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MILLIE HUGHES-FULFORD, PHD

Professor, Biochemistry, UCSF; and Director, Laboratory of Cell Growth, VAMC/UCSF

CONTACT

milliehf@aol.com
415) 221-4810 x2749 (voice)
(415) 750-6667 (fax)

VAMC 151F, San Francisco, CA 94143

additional websites:

Hughes-Fulford Lab Website

EDUCATION

Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, B.S., 1968, Chemistry and Biology
Texas Women's University, Denton, TX, Ph.D., 1972, Radiation Chemistry
Woods Hole, Post-Graduate Training, 1987, Summer Physiology courses; 1999, Microscopy course

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1973-1985

Research Chemist, VAMC San Francisco, CA

1977-1984

Adjunct Assistant Professor; Biochemistry, Department of Medicine; University of California, San Francisco; and San Francisco Extension Faculty, Biochemistry, UC Berkeley

1984-1991

Astronaut Scientist, Spacelab Life Sciences-l, JSC, Houston

1984-1994

Adjunct Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Dept. of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco

1995- 2001

Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for Education VAMCSF

1991-present

Scientific Advisor to the Undersecretary of the Department of Veteran's Affairs

1993-present

Director, Laboratory of Cell Growth, VAMC/UCSF

1993-present

Scientific Advisor to the UnderSecretary, Dept of Veteran's Affairs, Washington, DC

1994-present

Adjunct Professor in Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco

1996-present

Research Scientist, NCIRE

2001-present

Principal Medical Investigator, VAMC

HONORS & AWARDS

1965

National Science Foundation Summer Research Fellow (Undergraduate)

1968-1971

National Science Foundation Fellowship (Graduate)

1971-1972

American Association of University Women's Fellowship

1984

Presidential Award for Federal Employee for Western Region

1995

Woman of the Year Marin county

1995

Named International Zontian, 1995

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

(selected from 76)

R. Tjandrawinata, R. Dahiya, and M. Hughes-Fulford. Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA by prostaglandin E2 in prostate cancer, British Journal of Cancer, 75:8: 1111-1118, 1997

R. Tjandrawinata, and M. Hughes-Fulford. Upregulation of Cyclooxygenase 2 by Product, Prostaglandin E2 in prostate cancer Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 407: 163-170,1997

M. Hughes-Fulford. Growth Regulation of Gardners Syndrome Colorectal Cancer Cells by NSAIDs Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 407: 433-441,1997

R. Tjandrawinata, V. L.Vincent, and M. Hughes-Fulford. Vibrational Force Alters mRNA Expression in Osteoblasts. FASEB 11:493-497. 1997

M. Hughes-Fulford. Prostaglandin regulation of gene expression and growth in normal and malignant tissues Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 400A: 269-278,1997

M. Hughes-Fulford, R. Tjandrawinata, J. Fitzgerald, K. Gasuad and V. Gilbertson. Effects of microgravity on osteoblast growth. ASGSB Bulletin vol. 11(2), 51-60,1998

M. Hughes-Fulford, R. Tjandrawinata, J. Fitzgerald, K. Gasuad and V. Gilbertson. Effect of microgravity on osteoblast growth activation: Analysis of transcription, translation and morphology, In: Perry M, ed. Biorack on Spacehab: biological experiments on three Shuttle-to-Mir missions. Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESA Publ. Div. p. 25-32. (European Space Agency SP ; 1222,1999

M. Hughes-Fulford and V. Gilbertson. Osteoblast fibronectin mRNA, protein synthesis and matrix is not changed after long term exposure to microgravity.(FASEB J 13, S121-1281999

J. Fitzgerald and M. Hughes-Fulford. Mechanically induced c-fos expression is mediated by cAMP in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts FASEB J, 13: 553-557,1999

D. Lum, K. McQuaid, and M. Hughes-Fulford. Co-ordinate up regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in human colorectal adenocarcinomas Int. J of Cancer. 8:83(2): 162-166,1999

M. Hughes-Fulford. Using cell biology in planning the Mars Mission, The Biochemist 19-23,1999

M. Lewis and M. Hughes-Fulford. Regulation of heat shock protein message in Jurkat cells cultured under serum starved and gravity altered conditions Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 77(1):127-134, 2000

J. Fitzgerald, T. Dietz, and M. Hughes-Fulford. PGE2 induced upregulation of c-fos mRNA is primarily mediated by cAMP in MC-3T3 cells. Endocrinology, 141 (1), 1-8,2000

Y. Chen, M. Hughes-Fulford. Prostaglandin E2 and the protein kinase A pathway mediate arachidonic acid induction of c-fos in human prostate cancer cells British Journal of Cancer, V 82, 12, pp. 2000-2006, 2000

Y. Chen, M. Hughes-Fulford. Human prostate cancer cells lack feedback regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor and its regulator, SREBP2. J Cancer. 1;91(1):41-5.2001

M. Hughes-Fulford, Y. Chen, R. Tjandrawinata. Fatty acid regulates gene expression and growth of human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Carcinogenesis 22(5):701-7. 2001

Hughes-Fulford M., The role of signaling pathways in osteoblast gravity perception. J Gravit Physiol. Jul;9(1):P257-60. 2002

Hughes-Fulford, M., The role os signaling pathways in osteoblast gravity perception. J Gravit Physiology. (1) 257-60,2002

Millie Hughes-Fulford The role of signaling pathways in osteoblast gravity perception. J Gravit Physiol. Jul;9(1):P257-60,2002

Hughes-Fulford, M. Changes in gene expression and signal transduction in microgravity. J Gravit Physiol. Jul;8(1):P1-4, 2001

M Hughes-Fulford, Changes in gene expression in signal transduction in microgravity, Journal of Gravitational Physiology, P1-4, 2002

Millie Hughes-Fulford Function of the cytoskeleton in gravisensing during spaceflight. Adv Space Res. 2003;32(8):1585-93.

Millie Hughes-Fulford, Physiological effects of microgravity on osteoblast morphology and cell biology, Advances in Space Biology and Medicine, Volume 8: 129-157 2003.

Hatton JP, Pooran, M. C-F Li, C Luzzio, Fulford, MH, A short pulse of mechanical force induces gene expression and growth in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts via an ERK 1/2 pathway, JBMR 1 (1) 1-9, 2003

Hughes-Fulford, M, Signal transduction and mechanical stress, Scienceonline Sci STKE. 2004 Aug 31;2004(249):RE12.

Millie Hughes-Fulford, Eiko Sugano, Thomas Schopper, Chai-Fei Li ,J. B. Boonyaratanakornkit and Augusto Cogoli, Early immune response and regulation of IL-2 receptor subunits, Cell Signal. 2005 Sep;17(9):1111-1124. Epub 2005 Feb 25.

Hughes-Fulford M, Tjandrawinata RR, Li CF, Sayyah S., Arachidonic acid, an Omega-6 fatty acid, induces cytoplasmic phospholipase A2 in prostate carcinoma cells, Carcinogenesis 2005, In Press.

8/2/05

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