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- Associate Professor
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Ford, John Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Little-Letsinger, S. E., Turner, N. D., Ford, J. R., Suva, L. J., & Bloomfield, S. A.
(2021).
Omega-3 fatty acid modulation of serum and osteocyte tumor necrosis factor- in adult mice exposed to ionizing radiation. Journal of applied physiology.
130(3), 627-639.
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Parenica, H. M., Ford, J. R., Mavroidis, P., Li, Y., Papanikolaou, N., & Stathakis, S.
(2019).
Treatment planning dose accuracy improvement in the presence of dental implants. 44(2), 159-166.
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Narayanan, S. A., Ford, J., & Zawieja, D. C.
(2019).
Impairment of lymphatic endothelial barrier function by X-ray irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Biology.
95(5), 562-570.
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Clanton, R., Saucier, D., Ford, J., & Akabani, G.
(2015).
Microbial influences on hormesis, oncogenesis, and therapy: A review of the literature. Environmental Research.
142, 239-256.
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Northum, J. D., Guetersloh, S. B., Braby, L. A., & Ford, J. R.
(2015).
Simulated Response of a Tissue-equivalent Proportional Counter on the Surface of Mars. Health Physics.
109(4), 284-295.
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Poston, J. W., & Ford, J. R.
(2009).
How do we combine science and regulations for decision making following a terrorist incident involving radioactive materials?. 97(5), 537-541.
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Wagner, J. K., Dillon, J. A., Blythe, E. K., & Ford, J. R.
(2009).
Dose characterization of the rad source 2400 X-ray irradiator for oyster pasteurization. APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES.
67(2), 334-339.
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Pasciak, A. S., & Ford, J. R.
(2008).
High-speed evaluation of track-structure Monte Carlo electron transport simulations. Physics in Medicine and Biology.
53(19), 5539-5553.
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Vanamala, J., Glagolenko, A., Yang, P., Carroll, R. J., Murphy, M. E., Newman, R. A., ... Lupton, J. R.
(2008).
Dietary fish oil and pectin enhance colonocyte apoptosis in part through suppression of PPARdelta/PGE2 and elevation of PGE3. Carcinogenesis.
29(4), 790-796.
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Pasciak, A. S., & Ford, J. R.
(2006).
An accurate approximation for the highly efficient sampling of polar scattering angle of electron elastic single-scattering events. 28(6), 333-341.
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Braby, L. A., & Ford, J. R.
(2006).
Energy deposition in different diameter sites can help characterize the incident radiation. Radiation Measurements.
41(9-10), 1147-1151.
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Pasciak, A. S., & Ford, J. R.
(2006).
A new high speed solution for the evaluation of Monte Carlo radiation transport computations. 53(2), 491-499.
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Hill, M. A., Ford, J. R., Clapham, P., Marsden, S. J., Stevens, D. L., Townsend, K., & Goodhead, D. T.
(2005).
Bound PCNA in nuclei of primary rat tracheal epithelial cells after exposure to very low doses of plutonium-238 alpha particles. RADIATION RESEARCH.
163(1), 36-44.
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Medvedeva, N., Ford, J., & Braby, L.
(2004).
Changes in micronucleus frequency resulting from preirradiation of cell culture surfaces. RADIATION RESEARCH.
162(6), 660-666.
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Turner, N. D., Braby, L. A., Ford, J., & Lupton, J. R.
(2002).
Opportunities for nutritional amelioration of radiation-induced cellular damage. Nutrition.
18(10), 904-912.
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Terzaghi-Howe, M., Ford, J. R., & Turner, J. E.
(1996).
Influence of cell position relative to planar alpha-particle sources on survival and preneoplastic transformation of primary rat tracheal epithelial cells. RADIATION RESEARCH.
145(4), 432-441.
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Terzaghi-Howe, M., & Ford, J.
(1994).
Effects of radiation on rat respiratory epithelial cells: critical target cell populations and the importance of cell-cell interactions. Advances in Space Research.
14(10), 565-572.
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Ford, J. R., & Terzaghi-Howe, M.
(1993).
Effects of 210Po alpha particles on survival and preneoplastic transformation of primary rat tracheal epithelial cells irradiated while in suspension or in the intact tissue. RADIATION RESEARCH.
136(1), 89-96.
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Ford, J. R., & Terzaghi-Howe, M.
(1992).
Characteristics of magnetically separated rat tracheal epithelial cell populations. 263(5 Pt 1), L568-L574.
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Ford, J. R., & Terzaghi-Howe, M.
(1992).
Basal cells are the progenitors of primary tracheal epithelial cell cultures. Experimental Cell Research.
198(1), 69-77.
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Little-Letsinger, S. E., Turner, N. D., Ford, J. R., Suva, L. J., & Bloomfield, S. A.
(2021).
Omega-3 fatty acid modulation of serum and osteocyte tumor necrosis factor- in adult mice exposed to ionizing radiation. Journal of applied physiology.
130(3), 627-639.
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chapter
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Poston, J. W., & Ford, J. R.
(2008).
Internal Dosimetry. Radiological Risk Assessment and Environmental Analysis.
(pp. 389-446).
Oxford University Press (OUP).
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Poston, J. W., & Ford, J. R.
(2008).
Internal Dosimetry. Radiological Risk Assessment and Environmental Analysis.
(pp. 389-446).
Oxford University Press (OUP).
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conference paper
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Little, S. E., Allaway, H., Bokhari, R. S., Seidel, D. V., Wahl, K. L., Turner, N. D., ... Bloomfield, S. A.
(2019).
Can Acute Galactic Cosmic Radiation-induced Bone Loss Be Mitigated By Dietary Modulation Of Inflammatory Cytokines?. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
406-406.
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Nwaobasi, N. C., Mathew, A. M., Ullah, O., Ford, J., Alaniz, R., & Olufisayo, J.
(2011).
Effects of spaceflight on Candida Albicans. 255-262.
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Vierow, K., Best, F., Ford, J., Hassan, Y., McDeavitt, S., Ragusa, J., ... Tsvetkov, P.
(2008).
TAMU Nuclear safety curriculum development for a 21stcentury workforce. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.
771-772.
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Lupton, J. R., Turner, N. D., Braby, L., Ford, J., Carroll, R. J., & Chapkin, R. S.
(2006).
A combination of omega-3 fatty acids and a butyrate-producing fiber mitigates colon cancer development. 101-110.
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Pasciak, A. S., & Ford, J. R.
(2005).
Ultra-high speed Monte Carlo computing techniques using field programmable gate arrays. 1063-1073.
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Ford, J. R., Maslowski, A. J., Redd, R. A., & Braby, L. A.
(2005).
Radiation responses of perfused tracheal tissue. RADIATION RESEARCH.
487-492.
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Ford, J., Burchill, W., Adams, M., Hart, R., Suson, D., Cox, P., ... Peddicord, K. L.
(2005).
A multi-dimensional nuclear engineering partnership. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
10587-10588.
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Suson, D., Cox, P., Hewett, L., Leckenby, H., Bryant, M., Osborne-Lee, I., ... Peddicord, K. L.
(2004).
"The texas partnership," A multi-dimensional NE University partnership. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.
1000-1001.
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Ostrovskaya, N. G., & Ford, J. R.
(2004).
A combined tissue kinetics and dosimetric model of an airway, invited. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.
57-58.
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Braby, L. A., & Ford, J. R.
(2004).
Energy deposition patterns and the bystander effect. RADIATION RESEARCH.
113-115.
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Turner, N. D., Popovic, N., Mann, J. C., Fu, W. J., Davidson, L. A., Isett, R. B., ... Lupton, J. R.
(2004).
Simulated galactic cosmic radiation enhances colon cancer in the rat, which is mediated by changes in gene expression that are influenced by dietary intervention. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
1874S-1874S.
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Botting, T. W., Braby, L. A., & Ford, J. R.
(2003).
Development of an Electron Microbeam for Cell Culture Studies. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.
665.
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Popovic, N., Turner, N. D., Davidson, L. A., Braby, L. A., Ford, J. R., Carro, R. J., Chapkin, R. S., & Lupton, J. R.
(2003).
Dietary prevention of colon cancer induced by combined effect of carcinogen and radiation. The FASEB Journal.
A1154-A1154.
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Turner, N. D., Popovic, N., Taddeo, S. S., Sanders, L. M., Paulhill, K. J., Mann, J. C., ... Lupton, J. R.
(2003).
High energy LET radiation as a risk modifier in colon carcinogenesis. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
1334S-1334S.
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Ostrovskaya, N. G., & Ford, J. R.
(2003).
Modeling the radiation response of respiratory tissue. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society.
349.
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Braby, L. A., & Ford, J. R.
(2000).
Microbeam irradiation patterns to simulate dose. RADIATION RESEARCH.
225-225.
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Little, S. E., Allaway, H., Bokhari, R. S., Seidel, D. V., Wahl, K. L., Turner, N. D., ... Bloomfield, S. A.
(2019).
Can Acute Galactic Cosmic Radiation-induced Bone Loss Be Mitigated By Dietary Modulation Of Inflammatory Cytokines?. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
406-406.
Research
co-principal investigator on
- Attenuation of Space Radiation-induced Pro-oxidant and Fibrotic Signaling in the Heart by Nutritional and Genetic Interventions: Adventures in Tissue Sharing awarded by Johnson Space Center - (Houston, Texas, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Iron Overload and Oxidative Damage: Regulators of Bone Homeostasis in the Space Environment awarded by Ames Research Center - (Mountain View, California, United States) 2013 - 2018
investigator on
Teaching
teaching activities
- ITDE691 Research Instructor
- ITDE691 Research:in-ab Instructor
- NUEN309 Radiological Safety Instructor
- NUEN405 Nucl Engr Experiments Instructor
- NUEN417 Basic Of Plasma Engr App Instructor
- NUEN479 Radiation Protctn Engr Instructor
- NUEN485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NUEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NUEN605 Rad Det & Nucl Mat Meas Instructor
- NUEN606 Reactor Anlysis & Exprmt Instructor
- NUEN612 Radio Safety & Hazards Instructor
- NUEN673 Radiation Biology Instructor
- NUEN674 Radiation Carcinogenesis Instructor
- NUEN684 Professional Internship: Inab Instructor
- NUEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- NUEN691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Almanza, Christian (2010-01). Rat Trachea Dose Distribution Model Using MCNPTM.
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Alvarez, Hope Anna (2016-02). Simulation of the Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Distribution and Retention of Uranium in Rats.
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Bhakta, Viharkumar Satish (2011-10). Production of the Alpha-Particle Emitting Radionuclide Astatine-211 at the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute.
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Bi, Ruoming (2012-02). Custom Device for Low-Dose Gamma Irradiation of Biological Samples.
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Booth, Ashley Lane (2016-04). Radioresistance of Mosquitos Exposed to Continuous Sub-Lethal Doses of Ionizing Radiation.
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Clanton, Ryan Michael (2017-12). Targeting Locoregional Characteristics of Neoplasms.
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Flores-McLaughlin, John (2016-05). A Mechanistic Model of Environmental Oxygen Influence on the Deterministic Effects to Human Skin from Space Radiations.
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Glagolenko, Anna Anatolievna (2006-08). Effect of HZE radiation and diets rich in fiber and n-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) on colon cancer in rats.
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Gonzalez, Arnulfo (2016-08). Approximate Models for Neutral Particle Transport in Ducts with Wall Migration.
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Gonzalez, Yesenia Amanda (2016-10). Deconvoluting an Americium-Beryllium Neutron Spectrum from a Proton Recoil Detector.
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Lazarine, Alexis D (2006-10). Medical physics calculations with MCNP: a primer.
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Lazarine, Alexis Dawn (2009-05). Development of an electron beam irradiation design for use in the treatment of municipal biosolids and wastewater effluent.
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Madsen, Jonathan Robert (2017-12). Disjoint Tally Method: A Monte Carlo Scoring Method Using Compressed Sensing to Reduce Statistical Noise and Memory.
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Maslowski, Amy Jesse (2009-05). Low dose radiation interations with the transformation growth factor (TGF)-beta pathway.
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Massingill, Brian Edward (2009-05). Prediction of proton and neutron absorbed-dose distributions in proton beam radiation therapy using Monte Carlo n-particle transport code (MCNPX).
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Medvedev, Dmitry Gennadievich (2005-11). Design, optimization, and selectivity of inorganic ion-exchangers for radioactive waste remediation.
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Medvedeva, Natalia Gennadievna (2005-11). Influence of cell environment on micronucleation in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
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Oertli, David Bernhardt (2009-05). Proton dose assessment to the human eye using Monte Carlo n-particle transport code (MCNPX).
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Ostrovskaya, Natela Grigoryevna (2006-10). Development of a combined model of tissue kinetics and radiation response of human bronchiolar epithelium with single cell resolution.
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Over, Sarah Elizabeth (2017-01). Assessment of Acute Radiation Outside Low Earth Orbit: Likelihood and Integration for Mission Risks.
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Partouche Sebban, Julien 1978- (2012-05). Clinical Implementation of Hypofractionated Radiation therapy for Lung Malignancies.
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Pasciak, Alexander Samuel (2007-04). The theoretical development of a new high speed solution for Monte Carlo radiation transport computations.
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Pasciak, Alexander Samuel (2009-05). The development of a high speed solution for the evaluation of track structure Monte Carlo electron transport problems using field programmable gate arrays.
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Pavlenko, Ilia V. (2004-09). Design, improvement, and testing of a thermal-electrical analysis application of a multiple beta-tube AMTEC converter.
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Perez Nunez, Delia Josefina (2009-05). Design, construction and implementation of spherical tissue equivalent proportional counter.
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Saucier, David Hamilton (2016-04). Monte Carlo Irradiation Model For Long-Term Low Dose Environments for Space Life Science Applications.
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Uhlemeyer, James Richard (2013-05). Contour Collimation Systems to be Used for Murine Irradiation.
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Wagner, Jennifer Ann Koop (2009-05). Dose characterization of the rad source 2400 x-ray irradiator.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville - (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States) 1992
- M.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Mississippi State University - (Starkville, Mississippi, United States) 1986
- B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Mississippi State University - (Starkville, Mississippi, United States) 1982
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- John
has last name
- Ford
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Nuclear Engineering
3133 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3133
USA
Other
- thasl@tamu.edu