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Ahmad Besaratinia, Ph.D., M.P.H.

University of Southern California

# of Grants: 6

Mechanistic studies of secondhand-smoke carcinogenicity	2009 (Cycle 18)	$278,795
Cancer	New Investigator Awards
Genome-wide mapping of smoke-induced DNA damage and mutation	2011 (Cycle 20)	$80,381
Cancer	Exploratory/Developmental Award
Mechanistic studies of secondhand-smoke carcinogenicity	2009 (Cycle 18)	$12,610
Cancer	New Investigator Awards
Genome-wide mapping of smoke-induced DNA damage and mutation	2011 (Cycle 20)	$334,652
Cancer	Exploratory/Developmental Award
Investigating the carcinogenic potential of e-cig in humans	2017 (Cycle 26)	$474,971
Early Diagnosis of Tobacco-Related Cancer	High Impact Research Project Award
Are smokers switching to vaping at lower risk for cancer?	2019 (Cycle 28)	$1,229,278
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology	High Impact Research Project Award

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New experimental data linking secondhand smoke exposure to lung_x000D_ cancer in nonsmokers
Periodical: FASEB Journal			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim, S.L, Yoon, J.I., Tommasi, S., Besaratinia. A.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol:	Nbr: 26	Abs:	Pg: 1845-1854

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Whole body exposure of mice to secondhand smoke induces dose-dependent and persistent promutagenic DNA adducts in the lung
Periodical: Mutation Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim, S.I., Arlt, V.M., Yoon, J.I., Cole, K.J., Pfeifer, G.P., Phillips, D.H., Besaratinia.				ART
Yr: 2011	Vol:	Nbr: 716	Abs:	Pg: 92-98

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A high-throughput next-generation sequencingbased_x000D_ method for detecting the mutational fingerprint of carcinogens
Periodical: Nucleic Acids Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A., Li, H., Yoon, J.I., Zheng, A., Gao, H, Tornmasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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New experimental data linking secondhand smoke exposure to lung_x000D_ cancer in nonsmokers
Periodical: FASEB Journal			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim, S.L, Yoon, J.I., Tommasi, S., Besaratinia. A.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol:	Nbr: 26	Abs:	Pg: 1845-1854

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Whole body exposure of mice to secondhand smoke induces dose-dependent and persistent promutagenic DNA adducts in the lung
Periodical: Mutation Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Kim, S.I., Arlt, V.M., Yoon, J.I., Cole, K.J., Pfeifer, G.P., Phillips, D.H., Besaratinia.				ART
Yr: 2011	Vol:	Nbr: 716	Abs:	Pg: 92-98

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A high-throughput next-generation sequencingbased_x000D_ method for detecting the mutational fingerprint of carcinogens
Periodical: Nucleic Acids Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A., Li, H., Yoon, J.I., Zheng, A., Gao, H, Tornmasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Whole DNA methylome profiling in mice exposed to secondhand smoke
Periodical: Epigenetics			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. Zheng, A., Yoon, J., Li, X.A., Wu, X, and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol: 7	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 1302-1314

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Genotoxicity of tobacco smoke-derived aromatic amines and bladder cancer: current_x000D_ state of knowledge and future research directions
Periodical: FASEB Journal			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2013	Vol: 27	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 2090-2100

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Mammalian cells acquire epigenetic hallmarks of human cancer during immortalization
Periodical: Nucleic Acids Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. Zheng, A., Weninger, A., Bates, S.E., Li, X.A., Wu, X, Hollstein, M., and Besa				ART
Yr: 2013	Vol: 41	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 182-195

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Epigenetic targeting of the Nanog pathway and signaling networks during chemical carcinogenesis
Periodical: Carcinogenesis			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S., Zheng, A., Yoon, J.I. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 35	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 1726-36

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Electronic cigarettes: the road ahead
Periodical: Preventive Medicine			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 66	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 65-7

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Exposure of mice to secondhand smoke elicits both transient and longlasting transcriptional changes in cancer-related functional networks
Periodical: International Journal of Cancer			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S., Zheng, A. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Epigenetics of human melanoma: promises and challenges
Periodical: Journal of Molecular Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 6	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 356-67

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The lingering question of menthol in cigarettes
Periodical: Cancer Causes Control			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2015	Vol: 26	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 165-9

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Whole DNA methylome profiling in mice exposed to secondhand smoke
Periodical: Epigenetics			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. Zheng, A., Yoon, J., Li, X.A., Wu, X, and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2012	Vol: 7	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 1302-1314

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Genotoxicity of tobacco smoke-derived aromatic amines and bladder cancer: current_x000D_ state of knowledge and future research directions
Periodical: FASEB Journal			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2013	Vol: 27	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 2090-2100

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Mammalian cells acquire epigenetic hallmarks of human cancer during immortalization
Periodical: Nucleic Acids Research			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S. Zheng, A., Weninger, A., Bates, S.E., Li, X.A., Wu, X, Hollstein, M., and Besa				ART
Yr: 2013	Vol: 41	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 182-195

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Epigenetic targeting of the Nanog pathway and signaling networks during chemical carcinogenesis
Periodical: Carcinogenesis			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S., Zheng, A., Yoon, J.I. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 35	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 1726-36

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Electronic cigarettes: the road ahead
Periodical: Preventive Medicine			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 66	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 65-7

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Exposure of mice to secondhand smoke elicits both transient and longlasting transcriptional changes in cancer-related functional networks
Periodical: International Journal of Cancer			Index Medicus:
Authors: Tommasi, S., Zheng, A. and Besaratinia, A.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol:	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg:

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Epigenetics of human melanoma: promises and challenges
Periodical: Journal of Molecular Cell Biology			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2014	Vol: 6	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 356-67

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The lingering question of menthol in cigarettes
Periodical: Cancer Causes Control			Index Medicus:
Authors: Besaratinia, A. and Tommasi, S.				ART
Yr: 2015	Vol: 26	Nbr:	Abs:	Pg: 165-9

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