My research interest is in the area of environmental mutagenesis. I am interested in ascertaining sex, age and species related differences in the potential of certain rodent tissues to biotransform environmental pollutants (chemicals) into mutagens. The specific aim of this research is to relate carcinogenesis to the potential of the tissue or organ to metabolized a particular environmental chemical (pollutant) to a mutagen.

TEACHING:

I teach a course in Biostatistics that is designed for advance undergraduate, graduate and professional students. I also serve as a statistical consultant on undergraduate, graduate, professional students and on faculty research grants.

Royal, C.D., V.E.. Headings, E.T. Molnar and F.R. Ampy. 1995. Resilience in siblings of children with Sickle Cell disease. J. Gen. Counsel. 4: (3) 199 - 217.

Ampy, F.R. and A. Asseffa. 1988. Regulatory effects of 17b -estradiol on metabolism of dimethylnitrosamine by renal and hepatic microsomal enzymes from BALB/c mice. Cytobios, 55: 87-94.

Ampy, F.R., S. Saxena and K. Verma. 1988. Benzo(a)pyrene mutagenicity in uninduced tissues from BALB/c mice and Sprague-Dawley rats as an index of possible health risks using the Salmonella mutagenicity assay. Cytobios, 56: 81-87

Mohla, S., F.R. Ampy and S. Ahir. 1988. Specific regulation of renal N-nitroso dimethylamine activity by testosterone in BALB/c mice. Biochem. Pharmacol., 37: 2697-2702

Varma, M.M., F.R. Ampy, K. Verma and W.W. Talbot. 1988. In vitro mutagenicity of water contaminants in complex mixtures. Appl. Toxicol., 8: 243-248.