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Roger W. L. Godschalk

Roger W. L. Godschalk

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Biology and Biochemistry

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55
Citations
9030
World Ranking
15237
National Ranking
369

Overview

Roger W. L. Godschalk is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. They have contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a wide array of topics, notably:

  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Roger W. L. Godschalk has published numerous papers in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Mutagenesis
  • Nature Protocols
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research

Some recent papers showcasing their research contributions are:

  • 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
  • An optimized comet-based in vitro DNA repair assay to assess base and nucleotide excision repair activity, 2020, Nature Protocols

The scientist regularly collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Frederik-Jan van Schooten
  • Andrew Collins
  • Sabine A. S. Langie
  • Gunnar Brunborg
  • Amaya Azqueta

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Germ-line mutations, DNA damage, and global hypermethylation in mice exposed to particulate air pollution in an urban/industrial location

    Carole Yauk;Aris Polyzos;Andrea Rowan-Carroll;Christopher M. Somers

  • Genotoxic effects of neutrophils and hypochlorous acid.

    Nejla Güngör;Ad M. Knaapen;Ad M. Knaapen;Armelle Munnia;Marco Peluso

  • A profile of volatile organic compounds in breath discriminates COPD patients from controls.

    J.J.B.N. Van Berkel;J.W. Dallinga;G.M. Möller;R.W.L. Godschalk

  • Volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath as a diagnostic tool for asthma in children.

    J W Dallinga;C M H H T Robroeks;J J B N van Berkel;E J C Moonen

  • Variation in the measurement of DNA damage by comet assay measured by the ECVAG inter-laboratory validation trial.

    Lykke Forchhammer;Clara Johansson;Steffen Loft;Lennart Möller

  • Effects of plant sterol and stanol ester consumption on lipid metabolism, antioxidant status and markers of oxidative stress, endothelial function and low-grade inflammation in patients on current statin treatment

    A De Jong;J Plat;A Bast;R W L Godschalk

  • Development of accurate classification method based on the analysis of volatile organic compounds from human exhaled air.

    J.J.B.N. Van Berkel;J.W. Dallinga;G.M. Möller;R.W.L. Godschalk

  • A critical evaluation of DNA adducts as biological markers for human exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds.

    Roger W. L. Godschalk;Frederik-Jan Van Schooten;Helmut Bartsch

  • Adult-onset, short-term dietary restriction reduces cell senescence in mice

    Chunfang Wang;Mandy Maddick;Satomi Miwa;Diana Jurk

  • An ECVAG† trial on assessment of oxidative damage to DNA measured by the comet assay

    Clara Johansson;Peter Møller;Lykke Forchhammer;Steffen Loft

  • You are what you eat, and so are your children: the impact of micronutrients on the epigenetic programming of offspring.

    Kimberly Vanhees;Indira G. C. Vonhögen;Frederik J. van Schooten;Roger W. L. Godschalk

  • Comparison of multiple DNA adduct types in tumor adjacent human lung tissue: effect of cigarette smoking

    R.W.L. Godschalk;J. Nair;F.J. van Schooten;A. Risch

  • In vitro and in vivo studies on oxygen free radical and DNA adduct formation in rat lung and liver during benzo[a]pyrene metabolism.

    Jacob J. Briedé;Roger W.L. Godschalk;Marijn T.G. Emans;Theo M.C.M. de Kok

  • Assessment and reduction of comet assay variation in relation to DNA damage: studies from the European Comet Assay Validation Group.

    Peter Møller;Lennart Möller;Roger W. L. Godschalk;George D. D. Jones

  • Dietary flavonoids induce MLL translocations in primary human CD34+ cells.

    Sahar Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn-Khosrovani;Jannie Janssen;Lou M. Maas;Roger W.L. Godschalk

  • Differences in aromatic-DNA adduct levels between alveolar macrophages and subpopulations of white blood cells from smokers.

    R. W. L. Godschalk;L. M. Maas;N. Van Zandwijk;L. J. Van't Veer

  • An ECVAG inter-laboratory validation study of the comet assay: inter-laboratory and intra-laboratory variations of DNA strand breaks and FPG-sensitive sites in human mononuclear cells

    Clara Ersson;Peter Møller;Lykke Forchhammer;Steffen Loft

  • Cigarette smoke-induced transgenerational alterations in genome stability in cord blood of human F1 offspring

    Julian Laubenthal;Olga Zlobinskaya;Krzysztof Poterlowicz;Adolf Baumgartner

  • 32P-postlabelling of aromatic DNA adducts in white blood cells and alveolar macrophages of smokers: saturation at high exposures.

    F.J Van Schooten;R.W.L Godschalk;A Breedijk;L.M Maas

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik J. van Schooten
Frederik J. van Schooten Maastricht University
Jos C. S. Kleinjans
Jos C. S. Kleinjans Maastricht University
Leo J. Schouten
Leo J. Schouten Maastricht University
Piet A. van den Brandt
Piet A. van den Brandt Maastricht University
David H. Phillips
David H. Phillips King's College London
Peter Møller
Peter Møller University of Copenhagen
Maurice P. Zeegers
Maurice P. Zeegers Maastricht University
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo
Gunnar Brunborg
Gunnar Brunborg Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Carole L. Yauk
Carole L. Yauk University of Ottawa

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