Frank D. Stephen

Associate Professor
Biology and Mathematics (Academic Department)
DYouville College
United States of America

Professor Mathematics
Biography

Born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y., the focus of Dr. Stephen's work is the study of how dietary fat affects the structure and function of murine and human lymphocytes.After receiving his PhD, Dr. Stephen served as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at SUNY/Buffalo researching biomarkers of exposure to and effect of dioxin in lymphocytes. He left academia for a position in private industry at Ecology and Environment, Inc. in Lancaster, N.Y. During his time there, he worked on various projects including responses to Ground Zero in New York City, the anthrax outbreak in the Capital Building and helped design the company’s emergency response plan to Hurricane Katrina and eventually spent six weeks in Louisiana responding to the disaster. Dr. Stephen returned to academia and joined the D’Youville faculty in 2006. In his private time, he is an avid long distance runner and curler, Boy Scout leader, husband and dad.

Research Intrest

Effects of environmental containments on human immune function.

List of Publications
Stephen, F.D., C.H. Stineman, P.W. Jonmaire, and R.D. Harbison, 2001, Risk Analysis of Candle Emissions: I. Soot and Benzene Research Communications in Pharmacology and Toxicology, 6:3-15.
Stephen, F.D., R.J. Kelleher, Jr., M. Langner, and E.A. Repasky, 1997, Dietary Fatty Acids Alter the Adhesion Properties of Lymphocytes to Extracellular Matrix Proteins, in Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer Inflammation and Radiation, 2, K.V. Honn, L.J. Marnett, S. Nigam, R.L. Jones, and P.Y-K. Wong, eds., Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 400B:775-788.
Stephen, F.D., A.T. Drahushuk, and J.R. Olson, 1997, Cytochrome P-450 1A1 Induction in Rat Lymphoid Tissues Following in Vivo and in vitro Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorobebenzo-p-Dioxin Requires Protein Kinase C, Toxicology, 124:39-51.
Buck, G.M., P. Mendola, J.E. Vena, L.W. Sever, P.J. Kostyniak, H.Greizerstein, J.R. Olson, and F.D. Stephen, 1999, Paternal Lake Ontario Fish Consumption and Risk of Conception Delay, New York State Angler Cohort, Environmental Research, 80:S13-S18.
Bofinger D.P., L. Feng, L.H. Chi, J. Love, F.D. Stephen, T.R. Sutter, K.G. Osteen, T.G. Costich, R.E. Batt, S.T. Koury, and J.R. Olson, 2001, Effect of TCDD exposure on CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 expression in explant cultures of human endometrium. Toxicological Sciences. 62:299-314.