Robert Schiestl

Dr. Schiestl received his Ph.D. in Biology and Genetics from the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1983. He is currently a Professor Emeriti of Pathology, Environmental Health and Radiation Oncology. Previously, he served as Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Cell Biology at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is Director of the UCLA Center for Environmental Genomics and a current member of the UCLA Cancer Center, UCLA Center of Occupational and Environmental Health, UCLA Interdepartmental Program in Molecular Toxicology (Faculty Advisory Committee), and UCLA ACCESS Graduate Program steering committee. He is also a member of the Planning Committee for the Environmental Mutagen Society meeting as well as Chair and Speak at the Symposium on "Genetic Instability" which will be held on March 11-15, 2003 at Miami Beach, Florida.

Education

  • PhD, Biology and Genetics, University of Vienna, Austria
  • BS, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Vienna, Austria

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Selected Publications

  • Hafer, K. Iwamoto, K. K. Scuric, Z. Schiestl, R. H. Adaptive response to gamma radiation in Mammalian cells proficient and deficient in components of nucleotide excision repair. Radiat Res. 2007; 168(2): 168-74.
  • Reliene, R. Schiestl, R. H. Antioxidants suppress lymphoma and increase longevity in Atm-deficient mice. J Nutr. 2007; 137(1 Suppl): 229S-232S.
  • Gietz, R. D. Schiestl, R. H. Frozen competent yeast cells that can be transformed with high efficiency using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method. Nat Protoc. 2007; 2(1): 1-4.
  • Gietz, R. D. Schiestl, R. H. High-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method. Nat Protoc. 2007; 2(1): 31-4.
  • Reliene, R. Bishop, A. J. Schiestl, R. H. Involvement of homologous recombination in carcinogenesis. Adv Genet. 2007; 58: 67-87.
  • Gietz, R. D. Schiestl, R. H. Large-scale high-efficiency yeast transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method. Nat Protoc. 2007; 2(1): 38-41.
  • Gietz, R. D. Schiestl, R. H. Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method. Nat Protoc. 2007; 2(1): 5-8.
  • Gietz, R. D. Schiestl, R. H. Microtiter plate transformation using the LiAc/SS carrier DNA/PEG method. Nat Protoc. 2007; 2(1): 5-8.
  • Reliene, R. Schiestl, R. H. Glutathione depletion by buthionine sulfoximine induces DNA deletions in mice. Carcinogenesis. 2006; 27(2): 240-4.
  • Hafer, K. Scuric, Z. Iwamoto, K. S. Schiestl, R. H. Point-source irradiation with eccentric rotation causes inhomogeneous dose distribution. Radiat Res. 2006; 165(5): 616-20.
  • Ohnishi, K. Scuric, Z. Schiestl, R. H. Okamoto, N. Takahashi, A. Ohnishi, T. siRNA targeting NBS1 or XIAP increases radiation sensitivity of human cancer cells independent of TP53 status. Radiat Res. 2006; 166(3): 454-62.
  • Sommers, C. H. Schiestl, R. H. 2-Dodecylcyclobutanone does not induce mutations in the Salmonella mutagenicity test or intrachromosomal recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Food Prot. 2004; 67(6): 1293-8.
  • Brennan, R. J. Schiestl, R. H. Detecting carcinogens with the yeast DEL assay. Methods Mol Biol. 2004; 262: 111-24.
  • Zhu, J. Schiestl, R. H. Human topoisomerase I mediates illegitimate recombination leading to DNA insertion into the ribosomal DNA locus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Genet Genomics. 2004; 271(3): 347-58.
  • Reliene, R. Bishop, A. J. Aubrecht, J. Schiestl, R. H. In vivo DNA deletion assay to detect environmental and genetic predisposition to cancer. Methods Mol Biol. 2004; 262: 125-39.