Marjan Boerma, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Member, Division of Radiation Health

E-mail address: mboerma@uams.edu
Phone: 501-686-6599
Fax: 501-686-6057

1. Dr. Boerma received a PhD degree in Radiation Biology from Leiden University, The Netherlands, in 2004.
   
   
2. Dr. Boerma is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), member of the College of Pharmacy Division of Radiation Health, and scientist at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS).
   
   
3. Dr. Boerma’s research, which focuses on cancer survivorship issues, particularly radiation-induced heart disease, and on development of medical countermeasures against nuclear accidents or terrorism, has led to >30 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
   

Recent Publications

1.

Marjan Boerma, Martin Hauer-Jensen (2010). Potential targets for intervention in radiation-induced heart disease. Curr Drug Targets;11:1405-12 [PMID: 20583977]

2.

Junru Wang, Marjan Boerma, Ashwini Kulkarni, Morley D. Hollenberg, Martin Hauer-Jensen (2010). Activation of protease activated receptor 2 by exogenous agonist exacerbates early radiation injury in rat intestine. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys;77:1206-12 [PMID: 20610041]

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Sarita Garg, Marjan Boerma, Junru Wang, Qiang Fu, David S. Loose, K. Sree Kumar, Martin Hauer-Jensen (2010). Influence of sublethal total body irradiation on immune cell populations in the intestinal mucosa. Radiat Res;173:469-78 [PMID: 20334519]

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Sarah C. Darby, David J. Cutter, Marjan Boerma, Louis S. Constine, Luis F. Fajardo, Kazonuri Kodama, Kiyohiko Mabuchi, Lawrence B. Marks, Fred A. Mettler, Lori J. Pierce, Klaus R. Trott, Edward Yeh, Roy E. Shore (2010). Radiation-related heart disease: current knowledge and future prospects. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys;76:656-65 [PMID: 20159360]

Publications via PubMed