Christian Cabanlong 

ASERT Fellow 

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center 

Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Email (as a link) ccabanlong@salud.unm.edu 

Education 

• ASERT Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, 2022 - Present 
• PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2022 
• BS, Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2014 

Teaching 

Teaching Mentor: Jim Niforatos  

Courses Taught : BIOL 2520 – Pathophysiology II  

Research  

Current Research (One sentence synopsis): Determining the role of iron metabolism in colorectal cancer. 

Research Mentors:   

• Xiang Xue, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Cancer Center – Cellular & Molecular Oncology
• List Co-Mentor: Angela Wandinger-Ness, Professor, Department of Pathology, Associate Director for Education, Training and Mentoring; Cancer Center – Cellular & Molecular Oncology

Publications: 

1. Blossom, S. J., Cabanlong, C. V., & Vyas, K. K. (2022). Developmental trichloroethylene exposure enhances predictive markers of autoimmunity in a sex­ specific manner in disease-resistant female mice. Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 454, 116233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2022.11623 

1. Cabanlong, C.V., MacMillan-Crow L.A., Fantegrossi E.W Prather P.L Abused Synthetic Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists Linked to Acute Kidney Injury Differentially Modulate Mitochondrial Function in Normal Rat Kidney Cells. Manuscript submitted to Chemical Research in Toxicology. 

1. Cabanlong, C. V., Russell, L. N., Fantegrossi, W. E., & Prather, P. L. (2022). Metabolites of Synthetic Cannabinoid 5F-MDMB-PINACA Retain Affinity, Act as High Efficacy Agonists and Exhibit Atypical Pharmacodynamic Properties at CB1 Receptors. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, kfac024. Advance online publication https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfac024.