Episode 57: Lauren Jackson discusses radiation exposure, including the effects of a nuclear strike
Summary: Today’s interview features Dr. Lauren Jackson, a nationally known expert in the field of tumor and normal-tissue radiobiology. She is especially recognized for her expertise in medical countermeasure development for acute radiation sickness and delayed effects of acute radiation exposure.<br> <br> Lauren is the deputy director of the Division of Translational Radiation Sciences within the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.<br> <br> Lauren, who also goes by Isabel, received her bachelors of science in microbiology from North Carolina State University in 2006, and her Ph.D. in pathology from Duke University in 2012.<br> <br> She currently is a principal or collaborating investigator on a number of industry and federally sponsored contracts and research grants. She has published extensively on the characterization and refinement of animal models of radiation-induced normal tissue injury that recapitulate the response in humans. Models developed in Lauren’s laboratory have gone on to receive FDA concurrence as appropriate for use in medical countermeasure screens.<br> <br> Lauren is a senior associate editor for Advances in Radiation Oncology, a journal of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. She also is the author of several book chapters on normal tissue tolerance to radiation, mechanisms of injury, and potential therapeutic interventions.<br> <br> Links:<br> <br> Jackson’s University of Maryland web page:<br> <br> http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/profiles/Jackson-Isabel/<br> <br> Radiation Emergency Medical Management website: (https://www.remm.nlm.gov)<br> <br> Centers for Disease Control website: (https://www.emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp)<br> <br> BARDA website:<br> <br> https://www.phe.gov/about/BARDA/Pages/default.aspx<br> <br> NIAID website:<br> <br> https://www.niaid.nih.gov
