James R. Olson
PhD
Director, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
UB Distinguished Professor
UB Distinguished Professor
Research Topics
Assessing the health risks and biomarkers of exposure; effect and susceptibility to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and persistent halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons.
Journal Articles
- Gao L, Mutlu E, Collins LB, Walker NJ, Hartwell HJ, Olson JR, Sun W, Gold A, Ball LM, Swenberg JA. DNA Product Formation in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats Following Polyhalogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PHAH) Exposure. Chem Res Toxicol. (2017) Mar 20;30(3):794-803. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00368. Epub 2017 Feb 16
- Ismail AA, Bonner MR, Hendy O, Rasoul GA, Wang L, Olson JR, Rohlman DS. Comparison of neurological health outcomes between two adolescent cohorts exposed to pesticides in Egypt. PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0172696 February 23, 2017
- Ismail AA, Wang K, Olson JR, Bonner MR, Hendy O, Rasoul GA, Rohlman DS. Impact of Repeated Exposure of Adolescent Pesticide Applicators to Organophosphorus Pesticides on Biomarkers and Neurobehavioral Outcomes, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (2017) 80(10-12): 542–555. doi:10.1080/15287394.2017.1362612.
- Tati, S, Fisk, J.C, Abdullah, J, Karacosta, L, Chrisikos, T, Philbin, P, Morey, S.M., Ghazal, D, , Zalzala, F, Jessee, J, Quataert, S, Koury, S, Moreno, D, Eng, J.Y, Glinsky, V.V, Glinskii, O.V, Sesay, M. A, Gebhard, A. W, Birthare K, Olson, J.R, and Rittenhouse-Olson, K. Humanization of JAA-F11, a Highly Specific Anti-Thomsen-Friedenreich Pancarcinoma Antibody and In vitro Efficacy Analysis. Neoplasia (2017), 19: 716-733. doi: 10.1016/j.neo.2017.07.001
- Callahan CL, Pavuk M, Birnbaum LS, Ren X, Olson JR, and Bonner MR. Serum polychlorinated biphenyls and leukocyte telomere length in a highly exposed population: The Anniston Community Health Survey. Environment International (2017) 108: 212–220.
- Callahan CL, Hamad LA, Olson JR, Ismail AA, Rasoul GA, Hendy O, Rohlman DS, Bonner MR. Longitudinal assessment of occupational determinants of chlorpyrifos exposure in adolescent pesticide workers in Egypt. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health (2017), 220, Issue 8: 1356-1362.
- Karacosta, L, Fisk, JC, Jessee, J, Tati, S, Turner, B , Ghazal, D , Ludwig, R, Johnson, H, Adams, J, Sajjad, M, Koury, S, Roy, R., Olson, JR, and Rittenhouse-Olson, K. Preclinical analysis of JAA-F11, a Specific Anti-Thomsen-Friedenreich Antibody via Immunohistochemistry and in vivo Imaging. Translational Oncology (2018) 11, 450–466. doi: 10.1016/j.tranon.2018.01.008
- Yang, E., Pavuk, M, Sjodin, A., Lewin, M., Jones, R. Olson, J., Birnbaum, L. Exposure of Dioxin-like Chemicals in Participants of the Anniston Community Health Survey Follow-Up. Science of the Total Environment (2018) vol. 637–638, 881-891. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.074
- Rohlman DS, Ismail A, Bonner MR, Rasoul GA, Hendy O, Ortega Dickey L,Wang K, Olson JR, Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescent Pesticide Applicators in Egypt. Neurotoxicology. 2019 Sep;74:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 May 8. PMID:n31077682
- Pittman GS, Wang X, Campbell MR, Coulter SJ, Olson JR, Pavuk M, Birnbaum LS & Bell DA (2019): Polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and DNA methylation in the Anniston Community Health Survey, Epigenetics. 2020 Apr;15(4):337-357. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2019.1666654. Epub 2019 Oct 14. PMID: 31607210
- Butryn DM, Chi LH, Gross MS, McGarrigle B, Schecter A, Olson JR, Aga DS. Retention of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hydroxylated metabolites in paired human serum and milk in relation to CYP2B6 genotype. J Hazard Mater. 2020 Mar 15; 386: 121904. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121904. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID: 31901712
- Anger WK, Farahat FM, Lein PJ, Lasarev MR, Olson JR, Farahat TM, Rohlman DS. Magnitude of behavioral deficits varies with job-related chlorpyrifos exposure levels among Egyptian pesticide workers. Neurotoxicology. 2020 Mar;77:216-230. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.01.012. Epub 2020 Jan 30. PMID: 32006538
- Rohlman DS, Davis JW, Ismail A, Rasoul GA, Hendy O, Olson JR and Bonner MR. Risk perception and behavior in Egyptian adolescent pesticide applicators: an intervention study. BMC Public Health (2020) 20:679
- Travis SC, Aga DS, Queirolo EI, Olson JR, Daleiro M, Kordas K. Catching flame retardants and pesticides in silicone wristbands: Evidence of exposure to current and legacy pollutants in Uruguayan children. Science of the Total Environment. Available online 10 June 2020, 140136
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