Education
BS: Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, 1961 (Bacteriology [Chemistry Minor])
PhD: University of Florida Gainesville, FL, 1966 (Microbiology [Biochemistry Minor])
Positions and Work Experience
1968 - Senior Research Officer, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1969 - Instructor, Department of Microbiology, Monash University Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1970 -1971 Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Monash University Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1971 -1975 Senior Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Monash University Medical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1979 -1980 Instructor, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
1980 -1981 Postdoctoral Assistant, Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University College of Biological Sciences, Columbus, OH
1981 -1983 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
1983 -1988 Assistnat Professor, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
1988 - Instrumentation Specialist in Cell Biology, Institute for Biomechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
1990 - Specialist, Centers for Disease Control, Immunochemistry Research SEction, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH
1991 -1995 Research Associate, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
1995 - Adjunct Assistant Professor, Cincinnati State Technical College, Cincinnati, OH
1995 -2008 Assistant Research Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
1995 -2008 Associate Director, UIMA Allergy Diagnostic Laboratory, UC Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
1997 -2004 Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science, Cincinnati, OH
2008 -To Present Adjunct Professor/Retired Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
2008 -To Present Associate Director, UIMA Allergy Diagnostic Laboratory, UC Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Research Support
Investigators:R Langley, L Wilder, ZL Lummus 06-11-2007 -06-10-2009 ATSDR Allergy Lab Award Environmental Exposure to Toluene Diisocyanate and Respiratory Health Effects Role:Co-I $104,906.25
Investigators:G LeMasters 09-18-2007 -06-30-2010 NIEHS Diesal Allergens and Gene Interaction and Child Atopy Role:Research Assistant $740,613
Investigators:DI Bernstein, ZL Lummus 07-01-2004 -06-30-2009 Immunology/Allergy Fellowship Training Grant Role:Faculty Co-Sponsor $1,049,394
Grant: #1 R01 OH008795 Investigators:DI Bernstein, ZL Lummus 10-01-2006 -10-30-2011 NIOSH Genetic Susceptibility for Occupational Asthma Role:Co-I $1,305,820
Grant: #RO1 ES11170 Investigators:G LeMasters, ZL Lummus 07-01-2001 -06-30-2007 NIEHS Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Asthma Study Role:Investigator $5,200,000
Grant: #R01OH008795 Investigators:Bernstein, David; Kaufman, Kenneth; Lummus, Zana 09-01-2013 -08-31-2017 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Genetic Suceptibility for Occupational Asthma Role:Collaborator $468,084.00 Awarded Level:Federal
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Bernstein, David I; Kissling, Grace E; Khurana Hershey, Gurgit; Yucesoy, Berran; Johnson, Victor J; Cartier, André; Gautrin, Denyse; Sastre, Joaquin; Boulet, Louis-Philippe; Malo, Jean-Luc; Quirce, Santiago; Tarlo, Susan M; Langmeyer, Stacy; Luster, Michael I; Lummus, Zana L (2011. ) Hexamethylene diisocyanate asthma is associated with genetic polymorphisms of CD14, IL-13, and IL-4 receptor ?.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, , More Information
Bernstein, I Leonard; Bernstein, David I; Lummus, Zana L; Bernstein, Jonathan A (2011. ) A case of progesterone-induced anaphylaxis, cyclic urticaria/angioedema, and autoimmune dermatitis.Journal of women's health (2002), , 20 (4 ) ,643-8 More Information
Wilder, Lynn C; Langley, Ricky L; Middleton, Dan C; Ernst, Kathleen; Lummus, Zana L; Streicher, Robert P; Campbell, Douglas S; Wattigney, Wendy A; Bernstein, Jonathan A; Bernstein, David I; Dearwent, Steve M (2011. ) Communities near toluene diisocyanate sources: an investigation of exposure and health.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, , More Information
Campo, Paloma; Kalra, Harpinder K; Levin, Linda; Reponen, Tiina; Olds, Rolanda; Lummus, Zana L; Cho, Seung-Hyun; Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K; Lockey, James; Villareal, Manuel; Stanforth, Sherry; Lemasters, Grace; Bernstein, David I (2006. ) Influence of dog ownership and high endotoxin on wheezing and atopy during infancy.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, , 118 (6 ) ,1271-8 More Information
Campo, Paloma; Lummus, Zana L; Bernstein, David I (2004. ) Advances in methods used in evaluation of occupational asthma. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, , 10 (2 ) ,142-6
Boeniger, M F; Lummus, Z L; Biagini, R E; Bernstein, D I; Swanson, M C; Reed, C; Massoudi, M (2001. ) Exposure to protein aeroallergens in egg processing facilities.Applied occupational and environmental hygiene, , 16 (6 ) ,660-70 More Information
Lummus, Z L; Alam, R; Bernstein, J A; Bernstein, D I (1998. ) Diisocyanate antigen-enhanced production of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha by peripheral mononuclear cells of workers with occupational asthma. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, , 102 (2 ) ,265-74
Bernstein, J A; Munson, J; Lummus, Z L; Balakrishnan, K; Leikauf, G (1997. ) T-cell receptor V beta gene segment expression in diisocyanate-induced occupational asthma. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, , 99 (2 ) ,245-50
Lummus, Z L; Alam, R; Bernstein, J A; Bernstein, D I (1996. ) Characterization of histamine releasing factors in diisocyanate-induced occupational asthma. Toxicology, , 111 (1-3 ) ,191-206
Miller, M E; Lummus, Z L; Bernstein, D I Occupational asthma caused by FD&C blue dye no. 2. Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies, , 17 (1 ) ,31-4
Bernstein, D I; Lummus, Z L; Santilli, G; Siskosky, J; Bernstein, I L (1995. ) Machine operator's lung. A hypersensitivity pneumonitis disorder associated with exposure to metalworking fluid aerosols. Chest, , 108 (3 ) ,636-41
Lummus, Z L; Henningsen, G (1995. ) Modulation of T-cell ontogeny by transplacental benzo(a)pyrene. International journal of immunopharmacology, , 17 (4 ) ,339-50
Honors and Awards
1992 Travel Award American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
1988 -1990 Senior Associateship National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
1986 Secretary Graduate Faculty, Georgia State University
1984 -1987 Chairperson Animal Care and Use Committee, Georgia State University
1983 -1987 Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society
1981 -To Present Sigma Xi Honorary Scientific Research Society
Post Graduate Training and Education
1980-1981 Fellowship, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH