Spiros Katsifis

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Spiros Katsifis, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
College of Science & Society
Natural Science and Mathematics
Dana Hall, Room 212

Ph.D., Systemic-Molecular Toxicology/Environmental Oncology, New York University
M.S., Forensic/Biochemical Toxicology (Chemical Mutagenesis-Carcinogenesis), Saint John’s University
B.S., Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, Saint John's University

Courses Taught
Cell-Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Biopharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Toxicology (all aspects)
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Histology
Physiology
Immunology
Bioethics

Articles

Katsifis, S.P., M. Shamy, P.L. Kinney, and F.J. Burns, Interaction of Nickel with UV-light for the induction of cytogenetic effects in peripheral human lymphocytes, Mutation Res. 422 (2) 331-338, 1998.
Katsifis, S.P. and P.L. Kinney. Antagonistic Interaction of Sodium Arsenite, and Lead Sulfate with UV-light on Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Human Lymphocytes. Symposium Proceedings, Alternatives in the assessment of Toxicity: June, 1996.
Katsifis, S.P., Kinney, P.L., Hosslet, S. Burns, F.J. and N.T. Christie. Interaction of Nickel with Mutagens in the Induction of Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Human Lymphocytes. Mutat. Res., 359 (1) 7-15,1996.
Sahu, R.K., Katsifis, S.P., Kinney, P.L., and N.T. Christie. Nickel induced changes in cell cycle duration and sister chromatid exchanges in cultured human lymphocytes. Mutation Res., 327, 217-225, 1995.
Christie, N.T., D.M. Tummolo, and S.P. Katsifis. Oxidative DNA damage as a biomarker of exposure to chemicals. First International Conference on Environmental Mutagenesis in Human Populations at Risk, Cairo, Egypt, 1992.
Sahu, R.K., Katsifis, S.P., and N.T. Christie. Effects of Nickel Sulfate, Lead Sulfate, and Sodium Arsenite Alone and with UV-light on Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Cultured Human Lymphocytes. Molecular Toxicology, 2, 375-382, 1990.
Reddy, B., Engle A., Katsifis, S.P., Simi, B., Bartram, H-P, Perrino, P., and C. Mahour. Biochemical Epidemiology of Colon Cancer: Effect of Types of Dietary Fiber on Fecal Mutagens, Acid and Neutral Steroids in Healthy Subjects. Cancer Research., 45, 4629-4635, 1989

Book Chapters

Christie, N.T. and S.P. Katsifis. Nickel Carcinogenesis. In: Biological Effects of Heavy Metals. Vol. II, E.C. Foulces, Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., Chap. 4, pp. 95-128, 1990.
Katsifis, S.P. and L.P. Kinney. Antagonistic Interaction of Sodium Arsenite and Lead Sulfate with UV-light on Sister Chromatid Exchanges in Human Lymphocytes in H. Salem and S. Katz (Eds.) “Toxicity Assessment Alternatives: Methods, Issues, Opportunities”, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, Ch. 5, pp. 53-61, 1999.