Alexander W. Alund Source Confirmed

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Researcher

National Center for Toxicological Research

faculty

9 h-index 16 pubs 187 cited

Research Areas

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

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Alexander W. Alund's research centers on evaluating the mutagenicity and genotoxicity of various substances and materials, particularly nanoparticles. He has investigated the mutagenicity of silver nanoparticles using whole-genome sequencing in mouse lymphoma cells and explored the mutagenic susceptibility of different germ cell development stages in *Caenorhabditis elegans*. Alund's work also includes the development and application of genomic sequencing technologies, such as PacBio sequencing, for detecting ultralow-frequency mutations. His publications demonstrate a focus on the application of *in vitro* assays and genomic techniques for toxicological assessment. Alund collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Lisa K. Brents, Jeffery H. Moran, and Brian J. Parks, as well as Bohu Pan from the National Center for Toxicological Research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 187

Selected Publications

  • Genotoxicity of nanoparticles evaluated using the <i>in vitro</i> micronucleus assay, a review of recent data <sup>§</sup> (2025) DOI
  • Evaluation of mutagenic susceptibility of different stages in germ cell development of Caenorhabditis elegans using whole genome sequencing (2023) DOI
  • Genome‐wide detection of ultralow‐frequency substitution mutations in cultures of mouse lymphoma <scp>L5178Y</scp> cells and <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> worms by <scp>PacBio</scp> sequencing (2022) DOI
  • Mutagenicity of silver nanoparticles evaluated using whole-genome sequencing in mouse lymphoma cells (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Lisa K. Brents University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Jeffery H. Moran University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Brian J. Parks University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Bohu Pan National Center for Toxicological Research 2 shared publications Page B. McKinzie National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Javier R. Revollo National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Jaime A. Miranda National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Vasily N. Dobrovolsky National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication

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