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Steven A.  Akman, M.D.

Steven A. Akman, M.D.

Center of Excellence Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Biology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-5440
Office:
336-716-4464
Fax:
336-716-5687
Clinical Specialties
Breast Cancer
Education & Training
  ABCornell University1971
  MDAlbert Einstein College of Medicine1975
ResidencyMedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr1977
InternshipMedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr1976
Memberships
American Association of Blood Banks
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of Academic Chairmen of Plastic Sur
American Association of Cancer Research
NPI Number
1396729414
Steven A.  Akman, M.D.

Steven A. Akman, M.D.

Center of Excellence Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Biology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-713-5440
Office:
336-716-4464
Fax:
336-716-5687
Research Interests
biomaterials , education/training (all f, t, , immunology/allergy/inflammatio , cancer/oncogenesis , cell growth, differentiation,d , human, cells only , genomics and proteomics , molecular biology/molecular me , lymphatic & reticulo-endotheli , animals, whole , cross(mult/tnslat/inter)discip , animals, cells/membranes/tissu , educational service , endocrine system , health services/training , basic mechanisms
Recent Publications
Laubenbacher R, Hower V, Jarrah A, Torti SV, Shulaev V, Mendes P, Torti FM, Akman S. A systems biology view of cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009; 1796(2):129-139.


Burke A, Singh R, Kraft RA, Levi-Polyachenko N, Hatcher HC, D'Agostino R Jr, Kock ND, Carroll DL, Akman S, Torti FM, Torti SV, et al. Long-term survival following a single treatment of kidney tumors with multiwalled carbon nanotubes and near-infrared radiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009; 106(31):12897-902.


Hower V, Mendes P, Torti FM, Laubenbacher R, Akman S, Shulaev V, Torti SV. A general map of iron metabolism and tissue-specific subnetworks. Mol Biosyst. 2009; 5(5):422-443.


Smith TR, Levine EA, Freimanis RI, Akman SA, Allen GO, Hoang KN, Liu-Mares W, Hu JJ. Polygenic model of DNA repair genetic polymorphisms in human breast cancer risk. Carcinogenesis. 2008; 29(11):2132-2138.




Gajewski E, Gaur S, Akman SA, Matsumoto L, van Balgooy JNA, Doroshow JH. Oxidative DNA base damage in MCF-10A breast epithelial cells at clinically achievable concentrations of doxorubicin. Biochem Pharmacol. 2007; 73(12):1947-1956.


Torti SV, Byrne F, Whelan O, Levi N, Ucer B, Schmid M, Torti FM, Akman S, Liu J, Ajayan PM, et al. Thermal ablation therapeutics based on CN(x) multi-walled nanotubes. Int J Nanomedicine. 2007; 2(4):707-714.


Upton DC, Wang X, Blans P, Perrino FW, Fishbein JC, Akman SA. Replication of N(2)-ethyldeoxyguanosine DNA adducts in the human embryonic kidney cell line 293. Chem Res Toxicol. 2006; 19(7):960-967.


Upton DC, Wang X, Blans P, Perrino FW, Fishbein JC, Akman SA. Mutagenesis by exocyclic alkylamino purine adducts in Escherichia coli. Mutat Res. 2006; 599(1-2):1-10.
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