Bio
Dr. Martin Ronis is Professor Emeritus and Research Gratis with the Department of
Pharmacology. He has been a long standing member of the LSU Health Member Comprehensive
Alcohol Research Center and LSU Health Cancer Center.
Education
BA/MA Natural Sciences Cambridge University England 1982
PhD Physiology and Biochemistry University of Reading England 1985
Publications
PubMed Publications
Research
Dr. Ronis' research program is split into two primary areas of focus: one is related
to developmental toxicology and the second is related to health consequences related
to early nutrition. He has been funded by NIH to develop and characterize a series
of in vivo animal models of drug and pollutant toxicity, with a particular emphasis
on developmental exposures. More recently he has concentrated on development of rodent
models for alcoholic liver disease, liver cancer, and alcohol effects on bone turnover.
These projects involve multidisciplinary basic science studies encompassing whole
animal physiology, nutrition and endocrinology; pathology, neuroendocrinology, sex
steroid biochemistry, cytochrome P450 biochemistry, and molecular biological techniques.
The goal of these studies is to better understand molecular basis for the toxic actions
of alcohol, drugs and pollutants which might uncover therapeutic targets and to determine
the effects of nutritional status on pathological outcomes in exposed populations.
Additional projects examine the effects of early nutrition on development of long-term
chronic diseases of adulthood such as cancer, obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
(NASH).
Dr. Ronis' research topics related to health and disease mechanisms include:
- Bone Metabolism and Diseases
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
