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Gunnar Boysen

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Associate Professor -tenured

Also affiliated: University of Vermont (2007); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004–2025); National Institutes of Health (2006–2009); University of Minnesota (2003–2020); Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (2007); Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (2017); University of North Carolina Health Care (2008); University of Arizona (2020); Institute of Cancer Research (2017); Washington University in St. Louis (2020); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2009–2013); Cancer Institute (WIA) (2025); Center for Environmental Health (2007–2011); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2006–2009); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2011–2025); Conway School of Landscape Design (2020); Arkansas Department of Health (2013); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (2007); Masonic Cancer Center (2003)

Faculty Researcher

33 h-index 139 pubs 3,621 cited

  • Humans
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Butadienes
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • DNA Adducts
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Biomarkers
  • Rats
  • DNA
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Microsomes, Liver

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Gunnar Boysen investigates the interactions between chemical exposures and nutritional or lifestyle factors, such as diet and physical activity, to understand their impact on human health. His research employs DNA and protein adducts as biomarkers to study carcinogen metabolism, how it is influenced by dietary components, and the underlying mechanisms that regulate enzyme activities involved in these processes.

Boysen's work also utilizes mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approaches, both targeted and untargeted, to investigate changes in common metabolic pathways resulting from environmental exposures. He has received federal funding from the NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for his project "Understanding the origins of the mutational landscape in cancer," totaling $719,050. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 33, 139 total publications, and 3,585 total citations. He leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and collaborates with several colleagues there, including Grover P. Miller, Azemat Jamshidi‐Parsian, Nadia I. Georgieva, and Intawat Nookaew.

Metrics

  • h-index: 33
  • Publications: 139
  • Citations: 3,621

Selected Publications

  • Abstract LB372: Understanding the origins of the mutational landscape (2026)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 2326: Differentiating epigenetic marks and DNA adducts at the KRAS codon 12 mutation hotspot using ONT/ELIGOS sequencing (2026)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex-Specific Formation of 1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane-Derived Hemoglobin Adducts in 1,3-Butadiene-Exposed Workers (2025)
    Chemical Research in Toxicology 3 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)
    Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating the origins of the mutational signatures in cancer (2025)
    Nucleic Acids Research 18 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)
    Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • CB-839 induces reversible dormancy in lung tumor-cells (2024)
    European Journal of Pharmacology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acquired Radiation Resistance Induces Thiol-dependent Cisplatin Cross-resistance (2023)
    Radiation Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Climate Change and New Challenges for Rural Communities: Particulate Matter Matters (2023)
    Sustainability 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acquired Radiation Resistance Induces Thiol-dependent Cisplatin Cross-resistance (2023)
    Radiation Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploiting nanopore sequencing for characterization and grading of <i>IDH</i>‐mutant gliomas (2023)
    Brain Pathology 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Similar 5F-APINACA Metabolism between CD-1 Mouse and Human Liver Microsomes Involves Different P450 Cytochromes (2022)
    Metabolites 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of population variability of 1,3-butadiene derived protein adducts in humans and mice (2022)
    Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nanopore Sequencing for Detection and Characterization of Phosphorothioate Modifications in Native DNA Sequences (2022)
    Frontiers in Microbiology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Current and Future Methodology for Quantitation and Site-Specific Mapping the Location of DNA Adducts (2022)
    Toxics 16 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $719,050 total

NIH Contact PI Feb 2025 - Jan 2028

Understanding the origins of the mutational landscape in cancer

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences $719,050 R01

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.

  • Lipid Stress and MC4R (Funded by: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK))
  • Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Program UAMS College of Medicine
  • ProfilingDoses of Reactive Compounds Derived from various Air Pollutant Exposures Environmental Protection Agency via The Health Effects Institute
  • A novel approach for quantitation of N-terminal valine adducts NIH
  • Arkansas Center for Clinical and Translational Research NIH
  • The Role of N1-Inosine Adducts in Butadiene Mutagenesis NIH
  • Systems Biology Based Diagnosis of Lung Cancer (Funded by: UAMS, Translational Research Institute (TRI))
  • Monitoring Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Central Arkansas water systems US Department of Interior via University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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99 Collaborators 38 Institutions 5 Countries

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