Publications

1. Bothwell, A.L.M., M. Paskind, R. C. Schwartz, G. E. Sonenshein, M. L. Gefter, and D. Baltimore. 1981. Dual expression of l genes in the MOPC-315 plasmacytoma. Nature 290:65- 67.
2. Ponte,  P.  A.,  M.  Siekevitz,  R.  C.  Schwartz,  M.  L.  Gefter,  and  G.  E.  Sonenshein.    1981. Transcription  of  immunoglobulin  heavy-chain  sequences  from  the  excluded  allele.     Nature 291:594-596.
3. Schwartz, R. C., G. E. Sonenshein, A. Bothwell, and M. L. Gefter. 1981. Multiple expression of Ig l-chain encoding RNA species in murine plasmacytoma cells.  J. Immunol.  126:2104-2108.
4. Schwartz, R. C., C. L. Greer, P. Gegenheimer, and J. Abelson. 1983. Enzymatic mechanism of an RNA ligase from wheat germ.  J. Biol. Chem. 258:8374-8383.
5. Phizicky, E. M., R. C. Schwartz, and J. Abelson. 1986. S. cerevisiae tRNA ligase: purification of the protein and isolation of the structural gene. J. Biol. Chem.  261:2978-2986.
6. Schwartz, R. C., L. W. Stanton, S. C. Riley, K. B. Marcu, and O. N. Witte. 1986. Synergism of v-myc and v-Ha-ras in the in vitro neoplastic progression of murine lymphoid cells. Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:3221-3231.
7. Schwartz, R. C., L. W. Stanton, K. B. Marcu, and O. N. Witte. 1986. An in vitro model for tumor progression in murine lymphoid cells. Curr. Topics Micro. Immunol. 132:75-80.
8. Schwartz, R. C., and O. N. Witte. 1988. The role of multiple oncogenes in hematopoietic neoplasia. Mutation Research  195:245-253.
9. Schwartz, R. C., and O. N. Witte. 1988. A recombinant murine retrovirus expressing v-rel is cytopathic. Virol. 165:182-190.
10. Muirhead, M., R. Davis, R. C. Schwartz, T. J. Waldschmidt, L. Ackermann, G. Palumbo, and R. G. Smith. 1990. Several types of adherent cells elaborate a dialyzable lymphopoietic cofactor (Abelson growth promoter).  Intl. J. Cell Cloning  8:392-408.
11. Chen, S.-C., D. Redenius, and R. C. Schwartz. 1991. Tumorigenesis of a v-Ha-ras-expressing pre-B cell line selects for c-myc activation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 178:1343-1350.
12. Bretz, J. D., S.-C. Chen, and R. C. Schwartz. 1992. Antigen presentation after macrophage lineage switch of CD5 pre-B cells.  Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.  651:155-156.
13. Muirhead, M., R. C. Schwartz and T. J. Waldschmidt. 1992. Use of a modified transwell culture to quantitate the contribution of non-IL-7 substances to growth of an IL-7 dependent pre-B cell clone.  Lymphokine Cytokine Res.  11:167-173.
14. Bretz, J. D., S.-C. Chen, D. Redenius, H.-L. Chang, W. J. Esselman and R. C. Schwartz. 1992. Lineage switch macrophages can present antigen. Dev. Immunol.  2:249-261.
15. Chen, S.-C., D. Redenius, J. C. Young, and R. C. Schwartz. 1993. Synergy of IL-7 and v-Ha-ras in the in vitro neoplastic progression of murine pre-B cells.  Oncogene 8:2119-2125.
16. Bretz, J. D., S. C. Williams, M. Baer, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 1994. C/EBP-related protein 2 confers lipopolysaccharide-inducible expression of interleukin 6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 to a lymphoblastic cell line. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:7306- 7310.
17. Weichert, T. R., and R. C. Schwartz. 1995. Cloning of the murine CD5 promoter and its tissue- specific regulation.  J. Immunol.  154:4603-4612.
18. Weichert, T. R., and R. C. Schwartz.  1997.  Induction of murine CD5 expression by v-H-ras. Immunology 90:30-37.
19. Hu, H.-M., M. Baer, S. C. Williams, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 1998. Redundancy of CEBPa, -b, and -d in supporting the lipopolysaccharide-induced transcription of interleukin 6 and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1.  J. Immunol.  160:2334-2342.
20. Baer, M., S. C. Williams, A. Dillner, R. C. Schwartz, and P. F. Johnson. 1998. Autocrine signals control CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein b expression, localization, and activity in macrophages.  Blood  92:4353-4365.
21. Williams, S. C., Y. Du, R. C. Schwartz, S. R. Weiler, M. Ortiz, J. R. Keller, and P. F. Johnson. 1998.  C/EBPe is a myeloid-specific activator of cytokine, chemokine and macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor genes.  J. Biol. Chem.  273:13493-13501.
22. Baer, M., A. Dillner, R. C. Schwartz, C. Sedon, S. Nedospasov, and P. F. Johnson.   1998. Tumor necrosis factor alpha transcription in macrophages is attenuated by an autocrine factor that preferentially induces NF-kB p50.  Mol. Cell. Biol.  18:5678-5689.
23. Hu, H.-M., Q. Tian, M. Baer, C. J. Spooner, S. C. Williams, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2000. The C/EBP bZIP domain can mediate lipopolysaccharide induction of the proinflammatory cytokines  interleukin-6  and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. J. Biol. Chem. 275:16373- 16381.
24. Wang, S.-S., R. C. Schwartz, and J. J. Pestka. 2001. Superinduction of TNF-a and IL-6 in macrophages by vomitoxin (deoxynivalenol) modulated by mRNA stabilization. Toxicology 161:139-149.
25. Parkin, S. E., M. Baer, T. D. Copeland, R. C. Schwartz, and P. F. Johnson. 2002. Regulation of C/EBP activator proteins by heterodimerization with C/EBPg (Ig/EBP). J. Biol. Chem. 277:23563-23572.
26. Gao, H., S. Parkin, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2002. C/EBPg has a stimulatory role on the IL-6 and IL-8 promoters. J. Biol. Chem. 277:38827-38837.
27. Laakko, T., R. C. Schwartz, and P. J. Fraker. 2002. IL-7-mediated protection of pro and pre-B cells from the adverse effects of corticosterone. Cell. Immunol. 220:39-50.
28. Iyer, V. V., T. B. Kadakia, L. R. McCabe, and R. C. Schwartz. 2004. CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-b has a role in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. Exp. Cell Res. 295: 128-137.
29. Spooner, C. J., X. Guo, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2007. Differential roles of C/EBPb regulatory domains in specifying MCP-1 and IL-6 transcription. Mol. Immunol. 44:1384-1392.
30. Spooner C. J., T. Sebastian, J. D. Shuman, S. Durairaj, X. Guo, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2007. C/EBPb Serine 64, a Phosphoacceptor Site, has a Critical Role in LPS-Induced IL-6 and MCP-1 Transcription. Cytokine 37:119-127.
31. Aupperlee M. D., A. A. Drolet, S. Durairaj, W. Wang, R. C. Schwartz, and S. Z. Haslam. 2009. Strain-specific differences in the mechanisms of progesterone regulation of murine mammary development. Endocrinol. 150:1485-1494.
32. Motyl, K. J., S. Botolin, R. Irwin, D. M. Appeldorn, T. Kadakia, A. Amalfitano, R. C. Schwartz, and L. R. McCabe. 2009. Bone inflammation and altered gene expression with type I diabetes early onset. J. Cell. Physiol. 218: 575–583.
33. Santos, S. J., M. D. Aupperlee, J. Xie, S. Durairaj, R. Miksicek, S. E. Conrad, J. R. Leipprandt, Y. S. Tan, R. C. Schwartz, and S. Z. Haslam. 2009. Progesterone receptor A-regulated gene expression in mammary organoid cultures. J. Steroid Biochem. and Molec. Biol. 5: 161-172.
34. Gao, H. and R. C. Schwartz. 2009. C/EBPζ (CHOP/gadd153) is a negative regulator of LPS- induced IL-6 expression in B cells. Mol. Immunol. 47: 390-397.
35. Hunter, C., T. B. Kadakia, D. Cooper, M. Perretti, R. C. Schwartz, and S. B. Brown. 2010. Selective inhibitors of Kv11.1 regulate IL-6 expression by macrophages in response to TLR/IL- 1R ligands. ScientificWorldJournal 10: 1580-1596.
36. Haslam, S. Z. and R. C. Schwartz. 2011. Is there a link between a high-fat diet during puberty and breast cancer risk? Women’s Health 7: 1-3.
37. Motyl, K. J., M. Raetz, S. Tekalur, R. C. Schwartz, and L. R. McCabe. 2011. CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta-deficiency enhances type 1 diabetic bone phenotype by increasing marrow adiposity and bone resorption. Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 300: R1250-60.
38. Aupperlee, M. D., J. R. Leipprandt, J. M. Bennett, R. C. Schwartz, and S. Z. Haslam. 2013. Amphiregulin  mediates  progesterone-induced  mammary ductal  development  during  puberty. Breast Cancer Res. 15: R44. [Epub ahead of print].
39. Zhao, Y., Y. S. Tan, M. D. Aupperlee, I. M. Langohr, E. L. Kirk, M. A. Troester, R. C. Schwartz, and S. Z. Haslam. 2013. Pubertal high fat diet: effects on mammary cancer development. Breast Cancer Res. 15: R100.
40. Aupperlee, M. D., Y. Zhao, Y. S. Tan, J. R. Leipprandt, J. Bennett, S. Z. Haslam, R. C. Schwartz. 2014. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-signaling is a key mediator of hormone-induced inflammatory processes in the pubertal female mammary gland. Endocrinology 155: 2301-2313.
41. Biro, F. M., S. M. Pinney, R. C. Schwartz, B. Huang, A. Cattran, S. Z. Haslam. Identification of a novel protein marker of puberty in girls. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. (submitted).

Patent

1. Schwartz, R. C., and Q. Tian. August 12, 2003. A Gene Whose Expression Promotes Differentiation of Myeloid Progenitor Cells Into Neutrophils And /or Monocytes/Macrophages. Patent No. 6,605,710.

Abstracts

1. Schwartz, R. C., K. B. Marcu, and O. N. Witte. 1986. Synergism of v-myc and v-Ha-ras in the in vitro neoplastic progression of murine lymphoid cells. 2nd Ann. Mtg. Oncogenes. Frederick, MD.
2. Schwartz, R. C., and O. N. Witte. 1987. A recombinant murine retrovirus expressing v-rel is cytopathic for murine fibroblasts.  3rd Ann. Mtg. Oncogenes.  Frederick, MD.
3. Ackermann, L. W., R. T. Davis, R. C. Schwartz, and M. J. Muirhead. 1989. Synergistic effect of IL-7 and a low molecular weight factor on murine pre-B cells. Amer. Fed. Clin. Res. Clin. Res., Abst. Supp. 37:A403.
4. Chen, S.-C., and R. C. Schwartz. 1989. The role of c-myc in the in vivo tumor progression of v- Ha-ras transformed pre-B cells.  5th Ann. Mtg. Oncogenes.  Frederick, MD.
5. Bretz, J. D., S.-C. Chen, and R. C. Schwartz. 1990. Lineage switch in v-Ha-ras transformed pre-B cells.  6th Ann. Mtg. Oncogenes.  Frederick, MD.
6. Chen, S.-C., and R. C. Schwartz. 1990. Molecular events in the in vivo tumor progression of v- Ha-ras transformed pre-B cells. Chromosomal and Growth Factor Abnormalities in Leukemia. Chatham, MA.
7. Bretz, J. D., S.-C. Chen, T. Weichert, and R. C. Schwartz. 1991. Lineage switch in v-Ha-ras transformed CD5 pre-B cells. CD5 B Cells in Development and Disease. Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
8. Bretz, J. D., S. Williams, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 1991. Expression of a C/EBP- related transcription factor correlates with the lineage switch of transformed B cells. 7th Ann. Mtg. Oncogenes.  Frederick, MD.
9. Schwartz, R. C., J. D. Bretz, S. Williams, and P. F. Johnson. 1992. Expression of C/EBP- related transcription factors correlates with the lineage switch of transformed B cells. Keystone Symposia on Hematopoiesis.  Tamarron, CO.  J. Cell. Biochem., Abst. Supp.  16C:80.
10. Schwartz, R. C., J. D. Bretz, S. Williams, and P. F. Johnson. 1993. Expression of C/EBP- related transcription factors correlates with the lineage switch of transformed B cells. Keystone Symposia on Transcription: Factors, Regulation and Differentiation. Keystone, CO. J. Cell. Biochem., Abst. Supp.  17A:208.
11. Tian, Q., and R. C. Schwartz. 1997. Identification of a novel gene expressed early in myelopoiesis by differential display analysis of 32D clone 3 myeloblasts overexpressing C/EBP. AACR Special Conference on Transcriptional Control of Proliferation, Differentiation, and Development.  The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, NY.
12. Hu, H.-M, Q. Tian, M.  Baer, S. C. Williams, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz 1998.Redundancy  of  C/EBPs  in  cytokine  expression.     Keystone  Symposia  on  Transcriptional Mechanisms. Taos, NM.
13. Hu, H.-M, Q. Tian, M. Baer, S. C. Williams, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 1999. The C/EBP bZIP domain can mediate LPS induction of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and MCP-1. Third International Meeting on Molecular Aspects of Myeloid Stem Cell Development. Annapolis, MD. R. C. Schwartz, speaker.
14. Tian, Q., and R. C. Schwartz. 1999. Identification of a novel C/EBP-regulated gene with a putative role in regulating IL-6 expression. LXIV Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology: Signaling and gene expression in the immune system. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
15. Baer, M., R. C. Schwartz, S. Nedospasov, and P. F. Johnson. 1999. Attenuation of tumor necrosis factor gene transcription in macrophages by an autocrine factor. LXIV Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology: Signaling and gene expression in the immune system. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
16. Gao, H., P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2001. C/EBPhas stimulatory activity on the IL-6 promoter. Keystone Symposium on Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation. Santa Fe, NM.
17. Spooner, C. J., P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2002. Structural requirements for C/EBP activity in LPS versus IL-1 induction of IL-6 and MCP-1 Transcription. Keystone Symposium on Chromatin Structure and Activity. Santa Fe, NM.
18. Gao, H., P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2002. C/EBPhas stimulatory activity on the IL-6 promoter in B cells. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
19. Spooner, C. J., and R. C. Schwartz. 2002. Differential LPS and IL-1 induction of IL-6 expression in B lymphoblasts: the roles of HATs and C/EBP. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
20. Spooner, C. J., and R. C. Schwartz. 2003. C/EBPactivity is differentially regulated by acetyltransferases. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Transcription. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
21. Kadakia, T. B., H. Gao, S. Thomas, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2004. C/EBPhas a stimulatory role in the transcription of proinflammatory cytokine genes.
22. Creating Cardiovascular Innovations Through Collaboration: Pfizer and MSU. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
23. Spooner, C. J., J. D. Shuman, T. Sebastian, P. F. Johnson, and R. C. Schwartz. 2005. Differential Roles of C/EBPRegulatory Motifs in MCP-1 and IL-6 Transcription. Keystone Symposium on Cytokines, Disease, and Therapeutic Intervention. Santa Fe, NM.
24. Durairaj, S., A. Drolet, R. J. Miksicek, S. Z. Haslam, and R. C. Schwartz. 2005. Expression of C/EBPIsoforms During Mammary Gland Development. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. East Lansing, MI.
25. Flynn, E., R. C. Schwartz, and R. C. Miksicek. 2005. Differential Regulation of the Murine Progesterone Receptor. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. East Lansing, MI.
26. Durairaj, S., A. Drolet, J. Leipprandt, Y. S. Tan, R. J. Miksicek, S. Z. Haslam, and R. C. Schwartz. 2006. Expression of C/EBPIsoforms During Mammary Gland Development. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Berkeley, CA.
27. Flynn, E., R. C. Schwartz, and R. J.. Miksicek. 2006. Transcriptional Regulation of the Murine Progesterone Receptor. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Berkeley, CA.
28. R. J. Miksicek, S. E. Conrad, A. Drolet, S. Santos, R. C. Schwartz, T. Zacharewski, and S. Z. Haslam. 2006. Identification of Progestin-Responsive Genes in Mammary Gland Primary Three- Dimensional Organoid Cultures. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Berkeley, CA.
29. Flynn, E., R. C. Schwartz, S. Z. Haslam, and R. C. Miksicek. 2007. Transcriptional Regulation of the Murine Progesterone Receptor. Endocrine Society Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
30. Schwartz, R. C., A. Drolet, S. Santos, Y. S. Tan, S. E. Conrad, R. J. Miksicek, T. Zacharewski, and S. Z. Haslam. 2007. Identification of Progestin-Responsive Genes Associated with the Acute Phase Response, Inflammation, and Innate Immunity in Mammary Gland Primary 3-Dimensional Organoid Cultures. Keystone Symposium on Mechanisms Linking Inflammation and Cancer. Santa Fe, NM.
31. Durairaj, S., E. Flynn, A. Drolet, S. Z. Haslam, R. J. Miksicek, and R. C. Schwartz. 2007. C/EBP Regulation  of  Progesterone  Receptor Expression  and  Progesterone  Regulation  of C/EBP Expression: A Potential Regulatory Axis in Mammary Gland Development.  Breast
32. Cancer  and  the  Environment  Research  Centers,  Early  Environmental  Exposures  Meeting. Cincinnati, OH. Flynn, E., R. C. Schwartz, and R. J. Miksicek. 2007. Characterization of RNA transcripts from the mouse progesterone receptor gene. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Cincinnati, OH.
33. Kadakia, T. B., P. F. Johnson, and R.C. Schwartz. 2008. C/EBPhas a stimulatory role in the transcription of proinflammatory cytokine genes. Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
34. Flynn, E., R. C. Schwartz, and R. J. Miksicek. 2008. Characterization of RNA transcripts from the mouse progesterone receptor gene. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Birmingham, AL.
35. Schwartz, R. C., M. D. Aupperlee, S. J. Santos, J. Leipprandt, A. A. Drolet, S. Durairaj, Y. S. Tan, S. E. Conrad, R. J. Miksicek, and S. Z. Haslam. 2008. Novel progesterone-regulated genes in mammary cells: an inflammatory signature. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Birmingham, AL.
36. Tan, Y. S., L. A. Zustiak, S. Z. Haslam, and R. C. Schwartz. 2009. Effects of progesterone on inflammatory processes in the mammary gland. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Sausalito, CA.
37. Flynn, E. E., R. C. Schwartz, S. Z. Haslam, and R. J. Miksicek. 2009. Role of activating protein- 1 and antisense progesterone receptor (PR) mRNA in the regulation of PR isoforms in mouse mammary epithelial cells. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Sausalito, CA.
38. Schwartz, R. C., Y. Zhao, Y. S. Tan, W. Wang, L. K. Olson, and S. Z. Haslam. 2009. Hormones, inflammation, and diet. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Sausalito, CA.
39. Schwartz, R. C., Y. Zhao, Y. S. Tan, W. Wang, and S. Z. Haslam. 2010. Progesterone, inflammation, and mammary cancer. Keystone Symposium on the Role of Inflammation in Oncogenesis. Keystone, CO.
40. Schwartz, R. C., Y. Zhao, Y. S. Tan, W. Wang, L. A. Zustiak, and S. Z. Haslam. 2011. Hormonal Effects on Inflammation in the Pubertal vs. Adult Mammary Gland. Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
41. Wang, W., M. D. Aupperlee, A. Drolet，E. Flynn, S. Durairaj, R. J. Miksicek, S. Z. Haslam, and R. C. Schwartz. 2011. C/EBPregulation of progesterone receptor expression. Endocrinology Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
42. Schwartz, R. C., Y. Zhao, Mark D. Aupperlee, Y. Zhu, and S. Z. Haslam. 2012. Pubertal high fat diet: effects on inflammation, mammary development and cancer. Keystone Symposium on The Role of Inflammation during Carcinogenesis. Dublin, Ireland.
43. Zhao, Y., Y. S. Tan, M. D. Aupperlee, R. C. Schwartz, S. Z. Haslam. 2012. Pubertal high fat diet: effects on mammary cancer development. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Extended Environmental Exposures Annual Meeting: Windows of Susceptibility. San Francisco, CA.
44. Aupperlee, M. D., J. R. Leipprandt, J. Bennett, Y. S. Tan, Y. Zhao, S. Z. Haslam, R. C. Schwartz. 2012. Progesterone effects on inflammation in the pubertal mouse mammary gland. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Extended Environmental Exposures Annual Meeting: Windows of Susceptibility. San Francisco, CA.
45. Zhao, Y., Y. S. Tan, M. D. Aupperlee, I. M. Langohr, Erin L Kirk, Melissa A Troester, R. C. Schwartz, and S. Z. Haslam. 2013. Pubertal high fat diet: a peri-pubertal window for susceptibility and a unique expression signature for tumors. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program Extended Environmental Exposures Annual Meeting. Madison, WI.

Invited Seminars

1. Genentech, Inc., S. San Francisco, CA.  1986.  "Synergism of v-Myc and v-Ha-Ras in the in vitro Neoplastic Progression of Murine Lymphoid Cells."
2. Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, MD. 1986. "Synergism of v-Myc and v-Ha-Ras in the in vitro Neoplastic Progression of Murine Lymphoid Cells."
3. Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 1988. "Multiple Oncogenes in B Cell Neoplasia."
4. Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 1988. "A Recombinant Murine Retrovirus Expressing v-Rel is Cytopathic."
5. Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. 1989. "Tumor Progression of v-Ha-Ras Expressing B Cells."
6. Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. 1989. "Tumor Progression of v-Ha-Ras Expressing B Cells."
7. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1990. "V-Ha-Ras Transformed Pre-B Cells:  Tumor Progression and Differentiation."
8. Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, East Lansing, MI. 1992.  "B Cells into Macrophages:  A Case of Lineage Switching."
9. Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 1992. "B Cells into Macrophages:  A Case of Lineage Switching."
10. Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 1993. "B Cells into Macrophages: A Case of Lineage Switching."
11. Department of Biochemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. 1993. "B Cells into Macrophages:  A Case of Lineage Switching."
12. Cancer Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 1994. "C/EBP-Related Proteins Confer Myeloid Characteristics to a Lymphoid Neoplasm."
13. Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. 1995. "C/EBP-related transcription factors in inflammatory cytokine regulation and myeloid differentiation."
14. Department  of  Microbiology,  Michigan  State  University,  East  Lansing,  MI.  1999.  "C/EBP transcription factors in cytokine regulation and hematopoiesis."
15. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 2003. "The Roles of C/EBP transcription factors in the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines."
16. Department  of  Biological  Sciences,  Wayne  State  University,  Detroit,  MI.  2005.  C/EBP:  a stimulatory role in inflammation for an otherwise inhibitory transcription factor.
17. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Birmingham, AL. 2008. Novel progesterone-regulated genes in mammary cells: an inflammatory signature.
18. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers, Early Environmental Exposures Meeting. Sausalito, CA. 2009. Hormones, inflammation, and diet.
19. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program, Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 2010. Pubertal high fat diet: effects on inflammation, mammary development, and cancer.
20. NIEHS  BCERP  Expert  Panel  Meeting  on  Key  Messages.  2011.  Breast  Cancer  and  the Environment Research Centers: Biology Projects.
21. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program, Integration Meeting, Rockville, MD. 2013.  Pubertal high fat diet: effects on inflammation, mammary development, and cancer.
22. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program, Extended Environmental Exposures Annual Meeting, Madison, WI. 2013. High fat diet and the pubertal window of susceptibility to breast cancer.
23. 2014 HVRI-MSU Joint Conference on Virology and Immunology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Harbin, CHINA. 2014. Hormonally-induced leukocyte infiltration in the pubertal mammary gland.