Assistant Professor of Environmental & Occupational health, SPH
Email: puppala@llu.edu
Loma Linda University, SPH
Department of Environmental & Occupational health
Nichol Hall Room #1203
Loma Linda, California 92350
(909) 558-8750, extension 47124
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Dr. Uppala earned her PhD in biology with an emphasis in chemical carcinogenesis from Loma Linda University in 1991 and obtained postdoctoral training in environmental toxicology at the University of California in Riverside. Dr. Uppala taught at Atlantic Union College in Massachusetts and Oakwood College in Huntsville Alabama before joining the faculty at Loma Linda University School of Public Health. She served as the director of the environmental stewardship program and strategies for ecological education program while at Oakwood College. Dr. Uppala completed a Department of Defense sponsored breast cancer project titled "Biomarkers of Genotoxicity Induced by the Environmental Estrogen DDT" which focused on a minority population exposed to high levels of DDT.
Dr. Uppala received the Dean's Award for doctoral programs at Loma Linda University in 1991. She was awarded the Thomas and Violet Zapara Excellence in Teaching award in 1998, the Oakwood College President's Award in 2001, and the American Association for Cancer Research/HBCU Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award in 1998, 1999, and 2002. She is listed in the Marques Who's Who in the World 2000 edition, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in America in the 2001-2002 edition for her contribution to the society.
PhD Loma Linda University, biology (emphasis on chemical carcinogenesis)
Postdoctorate in environmental toxicology, University of California at Riverside
Currently, research emphasis is in the area of breast cancer studying cell proliferation, chromosomal aberrations and gene expression in cells exposed to environmental toxicants. Other areas of interest include:
(Tadi- maiden last name; Tadi-Uppala-married last name)
1. Tadi PP, Teel RW, and Lau BHS. "Anticandidal and anticarcinogenic potentials of garlic." International Clinical Nutrition Review, Vol. 10, 1990, 423-429.
2. Tadi PP, Teel RW, and Lau BHS. "Organosulfur compounds of garlic modulate mutagenesis, metabolism and DNA binding of aflatoxin B1." Nutrition and Cancer, Vol. 15, 1991, 87-95.
3. Tadi PP, Teel RW, and Lau BHS. "AFB1 binding to DNA inhibited by ajoene and diallyl sulfide." Anticancer Research, Vol. 11. 1991, 2037-2042.
4. Lau BHS, Tadi PP, and Tosk JM. "Allium sativum (garlic) and cancer prevention." Nutrition Research, Vol. 10, 1990, 937-948.
5. Wong BYY, Lau BHS, Tadi PP, and Teel RW. "Chinese medicinal Herb"s inhibit aflatoxin B1 and Benzo[a]pyrene induced mutagenesis." Mutation Research, Vol. 279, 1992, 209-216
6. Balakrishna S, Uppala PT, Rupa DS Hasegawa L and Eastmond DA. "Detection of micronuclei, cell proliferation and hyperdiploidy in bladder epithelial cells of rats treated with o-phenylphenol." Mutagenesis, 2002, Jan:17 (1): 89-93
1. Tadi-Uppala P, Sathiakumar N, Lewis M., Lindsey, K., Glover, S., Lindo, F., and Paul, A. D. "Cancer in residents of Triana, Alabama exposed to DDT."
2. Tadi-Uppala, Sathiakumar, N., Lamartiniere C.A. Barnes, S. Stewart, J. and Salassie, S. "Occurrence of breast cancer in DDT-exposed Triana residents in Alabama."
3. Tadi-Uppala, P., Sathiakumar, N., Colbert, C., and Griffin, A. "Induction of micronuclei in Bladder by pentachlorophenol in B6C3F1 mice at the exposure dose in Triana residents."
4. Tadi-Uppala P, Roy SK, Eastmond DA, Uppala G, Tousson A, Fullwood A, Sagay R, CA Lamartiniere and Steven Barnes. "Induction of Cell proliferation, hyperdiploidy and hypodiploidy in the mammary gland of DDT-treated rats."
1. Tadi PP, Teel RW, and Lau BHS. "Inhibition of aflatoxin and benzo[a] pyrene- induced mutagenesis by organosulfur compounds of garlic." 1990 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. (selected for Press release)
2. Teel RW, Tadi PP, Van Elderen EN, and Strother A. "Effect of glucose administration on rat liver S9-mediated mutagenesis in Salmonella typhimurium TA-100." 1990 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
3. Teel RW, Van Elderen EN, and Tadi PP. "Glucose administration on rat liver S9- mediated mutagenesis, metabolism and DNA binding of aflatoxin B1." 1990 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
4. Tadi PP, Teel RW, Herman EC, and Lau BHS. "Inhibition of aflatoxin metabolism and DNA binding by ajoene and diallyl sulfide, two organosulfur compounds of garlic." 1991 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
5. Ngo HN, Barton B, Lau BHS, Teel RW and Tadi PP. " Antimutagenic activity of Licorice compounds." 1991 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
6. Yamasaki T, Lau BHS, Tadi PP and Teel RW. "Effect of allixin, Phytoalexin produced by garlic on chemically induced mutagenesis." 1991 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting.
7. Wong BYY, Lau BHS, Tadi PP and Teel RW." Chinese medicinal herbs inhibit aflatoxin B1 and Benzo[a] pyrene-induced mutagenesis." 1991 American Society for Microbiology.
8. Tadi-Uppala PP, Hasegawa L, Rupa DS and Eastmond DA. "Detection of micronuclei and cell proliferation in the rat bladder induced by the fungicides o- phenylphenol and sodium o-phenylphenate." 1996 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
9. Tadi-Uppala, P., Sathiakumar, N., Lewis, M., Andrews, S., Lindsey, K., Glover, S., Lindo, F., and Paul, A. D. "Cancer in residents of Triana, Alabama exposed to DDT." 1998 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting proceedings.
10. Tadi-Uppala, Sathiakumar, N., Lamartiniere C.A. Barnes, S. Stewart, J. and Salassie, S. "Occurrence of breast cancer in DDT-exposed Triana residents in Alabama. 1999 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting Proceedings.
11. Tadi-Uppala, P., Sathiakumar, N., Colbert, C., and Griffin, A. Induction of micronuclei in Bladder by pentachlorophenol in B6C3F1 mice at the exposure dose in Triana residents. 1999 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting Proceedings.
12. Uppala PT, A Fullwood, Sagay R, A Tousson, G Uppala, SK Roy, DA Eastmond, and CA Lamartiniere, Cell proliferation and chromosomal changes in DDT- exposed rats. 2002, Era of Hope meetings: Department of Defense Breast cancer Research Proceedings.
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