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Associate Professor -tenured

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-22

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gboysen@uams.edu

33 h-index 139 pubs 3,560 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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Gunnar Boysen's research investigates the complex interactions between chemical exposures and nutritional or lifestyle factors, such as diet and physical activity. Utilizing DNA and protein adducts, his work examines carcinogen metabolism and how nutritional components modify these processes. He also studies the underlying mechanisms regulating the activity of relevant enzymes. Additionally, Boysen employs targeted and untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approaches to investigate changes in common metabolic pathways resulting from exposure-related factors.

Boysen leads a research group and has secured federal funding for his work. His research group includes key collaborators from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, such as Grover P. Miller, Azemat Jamshidi‐Parsian, Nadia I. Georgieva, and Intawat Nookaew, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His scholarly output includes 137 publications with over 3,500 citations, and he holds an h-index of 33. He has received recognition as a highly cited researcher and as a principal investigator on federal grants.

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  • h-index: 33
  • Publications: 139
  • Citations: 3,560

Selected Publications

  • Sex-Specific Formation of 1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane-Derived Hemoglobin Adducts in 1,3-Butadiene-Exposed Workers (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Human health risk assessment for exposures to 1,3-butadiene in the United States with input from an independent science advisory panel (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating the origins of the mutational signatures in cancer (2025)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Generation of BT-Amide, a Bone-Targeted Pyk2 Inhibitor, Effective <i>via</i> Oral Administration, for the Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Bone Loss (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acquired Radiation Resistance Induces Thiol-dependent Cisplatin Cross-resistance (2023)
  • Climate Change and New Challenges for Rural Communities: Particulate Matter Matters (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acquired Radiation Resistance Induces Thiol-dependent Cisplatin Cross-resistance (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploiting nanopore sequencing for characterization and grading of <i>IDH</i>‐mutant gliomas (2023)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Similar 5F-APINACA Metabolism between CD-1 Mouse and Human Liver Microsomes Involves Different P450 Cytochromes (2022)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of population variability of 1,3-butadiene derived protein adducts in humans and mice (2022)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nanopore Sequencing for Detection and Characterization of Phosphorothioate Modifications in Native DNA Sequences (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Current and Future Methodology for Quantitation and Site-Specific Mapping the Location of DNA Adducts (2022)
    15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Current and Future Methodology for Quantitation and Site-specific Mapping the Location of DNA Adducts (2021)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • DEB‐FAPy‐dG Adducts of 1,3‐Butadiene: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Formation in 1,2,3,4‐Diepoxybutane Treated DNA** (2021)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • CYP2C9 and 3A4 play opposing roles in bioactivation and detoxification of diphenylamine NSAIDs (2021)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $719,050 total

NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Contact PI Feb 2025 - Jan 2028

Understanding the origins of the mutational landscape in cancer

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences $719,050 R01

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