NIEHS EMF Grants Funded by P.L. 2118

Document source: Naomi Jean Bernheim
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Recent awards made by NIEHS's Division of Extramural Research and Training on the EMF Program Announcement and the two Request for Applications (RFA), which were announced in November 1993 are itemized.

This listing provides information on 21 research projects and includes grant number, name of primary investigator, institutional affiliation and telephone number, title, and a descriptive abstract.

• R.D. Astumian: Study of the electric field sensitivity of yeast H+
• E.K. Balcor-Kubiczek: Gene Expression following 60-Hz EMF exposure
• D.M. Binninger: Effects of 60 Hz EMF on transcription in yeast
• C.V. Byus: Effects of magnetic fields on the promotion of cancer
• C. Graham: EMF effects on melatonin hormones and immunity
• S.W. Hui: Effects and mechanisms of EMF signal transduction
• H.C. Lai: Effects of 60-Hz magnetic field on cholinergic system
• R.P. Liburdy: Magnetic field combinations and lymphocyte Ca signaling
• R.A. Luben: Electromagnetic effects on membrane receptor function
• R. Mandeville: In vivo effects of 60 Hz on brain tumor promotion
• D.L. McCormick: Mechanism of EMF action in human breast epithelial cells
• K.J. McLeod: Perturbation of cell processes by ELF electric fields
• R. Miller: In vitro carcinogenesis by ELF magnetic fields
• S.C. Miller: EMF induced signal transduction and gene expression
• R.L. Nuccitalli: Effects of 60-Hz EM fields on human keratinocytes
• R.J. Reiter: 60 Hz magnetic field effects on in vivo pineal melatonin
• C.A. Rinehart: Evaluation of transforming potential of EMF
• J.D. Saffer: Cellular effects of weak electromagnetic fields
• J.R. Williams: Response of cancer relevant cells to EMF
• G.E. Woloschak: Changes in gene expression accompanying exposures to EMF
• S.M. Yellon: 60 Hz magnetic field--clocks and reproductive development