-use mouse models to understand the complex gene-nutrient-environment interactions that contribute to birth defects, with a specific focus on neural tube defects (NTDs)
-investigate the role of pharmaceutical and environmental exposures during pregnancy that increase risk for birth defects, determine the underlying mechanisms involved, and develop strategies for prevention
Endometriosis
-use an intact, immunocompetent, minimally invasive (laparoscopic) mouse model of endometriosis to study the role of the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) in endometriosis and endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology Janee Gelineau-van Waes, MA van Waes, J Hallgren, J Hulen, M Bredehoeft, AE Ashley-Koch, D Krupp, SG Gregory, HA Stessman Gene-nutrient interactions that impact magnesium homeostasis increase risk for neural tube defects in mice exposed to dolutegravir 11 2023
Developmental Toxicology Gelineau-van Waes, Janee, Chapter 47: Fumonisins Third Edition, p. 955-982 2022
J Agric Food Chem Voss K, Ryu D, Jackson L, Riley R, Gelineau-van Waes J. (2017) Reduction of Fumonisin Toxicity by Extrusion and Nixtamalization (Alkaline Cooking). PMID: 28170235 65(33), p. 7088-7096 2017
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology 2nd Edition Ramesh C. Gupta (ed)./Academic Press Voss, KA, Riley, RT, Gardner, NM, and J. Gelineau-van Waes. Fumonisins: Developmental Toxicity of Fumonisins, Potential Risk Factors for Neural Tube Defects. ISBN: 9780128042397 Chapter 47, p. 925-944 2017
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Gardner NM, Riley RT, Showker JL, Voss KA, Sachs AJ, Maddox JR, Gelineau-van Waes JB. (2016). Elevated nuclear sphingoid base-1-phosphates and decreased histone deacetylase activity after fumonisin B1 treatment in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. PMID: 26905748 298, p. 56-65 2016
Scientific Reports S. Bhattacharyya, M. Rainey, P. Arya, S. Dutta, M. George, M.D. Storck, R. D. McComb, D. Muirhead, G. L. Todd, K. Gould, K. Dutta, J. Gelineau-van Waes, V. Band, and H. Band (2016) Endocytic recycling protein EHD1 regulates primary cilia morphogenesis and SHH signaling during neural tube development.PMID: 26884322. 17(6), p. 20727 2016
Toxicological sciences Nicole M. Gardner; Ronald T. Riley; Jency L. Showker; Kenneth A. Voss; Andrew J. Sachs; Joyce R. Maddox; Janee B. Gelineau-van Waes (2016) Elevated Nuclear and Cytoplasmic FTY720-Phosphate in Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts Suggests the Potential for Multiple Mechanisms in FTY720-Induced Neural Tube Defects. PMID: 26719367 150(1), p. 161-8 2016
Mol Nutr Food Res. Riley RT, Torres O, Matute J, Gregory SG, Ashley-Koch AE, Showker JL, Mitchell T, Voss KA, Maddox JR, Gelineau-van Waes JB. (2015). Evidence for fumonisin inhibition of ceramide synthase in humans consuming maize-based foods and living in high exposure communities in Guatemala. 59(11):, p. 2209-24. 2015
Food Additives and Contaminants A Blood Spot Method for Detecting Fumonisin-Induced Changes in Putative Sphingolipid Biomarkers in LM/Bc Mice and Humans. Riley, R.T., Showker, J.L., Lee, C., Zipperer, C., Mitchell, T., Voss, K.A., Zitomer, N., Torres, O., Matute, J., Gregory, S.G., Ashley-Koch, A.E., Maddox, J., Gardner, and J. Gelineau-van Waes 32 (6) , p. 934 - 949 2015
World Mycotoxin Journal Human health implications from co-exposure to aflatoxins and fumonisins in maize-based foods in Latin America: Guatemala as a case study. Torres, O., Matute, J., Gelineau-van Waes, J., Maddox, J., Gregory, S.G., Ashley-Koch, A.E., Showker, J.L., Voss, K.A., and R.T. Riley 8 (2), p. 143 - 159 2015
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research Fumonisin B1 induced neural tube defects were not increased in LM/Bc mice fed folate-deficient diet. Voss KA, Riley RT, Gelineau-van Waes J. 58(6), p. 1190-8 2014
World Mycotoxin Journal Human health implications from co-exposure to aflatoxins and fumonisins in maize-based foods in Latin America: Guatemala as a case study. Torres, O., Matute, J., Gelineau-van Waes, J., Maddox, J., Gregory, S.G., Ashley-Koch, A., Showker, J.L., Voss, K.A., and Riley, R.T. 2014
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research Urinary fumonisin B1 and estimated fumonisin intake in women from high- and low-exposure communities in Guatemala. Torres O, Matute J, Gelineau-van Waes J, Maddox JR, Gregory SG, Ashley-Koch AE, Showker JL, Zitomer NC, Voss KA, Riley RT. 58(5), p. 973-983 2014
Journal of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research Riley, R.T., Torres, O., Showker, J.L., Zitomer, N.C., Matute, J., Voss, K.A., Gelineau-van Waes, J., Maddox, J., Gregory, S.G., Ashley-Koch, A.E. (2012) The Kinetics of Urinary Fumonisin B1 Excretion in Humans Consuming Maize-Based Diets. 56, p. 1445-1455 2012
World Nutrition Forum/Anytime Publishing Leicestershire England Riley, R.T., Voss, K.A., Showker, J.L., Torres, O., Matute, J., Maddox, J.R., Rainey, M.A., Gardner, N.M., Sachs, A., Gregory, S.G., Ashley-Koch, A.E., Krupp, D., and Gelineau-Van Waes, J. (2012) Development of Biomarkers to Assess Fumonisin Exposure and Birth Defects. E.M. Binder, ed., 2012, p. 249-256 2012
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. Gelineau-van Waes, J., Rainey, M.A., Maddox, J.R., Voss, K.A., Sachs, A.J., Gardner, N.M., Wilberding, J.D., Riley, R.T (2012) Increased Sphingoid Base-1-Phosphates and Failure of Neural Tube Closure After Exposure to Fumonisin or FTY720. 94 (10), p. 790-803. 2012
Journal of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research The kinetics of urinary fumonisin B(1) excretion in humans consuming maize-based diets. Riley RT, Torres O, Showker JL, Zitomer NC, Matute J, Voss KA, Gelineau-van Waes J, Maddox JR, Gregory SG, Ashley-Koch AE PMID:22815244 2012
World Nutrition Forum Development of biomarkers to assess fumonisin exposure and birth defects in Guatemala. Ronald T. Riley, Kenneth A. Voss, Jency L. Showker, Olga TOrres, Jorge Matute, Janee Gelineau-van Waes, Joyce Maddox, Mark A. Rainey, Nicole M. Gardner, Andrew Sachs, Simon G. Gregory, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Deidre Krupp. 2012
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Ramesh Gupta (ed.), Elsevier Ltd., Voss, K.A., R.T. Riley, and J. Gelineau-van Waes. Fumonisins: Developmental Toxicity of Fumonisins: Potential Risk Factor for Neural Tube Defects, ISBN: 978-0123820327. Chapter 53, p. 725-737 2011
Comprehensive Toxicology Gelineau-van Waes, J. Chapter 12: Fumonisin, Folate and Neural Tube Defects. ISBN: 978-0080468686. In: Developmental Toxicology (Knudsen/Daston, eds), Vol. 12, p. pp. 189-208. 2010
Toxicological sciences Voss, K.A., R.T. Riley, M.E. Snook, and J. Gelineau-van Waes. Comparing the Reproductive and Sphingolipid Metabolic Effects of Fumonisin B1 and its Alkaline Hydrolysis Product in LM/Bc Mice: Hydrolyzed Fumonisin B1 Did Not Cause Neural Tube Defects. 112(2), p. 459-467 2009
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research. Steven Taylor (ed.) Elsevier/Academic Press. Gelineau-van Waes, J., K.A. Voss, V.L. Stevens, M.C. Speer, and R.T. Riley. Maternal Fumonisin Exposure as a Risk Factor for Neural Tube Defects. 56, p. 145-181 2009
Publications
St. Albert's day/Creighton University Research day Gardner, N., Riley, R.T., Torres, O., Maddox, J., Sachs, A., and Gelineau-van Waes, J. Fumonisin B1 Exposure and Increased Risk of Neural Tube Defects: A Global Health Concern, St. Albert's Day, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 2015
Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum Gardner, N., Riley, R.T., Maddox, J., Sachs, A., and Gelineau-van Waes, J. Fumonisin B1-Induced Neural Tube Defects: Is Nuclear Sphinganine-1-Phosphate at Fault? 46th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, Omaha, NE 2015
Global Health Conference Midwest Gardner, N., Riley, R.T., Torres, O., Maddox, J., Sachs, A., and Gelineau-van Waes, J. Fumonisin B1 Exposure and Increased Risk of Neural Tube Defects: A Global Health Concern, Global Health Conference Midwest, Omaha, NE 2015
Invited Speaker: Symposium on Nongenetic Factors Causing Neural Tube Defects: "Fumonisin B1 and Fingolimod: Tortilla Toxin and Oral Therapeutic Target Sphingolipid Pathways During Neural Tube Closure. 2018
Tortillas and Toxins: Fumonisin Exposure as a Risk Factor for NTDs Hot Topics Session on Washington State NTD Cluster, 54th Annual Meeting of the Teratology Society, Bellevue, WA 2014
Tortillas, Toxins, and Neural Tube Defects Molecular Basis of Human Disease, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2014
Gene-Environment Interactions in Susceptibility to Fumonisin-Induced Neural Tube Defects 8th International Conference on Neural Tube Defects, Austin, TX 2013
Invited Seminar: NWI VA Medical Center Research Seminar Series, Omaha, NE, Dec. 7, 2012 "Tortillas, Toxins, and Neural Tube Defects" 2012
Invited Speaker: March of Dimes Prematurity Summit, Omaha, NE, Oct. 15, 2012 "Tortillas, Toxins, and Neural Tube Defects" 2012
Teratology Society Annual Meeting 2012
Faculty Club at Center Stage 2012
Neural Tube Defect Symposium, International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, Mumbai, India, "Gene-Environment Interactions in Fumonisin-Induced Neural Tube Defects: Genetic Variants and Metabolic Toxin Converge on a Bicistronic Modulator of CNS Development" 2012
Southeastern Regional Lipid Conference 2011
7th International Conference on Neural Tube Defects, Austin, TX, "Gene-Environment Interactions in Fumonisin-Induced Neural Tube Defects: Genetic Variants and Metabolic Toxin Converge on a Bicistronic Modulator of CNS Development" 2011
"Embryonic Development and Birth Defects: Gene-Nutrient-Environment Interactions: A Multifactorial Perspective" 2011
Invited Seminar: Molecular Cell Biology Seminar Series, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, May 7, 2010 "Of Maize and Men: A Tale of Tortillas, Toxins, and Teratogens" 2011
Guest Lecture: Environmental Health Sciences Webinar, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 14, 2011 "Food Safety and Pregnancy: Mycotoxins and Risk for Birth Defects" 2011
Invited Seminar: Nebraska Wesleyan University Developmental Biology Class, Lincoln, NE, April 7, 2011 "Gestational Exposure to Fumonisin and Risk for Neural Tube Defects" 2011
Invited Seminar: Biomedical Sciences Departmental Seminar, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, Feb. 28, 2011 "Tortillas, Toxins and Pregnancy: Deciphering the Enigma of Fumonisin and Birth Defects" 2011
Molecular Cell Biology Seminar 2010
Biology Seminar, Wesleyan University 2010
Molecular Basis of Human Disease graduate lecture (UNMC) 2010
Dept. of Environmental Health Sciences Webinar, University of Georgia 2010
Society of Toxicology, Salt Lake City, UT 2010
FASEB Conference: Cilia, Signaling, and Human Disease, Monterey, CA 2010
Sphingolipid Gordon Research Conference, Ventura, CA 2010