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Overview

Thomas J. Slaga is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, mainly focusing on medicine and environmental science.

Their scientific work includes significant contributions in several subfields such as dermatology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, plant science, food science, and polymers and plastics. These areas reflect the broad scope of their research interests and expertise.

Slaga's research has concentrated on core topics including contact dermatitis and allergies, effects and risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, pesticide exposure and toxicity, agricultural safety and regulations, polymer science with a focus on PVC, carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, as well as antimicrobial agents and their applications.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Slaga include D. Belsito, Curtis D. Klaassen, Bart Heldreth, Wilma F. Bergfeld, and Paul W. Snyder. These collaborations highlight a network of researchers working extensively in related fields.

Slaga has published predominantly in the International Journal of Toxicology with 133 publications, alongside contributions to PubMed, Oncogene, and UNC Libraries.

Recent notable papers by Slaga include:

  • Amended Safety Assessment of Parabens as Used in Cosmetics, 2020, International Journal of Toxicology
  • Safety Assessment of Lecithin and Other Phosphoglycerides as Used in Cosmetics, 2020, International Journal of Toxicology
  • Safety Assessment of Silk Protein Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics, 2020, International Journal of Toxicology
  • Amended Safety Assessment of Methylisothiazolinone as Used in Cosmetics, 2021, International Journal of Toxicology
  • Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics, 2022, International Journal of Toxicology

Best Publications

  • SKIN TUMOR-PROMOTING ACTIVITY OF BENZOYL PEROXIDE, A WIDELY USED FREE RADICAL-GENERATING COMPOUND

    T. J. Slaga;A. J. P. Klein-Szanto;L. L. Triplett;L. P. Yotti

  • Regulation of connexin 43-mediated gap junctional intercellular communication by Ca2+ in mouse epidermal cells is controlled by E-cadherin.

    W. M. F. Jongen;D. J. Fitzgerald;M. Asamoto;C. Piccoli

  • Studies on the mechanism of skin tumor promotion: evidence for several stages in promotion.

    Thomas J Slaga;S. M. Fischer;K. Nelson;G. L. Gleason

  • The role of IKK in constitutive activation of NF-κB transcription factor in prostate carcinoma cells

    Alexander V. Gasparian;Ya Juan Yao;Dariusz Kowalczyk;Ludmila A. Lyakh

  • Marked Differences in the Skin Tumor-initiating Activities of the Optical Enantiomers of the Diastereomeric Benzo(a)pyrene 7,8-Diol-9,10-Epoxides

    T. J. Slaga;W. J. Bracken;G. Gleason;W. Levin

  • Phorbol esters stimulate DNA synthesis and ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse epidermal cell cultures

    Stuart H. Yuspa;Ulrike Lichti;Theresa Ben;Elroy Patterson

  • The Effects of Antioxidants on Skin Tumor Initiation and Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase

    Thomas J. Slaga;William M. Bracken

  • Overview of tumor promotion in animals.

    T. J. Slaga

  • The hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis model.

    Irma B. Gimenez-Conti;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Induces the Expression and Activity of βTrCP Ubiquitin Ligase Receptor

    Vladimir S Spiegelman;Thomas J Slaga;Michele Pagano;Toshinari Minamoto

  • Effects of peroxides on rodent skin: epidermal hyperplasia and tumor promotion.

    A. J P Klein-Szanto;Thomas J Slaga

  • Evidence that the centrally and peripherally located cells in the murine epidermal proliferative unit are two distinct cell populations.

    Rebecca J. Morris;Susan M. Fischer;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Mechanism-Based Cancer Prevention Approaches: Targets, Examples, and the Use of Transgenic Mice

    Stephen D. Hursting;Thomas J. Slaga;Susan M. Fischer;John DiGiovanni

  • alpha-Difluoromethylornithine, an irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, inhibits tumor promoter-induced polyamine accumulation and carcinogenesis in mouse skin

    C. E. Weeks;A. L. Herrmann;F. R. Nelson;T. J. Slaga

  • Functional roles of Akt signaling in mouse skin tumorigenesis

    Carmen Segrelles;Sergio Ruiz;Paloma Perez;Cristina Murga

  • Diminution of mouse epidermal superoxide dismutase and catalase activities by tumor promoters

    Virendra Solanki;Rajendra S. Rana;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Studies on the Mechanisms Involved in Multistage Carcinogenesis in Mouse Skin

    T.J. Slaga;S.M. Fischer;C.E. Weeks;A.J.P. Klein‐Szanto

  • Evidence that a slowly cycling subpopulation of adult murine epidermal cells retains carcinogen.

    Rebecca J. Morris;Susan M. Fischer;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Inhibition of mouse skin tumor promotion by several inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism.

    Susan M. Fischer;Gerald D. Mills;Thomas J. Slaga

  • Mechanisms of tumor promotion and cocarcinogenesis

    Thomas J. Slaga;Andrew Sivak;Roswell Knight Boutwell

Frequent Co-Authors

John DiGiovanni
John DiGiovanni The University of Texas at Austin
Claudio J. Conti
Claudio J. Conti Carlos III University of Madrid
Mont R. Juchau
Mont R. Juchau University of Washington
Curtis D. Klaassen
Curtis D. Klaassen University of Kansas
daniel c liebler
daniel c liebler Vanderbilt University
Ronald G. Harvey
Ronald G. Harvey University of Chicago
Allan H. Conney
Allan H. Conney Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stuart H. Yuspa
Stuart H. Yuspa National Institutes of Health
Wayne Levin
Wayne Levin Roche (Switzerland)
Henry Hennings
Henry Hennings National Institutes of Health

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