Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Bettina Francis - Affiliate
  Email: bfrancis@illinois.edu
  Title: Associate Professional Scientist

Mailing address:
University of Illinois, Dept of Entomology , MC–118   
Urbana, IL 61801
  Phone: 217-333-5136              Fax: 217-333-8046

Selected
publications
Francis, B. M., R. A. Lampman and R. L. Metcalf 1985. Model ecosystem studies of the environmental fate of five herbicides used in conservation tillage. Archiv. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 14, 693-704.

Farage-Elawar, M, J. S. Duffy and B. M. Francis 1991. Developmental toxicity of desbromoleptophos in chicks: enzyme inhibition, malformations and functional deficits. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 13, 91-97.

Rosen, M., B. M. Francis and N. Chernoff 1994. Subtractive hybridization: a technique for the isolation of differentially expressed genes. Toxicology Methods 4, 135-147.

Rogers, J. M., B. M. Francis, K. K. Sulik, A. J. Alles, K. H. Elstein, R. M. Zucker, E. J. Massaro, M. B. Rosen and N. Chernoff 1994. Cell death and cell cycle perturbation in the developmental toxicity of the demethylating agent, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Teratology 50, 332- 339.

Chen, S-W, P. J. Dziuk and B. M. Francis 1994. Effect of four environmental toxicants on plasma Ca and estradiol 17à and hepatic P450 in laying hens. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13, 789-796.

Rosiak, K. L., M-W. Li, S. J. Degitz, D. Skalla, I. Chu and B. M. Francis 1997. Maternal and developmental toxicity of polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDEs) in Swiss-Webster mice and Sprague-Dawley rats. Toxicology 121, 191-204.

Rosiak, K. L., W. Seo, I. Chu and B. M. Francis 1997. Effects of maternal exposure to chlorinated diphenyl ethers on thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and juvenile rats. J. Environ. Science Health B 32, 377-393.

Branch, S, B. M. Francis, M. B. Rosen, C. F. Brownie, G. A. Held and N. Chernoff 1998. Differentially expressed genes associated with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine-induced hindlimb defects in the Swiss-Webster mouse. J Biochem. Molec. Toxicol. 12, 135-141.

Degitz, S. J., D. Morris, G. L. Foley and B. M. Francis 1998. The role of TGF-à in retinoic acid-induced cleft palate in CD-1 mice. Teratology (in press).

Francis, B. M., R. L. Metcalf, P. Lewis and N. Chernoff 1999. Maternal and developmental toxicity of halogenated 4'-nitrophenyl ethers in mice. Teratology (in press).



Education PhD Genetics, University of Michigan, 1971

MS, Genetics, University of Michigan, 1967

BA, Biology (cum laude), New York University, 1965





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