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Gunnar Brunborg is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on specialized subfields such as Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Recent notable papers by Gunnar Brunborg and collaborators include:

  • Minimum Information for Reporting on the Comet Assay (MIRCA): recommendations for describing comet assay procedures and results, 2020, Nature Protocols
  • Measuring DNA modifications with the comet assay: a compendium of protocols, 2023, Nature Protocols
  • The hCOMET project: International database comparison of results with the comet assay in human biomonitoring. Baseline frequency of DNA damage and effect of main confounders, 2021, Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • DNA damage in circulating leukocytes measured with the comet assay may predict the risk of death, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Application of the comet assay for the evaluation of DNA damage in mature sperm, 2021, Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research

Frequent collaborators in Gunnar Brunborg's research include:

  • Kristine B. Gützkow
  • Andrew Collins
  • Roger Godschalk
  • Amaya Azqueta
  • Gudrun Koppen

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, notably:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Protocols
  • Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Best Publications

  • The comet assay: topical issues

    Andrew R Collins;Amaia Azqueta Oscoz;Gunnar Brunborg;Isabel Gaivão;Isabel Gaivão

  • Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: The challenge ahead

    William H Goodson;Leroy Lowe;David O Carpenter;Michael Gilbertson

  • Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles in testicular cells.

    Nana Asare;Christine Instanes;Wiggo J. Sandberg;Magne Refsnes

  • Minimum Information for Reporting on the Comet Assay (MIRCA): recommendations for describing comet assay procedures and results

    Peter Møller;Amaya Azqueta;Elisa Boutet-Robinet;Gudrun Koppen

  • Clinical significance of sperm DNA damage in assisted reproduction outcome

    Luke Simon;Gunnar Brunborg;Michael Stevenson;Deborah Lutton

  • Placental transfer of perfluorinated compounds is selective--a Norwegian Mother and Child sub-cohort study.

    Kristine Bjerve Gützkow;Line Småstuen Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Azemira Sabaredzovic

  • Differentiation of human embryonal carcinomas in vitro and in vivo reveals expression profiles relevant to normal development.

    Rolf I. Skotheim;Guro E. Lind;Outi Monni;Jahn M. Nesland

  • Causes of genome instability: the effect of low dose chemical exposures in modern society

    Sabine A S Langie;Gudrun Koppen;Daniel Desaulniers;Fahd Al-Mulla

  • Silver nanoparticles effects on epididymal sperm in rats.

    Joanna Gromadzka-Ostrowska;Katarzyna Dziendzikowska;Anna Lankoff;Małgorzata Dobrzyńska

  • How do male germ cells handle DNA damage

    Ann-Karin Olsen;Birgitte Lindeman;Richard Wiger;Nur Duale

  • Pulmonary exposure to carbon black by inhalation or instillation in pregnant mice: effects on liver DNA strand breaks in dams and offspring.

    Petra Jackson;Karin Sørig Hougaard;Anne Mette Zenner Boisen;Nicklas Raun Jacobsen

  • Towards a more reliable comet assay: optimising agarose concentration, unwinding time and electrophoresis conditions.

    Amaya Azqueta;Kristine B. Gutzkow;Gunnar Brunborg;Andrew R Collins

  • Nanotitanium dioxide toxicity in mouse lung is reduced in sanding dust from paint

    Anne Thoustrup Saber;Nicklas Raun Jacobsen;Alicja Mortensen;Jozef Szarek

  • Metal dyshomeostasis and inflammation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases: possible impact of environmental exposures

    Oddvar Myhre;Hans Utkilen;Nur Duale;Gunnar Brunborg

  • Toxicity of Silver Nanomaterials in Higher Eukaryotes

    Marcin Kruszewski;Kamil Brzoska;Gunnar Brunborg;Nana Asare

  • Birth weight, head circumference, and prenatal exposure to acrylamide from maternal diet: The European prospective mother-child study (NewGeneris)

    Marie Pedersen;Hans von Stedingk;Maria Botsivali;Silvia Agramunt

  • Genotoxicity of the food mutagen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP): formation of 2-hydroxamino-PhIP, a directly acting genotoxic metabolite.

    Jørn A. Holme;Hàkan Wallin;Gunnar Brunborg;Erik J. Søderlund

  • High-throughput comet assay using 96 minigels

    Kristine B. Gutzkow;Torgrim M. Langleite;Silja Meier;Anne Graupner

  • The influence of scoring method on variability in results obtained with the comet assay.

    Amaya Azqueta;Silja Meier;Silja Meier;Catherine Priestley;Kristine Bjerve Gutzkow

  • Controlling variation in the comet assay.

    Andrew Richard Collins;Naouale El Yamani;Yolanda Corrales Lorenzo;Sergey Shaposhnikov

Frequent Co-Authors

Jørn A. Holme
Jørn A. Holme Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo
Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Roger W. L. Godschalk
Roger W. L. Godschalk Maastricht University
Sidney D. Nelson
Sidney D. Nelson University of Washington
Jos C. S. Kleinjans
Jos C. S. Kleinjans Maastricht University
Frederik J. van Schooten
Frederik J. van Schooten Maastricht University
Deborah Oughton
Deborah Oughton Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Georg Becher
Georg Becher University of Oslo
Gudrun Koppen
Gudrun Koppen University of Antwerp

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