
Tracking contaminants:
From exposure to biological impact
Publications
2026
Peskett S.T., Grégoire D.S., Rand A.A. Human Intestinal Microbiota Composition Shapes Model Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Biotransformation. ChemBioChem. 2026, 27, e202500905
Peskett S.T., Abu Odeh S.A., Rand A.A. Assessing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure from cell phone contact. Environmental Science: Advances. 2026, 5, 556-566
2025
Harris T.R., Morris A., Lange E., Blair D.A.D., Remili A., Letcher R.J., Rand A.A. Lipid oxidation and metabolism in relation to contaminants in polar bears from the Canadian High Arctic and Hudson Bay. Environmental Pollution. 2025, 390, 127469
Ameyaa-Sakyi A., Harris T.R., Clarke C.E., McMullin D.R., Gordon K.L., Sherwood D., Hartman J.H., Rand A.A. Human mitochondrial CYP2E1-mediated styrene metabolism increases oxidative stress and impairs antioxidant rescue in Caenorhabditis elegans. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 2025, 298, 110319
2024
Lohmann R., Abass K., Bonefeld-Jørgensen E.C., Bossi R., Dietz R., Ferguson S., Fernie K.J., Grandjean P., Herzke D., Houde M., Lemire M., Letcher R.J., Muir D., De Silva A.O., Ostertag S.K., Rand A.A., Søndergaard J., Sonne C., Sunderland E.M., Vorkamp K., Wilson S., Weihe P. Cross-cutting studies of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Arctic wildlife and humans. Science of The Total Environment 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176274
Butt C.M., Reyes M., Lee H., Harris K.J., Rand A.A. Characterizing PFAS in cosmetic products using non-targeted acquisition and Molecular Profiler software. SCIEX. 2024.
2023
Rand A.A. Toxic chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products remain in our bodies and environments for a very, very long time. The Conversation. Published May 11, 2023.
Harris T.R., Griffith J.A., Clarke C.C., Garner K.L., Bowdridge E.C., DeVallance E., Engles K.J., Batchelor T.P., Goldsmith W.T., Wix K., Nurkiewicz T.R., Rand A.A. Distinct profiles of oxylipid mediators in liver, lung, and placenta after maternal nano-TiO2 nanoparticle inhalation exposure. Environmental Science: Advances 2023. DOI: 10.1039/D2VA00300G
2022
Conard W.M., Whitehead H.D., Harris K.J., Lamberti G.A., Peaslee G.F. and Rand A.A. Maternal Offloading of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Eggs by Lake Michigan Salmonids. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00627
Harris K.J., Munoz G., Woo V., Sauvé S. and Rand A.A. Targeted and suspect screening of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in cosmetics and personal care products. Environmental Science & Technology. 2022. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02660
Peskett S.T. and Rand A.A. The human fecal microbiome contributes to the biotransformation of the PFAS surfactant 8:2 monosubstituted polyfluoroalkyl phosphate ester. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2022. 24, 1758-1768
2021
Daramola O and Rand A.A., Human CYP2A6 catalyzes the oxidation of 6: 2 fluorotelomer alcohol. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2021. 23, 1688-1695
2019
Rand A.A., Rajamani A., Kodani S.D., Harris T.R., Schlatt L., Barnych B., Passerini A.G. and Hammock B.D. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET)-stimulated angiogenesis is mediated by epoxy hydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (EHETs) formed from COX-2. Journal of Lipid Research. 2019. pp.jlr-M094219.
2018
Harris T.R., Kodani S., Rand A.A., Yang J., Imai D.M., Hwang S-H., Hammock B.D. Celecoxib does not protect against fibrosis and inflammation in a carbon tetrachloride-induced model of liver injury. Molecular Pharmacology. 2018, mol-118.
Bever C., Rand A.A., Nording M., Taft D., Kalanetra K.M., Mills D.A., Breck M.A., Smilowitz J.T., German B., Hammock B.D. Effects of triclosan in breast milk on the infant fecal microbiome. Chemosphere. 2018, 203, 467-473
Rand A.A., Helmer P.O., Inceoglu B., Hammock B.D., Morisseau C. LC-MS/MS analysis of the epoxides and diols derived from the endocannabinoid arachidonoyl ethanolamide. Clinical Metabolomics. Humana Press, New York, NY, 2018. 123-133.
2017
Vasylieva N., Barnych B., Rand A.A., Inceoglu B., Gee S., Hammock B.D. Sensitive immunoassay for detection and quantification of the neurotoxin, tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (TETS). Analytical Chemistry. 2017, 89, 5612-5619
Goswami S.K., Rand A.A., Wan D, Yang J, Inceoglu B, Thomas M, Morisseau C, Yang G-Y, Hammock B. D. Pharmacological inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase or genetic deletion reduces diclofenac-induced gastric ulcers. Life Sciences. 2017, 180, 114-122
Rand A.A., Barnych B., Morisseau C., Cajka T., Lee K.S.S., Hammock B.D. Cyclooxygenase derived proangiogenic metabolites of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2017, 114, 4370-4375
Barnych B., Rand A.A., Cajka T., Lee K.S.S., Hammock B.D. Synthesis of cyclooxygenase metabolites of 8,9-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EETs): 11- and 15-hydroxy 8,9-EETs. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 2017, 15, 4308-4313
Rand A.A., Mabury S.A. Is there a human health risk associated with indirect exposure to perfluorinated carboxylates (PFCAs)? Toxicology. 2017, 375, 28-36