madjda bellamri
Office Address:
CCRB, Room 2-132 - 2231
6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Madjda Bellamri, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US. 2016-2019
PhD in Toxicology, University of Rennes1, Rennes, France. 2012-2016
Master of Science in Cellular Biology, University of Rennes1, Rennes, France. 2009-2012
Engineering degree in biological engineering, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumedien, Algiers, Algeria. 2004-2009
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I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota with expertise in cancer biology, molecular toxicology, exposure science, analytical chemistry, and mass spectrometry. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Rennes 1 in France, where my research focused on cancer biology and the molecular mechanisms underlying chemical carcinogenesis. I then joined the University of Minnesota for my postdoctoral training and continued my research in the Turesky Laboratory, where I developed expertise in carcinogen metabolism, DNA damage, and mass spectrometry-based biomarker discovery. 

My current research bridges cancer biology and environmental health by investigating how dietary and environmental exposures contribute to DNA damage and cancer development. I use advanced mass spectrometry-based approaches, including DNA adductomics and metabolomics, to characterize human exposures, identify biomarkers of exposure and biological effect, and better understand mechanisms linking environmental factors to disease. My teaching interests include environmental health, toxicology, cancer biology, exposure science, and the application of mass spectrometry and omics technologies to understanding the impact of environmental exposures on human health.

Expertise

Environmental exposures, exposure science, chemical carcinogenesis, cancer biology, DNA damage, DNA adductomics, exposomics, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, carcinogen metabolism, dietary carcinogens, analytical chemistry, biomarkers.

Awards and Recognition

  • NIEHS Extramural paper of the month (Sep 2023). "Nuclear DNA and mitochondrial damage of the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in human neuroblastoma cells". Bellamri et al., Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2023.
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology Journal Editor's Choice. Volume 36, Issue 8, 2023. "Nuclear DNA and mitochondrial damage of the cooked meat carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine in human neuroblastoma cells". Bellamri et al., Chem Res Toxicol. 2023.
  • First-place poster presentation award from the American Chemical Society. "Biological Effects of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in Human Prostate Cancer Cells". Toxicology Division. 256th ACS National Meeting. Aug. 25-29, 2019. San Diego, CA, USA.
  • Featured in the electronic newsletter Nutrition Frontiers Nutritional Science Research Group (NSRG), NCI, NIH. "Metabolic Activation of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]Pyridine in Human Prostate". Summer 2019, Volume 10, Issue 3.
  • Toxicological Science Editor's highlight. "Metabolic Activation of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]Pyridine in Human Prostate". Volume 163, Issue 2, June 2018.
  • First-place oral presentation award from the American Chemical Society, Toxicology Division. "Mechanism of Bioactivation of the Cooked Meat Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in Human Prostate". 254th ACS National Meeting. Aug. 20-24, 2017. Washington, DC, USA.
  • Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis Editor's Choice cover. "Human T lymphocytes bioactivate heterocyclic aromatic amines by forming DNA adducts." Volume 57, Issue 9, November 2016.
  • Travel award from the French Society of Toxicology and Genetics. "DNA repair meeting on epigenetics and genome integrity." Oct. 07-10, 2013. Strasbourg, France.

Professional Associations

  • American Chemical Society, Spring 2017-present
  • American Society of Mass Spectrometry, Winter 2022-present

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