in vitro. Radiation Research 159:567-580.

Morgan, W.F. (2003) Non-targeted and delayed effects of exposure to ionizing radiation: II. Radiation-induced genomic instability and bystander effects in vivo, Clastogenic factors and transgenerational effects. Radiation Research 159:581-596.

Nagar, S., Smith, L.E., and Morgan, W.F. (2003) Characterization of a novel epigenetic effect of ionizing radiation. Cancer Research 63:324-328.

Nagar, S., Smith, L.E., and Morgan, W.F. (2003) Mechanisms of cell death associated with death-inducing factors from genomically unstable cell lines. Mutagenesis 18(6):549-560.

Smith, L.E., Nagar, S., Kim, G.J., and Morgan, W.F. (2003) Radiation-induced genomic instability: Radiation quality and dose response. Health Physics 85(1):23-29.

Morgan, W.F. (2002) Genomic Instability and Bystander Effects: A paradigm shift in radiation biology? Military Medicine 167(1): 44-45.

Morgan, W.F., Hartman, A., Limoli, C.L., Nagar, S., and Ponnaiya, B. (2002) Bystander effects in radiation-induced genomic instability. Mutation Research 504(1-2):91-100.

Williams, B.R., Mirzoeva, O.K., Morgan, W.F., Lin, J., Dunnuk, W., and Petroini, J. (2002) A murine model of Nijmegan syndrome. Current Biology 12:1-6.

Limoli, C.L., Corcoran, J.J., Jordan R., Morgan, W.F., and Schwartz, J.L. (2001) A role for chromosomal instability in the development of and selection for radioresistant cell variants. British J. of Cancer 84(4):489-492.

Limoli, C.L., Kaplan, M.I., Giedzinski, E., and Morgan, W.F. (2001) Attenuation of radiation-induced genomic instability by free radical scavengers and cellular proliferation. Free Radical Biology & Medicine 31(1):10-19.

Limoli, C.L., Ponnaiya, B., Corcoran, J.J., Giedzinski, E., Kaplan, M.I., Hartman, A., and Morgan, W.F. (2000) Genomic instability induced by high and low LET ionizing radiation. Ad. Space. Res. 25(10):2107-2117.

Limoli, C.L., Ponnaiya, B., Corcoran, J.J., Giedzinski, E., and Morgan, W.F. (2000) Chromosomal instability induced by heavy ion irradiation. International J. of Radiation Biology 76(12):1599-1606.

Hollander, M.C., Sheikh, M.S., Bulavin, D.V., Lundgren, K., Augeri-Henmueller, L., Shehee, R., Molinaro, T.A., Kim, K.E., Tolosa, E., Ashwell, J.D., Rosenberg, M.P., Zhan, Q., Fernández-Salguero, P.M., Morgan, W.F., Deng, C.X., and Fornace, A.J., Jr. (1999) Genomic instability in Gadd45a-deficient mice. Nat. Genet. 23(2):176-184.

Limoli, C.L., Corcoran, J.J., Milligan, J.R., Ward, J.F., and Morgan, W.F. (1999) Critical target and dose and dose-rate responses for the induction of chromosomal instability by ionizing radiation. Radiation Research 151:677-685.

Fry, R.J.M., Grosovsky, A., Hannawalt, P.C., Jostes, R.F., Little, J.B., Morgan, W.F., Oleinick, N.L., and Ullrich, R.L. (1998) The impact of biology on risk assessment-workshop of the National Research Council's Board on radiation effects research. Radiation Research 150:695-705.

Kaplan, M.I. and Morgan, W.F. (1998) The nucleus is the target for radiation-induced chromosomal instability. Radiation Research 150:382-390.

Limoli, C.L., Hartmann, A., Shepard, L., Yang, C.R., Boothman, D.A., Bartholomew, J., and Morgan, W.F. (1998) Apoptosis, reproductive failure, and oxidative stress in Chinese hamster ovary cells with compromised genomic integrity. Cancer Research 58:(16):3712-3718.

Tucker, J.D., Morgan, W.F., Awa, A.A., Bauchinger, M., Blakey, D., Cornforth, M.N., Littlefield, L.G., Natarajan, A.T., and Shasserre, C. (1995) A proposed system for scoring structural aberrations detected by chromosome painting. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 68:211-221.

Marder, B.A. and Morgan, W.F. (1993) Delayed chromosomal instability induced by DNA damage. Molecular and Cellular Biology 13(11):6667-6677.

 

 



                   
                   
                   
 

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