Matias Attene-Ramos
Ph.D. Candidate
Current research
- Redox regulation of intestinal epithelial cell proliferation.
- Role of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) produced by endogenous bacteria in the onset of inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer. Hydrogen sulfide citoxicity and genotoxicity in mammalian cells.
Research Interest
- Redox regulation of transcription and translation. Redox regulation of metabolism.
- Host-microbiota interaction. The role of intestinal microbiota in the host health.
- Mechanisms involved in Cancer initiation and development. Genotoxicity.
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Modeling in Biology.
- Animal Production.
Peer Review Publications
- Hydrogen sulfide induces direct radical-associated DNA damage. Attene-Ramos MS, Wagner ED, Gaskins HR, Plewa MJ. Molecular Cancer Research 5:455-459 (2007).
- Evidence that hydrogen sulfide is a genotoxic agent. Attene-Ramos MS, Wagner ED, Plewa MJ, Gaskins HR. Molecular Cancer Research 4:9-14 (2006).
- Temporal changes of multiple redox couples from proliferation to growth arrest in IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells. Attene-Ramos MS, Kitiphongspattana K, Ishii-Schrade K, Gaskins HR. American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology 289:C1220-8 (2005).
- Phylomat: an automated protein motif analysis tool for phylogenomics. Graham WV, Tcheng DK, Shirk AL, Attene-Ramos MS, Welge ME, Gaskins HR. Journal of Proteome Research 3:1289-91 (2004).
Honors, Fellowships, and Scholarships
- The David H. and Lorraine A. Baker Graduate Fellowship 2006.
- Graduate College Conference Travel Grant, 2004.
- University Graduate Fellowship, given by the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign to recruit outstanding students, 2002.
- Member of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Chapter.
- Member of Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture.
Important Links
Contact Information
Department of Animal Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
406 Animal Sciences Lab, MC-630
1207 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana , IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-3163
FAX: (217) 333-8804
E-mail: att...@uiuc.edu
