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Professional of the Year for 2016 in Biochemistry: Robert Schiestl

Robert Schiestl PhotoRobert Schiestl
IndustryEducation
TitleProfessor of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Environmental Health Sciences
ExpertiseMolecular basis of cancer; Causes of Cancer and Cancer Prevention
Current OrganizationUCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Type of OrganizationUniversity
Major ProductHigher education, research
Area of DistributionInternational
University/DegreeB.S., Biology, Biochemistry, 1980; Ph.D., Biology, Genetics, 1983, University of Vienna, Austria
BornNovember 10, 1959, Vienna, Austria
Honors & Awards1978 - 1980, Stipend for the gifted students of the University of Vienna; 1998, Novartis Award in Biochemistry; 2005, Helene Brown Award in Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Published WorksSchiestl R.H. (1989) Nonmutagenic carcinogens induce intrachromosomal recombination in yeast. Nature 337:285-288 PMCID: PMC1519453; Westbrook, A., W. Bo, J. Braun, and R.H. Schiestl (2009) Intestinal mucosal inflammation leads to systemic genotoxicity in mice. Cancer Res. 69(11): 4827-34 (included in UCLA JCCC press release) PMCID: PMC2709766; Lynn Yamamoto, Irene Maier, Ms. Angeline T. Dang, David Berry, Jared Liu, Paul M. Ruegger, Jiue-in Yang, Philip A. Soto, Laura L. Presley, Ramune Reliene, Aya M. Westbrook, Bo Wei, Alexander Loy, Christopher Chang, Jonathan Braun, James Borneman, Robert H. Schiestl (2013) Intestinal bacteria modify lymphoma penetrance in genetically susceptible mice via inflammation-mediated systemic host oxidative stress and leucocyte genotoxicity-Cancer Research 73(14):4222-4232 July 15, 2013 PMCID: PMC3718495; Katrin Hacke, Akos Szakmary, Andrew R. Cuddihy, Nora Rozengurt, Nathan A. Lemp, Jiri Aubrecht, Gregory W. Lawson, Negesh P. Rao, Gay M. Crooks, Robert H. Schiestl, Noriyuki Kasahara Combined preconditioning and in vivo chemoselection with 6-thioguanine alone achieves highly efficient reconstitution of normal hematopoiesis with HPRT-deficient bone marrow. Experimental Hematology-Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 3-13.e3-
AffiliationsSociety of Toxicology; Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society; American Association of Cancer Research; Radiation Research Society; Society of Genetics
Hobbies & SportsFishing, sailing, hiking, animals
Work History1982, Fellow of the European Molecular Biology Organization with Drs. F. Zimmerman and M. Ciriacy, Dept. of Microbiology Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany, 1981-1983 "Studienassistent" (Student Lecturer, 50% effort) at the Institute for Tumorbiology-Cancer Research, Thesis Research with Dr. U. Wintersberger, University of Vienna, Austria. 1983-1984 "Universitaetsassitent" (85% research) at the institute for Tumorbiology-Cancer Research, University of Vienna, Austria. 1984-1986 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Fellow with Dr. PJ Hastings, Dept. of Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 1986-1989 Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dr. Satya Prakash Dept. of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. 1989-1991 Research Associate with Dr. Tom Petes Dept. of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. 1991-1996 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). 1996-2000 Associate Professor, Dept. of Cancer Cell Biology, HSPH. 2000- present Professor of Pathology, Environmental Health Sciences and Radiation Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles Medical School and School of Public Health.
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