Immunotoxicogenomics A Multidisciplinary Approach in Systems Toxicology

Immunotoxicogenomics: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Systems Toxicology covers the major mechanisms and effects of toxic substances on the immune system, and on the regulation of gene expression. This includes the aims, opportunities, clinical applications, recent developments, and emerging and future trends. The book begins with a discussion of the systemic approach to toxicants, but also looks at current genomic tools used to assess immunotoxicity and systems biology methods used in immuno-toxicogenomics. Other topics include genomic expression profiling, gene expression as a tool to understand and predict immunotoxicity, immunotox-icogenomics as a screening tool, and the assessment and analysis of Immunotoxicogenomics data.

This book provides a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach for researchers in the fields of toxicology, genetics, immunology, and others engaged in the study on the effects of toxic substances on immune responses.

1. Immunotoxicogenomics: A systemic approach in the study of toxicants
2. Immunotoxicity assessment with genomic tools
3. Current systems biology methods used in Immunotoxicogenomics
4. Immunogenetic reaction to ecotoxicants
5. Genomic expression profiling: A potent approach in the study of immunotoxicity
6. Recent developments and new opportunities of Immunotoxicogenomics
7. Understanding and predicting induced immunotoxicity from gene expression
8. Application of Immunotoxicogenomic data in human risk assessment process
9. Immunotoxicogenomics: moving from observation to prediction.
10. In-vitro high throughput approaches to assess Immunotoxicogenomics
11. Microarray analysis to examine the effects of immunosuppressive compounds on changes in gene expression
12. Successful use of immunotoxicogenomics as a screening tool
13. Network and pathway analysis of Immunotoxicogenomics dataFuture trends in Immunotoxicogenomics

Md. Niamat Ali, MPhil, PhD is Director and Professor at the Centre of Research for Development at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. After completing his doctorate in Zoology (Specialization in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology) at Aligarh Muslim University, he worked there as a Research Associate. He later joined the Department of Zoology at the University of Kashmir. Prof. Ali has more than 29 years of research experience and 25 years of teaching experience in Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology, Toxicogenomics, Human Genomics and Proteomics, Stem Cell Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Radiation Biology and Gene Therapy, Cell and Tissue Culture Technology among other topics. He is a Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association and Environmental Mutagen Society of India. He has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. He serves on the editorial board and as a reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals.
Shafat Ali (Ph.D.) pursued his BSc. from University of Kashmir and Masters in Zoology from Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, India. Currently he is engaged in research work for last 5 years at Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and ICMR funded Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, with specialization in the field of reproductive immunogenetics, cytokine biology, gynaecology and obstetrics, molecular biology, cancer biology and cytogenetics. He has 5 years of research experience and 5 years of teaching experience. He has more than 20 book chapters, several edited books and numerous peer-reviewed, international research publications to his credit. Mr. Ali is also the reviewer of many reputed international journals. Presently, Mr. Al