Publications in Aquatic Ecology
* indicates undergraduate student
* indicates undergraduate student
Pelletier TA, KR Stefaniak, TA Vigilante*, D Reavis*, A Mekus*, DA Mohamed*, JK Lau. 2022. Documenting emerging insect, environmental DNA biodiversity, and metal concentrations in a small Appalachian stream. Northeastern Naturalist. 29(2): 171-197.
Florea L, B Bird, JK Lau, L Wang, Y Lei, T Yao, and LG Thompson. 2017. Stable isotopes of river water and groundwater along altitudinal gradients in the High Himalayas and the Eastern Nyaingentanghla Mountains. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 14: 37-48.
Lau JK and TE Lauer. 2015. Nationwide benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage multimetric indices: identifying inconsistencies and limitations in reporting stream impairment status, USA. Environmental Management. 56: 11-23.
Cain ML, TE Lauer and JK Lau. 2008. Habitat use of grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatusin Indiana streams. American Midland Naturalist. 160: 96-109.
Lau JK and TE Lauer. 2006. Impacts of channelization on stream habitats and associated fish assemblages in east central Indiana. American Midland Naturalist. 156: 319-330.
Florea L, B Bird, JK Lau, L Wang, Y Lei, T Yao, and LG Thompson. 2017. Stable isotopes of river water and groundwater along altitudinal gradients in the High Himalayas and the Eastern Nyaingentanghla Mountains. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 14: 37-48.
Lau JK and TE Lauer. 2015. Nationwide benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage multimetric indices: identifying inconsistencies and limitations in reporting stream impairment status, USA. Environmental Management. 56: 11-23.
Cain ML, TE Lauer and JK Lau. 2008. Habitat use of grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatusin Indiana streams. American Midland Naturalist. 160: 96-109.
Lau JK and TE Lauer. 2006. Impacts of channelization on stream habitats and associated fish assemblages in east central Indiana. American Midland Naturalist. 156: 319-330.
Publications in Cancer Biology
* indicates undergraduate student
@ indicates graduate student
# indicates medical student
* indicates undergraduate student
@ indicates graduate student
# indicates medical student
Friedman JR, Richbart SD, Merritt JC, Brown KC, Nolan NA, Akers AT, Lau JK, Robateau ZR, Miles SL, Dasgupta P. 2019. Acetylcholine signaling system in progression of lung cancers. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 194: 222-254.
Brown KC, Perry HE@, Lau JK, Jones DV, Pulliam JF, Thornhill BA#, Crabtree CM*, Luo H, Chen YC, Dasgupta P. 2013. Nicotine induces the upregulation of the alpha7-nicotinic receptor (α7-nAChR) in human squamous cell lung cancer cells via the Sp1/GATA pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288: 33049-33059.
Lau JK, Brown KC, Thornhill BA#, Crabtree CM*, AM Dom#, Carpenter AB, Witte TR, Hardman WE, Luo H, Chen YC, Shiflett BS, Dasgupta P. 2013. Inhibition of cholinergic signaling causes apoptosis in human bronchioalveolar carcinoma. Cancer Research. 73: 1328-1339.
Lau JK, Brown KC, Dasgupta P. 2013. Measurement of acetylcholine from cell lines. Bio-Protocol. 3: 1-5. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1007.
Santanam N, BA Thornhill BA#, Lau JK, Brown KC@, Crabtree CM*, Cook CR, Dasgupta P. 2012. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in atherogenesis. Atherosclerosis. 225: 264-273.
Lau JK, Brown KC@, Dom AM#, Dasgupta P. 2012. Capsaicin: potential applications in cancer therapy. In: Nutrition and Cancer, from Epidemiology to Biology, Claudio PP, editor. Bentham Press Inc., London, United Kingdom, pp. 15-25.
Brown KC@, Lau JK, Dom AM#, Witte TR, Luo H, Crabtree CM*, Shah YH*, Shiflett BS#, Marcelo AJ#, Proper NA, Hardman WE, Egleton RD, Chen YC, Mangiarua EI, Dasgupta P. 2012. MG624, an α7-nAChR antagonist, inhibits angiogenesis via the Egr-1/FGF2 pathway. Angiogenesis. 15: 99-114.
Dom AM#, Buckley AW#, Brown KC@, Egleton RD, Marcelo AJ, Proper NM, Weller DE, Shah YH*, Lau JK, Dasgupta P. 2011. Nicotine promotes retinal angiogenesis via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and a MMP-2/9 dependent pathway. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. 7: 4428-4438.
Brown KC*, Witte TR, Hardman WE, Luo H, Chen YC, Carpenter AB, Lau JK, Dasgupta P. 2010. Capsaicin displays anti-proliferative activity against human small lung cancer in cell culture and nude mice models via the E2F pathway. PLoS ONE. 5(4): e10243. KC
Brown KC, Perry HE@, Lau JK, Jones DV, Pulliam JF, Thornhill BA#, Crabtree CM*, Luo H, Chen YC, Dasgupta P. 2013. Nicotine induces the upregulation of the alpha7-nicotinic receptor (α7-nAChR) in human squamous cell lung cancer cells via the Sp1/GATA pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288: 33049-33059.
Lau JK, Brown KC, Thornhill BA#, Crabtree CM*, AM Dom#, Carpenter AB, Witte TR, Hardman WE, Luo H, Chen YC, Shiflett BS, Dasgupta P. 2013. Inhibition of cholinergic signaling causes apoptosis in human bronchioalveolar carcinoma. Cancer Research. 73: 1328-1339.
Lau JK, Brown KC, Dasgupta P. 2013. Measurement of acetylcholine from cell lines. Bio-Protocol. 3: 1-5. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1007.
Santanam N, BA Thornhill BA#, Lau JK, Brown KC@, Crabtree CM*, Cook CR, Dasgupta P. 2012. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling in atherogenesis. Atherosclerosis. 225: 264-273.
Lau JK, Brown KC@, Dom AM#, Dasgupta P. 2012. Capsaicin: potential applications in cancer therapy. In: Nutrition and Cancer, from Epidemiology to Biology, Claudio PP, editor. Bentham Press Inc., London, United Kingdom, pp. 15-25.
Brown KC@, Lau JK, Dom AM#, Witte TR, Luo H, Crabtree CM*, Shah YH*, Shiflett BS#, Marcelo AJ#, Proper NA, Hardman WE, Egleton RD, Chen YC, Mangiarua EI, Dasgupta P. 2012. MG624, an α7-nAChR antagonist, inhibits angiogenesis via the Egr-1/FGF2 pathway. Angiogenesis. 15: 99-114.
Dom AM#, Buckley AW#, Brown KC@, Egleton RD, Marcelo AJ, Proper NM, Weller DE, Shah YH*, Lau JK, Dasgupta P. 2011. Nicotine promotes retinal angiogenesis via the α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and a MMP-2/9 dependent pathway. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. 7: 4428-4438.
Brown KC*, Witte TR, Hardman WE, Luo H, Chen YC, Carpenter AB, Lau JK, Dasgupta P. 2010. Capsaicin displays anti-proliferative activity against human small lung cancer in cell culture and nude mice models via the E2F pathway. PLoS ONE. 5(4): e10243. KC