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  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For experimental and theoretical demonstrations of the role of quantized vorticity in superfluid phase transitions in two and three dimensions

Overview

Gary M. Williams is affiliated with New York Medical College in the United States and has made contributions across multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science. Their published research spans a strong focus on carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, along with topics related to pesticide exposure, endocrine disrupting chemicals, and genomics.

The scientist's work frequently appears in journals such as Food and Chemical Toxicology, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, Mutagenesis, Foods, and Land. Notable recent publications include:

  • The BlueScreen HC assay to predict the genotoxic potential of fragrance materials, 2022, Mutagenesis
  • Food-Borne Chemical Carcinogens and the Evidence for Human Cancer Risk, 2022, Foods
  • Re-Imagining Wild Rivers in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022, Land
  • A weight of evidence assessment of the genotoxic potential of 4-methylimidazole as a possible mode of action for the formation of lung tumors in exposed mice, 2020, Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Acrylonitrile induction of rodent neoplasia: Potential mechanism of action and relevance to humans, 2022, Toxicology Research and Application

The primary fields of study for Williams cover biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology with 19 publications, followed by agricultural and biological sciences with 9, and environmental science with 8. Subfields include cancer research, plant science, health toxicology and mutagenesis, molecular biology, and small animals.

Key research topics embedded in Williams's work are:

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Animal testing and alternatives
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research

Frequent collaborators in Williams's research include Tetyana Kobets, Yax Thakkar, Benjamin Smith, A.M. Api, and Jian-Dong Duan. The collaboration with Tetyana Kobets is notably extensive, reflecting a shared focus in related toxicological and carcinogenic risk studies.

Williams received recognition as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2003 for contributions toward understanding quantized vorticity in superfluid phase transitions, indicative of a broader scientific engagement beyond their primary biological and toxicological research interests.

Best Publications

  • Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans

    Gary M. Williams;Robert Kroes;Ian C. Munro

  • A critical review of the data related to the safety of quercetin and lack of evidence of in vivo toxicity, including lack of genotoxic/carcinogenic properties.

    M. Harwood;B. Danielewska-Nikiel;J.F. Borzelleca;G.W. Flamm

  • Biological stress response terminology: Integrating the concepts of adaptive response and preconditioning stress within a hormetic dose-response framework

    Edward J. Calabrese;Kenneth A. Bachmann;A. John Bailer;P. Michael Bolger

  • Detection of chemical carcinogens by unscheduled DNA synthesis in rat liver primary cell cultures.

    Gary M. Williams

  • N-nitrosodiethylamine mechanistic data and risk assessment: bioactivation, DNA-adduct formation, mutagenicity, and tumor initiation.

    Lynne Verna;John Whysner;Gary M. Williams

  • Safety assessment of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene as antioxidant food additives.

    G.M Williams;M.J Iatropoulos;J Whysner

  • Aspartame: A Safety Evaluation Based on Current Use Levels, Regulations, and Toxicological and Epidemiological Studies

    B. A. Magnuson;G. A. Burdock;J. Doull;R. M. Kroes

  • A Cancer Risk Assessment of Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate: Application of the New U.S. EPA Risk Assessment Guidelines

    John Doull;Russell Cattley;Cliff Elcombe;Brian G. Lake

  • Major Difference in the Hepatocarcinogenicity and DNA Adduct Forming Ability between Toremifene and Tamoxifen in Female Crl:CD(BR) Rats

    Gordon C. Hard;Michael J. Iatropoulos;Kevin Jordan;Leila Radi

  • Rat hepatocyte primary cell cultures. III. Improved dissociation and attachment techniques and the enhancement of survival by culture medium.

    Gary M. Williams;Edilberto Bermudez;Dominick Scaramuzzino

  • The pathogenesis of rat liver cancer caused by chemical carcinogens.

    Gary M. Williams

  • Carcinogen Testing: Current Problems and New Approaches

    John H. Weisburger;Gary M. Williams

  • Conditions affecting primary cell cultures of functional adult rat hepatocytes. II. Dexamethasone enhanced longevity and maintenance of morphology.

    Brian A. Laishes;Gary M. Williams

  • Reliability of the hepatocyte primary culture/DNA repair test in testing of coded carcinogens and noncarcinogens.

    G.M. Williams;G.M. Williams;M.F. Laspia;V.C. Dunkel

  • Application of the Margin of Exposure (MOE) approach to substances in food that are genotoxic and carcinogenic

    Diane Benford;P. Michael Bolger;Philip Carthew;Myriam Coulet

  • Phenobarbital mechanistic data and risk assessment: enzyme induction, enhanced cell proliferation, and tumor promotion.

    John Whysner;Peter M. Ross;Gary M. Williams

  • Isolation and long-term cell culture of epithelial-like cells from rat liver.

    G.M. Williams;Elizabeth K. Weisburger;J.H. Weisburger

  • Carcinogen-induced DNA repair in primary rat liver cell cultures; a possible screen for chemical carcinogens.

    Gary M. Williams

  • CONDITIONS AFFECTING PRIMARY CELL CULTURES OF FUNCTIONAL ADULT RAT HEPATOCYTES. 1. THE EFFECT OF INSULIN

    Brian A. Laishes;Gary M. Williams

  • Alteration of Liver Cell Function and Proliferation: Differentiation Between Adaptation and Toxicity

    Gary M. Williams;Michael J. Iatropoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Weisburger
John H. Weisburger Dana Corporation
Hideki Mori
Hideki Mori Gifu University
Takuji Tanaka
Takuji Tanaka Gifu University
David Kirkland
David Kirkland Covance (United States)
James A. Swenberg
James A. Swenberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz
Zbigniew Darzynkiewicz New York Medical College
Frank Traganos
Frank Traganos New York Medical College
Daniel A. Casciano
Daniel A. Casciano University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Stefan Karlsson
Stefan Karlsson Lund University
Stephen S. Hecht
Stephen S. Hecht University of Minnesota

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