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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS BY DIANE A. BLAKE


Last Update: 3/24/05

1. D.A. Blake and H.E. Conrad (1979) "Hybrid glycosaminoglycans synthesized by monolayers of chick embryo arterial fibroblasts", Biochemistry 24:5475-582.

2. W.S. Stanley, B.P. Peters, D.A. Blake, D. Yep, E.H.Y. Chu, and I.J. Goldstein (1979) "Interaction of wild-type and variant mouse 3T3 cells with lectins from Bandeiraea simplicifolia seeds", Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 76:303-307.

3. I.C. Li, D.A. Blake, I.J. Goldstein, and E.H.Y. Chu (1980) "Modification of cell membrane in variants of Chinese hamster cells resistant to abrin", Expt. Cell. Res. 129:351-360.

4. D.A. Blake and I.J. Goldstein (1980) "Resolution of nucleotide sugars and oligosaccharides by lectin affinity chromatography", Anal. Biochem. 102:103-109.

5. I.J. Goldstein, D.A. Blake, S. Ebisu, T.J. Williams, and L.A. Murphy (1981) "Carbohydrate binding studies on the Bandeiraea simplicifolia I isolectins", J. Biol. Chem. 256:3890-3893.

6. D.A. Blake and I.J. Goldstein (1981) "An alpha-D-galactosyltransferase activity in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells", J. Biol. Chem. 256:5387-5393.

7. D.A. Blake and I.J. Goldstein (1982) "Resolution of carbohydrates by lectin affinity chromatography", Methods in Enzymol. 83:127-132.

8. E.M. Goudsmit and D.A. Blake (1983) "Regulation of galactogen synthetase activity in Helix pomatia", in Molluscan Neuro-endocrinology, J. Lever and H.H. Boer, Eds. North-Holland Publishing, New York, pp. 159-167.

9. E.M. Goudsmit, F. Matsuura, and D.A. Blake (1984) "Substrate specificity of D-galactose oxidase", J. Biol. Chem. 259:2875-2878.

10. N.R. Plessas, D.A. Blake, and I.J. Goldstein (1984) "Synthesis of N-acetyllactosamine containing a D-[6-3H]galactopyranosyl group", Carbohydrate Chem. 129:143-147.

11. D.A. Blake, M.T. Skarstedt, J.L. Schultz, and D.P. Wilson (1984) "Zymogen activation: A new system for homogeneous ligand-binding assay", Clinical Chemistry 30:1452-1456.

12. M.J. Elices, D.A. Blake, and I.J. Goldstein (1986) "Purification and characterization of a UDP-Gal: -D-Gal(1,4)-D-GalNAc (1,3)-galactosyltransferase from Ehrlich ascites tumor cells", J. Biol. Chem. 261:6064-6072.

13. D.A. Blake and N.V. McLean (1989) "A colorimetric assay for the measurement of D-glucose consumption by cultured cells", Anal. Biochem. 177:156-160. PDF

14. R.C. Blake II, R.F. Vassall, and D.A. Blake (1989) "The Michaelis constants of a non-chromogenic substrate may be determined using a chromogenic substrate", Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 272:52-68.

15. E.M. Goudsmit, P.A. Ketchum, M.K. Grossens, and D.A. Blake (1989) "Biosynthesis of galactogen: identification of a (1,6)-D-galactosyltransferase activity in Helix pomatia albumen glands", Biochim. Biophys. Acta 992:289-297.

16. D.A. Blake and N.V. McLean (1990) "High-pressure, anion-exchange chromatography of proteoglycans", Anal. Biochem. 190:158-164.

17. I.D. Munjal, D.R. Crawford, D.A. Blake, M.D. Sabet, and S.R. Gordon (1990) "Thrombospondin: biosynthesis, distribution, and changes associated with wound repair in corneal endothelium", Eur. J. Cell Biol. 52:252-263.

18. N.H. Guo, H.C. Krutzsch, E. Negre, T. Vogel, D.A. Blake, and D.D. Roberts (1992) "Heparin- and sulfatide-binding peptides from the type I repeats of thrombospondin promote melanoma cell adhesion", Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 89:3040-3044.

19. T. Vogel, N.H. Guo, H.C. Krutzsch, D.A. Blake, J. Hartman, S. Mendelovitz, A. Panet, and D.D. Roberts (1993) "Modulation of endothelial cell proliferation, adhesion, and motility by recombinant heparin-binding domain and synthetic peptides from the Type I repeats of thrombospondin". J. Cell. Biochem. 53:74-84.

20. T. Vogel, D.A. Blake, N.H. Guo, V.S. Zabrenetzky, and D.D. Roberts (1993) "Specific simple sugars promote chemotaxis and chemokinesis of corneal endothelial cells", J. Cell. Physiol. 157:359-366.

21. T. Vogel, N. Guo, N. Drezlich, H.C. Krutzsch, D.A. Blake, A. Panet, and D.D. Roberts (1994) "Apolipoprotein E: A potent inhibitor of endothelial and tumor cell proliferation", J. Cell. Biochem., 54:299-308.

22. I.D. Munjal, N.V. McLean, M.B. Grant, and D.A. Blake (1994) "Differences in the synthesis of secreted proteins in human retinal endothelial cells of diabetic and nondiabetic origin", Current Eye Research, 13:303-310.

23. P. Chakrabarti, F.M. Hatcher, R.C. Blake II, P.A. Ladd, and D.A. Blake (1994) "Enzyme immunoassay to determine heavy metals using antibodies to specific heavy metal EDTA complexes: optimization and validation of an immunoassay for soluble indium", Anal. Biochem., 217:70-75.

24. D.A. Blake, P. Chakrabarti, F.M. Hatcher, and R.C. Blake (1994) "Enzyme immunoassay to determine heavy metals", in Proceedings of the 17th Annual EPA Conference on Pollutants in the Environment, US EPA Office of Water, EPA Publication 821-R-95-008, pp. 293-316.

25. K.M. Francis, K.C. O'Connor, D.A. Blake, D.R. Caldwell, and G.F. Spaulding (1995) "Growth and structure of corneal tissue in simulated microgravity", in Animal Cell Technology: Developments towards the 21st Century, R.E. Spier, J.B. Griffiths, and E. Beuvery, Eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, pp. 959-963.

26. D.A. Blake, S. E Wilson, P. Chakrabarti, and F.M. Hatcher (1995) "Measurement of heavy metals in waste water by immunoassay: Adaptation of the assay for rapid field testing" in Proceedings of Environmental Laboratories: Testing the Waters, Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA, pp. (6)31-(6)39.

27. D.A. Blake, D.R. Whikehart, H. Yu, T. Vogel, and D.D. Roberts (1996) "Common cryopreservation media deplete corneal endothelial cell plasma membrane Na+,K+ ATPase activity", Curr. Eye Res., 15:263-271.

28. D.A. Blake, P. Chakrabarti, M. Khosraviani, F.M. Hatcher, C.M. Westhoff, P. Goebel, D.E. Wylie, and R.C. Blake, II (1996) "Metal binding properties of a monoclonal antibody directed towards metal-chelate complexes", J. Biol. Chem., 271:27677-27685.

29. D.A. Blake, G.N. Dawson, P. Chakrabarti, F.M. Hatcher (1996) "Assay of heavy metals using antibodies to metal-chelate complexes", in Environmental Immunochemical Methods: Perspectives and Applications. Ed. Van Emon, J.M., Gerlach, C.L., and Johnson, J.C. American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Vol. 646 , Washington, D.C., pp. 10-22.

30. P.Y. Johnson and D.A. Blake (1997) "Rapid size exclusion chromatography of proteoglycans", J. Chromatography B, 688:27-33.

31. D.A. Blake, H. Yu, D.L. Young, and D.R. Caldwell (1997) "Matrix stimulates the proliferation of human corneal endothelial cells", Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 38:1119-1129.

32. D.A. Blake, M. Khosraviani, A.R. Pavlov, and R.C. Blake, II (1997) "Characterization of a metal-specific monoclonal antibody", in Immunochemical Technology for Environmental Applications, Eds. Aga, D.S., and Thurman, E.M. American Chemical Society Symposium Series, Vol. 657, Washington D.C., pp. 49-60.

33. D.A. Blake, A.R. Pavlov, M. Khosraviani, and R.C. Blake, II (1997) Determination of antibody affinity and specificity, Proceedings of Immunochemistry Summit V and Joint National Conference for Environmental Health Monitoring, Ed. Joseph, J.M. Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratories, Washington, D.C., pp. 95-106.

34. A.R. Pavlov, M. Khosraviani, J. E. Chaiban, and D.A. Blake (1997) "Strategies and problems in the isolation of metal-specific monoclonal antibodies", Antibody Engineering II: New Technology, Application, and Commercialization, Vol. II, IBC USA Publishing, Southborough, MA, pp. 5.1.1-5.1.20.

35. M. Khosraviani, A.R. Pavlov, G.C. Flowers, and D.A. Blake (1998) "Detection of heavy metals by immunoassay: Optimization and validation of a rapid, portable assay for ionic cadmium", Environ. Sci. Tech., 32:137-142.

36. D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, M. Khosraviani, and A.R. Pavlov (1998) "Metal ion immunoassays", Anal. Chim. Acta, 376:13-19.

37. R.N. Knibbs, M. Takagaki, D.A. Blake, and I. J. Goldstein (1998) "The role of valence on the high-affinity binding of Griffonia simplicifolia isolectins to Type A human erythrocytes", Biochemistry 37:16952-16957.

38. D.A. Blake, A.R. Pavlov, M. Khosraviani, and G.C. Flowers (1998) "Immunoassay for cadmium in ambient water samples", in Current Protocols in Field Analytical Chemistry, Ed. V. Lopez-Avila, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, pp. 3C.1.1-3C.1.10.

39. R.C. Blake II, A.R. Pavlov, and D.A. Blake (1999) "Automated kinetic exclusion assays to quantify protein binding interactions in homogeneous solution", Anal. Biochem. 272:123-134. PDF

40. M. Khosraviani, R.C. Blake II, A.R. Pavlov, S.C. Lorbach, H. Yu, J.B. Delehanty, M.W. Brechbiel, and D.A. Blake (2000) "Binding properties of a monoclonal antibody directed toward lead-chelate complexes", Bioconj. Chem., 11:267-277. PDF

41. J. W. Muhitch, K.C. O'Connor, D.A. Blake, D.J. Lacks, N. Rosenzweig, and G.F. Spaulding (2000) “Characterization of aggregation and protein expression of bovine corneal endothelial cells as microcarrier cultures in a rotating-wall vessel”, Cytotechnol ., 32 :253-263.

42. A. Shafiee, J.S. Penn, H.C. Krutzsch, J.K. Inman, D.D. Roberts, and D.A. Blake (2000) “Inhibition of retinal angiogenesis by peptides derived from thrombospondin-1”, Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. , 41 :2378-2388.

43. D.J. Meffert, D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, and R.G. Rey (2000) “Biosensor Development for Autonomous Real-Time Monitoring of Environmental Toxicants”, Proceedings of Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute: Sensors and Sensing Technology for Autonomous Ocean Systems Workshop, Waikoloa , HI .

44. I.A. Darwish and D.A. Blake (2001) “One-step competitive immunoassay for cadmium ions: development and validation for environmental water samples”, Anal. Chem ., 73 :1889-1895.

45. D.A. Blake, A.R. Pavlov, H. Yu, M. Khosraviani, H.E. Ensley, and R.C. Blake II (2001) “Antibodies and antibody-based assays for hexavalent uranium”, Anal. Chim. Acta , 444 :3-11.

46. D.A. Blake, R.M. Jones, R.C. Blake II, A.R. Pavlov, I.A. Darwish, and H. Yu (2001) “Antibody-based sensors for heavy metal ions”, Biosens. Bioelectron ., 16 :799-809.

47. D.A. Blake, H. Yu, and R.C. Blake II (2001) “Development of rapid, portable immunoassays for heavy metals in acid mine drainage”, Biohydrometallurgy and the Environment- IBS 2001 (A. Ballerter and R. Amils, eds.) Elsevier, Amsterdam , Volume B, pp. 533-540.

48. D.J. Meffert, D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, and R.G. Rey (2001) ‘Antibody, cell-based, and transgenic fish biosensors for autonomous monitoring of environmental toxicants”, Proceedings of Autonomous Undersea Systems Institute: Sensors and Sensing Technology for Autonomous Ocean Systems Workshop, Newport , RI .

49. I.A. Darwish and D.A. Blake (2002) “Development and validation of a sensitive one-step immunoassay for determination of cadmium in human serum”, Anal. Chem.., 74 :52-58.

50. R.M. Jones, H. Yu, J.B. Delehanty, and D.A. Blake (2002) "Monoclonal antibodies that recognize minimal differences in the 3-dimensional structures of metal-chelate complexes”, Bioconj. Chem ., 13 : 408-415.

51. M. Genaidy, A.A. Kazi, G.A. Peyman, E. Passos-Machado, H.G. Farahat, J.I. Williams, K.J. Holroyd, and D.A. Blake (2002) “Effect of squalamine on iris neovascularization in monkeys”, Retina , 22 :772-778.

52. R.C. Blake II, J.B. Delehanty, M. Khosraviani, H. Yu, R.M. Jones, and D.A. Blake (2003) "Allosteric binding properties of a monoclonal antibody and its Fab fragment", Biochemistry, 42 :497-598. PDF

53. R.C. Blake II and D.A. Blake (2003) “Kinetic exclusion assay to study high-affinity binding interactions in homogeneous solutions”, Methods in Molecular Biology , Vol. 248: Antibody Engineering: Methods and Protocols, (Benjamin K.C. Lo, Ed.) Humana Press, Totowa , New Jersey , pp 417-430.

54. Y.N.T. Dang, A. Rao, P.R. Kastl, R.C. Blake II, M. J. Schurr, and D.A. Blake (2003) “Quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion to contact lenses”, Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice , 29 :65-68.

55. G. Men, G.A. Peyman, M. Genaidy, P.C. Kuo, F. Ghahramani, D.A. Blake, Y. Bezerra, G. Naaman, and E. Figueiredo (2004) “The role of recombinant lysine-plasminogen and recombinant urokinase and sulfur hexafluoride combination in inducing posterior vitreous detachment”, Retina 24 :199-209.

56. M.H. Steele, A.J. Berner III, H. Chorea, J. LaCour, R. Metzinger, D.A. Blake, E. Haight, J. England, and S.E. Metzinger (2004) “The role of topically administered FK506 (tacrolimus) at the time of facial nerve repair using entubulation neurorrhaphy in a rabbit model”, Annals of Plastic Surgery. 52 :407-13. PDF

57. J.B. Delehanty, R.M. Jones, T.C. Bishop and D.A. Blake (2003) “Identification of important residues in metal-chelate recognition by monoclonal antibodies”, Biochemistry , 42 :14173-14183.

58. R.C. Blake II, A.R. Pavlov, M. Khosraviani, H.E. Ensley, G.E. Kiefer, H. Yu, X. Li, and D.A. Blake (2004) “Novel monoclonal antibodies with specificity for chelated uranium(VI): Isolation and binding properties”, Bioconjugate Chemistry 15 :1125-1136. PDF

59. P.M. Jardine, D.B. Watson, D.A. Blake, L.P. Beard, S.C. Brooks, J.M. Carley, C.S. Criddle, W.E. Doll, M.W. Fields, S.E. Fedorf, G.G. Geesey, M. Ginder-Vogel, S.S. Hubbard, J.D. Istok, S. Kelly, K.M. Kemner, A.D. Peacock, B.P. Spaulding, D.C. White, A. Wolfe, W. Wu and J. Zhou (2004) “Techniques for assessing the performance of in situ bioreduction and immobilization of metals and radionuclides in contaminated subsurface environments”, published on the www.

60. R.C. Blake II and D.A. Blake (2005) “Quantitative analysis of antibody-antigen interactions using immobilized ligands; Kinetic exclusion assays are more accurate than surface plasmon resonance”, Progress in Monoclonal Antibody Research , (M.A. Simons, ed.) Nova Science Inc., Hauppauge , New York , in press.

61. R.C. Blake II, N. Ohmura, S.J. Lackie, X. Li, J.B. Delehanty, I.A. Darwish, and D.A Blake (2005) “Monoclonal antibodies that exhibit allosteric binding behavior”, Monoclonal Antibodies: New Research , (M.A. Simons, ed.) Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge , New York , in press.

62. A.M. Kriegel and D.A. Blake (2005) “Antibody fragments with specificity for metal-chelate complexes from human semi-synthetic phage display libraries”, Recent Research Developments in Bioconjugate Chemistry , in press.

63. H. Yu, R.M. Jones, and D.A. Blake (2005) “An immunosensor for autonomous in-line detection of heavy metals: Validation for hexavalent uranium”, Int. J. Env. Anal. Chem ., in press.

 

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS:

T.S. Coston, T. Vogel, D.D. Roberts, and D.A. Blake. "Integrin Expression and Activity in Early Passage Cultures of Human Corneal Endothelial Cells and a Virally-Transduced Cell Line", in preparation for Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

D.A. Blake, H. Yu, and M.S. Diech. "Cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C in cell culture models of human corneal endothelium", in preparation for Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.

H. Yu, I.A. Darwish, J.B. Delehanty, A.M. Kriegel, R. Srinivasan, and D.A. Blake "Production of mouse and rat monoclonal antibodies and stability of hybridoma cultures in membrane-based high density cell culture devices", in preparation for J. Immunol. Methods.

RECENT ABSTRACTS (1998-2003):

D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake, II, H. Yu, and A. R. Pavlov (2000) "Antibodies and Antibody-based Sensors for Hexavalent Uranium and Chelators", DOE-NABIR PI Workshop, Reston, VA, Jan. 31-Feb. 2.

D.A. Blake, A. R. Pavlov, H. Yu, M. Khosraviani, H.E. Ensley, and R.C. Blake, II (2000) "Antibodies and antibody-based immunosensors for hexavalent uranium", Invited Presentation, 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30.

A.R. Pavlov, D.A. Blake, and G.C. Flowers (2000) "Determination of lead in environmental samples by a rapid and portable immunoassay", 219th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 26-30.

J.B. Delehanty, M. Khosraviani, H. Yu, and D.A. Blake (2000) "Probing the nature of the binding interaction between a Pb(II)-specific monoclonal antibody and its Pb(II)-chelate antigen". Experimental Biology 2000. April 15-18, San Diego, CA..

Z.A. Karcioglu, D.A. Blake, V. Bautman, T.S. Coston, C. Zwinziniske, H. Yu (2000) " Effect of multiple myeloma light chains on cultured human corneal endothelial cells", Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 41:S

D.R. Whikehart, S.J. Register, and D.A. Blake (2000) "Comparison of p53 levels in fresh vs. cultured human corneal endothelial cells", Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 41:S

D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, H. Yu, (2000) "Antibody-based sensors for heavy metal ions", Sixth World Congress on Biosensors, San Diego, CA, May 24-26.

R. Mark Jones, T.E. Wiese, and D.A. Blake (2000) "Molecular modeling of metal-chelates provides insights into mechanisms of antibody recognition", Bioinformatics on the Bayou 2000, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 16-17.

I.A. Darwish and D.A. Blake (2000) "Development and validation of a simple and sensitive immunoassay for cadmium ions in environmental water samples", 52nd Southeast-56th Southwest Combined ACS Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-8.

I.A. Darwish, R.M. Smith, and D.A. Blake (2000) "Single-step immunoassay for detection of lead in serum", 52nd Southeast-56th Southwest Combined ACS Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-8.

H. Yu and D.A. Blake (2000) "Quantifying hexavalent uranium with an immunosensor", 52nd Southeast-56th Southwest Combined ACS Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-8.

D.A. Blake, R.M. Jones, R.C. Blake II, and T.E. Wiese (2000) "Probing the nature of the binding interactions between metal-chelate complexes and metal-specific monoclonal antibodies", 52nd Southeast-56th Southwest Combined ACS Regional Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-8.

D.A. Blake, H. Yu, and R.C. Blake II (2001) "An antibody-based sensor for hexavalent uranium", PITTCON 2001, New Orleans, LA, March 5-8.

D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, Haini Yu, and R. Mark Jones (2001) "Immunosensors: An emerging technology", Biosensors Workshop, Division of Small Chemical Businesses, 221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 1-5.

D.A. Blake and I.A. Darwish (2001) "Determination of cadmium in human serum by a one-step sensitive immunoassay", Immunochemistry Summit IX, 221st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 1-5.

M.M. Henry, A.M. Barrilleaux, R.C. Blake II, P.R Kastl, and D.A. Blake (2001) "Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli to Contact Lenses", 106th National Medical Association Meeting, Nashville TN, August 5-6. (Finalist, Rabb-Venable Ophthalmology Award)

D.A. Blake, H. Yu, and R.C. Blake II (2001) "Development of rapid, portable immunoassays for heavy metals in acid mine drainage", International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium 2001, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, September 16-19.

C.J. Phillip, R.M. Jones, S.C. Lorbach, and D.A. Blake (2001) "Comparison of a one-step and two-step immunoassay for cadmium in water samples", Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Orlando FL, Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

R.M. Jones, H. Yu, and D.A. Blake (2001) "Monoclonal and recombinant antibodies for the analysis of cadmium in environmental waters", IBC's 12th Annual International Conference on Antibody Engineering, San Diego, CA, Dec. 2-6.

Y.N.T. Dang, A.K. Rao, D.A. Blake, and Peter R. Kastl (2002) "Quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion to contact lenses", CLAO Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA, Jan. 31- Feb. 3. (Winner of Young Investigator Travel Grant for the 2002 CLAO Annual Meeting)

D.A Blake (2002) Biosensors for real-time monitoring", Environmental Stewardship: Promising Solutions to Uncertainty, A DOE-sponsored Symposium on Monitoring, Risk Assessment, and Information Sciences. New Orleans, LA, Feb. 5-7, 2002.

D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, and H. Yu (2002)"Antibody-based sensors for hexavalent uranium", 223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando FL, April 7-11.

A.M. Kriegel and D.A. Blake (2002) "Cd-EDTA-BSA specific scFv isolated from a human recombinant antibody library" Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans LA, April 20-24.

A.M. Kriegel, H. Yu, J.B. Delehanty, R.M. Jones, and D.A. Blake (2002) "Antibody-based sensors for metals - Present studies and future directions" Board of Regents' NSF/LA EpSCOR 2002 Conference, Baton Rouge, LA, April 10-11.

A.M. Kriegel and D.A. Blake (2002) "Cd-EDTA-BSA specific scFv isolated from a human recombinant antibody library", Experimental Biology 2002, New Orleans LA, April 20-24.

D.A. Blake and T.S. Coston (2002) "Activated integrins on early passage human corneal endothelial cells and a virally transduced cell line" ARVO National meeting, May 5-8.

M.H. Steele, A.J. Berner III, H. Chorea, J. LaCour, R. Metzinger, D.A. Blake, E. Haight, J. England, and S.E. Metzinger (2002) "The role of topically administered FK506 (tacrolinmus) in facial nerve regeneration after experimental trasection and entubulation neurorraphy in a rabbit model", International Facial Plastic Surgery Symposium, New York, NY, May 2002.

A.M. Kriegel, A.S. Soliman, and D.A. Blake (2002) "Elevated serum cadmium: A potential marker for pancreatic cancer", Second Annual Meeting of Environmental Signals and Sensors: A Virtual Center, Jackson, MS, June 7, 2002.

D.A. Blake, A.M. Kriegel, and A.S. Soliman (2003) "Immunoassay for serum cadmium: A new tool to assess risk for pancreatic cancer", 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.

A.S. Soliman, A.M. Kriegel, J.L. Abbruzzese, S.R. Hamilton, N. El-Ghawalby, M.L. Bondy, and D.A. Blake (2003) "Serum Cadmium Levels in Egyptian Patients with Pancreatic Cancer", AACR Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 5-9, 2003.

D.A. Blake, H. Yu, and T.S. Coston (2003) "Adhesion to Fibronectin Changes Phosphorylation of Signal Transduction Proteins in Human Corneal Endothelial Cells", ARVO National Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 4-9, 2003.

D.A. Blake, R.C. Blake II, and G.E. Keifer (2003) "Epitope Mapping Using Solution-based Equilibrium and Kinetic Binding Measurements with Structurally Related Ligands", 19th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Toronto, Canada, July 20-24, 2003.

E.R. Abboud, I.A. Darwish, D.A. Blake (2003) "Production and Kinetic Screening of a Secondary Antibody with a Fast Association Rate", 19th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Toronto, Canada, July 20-24, 2003.

A.M. Kriegel, K.C. Gough, G.C. Whitelam, and D.A. Blake (2003) "Sheep and Rabbit Recombinant Antibody Libraries for Metal-Chelate Haptens", 19th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Toronto, Canada, July 20-24, 2003.