Immunotoxicogenomics. A Multidisciplinary Approach in Systems Toxicology

Table of Contents

1. Immunotoxicogenomics: A systemic approach in the study of toxicants
2. Immunotoxicity assessment with genomic tools
3. Current systems biology methods used in Immunotoxicogenomics
4. Immunogenetic reaction to ecotoxicants
5. Genomic expression profiling: A potent approach in the study of immunotoxicity
6. Recent developments and new opportunities of Immunotoxicogenomics
7. Understanding and predicting induced immunotoxicity from gene expression
8. Application of Immunotoxicogenomic data in human risk assessment process
9. Immunotoxicogenomics: moving from observation to prediction.
10. In-vitro high throughput approaches to assess Immunotoxicogenomics
11. Microarray analysis to examine the effects of immunosuppressive compounds on changes in gene expression
12. Successful use of immunotoxicogenomics as a screening tool
13. Network and pathway analysis of Immunotoxicogenomics dataFuture trends in Immunotoxicogenomics

Authors

Naimat Ali Director and Faculty Member, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Md. Niamat Ali, MPhil, PhD is Director and Professor at the Centre of Research for Development at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. After completing his doctorate in Zoology (Specialization in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology) at Aligarh Muslim University, he worked there as a Research Associate. He later joined the Department of Zoology at the University of Kashmir. Prof. Ali has more than 29 years of research experience and 25 years of teaching experience in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology, Toxicogenomics, Human Genomics and Proteomics, Stem Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Radiation Biology and Gene Therapy, Cell and Tissue Culture Technology among other topics. He is a Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association and Environmental Mutagen Society of India. He has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. He serves on the editorial board and as a reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. Shafat Ali Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shafat Ali (Ph.D.) pursued his BSc. from University of Kashmir and Masters in Zoology from Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, India. Currently he is engaged in research work for last 5 years at Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and ICMR funded Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, with specialization in the field of reproductive immunogenetics, cytokine biology, gynaecology and obstetrics, molecular biology, cancer biology and cytogenetics. He has 5 years of research experience and 5 years of teaching experience. He has more than 20 book chapters, several edited books and numerous peer-reviewed, international research publications to his credit. Mr. Ali is also the reviewer of many reputed international journals. Presently, Mr. Ali is involved in studying immunogenetic mechanisms involved in recurrent pregnancy loss Muneeb U Rehman College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Muneeb U Rehman (Ph.D.) is a Faculty member at College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He holds a doctorate in Toxicology (specialization in cancer biology and natural product research) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. Dr. Rehman has more than 10 years of research and teaching experience in the field of toxicology, cancer biology, natural product pharmacology and pharmacogenomics. He is the recipient of several national and international fellowships and awards. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed, international journals, and has 5 edited books and 30 book chapters. Dr. Rehman is on the editorial boards and is a reviewer of several high-impact, international scientific journals. He is also a life member of various international societies and organizations. Currently, Dr. Rehman is engaged in studying the molecular mechanisms of cancer prevention by natural products and the role of pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics in evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drugs.