CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Address        Office           Dept. of Physiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons,

                  Columbia University,

         630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032

(Tel: 212-305-3644;  FAX: 212-305-5775)

 

Education     1950-1954     City College of New York, BS Magna Cum Laude (Chemistry)

1954-1957     Columbia University, PhD (Physical Chemistry)

1957-1959     Cambridge University, England, PhD (Colloid Science)

 

Academic Appointments

  1954-1955             Assistant in Chemistry, Columbia University

  1955-1957             Research Fellow (Chemistry), Columbia University

  1957-1959             Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cambridge University,England

  1959-1964             Instructor in Physiology, Columbia University

  1964-1968             Assistant Professor of Physiology, Columbia University

  1968-present          Associate Professor of Physiology, Columbia University

 

Other Appointments

  Summer 1956         Chemist, California Research Corp. Richmond, CA.

  Summer 1957         Chemist, Esso Research and Engineering Co., Linden, NJ.

  Fall   1961             Research Fellow, Cambridge University, England

  Summer 1964         Chemist, Unilever Research Lab, Cheshire, England

  Summer 1966         Visiting Scientist, Polymer Dept, Weizmann Institute, Israel

  Summer 1967         Chemist, Unilever Research Lab, Herts, England

  Summer 1968         Visiting Scholar, Bioengineering Dept, Univ Calif, Berkeley

  Summer 1969         Research Chemist, Unilever Res Lab, Vlaardingen, Netherlands

  1970                    Visiting Professor, Pharmacology Dept, Hebrew University, Israel

  1974-1975             Physiologist, Office of Naval Research, London, England

  1982 (6 mo.)          Visiting Lecturer, Biochemistry Dept, Monash Univ, Australia

  1984-1985             Biologist, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA

  1986-1988             Part-time IPA Biologist, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA

  1989 (May)           Visiting Professor, Acad Sci USSR, Inst Electrochemistry, Moscow, and

Dept of Biophysics, Univ of Warsaw, Poland       

  1992 (Nov)            Visiting Professor, Tata Institute, Bombay, India

  1995 (spring)                  Visiting Professor, Dept of Chemistry, Univ of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel

                  Visiting Scientist, Dept of Biology, Univ of Victoria, BC, Canada

Honors

  1953           Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, City College

  1956           Elected to Sigma Xi, Columbia University

  1955-1957    Consumers Union Research Fellowship, Columbia University

  1957-1959    Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Heart Institute, Cambridge University

  1960-1970    Research Career Development Award (NIH), Columbia University

  1975           Certificate of Appreciation, Office of Naval Research, London

  1982 (June)  Distinguished Visiting Professor, Univ Western Australia

  1984           Distinguished Lecturer in Physiology, Wayne State University

  1985           Certificate of Commendation, Office Naval Research, Arlington

  1987           Invited Lecturer, International Biophysics Congress, Jerusalem

  1988           Invited Lecturer, Univ of Bologna, 900th Anniversary Symposium

  1989 (May)  Visiting Professor, Acad Sci USSR, Inst Electrochemistry, Moscow

  and Dept of Biophysics, University of Warsaw, Poland   

  1990           Certificate of Appreciation, The Electrochemical Society

Yasuda Award, Bioelectrical Repair and Growth Society

  1992           Invited Opening Speaker, First Congress of the European Bioelectromagnetics Association, Brussels, Belgium

 (Nov) Visiting Professor, Tata Institute, Bombay, India

  1992-1993    Editor-in Chief, Proceedings, First World Congress on "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine"

  1993           American Editor, "Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics"

                   Certificate of Appreciation, American Chemical Society, Environment Div

  1995 (spring)         Visiting Professor, Dept of Chemistry,  Univ of Beersheba, Israel

                  Visiting Scientist, Dept of Biology,  Univ of Victoria, BC, Canada

  1997           Plenary Lecturer, Second World Congress on "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", Bologna, Italy

 

Areas of Research

General Experimental and Theoretical Areas:

Effects of electromagnetic fields on cells (cellular stress response, enzyme activity)

Membranes and transport mechanisms (active, passive, excitation mechanisms)

Biopolymers (surface and electrical properties of proteins, DNA)

Theoretical Models of Processes in Membranes and Biopolymers:

Electric and magnetic field effects in enzymes, channels

Ion fluxes in excitable membranes and ion gating

Cooperative reactions in membranes, hemoglobin

Specific Biological Systems:

Na,K-ATPase and cytochrome oxidase (effects of ions and EM fields)

Proteins (hemoglobin, red cell membrane proteins, lung surfactant, Sciara salivary gland)

Cells (sperm cells, HL60, Sciara salivary gland, E. coli)

Membranes (red cells, sperm cells, enzymes)

Interfaces, Monolayers (proteins, lipids, ions), Bilayers:

Permeability (to water, gases, ions) and Rheology (elasticity, yield stress, flow)

Electrical Effects: Adsorption, Electrode Noise, Surface Potential

Teaching

Faculty of Medicine - College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Medical Physiology - from 1961 to present

Lectures- physical biochemistry, membranes, transport.

Demonstrations- membrane properties, lung surfactant, analog computer.

Laboratory teaching including mammalian experiments.     

Course Director, 1989-1990

Computerized syllabus and administration (30 faculty, 310 students)

Introduced lab reports and new lab exercise

Faculty of Pure Science - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University

Basic Principles in Membrane Biophysics - Physical biochemistry,

membranes, electrical properties, ion transport (1970-1988)

Membrane Biophysics - Surfaces, membranes, channels, model systems.

Graduate Seminar - Basic papers on membranes and transport.

Control Mechanisms in Physiology - Lectures and lab on analog computer.

Principles of Physiology - Lectures on biophysics (membranes, biopolymers)

Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Italy-International School of Biophysics

1981 Bioelectrochemistry I:  Redox Processes

1984 Bioelectrochemistry II: Membrane Phenomena

1988 Bioelectrochemistry III: Charge Separation Across Biomembranes

1991 Bioelectrochemistry IV: Nerve-Muscle Function

National Medical School Review

Lectures on Membranes, Nerve, Muscle

City University of New York (Graduate School)

Surface Chemistry - Lectures on Surface Chemistry in Biology

Tata Institute, Bombay, India

Course in Bioelectrochemistry

University of Beersheba (Department of Chemistry), Israel

Course in Biophysics

 

Faculty Committees

Admissions, Faculty Council (and Executive Committee of the Faculty Council), By-Laws (Formulation of Stated Rules), First Year Faculty, Divisional Elections Commission, ad hoc tenure and department review committees.

Department of Physiology: Director of Seminar Program 1973-1984, Graduate Committee, Undergraduate Committee

 

Society Memberships

Bioelectromagnetics Society

Bioelectrochemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Chemical Society (Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division)

Biophysical Society

Electrochemical Society (Organic and Biological Division)

Professional Activities

Editorial Boards

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics - Editorial Board, 1978-1998;

  Co-Editor, 1981 - 1987; North American Editor, 1993 - 1998

Journal of Electrochemical Society - Divisional Editor, 1978-1991

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - Advisory Board, 1978-1981

Colloids and Surfaces (founded 1979) - Editorial Board, 1979-1986

 

Bioelectrochemical Society

Founding Member, March 1979; VP, 1979-1988; President, 1988-1992.

Co-organizer, 4th Internat Symp, Woods Hole, MA, 1977.

Plenary Lecturer, Weimar, DDR, 1979.

Organizing Committee, Topical Lecturer, Jerusalem, 1981.

Scientific Committee, Stuttgart, Germany, 1983.

Liaison to Bioelectromagnetics Society Board, 1984-1996.

Scientific Committee, Invited Lecturer, Bologna, Italy, 1985.

Organizing Committee, Invited Lecturer, Szeged, Hungary, 1987.

Honorary Committee, Invited Lecturer, Pont-a-Mousson, France, 1989.

Honorary Committee, Invited Lecturer, Bielefeld, Germany, 1992.

Honorary Committee, Invited Lecturer, Seville, Spain, 1994.

Honorary Committee, Symposium Organizer, Invited Lecturer, Israel, 1996.       

Organizer, Symposium on Biological Effects of Environmental EM Fields, Israel, 1996.

International Scientific Committee, Invited Lecturer, Denmark, 1998

 

Bioelectromagnetics Society

Invited Lecturer, Bioelectromagnetics Society, San Francisco, CA, 1985

Invited Lecturer, Bioelectromagnetics Society, Madison, WI, 1986

Invited Lecturer, Bioelectromagnetics Soc., Stamford, CT, 1988

Invited Speaker, BEMS Workshop on Cooperative Phenomena, Bethesda MD, 1988

Invited Speaker, BEMS Gene Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, 1993

Board of Directors, 1989-1992; liaison from BES 1985-1996.

President Elect, 1996; President, 1997-1998; Past President, 1998-1999

(Nominating Comm, Journal Comm, Public Affairs Comm)

 

World Congress on Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine

1992-3 Executive Committee, Site Selection Committee, Program Committee.

1992-3 Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings Volume, First World Congress

1994-7 Vice President, Executive Committee for Second World Congress

Chairman, Technical Program Committee, Second World Congress

 

International School of Biophysics, Erice, Italy;  Co-Director and Lecturer in following:

Bioelectrochemistry  I: Biological Redox Reactions and Energetics, 1981.

Bioelectrochemistry II: Membrane Phenomena, 1984.

Bioelectrochemistry III: Charge Separation Across Biomembranes, 1988.

Bioelectrochemistry IV: Nerve-Muscle Function, 1991.

 

Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, American Chemical Society

Symp Chairman, "Surface Chemistry of Biological Systems", 1966

Symp Chairman, "Surface Chemistry of Biological Systems", 1969

VK LaMer Award Committee, 1971-1976, Chairman 1975-1976

Symp Chairman, "Bioelectrochemistry", Miami, 1978

Program Committee, Biology and Medicine, Chairman, 1979-1983

Symp Chairman, "Bioelectrochemistry", Cleveland, 1981

Symp Chairman, "Bioelectrochemistry", Washington, 1983

Symp  Chairman, "Bioelectrochemistry", Denver, 1987

Invited Lecturer, Colloid and Surface Science Symp, Ann Arbor, 1987

Invited Lecturer, Biological Interfacial Reactions Symp, Atlanta, 1991

 

Division of Organic and Biological Electrochemistry (Electrochemical Soc)

Symp Chairman, "Electrochemical Processes at Biological Membranes", Seattle, 1978

Officer:  Secy-Treas 1979-1981; V Chair 1981-1983; Chair 1983-1985.

Board of Directors, Electrochemical Society, 1983-1985.

Symp Chairman, "Electrical Double Layers in Biology", Toronto, 1985.

Invited Speaker, "Ion Transfer Across Interfaces", Boston, 1986.

Member, Interdivisional Committee on Chemical Sensors, 1984-1987.

Invited Speaker, "Redox and Interfacial Properties", Washington, 1991.

 

Gordon Research Conferences

Invited speaker 1963, "Chemistry at Interfaces"

Invited speaker 1978, "Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms"

Day Chairman and speaker 1974, "Chemistry at Interfaces"

Organizing Chairman 1980, First Conference "Bioelectrochemistry"                 

Day Chairman and speaker 1982, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Speaker 1984, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Speaker 1985, "Protons and Membrane Reactions"

Speaker 1985, "Physicochemical Aspects, Transport in Microvasculature"         

Speaker 1986, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Speaker 1988, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Invited Discussion Leader, 1990, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Invited Discussion Leader, 1992, "Bioelectrochemistry"

Invited Discussion Leader, 1994, "Bioelectrochemistry", (first in Europe)

Invited Discussion Leader, 2000, "Bioelectrochemistry"

 

Miscellaneous Meetings, Workshops, Panels (Departmental Seminars not listed)

Chairman and Lecturer, "Physical Chemistry of Interfacial Transport:  Biological Interfaces - Flows and Exchanges" NY Heart Assoc, 1968

Chairman and Lecturer, "Transport and Rheology of Interfacial Layers", Internat Conf on Surface and Colloid Science, Jerusalem, Israel, 1981

Invited Lecturer, "Structure and Function in Excitable Cells", Biophysical Congress Satellite Conf, Woods Hole, MA 1981

Invited Lecturer, "Biophysics of Cell Surface", Arendsee, DDR, 1981

 

Guest Speaker, CIBA Foundation Discussion Meeting on Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, London, April 1984

Invited Lecturer, "Electrochemical Growth Stimulation", International Society of

Electrochemistry, Berkeley, CA, 1984

Invited Lecturer, "Biophysics of Cell Surface", Heringsdorf, DDR, 1985

Invited Lecturer, Bioelectrical Repair & Growth Soc, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1986

Invited Lecturer, IEEE/Engineering Med Biol Soc, Fort Worth, TX, 1986  

Invited Lecturer, International Biophysics Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, 1987

Session Organizer, IEEE/Engineering Med Biol Soc, Boston, MA, 1987

Invited Lecturer, Bioelectrical Repair & Growth Soc, Washington, DC, 1988

Invited Lecturer, "Chemistry Physics of Electrified Interfaces", Bologna, Italy, 1988                        

Symposium Organizer, "Bioelectrochemistry", AIChE, Washington, DC, 1988

Invited Speaker, BEMS Workshop on Cooperative Phenomena, Bethesda MD,1988

Invited Speaker, National Research Council Workshop on "Health Effects of EM Fields",

         Washington, DC, 1989

Invited Lecturer, "Electrobiology Today", Bologna, Italy, 1989

Invited Speaker, California Department of Health Service Workshop on "ELF Field

         Exposure and Possible Health Effects", Berkeley, CA 1991

Invited Speaker, FASEB Symposium on "Cancer, Electromagnetic Fields and Biological   

Systems", Atlanta, GA 1991

Invited Panelist, EPA- NYC Department of Health Panel on Health Effects of  EM Fields, New York, NY, 1991

Invited Panelist, BEMS Workshop on Research Agenda for Health Effects of EM Fields,

Milwaukee, WI, 1991

Invited Opening Speaker, First Congress of European Bioelectromagnetics Association,   

Brussels, Belgium 1992

Invited Speaker, EPRI Workshop on Neurobiology, Asilomar, CA, 1992

Invited Speaker, FASEB Symp.on Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, Anaheim, CA, 1992

Panelist, Molecular Electronics Symposium, First World Congress on Electricity and      

Magnetism in Biology & Medicine, Orlando, FL, 1992

Invited Lecture Series (4), "A Bioelectrochemical Perspective on Proteins and Membranes", Tata Institute, Bombay, India, 1992

Invited Plenary Lecture, Meeting of Bioelectrochemical Society of India, Bombay, 1992

Invited Speaker, Biophysical Society Public Policy Symposium on Biological Effects of  

Electromagnetic Fields, Washington, DC, 1993

Organizer, ACS Symp, Biological Effects of Environmental EM Fields, Denver, CO, 1993

Invited Speaker, Helen Hayes Hospital, Haverstraw, NY, 1993

Invited Speaker, Bell Labs (Series on EMF), Murray Hill, NJ 1993

Invited Speaker, International Society of Molecular Electronics and Biocomputers,        

Gaithersberg, MD, 1993

Invited Speaker, International Society of Toxicology, New Orleans, 1993

Invited Speaker, ACS Conf on Chemical Health and Safety, Garden City, 1993

Panelist, Deadline Club, "Tension over High Tension", New York, 1993

Organizer and Speaker, Biophysical Society Workshop on Biological Effects of

Environmental Electromagnetic Fields, New Orleans, LA, 1994

Invited Speaker, ACS Conference on Environment, Hofstra University, NY, 1994

Invited Lecturer, Hackensack Meadowlands Environment Center, Lyndhurst, NJ, 1994

Invited Plenary Lecture, International Society of Electrochemistry, Portugal, 1994

Invited Seminar Lecturer, Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth, Israel, 1995

Invited Seminar Lecturer, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, 1995

Invited Seminar Lecturer, Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, MI, 1995

Invited Lecturer, Centre for Environmental Health, Victoria, BC, 1995

Invited Lecturer, Victoria Cancer Clinic, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC, 1995

Invited Speaker, First World Congress in Magnetotherapy, London, UK, 1996

Invited Speaker, Applied Physics Division, CSIRO, Sydney, Australia, 1996

Invited Speaker, Complementary Healing Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1996

Invited Speaker, Vermont Law School Conference "Unplugged", Killington, VT, 1996

Invited Speaker, 9th International Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1997

Invited Speaker, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection/ World Health Organization (ICNIRP/WHO) Seminar, Bologna, Italy, 1997

Plenary Lecturer, Second World Congress on "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", Bologna, Italy, 1997

Invited Speaker, Fourth Congress of European Bioelectromagnetics Ass’n, Zagreb, Croatia, 1998

Invited Speaker, 10th International Congress on Stress, Montreux, Switzerland, 1999

Invited Speaker, Electromed99, Norfolk, VA, 1999

Invited Speaker, Tutorial on Magnetic Fields, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1999

Invited Speaker, Potential Therapeutic Applications of Magnetic Fields, Vanderbilt Univ, 1999

Invited Speaker, North American Academy of Magnetic Therapy, Los Angeles, 2000

Invited Speaker, 3rd International Conference on Bioelectromagnetism, Slovenia, 2000

 

Grant Review Consultant

Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense

IPA Biologist, Manager of Membrane Electrochemistry ARI, 1986-1988

Chairman, Panel on Biological Sciences Div, August 1986

Member, Panel on Interdisciplinary Research, April 1979

Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA

Member, Basic Sciences Advisory Committee, 1987-1991

National Institutes of Health

Radiation Study Section, 1991

(several ad hoc Study Sections and site visit committees)

National Science Foundation

US Army Research Office

US-Israel Binational Science Foundation

Petroleum Research Fund

Medical Research Council - Canada

Australian Research Grants Committee

Research Corporation (Providence, Rhode Island)

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee, Hong Kong

International Science Foundation (for Former Soviet Union), Washington, DC

Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California

US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Neurotoxin Exposure Program, AIBS

US Army Radiofrequency Radiation Research Program, AIBS

                                                             


PUBLICATIONS - Books, Reviews, Chapters

 

 1.      Blank, M (1957)

The Transfer of Monolayers through Surface Channels. PhD Dissertation, Chemistry Department, Columbia University, 54pp.

 2.      Blank, M (1959)

The Permeability of Monolayers to Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen.  PhD Dissertation, Department of Colloid Science, Cambridge University, England, 105pp.

 3.      Blank, M (1967)

Editor, Symposium "Surface Chemistry of Biological Systems". Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 24:1-127.

 4.      Blank, M and Britten, JS (1970)

Physical Principles in Monolayer and Membrane Permeation. in "Physical Principles of Biological Membranes", edited by F Snell et al; Gordon & Breach, New York, pp 143-163.

 5.      Blank, M (1970)

Editor, "Surface Chemistry of Biological Systems". Volume 7, "Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology", Plenum Press, New York, 340pp.

 6.      Blank, M (1972)

The Measurement of Monolayer Permeability, in "Techniques of Surface Chemistry and Physics",  Volume I, edited by Good, Stromberg and Patrick; Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, pp 41-88

 7.      Blank, M (1979)

Monolayer Permeability.  Progress in Surface and Membrane Science. 13:87-139.

 8.      Blank, M (1979)

Surface Pharmacology:  Drug Binding Equilibria and Ion Transport in Membrane Structures.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics 7:313-328.

 9.      Blank, M (1980)

Editor, "Bioelectrochemistry: Ions, Surfaces and Membranes", Advances in Chemistry, Volume 188, American Chem Soc, Washington, DC, 527pp.

10.     Blank, M (1981)

Surface Pharmacology:  Drug Binding Equilibria and Ion Transport in Membrane Structures, in International Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Section 107, Inhibitors of Mitochondrial Functions, edited by M Erecinska and DF Wilson. Pergamon, New York, pp 19-34.

11.     Milazzo, G and Blank, M (1983)

Editors, "Bioelectrochemistry I: Biological Redox Reactions", School of Biophysics, Erice, Italy.  Plenum, New York, 348pp.

12.     Blank, M (1983)

Transmembrane Potentials and Redox Reactions from the Physiological Point of View. in "Bioelectrochemistry I: Biological Redox Reactions", edited by G Milazzo and M Blank, Plenum, New York, pp 227-247.

13.     Blank, M (1983)

The Effects of Surface Compartments of Ion Transport Across Membranes. in "Structure and Function in Excitable Cells", edited by DC Chang, I Tasaki, WJ Adelman and HR Leuchtag; Plenum, New York, pp. 435-449.

14.     Blank, M (1986)

Editor, "Electrical Double Layers in Biology", Plenum, New York, 319pp

15.     Blank, M (1987)

The Surface Compartment Model:  A Theory of Ion Transport Focused on Ionic Processes in the Electrical Double Layers at Membrane Protein Surfaces.  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Biomembranes 906:277-294.

16.     Blank, M and Findl, E (1987)

Editors, "Mechanistic Approaches to the Interaction of Electric and Electromagnetic Fields with Living Systems", Plenum, New York, 439pp.

17.     Milazzo, G and Blank, M (1987)

Editors,  "Bioelectrochemistry II:  Membrane Phenomena", International School of Biophysics, Erice, Italy. Plenum, New York, 543pp.

18.     Blank, M (1987)

An Electrochemical Perspective on Excitable Membranes, Channels and Gating. in "Bioelectrochemistry II:  Membrane Phenomena", edited by G Milazzo and M Blank; Plenum, New York, pp. 431-456.

19.     Blank, M (1988)

Recent Developments in the Theory of Ion Flow Across Membranes Under Imposed Electric Fields.  In "Modern Bioelectricity", edited by AA Marino;  Marcel Dekker, New York,  pp 345-364.

20.     Markov, M and Blank, M (1988)

Editors, "Electromagnetic Fields and Biomembranes", Plenum, New York, 309pp.

21.     Blank, M (1990)

Editor, Syllabus for Human Physiology Course, 13th Edition, Physiology Department, Columbia University, New York, 704pp.

22.     Milazzo, G and Blank, M (1990)

Editors, "Bioelectrochemistry III: Charge Separation across Membranes", Plenum, New York, 337pp.

23.      Blank, M (1991)

Membrane Transport: Insight from Colloid Science. in "Interfacial Phenomena in Biological Systems" edited by M Bender.  Dekker, New York, pp 337-366.

24.     Blank, M (1993)

Electrochemistry of Nerve Excitation, "Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry" Number 24, edited by RE White et al, Plenum Press, New York, pp1-37.

25.     Blank, M (1993)

Editor-in-Chief, Proceedings of First World Congress on "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", San Francisco Press, 952pp.

26.     Blank, M and Vodyanoy, I (1994)

Editors, "Biomembrane Electrochemistry", Advances in Chemistry Series of the American Chemical Society Press, 605pp.

27.     Blank, M (1994)

An Electrochemical Model of Voltage Gated Channels. Advances in Chemistry 235:429-446.

28.     Melandri, BA, Milazzo, G and Blank, M (1994)

Editors, "Bioelectrochemistry IV: Nerve-Muscle Function". Life Sciences Volume 267, Plenum, New York, 376pp.

29.     Blank, M (1995)

Editor, "Electromagnetic Fields: Biological Interactions and Mechanisms", Advances in Chemistry, Volume 250, American Chemical Society Press, 512pp.


30.     Blank, M (1995)

Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields: An Overview. Advances in Chemistry 250:3-12.

31.     Blank, M (1995)

Electric Stimulation of Protein Synthesis in Muscle. Advances in Chemistry 250:143-153.

32.     Blank, M (1995)

Electric and Magnetic Field Signal Transduction in the Membrane Na,K-ATPase. Advances in Chemistry 250:339-348.

33.     Goodman, R and Blank, M (1995)

The Biosynthetic Stress Response in Cells Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields. Advances in Chemistry 250:423-436.

34.     Blank, M (1997)

Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on Cells as a Basis for Therapy. in "Proceedings of the First World Congress in Magnetotherapy", pp. 151-156, London, May 1996.

35.     Blank, M (1997)

Studies on the Mechanism of Electromagnetic Field Interactions with Cells: I-The Cellular Stress Response in Electromagnetic Fields; II-Electric and Magnetic Signal Transduction in a Membrane Protein. Electric Power Research Institute Report TR-108947, 99 pp.

36.           Goodman, R and Blank, M (1998)

Magnetic Field Induces Expression of hsp70. Cell Stress and Chaperones 3:79-88.

                        

 

 

PUBLICATIONS - Papers

 

 1.      LaMer, VK and Blank, M (1956)

The Transfer of Surface Films through Surface Channels- Geometrical Factors.  Journal of Colloid Science 11:608-616. 1956.

 2.      Blank, M and LaMer, VK (1957)

The Mechanism of Transfer of Surface Films.  Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Surface Activity, Vol II, pp 102-108.

 3.      Blank, M and LaMer, VK (1957)

The Transfer of Monolayers through Surface Channels - II. Mechanism. Journal of Physical Chemistry 61:1611-1614.

 4.      Blank, M and Roughton, FJW (1960)

The Permeability of Monolayers to Carbon Dioxide. Transactions of the Faraday Society 56:1832-1841.

 5.      Blank, M (1961)

The Effect of Vapors on Monolayer Permeability to Carbon Dioxide. Journal of Physical Chemistry 65:1698-1703.

 6.      Blank, M and LaMer, VK (1962)

The Energy Barrier for Monolayer Penetration, in "Retardation of Evaporation by Monolayers", edited by VK LaMer. Academic Press, New York, pp. 59-66.

 7.      Blank, M (1962)

The Permeability of Monolayers to Several Gases, in "Retardation of Evaporation by Monolayers", edited by VK LaMer.  Academic Press, New York, pp. 75-95.

 8.      Blank, M and Rosano, HL (1962)

Surface Chemistry in a Biophysics Curriculum. Journal of Chemical Education 39:184-186.

 9.      Blank, M (1962)

Monolayer Permeability and the Properties of Natural Membranes. Journal of Physical Chemistry 66:1911-1918.

10.     Blank, M and Feig, S (1963)

Electric Fields across Water-Nitrobenzene Interfaces. Science 141:1173-1174.

11.     Blank, M and Ottewill, RH (1964)

Adsorption of Aromatic Vapors on Water Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry68:2206-2211.

12.     Blank, M (1964)

An Approach to a Theory of Monolayer Permeation by Gases. Journal of Physical Chemistry 68:2793-2800.

13.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1965)

Transport Properties of Condensed Monolayers. Journal of Colloid Science 20:789-800.

14.     Blank, M (1965)

A Physical Interpretation of the Ionic Fluxes in Excitable Membranes. Journal of Colloid Science 20:933-949.

15.     Blank, M (1965)

Some Effects due to the Flow of Current Across a Water Nitrobenzene Interface.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 22:51-57.

16.     Blank, M (1966)

Physical Models in Research on Biological Membranes.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 137:755-758.

17.     Blank, M and Essandoh, SO (1967)

The Surface Potential of a Di-Palmitoyl Lecithin Monolayer when Acetylcholine is in the Subphase.  Nature (London) 215:286-287.

18.     Blank, M (1967)

The Accumulation of Ions at Water Nitrobenzene Interfaces during Transference.  in "Physics and Physical Chemistry of Surface Active Substances", edited by Overbeek; Gordon and Breach, University Press Belfast, Vol II, pp 233-243.

19.     Blank, M (1967)

The Process of Monolayer Permeation by Gases. in "Physics and Physical Chemistry of Surface Active Substances", edited by Overbeek; Gordon and Breach, University Press, Belfast, Vol II, pp 969-979.

20.     Blank, M and Miller, IR (1968)

Transport of Ions Across Lipid Monolayers: Structure of Decylammonium Monolayers at the Polarized Mercury Water Interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 26:26-33.

21.     Miller, IR and Blank, M (1968)

Transport of Ions Across Lipid Monolayers:  Reduction of Polarographic Currents of Cu++ by Decylammonium Monolayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 26:34-40.

22.     Britten, JS and Blank, M (1968)

Thallium Activation of the (Na+-K+)-activated Adenosine Triphosphatase of Rabbit Kidney. Biochimica Biophysica Acta 159:160-166.

23.     Blank, M and Mussellwhite, PR (1968)

The Permeabilities of Adsorbed Monolayers to Water. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 27:188-192.

24.     Blank, M (1968)

Introductory Remarks to New York Heart Association Symposium "Physical Chemistry of Interfacial Transport", Journal of General Physiology 52:187S-190S.

25.     Blank, M (1968)

Monolayer and Interfacial Permeation. Journal of General Physiology 52:191S-208S.

26.     Blank, M, Goldstein, AB and Lee, BB (1968)

Surface Properties of Lung Extract. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 29:148-154.

27.     Blank, M (1969)

Intermolecular Interactions in Newly Spread Serum Albumin Monolayers.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 29:205-209.

28.     Britten, JS and Blank, M (1969)

The Action of Phloridzin and Sugars on the (Na+-K+)-Activated ATPase. Journal of Membrane Biology 1:238-247.

29.     Blank, M (1970)

Transport Processes Across Liquid Interfaces and Monolayers.  in "Permeability and Functions of Biological Membranes", edited by L Bolis et al.; North Holland, Amsterdam, pp 177-184.

30.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1970)

Determination of Yield Stress in Films of Lung Extract. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 32:62-66.

31.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1970)

Electron Flow at the Polarized Mercury-Water Interface in the Presence of Membrane Fragments Rich in Na+-K+-activated ATPase. Journal of Membrane Biology 2:1-16.

32.     Blank, M, Lucassen, J and van den Tempel, M (1970)

The Elasticities of Spread Bovine Serum Albumin and Ovalbumin. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 33:94-100.

33.     Blank, M and Lee, BB (1971)

Problems in the Study of Spread Films of Lung Extract. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 36:151-152.

34.     Werman, R, Brookes, N and Blank, M (1971)

The Stoichiometry of Transmitter-Receptor Interactions. Experientia 27:1120.

35.     Blank, M (1972)

The Role of Surface Forces in Drug-Receptor Interactions.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 38:470-476.

36.     Blank, M (1972)

Cooperative Effects in Membrane Reactions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 41:97-104.

37.     Miller, IR, Britten, JS and Blank, M (1972)

Polarographic Assay of p-Nitrophenyl Phosphatase Activity. Analytical Biochemistry 50:84-88.

38.     Sweeney, GD and Blank, M (1973)

Some Electrical Properties of Thin Lipid Films Formed from Cholesterol and Cetyl-trimethylammonium Bromide.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 42:410-417.

39.     Bach, D, Britten, JS and Blank, M (1973)

Polarographic Studies of Membrane Particles Containing Na-K ATPase, Journal of Membrane Biology 11:227-236.

40.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1973)

Comments on the Molecular Basis of Fluidity in Membranes. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 10:286-288.

41.     Blank, M, Lee, BB and Britten, JS (1973)

The Effects of Cations on the Yield Stress of Ovalbumin Monolayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 43:539-544.

42.     Blank, M (1973)

The Oxygenation of Hemoglobin as a Problem in Surface Chemistry. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 43:557-563.

43.     Britten, JS and Blank, M (1973)

Effects of Cations on Biologically Active Surfaces - Specific Binding Sites in the Na-K ATPase.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 43:564-570.

44.     Brookes, N, Blank, M and Werman, R (1973)

The Kinetics of the Conductance Increase Produced by GABA at the Membrane of Locust Muscle Fibers.  Molecular Pharmacology 9:580-589.

45.     Blank, M (1974)

discussion in "Physical Chemistry of Oscillatory Phenomena". Faraday Symposium 9:218.

46.     Blank, M, Soo, L, and Britten, JS (1974)

Electrode Noise as a Source of Information on the Contact of Sperm Cells with Charged Surfaces. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 1:293-300.

47.     Blank, M, Soo, L, and Britten, JS (1974)

The Properties of Rabbit Sperm Membranes in Contact with Electrode Surfaces, Journal of Membrane Biology 18:351-364.

48.     Blank, M, Lee, BB and Britten, JS (1975)

Adsorption Kinetics of Ovalbumin Monolayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 50:215-222.

49.     Blank, M (1975)

A Model for Calculating the Bohr Effect in Hemoglobin Equilibria. Journal of Theoretical Biology 51:127-134.

50.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1975)

Membrane Proteins and Membrane Models. Biorheology 12:271-274.

51.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1975)

Effects of Cations on Biologically Active Surfaces - The Divalent Cation Selectivity of the Membrane Na-K Adenosine Triphosphatase. Advances in Chemistry 144:231-238.

52.     Blank, M (1975)

Medicine for Physiologists.  The Physiologist 18:525-528.

53.     Miller, IR, Britten, JS and Blank, M (1975)

Binding of Ni++ to ATP: Polarographic Determination of Equilibrium and Rate Constants. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 2:321-328.

54.     Blank, M (1975)

Some Observations on Colloid Science and Molecular Biology. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 5:277-279.

55.     Blank, M (1976)

The Molecular Basis of Membrane Elasticity and Strength. in "Membranes and Diseases", edited by L Bolis et al, North Holland Publ Co, Amsterdam, pp 81-88.

56.     Blank, M, Eisenberg, W and Britten, JS (1976)

Ion Exhange Kinetics in Adsorbed Protein Film. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 3:15-27.

57.     Blank, M (1976)

Hemoglobin Reactions as Interfacial Phenomena. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 123:1653-1656.

58.     Blank, M and Soo, L (1976)

The Effect of Cholesterol on the Viscosity of Protein-Lipid Monolayers. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 17:416-422.

59.     Blank, M (1976)

Bioelectrochemistry and Biorheology - New Developments in Physiology. The Physiologist 19:477-483.

60.     Blank, M and Soo, L (1976)

The Adsorption of Serum Albumin on Rabbit Sperm Membranes. Journal of Membrane Biology 29:401-409.

61.     Blank, M and Lee, BB (1976)

Elasticities of Albumin Monolayers. in "Colloid and Surface Science", Vol. V.  Biocolloids, Polymers, Monolayers, Membranes and General Papers.  Academic Press, New York, pp 239-249.

62.     Britten, JS and Blank, M (1977)

The Effect of Surface Charge on Interfacial Ion Transport. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 4:209-216.

63.     Blank, M and Britten, JS (1978)

The Surface Compartment Model of the Steady State Excitable Membrane. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 5:528-540.

64.     Blank, M, King, RG, Soo, L, Abbott, RE and Chien, S (1979)

The Viscoelastic Properties of Monolayers of Red Cell Membrane Proteins. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 69:67-73.

65.     Blank, M, Soo, L and Abbott, RE (1979)

The Ionic Permeability of Adsorbed Membrane Protein Monolayers. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 126:1471-1475.

66.     Blank, M, Soo, L and Abbott, RE (1979)

Erythrocyte Membrane Proteins: A Modified Gorter-Grendel Experiment. Journal of Membrane Biology 47:185-193.

67.     Blank, M, Soo, L, Abbott, RE and Cogan, U (1980)

Surface Potentials of Films of Membrane Proteins. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 73:279-281.

68.     Blank, M (1980)

Hemoglobin Oxygenation as a Problem in Surface Electrochemistry. Advances in Chemistry 188:187-192.

69.     Blank, M, Soo, L and Abbott, RE (1980)

The Permeability of Adsorbed and Spread Membrane Protein (Spectrin-Actin) Films to Ions. Advances in Chemistry 188:299-311.

70.     Blank, M (1980)

A Surface Free Energy Model for Protein Structure in Solution: Hemoglobin Equilibria. Colloids and Surfaces 1:139-149.

71.     Blank, M (1980)

The Thickness Dependence of Properties of Membrane Protein Multilayers. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 75:435-440.

72.     Blank, M (1980)

A Surface Free Energy Model for Protein Structure in Solution: Hemoglobin Equilibria.  Biophysical Journal 32:82-83.

73.     Blank, M, Soo, L and Cogan, U (1981)

Surface Isotherms of Intrinsic Red Cell Membrane Proteins. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 83:449-454.

74.     Blank, M, King, RG, Soo, L, Cogan, U and Chien, S (1981)

Surface Rheology of Multimolecular Films of Intrinsic Red Cell Membrane Proteins. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 83:455-459.

75.     Blank, M, Soo, LM, Wassermann, NH and Erlanger, BF (1981)

Photoregulated Ion Binding.  Science 214:70-72.

76.     Blank, M (1981)

Bioelectrochemistry VI.  Report of the 6th International Symposium. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 8:591-595.

77.     Evans, E and Blank, M (1982)

Albumin and Mucin at the Polarized Mercury/Water Interface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 86:90-95.

78.     Blank, M (1982)

Red Cell Membrane Proteins in Monolayer and Multilayers. Biophysical Journal 37:79-80.

79.     Blank, M (1982)

Bioelectrochemistry, Part I.  Biological Redox Reactions and their Energetics. First International Course. A Report. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 9:127-131.

80.     Blank, M and Kavanaugh, WP (1982)

The Surface Compartment Model (SCM) During Transients. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 9:427-438.

81.     Blank, M, Kavanaugh, WP and Cerf, G (1982)

The Surface Compartment Model - Voltage Clamp. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 9:439-458.

82.      Blank, M (1982)

The Surface Compartment Model (SCM) - Role of Surface Charge in Membrane Permeability Changes. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 9:615-624.

83.     Blank, M, Kavanaugh, WP and Cerf, G (1982)

Surface Processes in the Control of Ion Transport across Membranes. Studia Biophysica 90:31-32.

84.     Blank, M (1983)

The Surface Compartment Model (SCM) with a Voltage Sensitive Channel. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 10:451-465.

85.     Blank, M (1983)

Membrane Proteins in Monolayers, Multilayers and Membranes. Annals of the New York Academy of Science 416:128-139.

86.     Blank, M (1983)

Seventh International Symposium of Bioelectrochemistry Report.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 11:189-192.

87.     Small, RK, Blank, M, Ghez, R and Pfenninger, KH (1984)

Components of the Plasma Membrane of Growing Axons: II Diffusion of Membrane Protein Complexes. Journal of Cell Biology 98:1434-1443.

88.     Blank, M (1984)

Electrical Double Layers in Ion Transport and Excitation. Studia Biophysica 99:17-20.

89.     Wagenknecht, JH and Blank, M (1984)

Organic and Biological Electrochemistry. in "Electrochemistry and Solid State Science in the Electrochemical Society", edited by EG Bylander and RL Yeakley, Electrochemical Soc, Pennington, NJ, pp 27-28.

90.     Blank, M (1984)

Molecular Association and the Viscosity of Hemoglobin Solutions. Journal of Theoretical Biology 108:55-64.

91.     Blank, M (1984)

Properties of Ion Channels Inferred from the Surface Compartment Model (SCM).  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 13:93-101.

92.     Blank, M (1984)

Report of the Second Bioelectrochemistry Course, International School on Biophysics.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 13:247-253.

93.     Blank, M (1984)

The Capacitance of Natural Membranes in terms of the Surface Compartment Model (SCM).  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 13:317-327.

94.     Blank, M (1985)

Surface Processes in Ion Transport and Excitation, in "Molecular Basis of Nerve Activity", edited by JP Changeux, F Hucho, A Maelicke and E Neumann. de Gruyter, Berlin, pp 457-464.

95.     Blank, M, Soo, L and Osman, M (1985)

Lung Surfactant in Elastase Induced Emphysema.  Colloids and Surfaces 16:31-39.

96.     Blank, M (1985)

The Surface Compartment Model (SCM) with Fast and Slow Gating Channels. Studia Biophysica 110:65-70.

97.     Blank, M and Blank, JN (1986)

Concentration Changes at Ion Channels due to Oscillating Electric Fields.  Journal of the Electrochemical Society 133:237-238.

98.     Blank, M (1986)

Electrical Double Layers in Ion Transport and Excitation. in "Electrical Double Layers in Biology", edited by M Blank, Plenum Press, New York, pp. 119-128.

99.     Blank, M, Wachtel, H and Barrett, T (1986)

Bioelectrochemistry, Bioenergetics and Bioelectromagnetics:  A Conference Report on the 8th International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 15:187-191.

100.    Blank, M (1986)

Modeling Electrical Double Layer Processes at Membrane Surfaces.  in "Proceedings of Eighth Annual Conference IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society".  Vol 3, pp 1376-1378.

101.    Blank, M (1986)

Electrical Double Layers and Voltage-Gated Ion Fluxes.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 16:559-560.

102.    Blank, M (1987)

Ion Channels as Short Circuits Between Electrical Double Layers. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 134:343-346.

103.    Blank, M (1987)

Theory of Frequency Dependent Ion Concentration Changes in Oscillating Electric Fields. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 134:1112-1117.

104.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1987)

Surface Free Energy as the Potential in Oligomeric Equilibria: Prediction of Hemoglobin Disaggregation Constant.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 17:349-360.

105.    Blank, M (1987)

Ionic Processes at Membrane Surfaces: Role of Electrical Double Layers in Electrically Stimulated Ion Transport. in: "Mechanistic Approaches to the Interaction of Electric and Electromagnetic Fields with Living Systems". Edited by M Blank & E Findl, Plenum, New York, pp 1-13.

106.    Blank, M (1987)

Influence of Surface Charge on Oligomeric Reactions as a Basis for Channel Dynamics.  in:  "Mechanistic Approaches to the Interaction of Electric and Electromagnetic Fields with Living Systems".  Edited by M Blank and E Findl, Plenum, New York, pp 151-160.

107.    Blank, M (1987)

A General Model for Effects of Electric Fields on Channel Processes.  in "Proceedings Ninth Conference IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society". Vol 1, pp 67-68.

108.    Blank, M (1988)

Electric Double Layers in Membrane Transport and Nerve Excitation. In "Electromagnetic Fields and Biomembranes". Editors M Markov and M Blank; Plenum, London, pp19-25

109.    Blank, M (1988)

Surface Charge Determines the Aggregation of Hemoglobin Subunits as Predicted by the Surface Free Energy.  in "Redox Chemistry and Interfacial Behavior of Biological Molecules", edited by G Dryhurst and K Niki, Plenum, New York, pp 557-564.

110.    Blank, M (1988)

Biological Switches.  Chemtech 18:434-438.

111.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1988)

An Electrochemical Model for the Stimulation of Biosynthesis by External Electric Fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 19:569-580.

112.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1989)

New and Missing Proteins Induced by Electromagnetic and Thermal Stimulation of Biosynthesis. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 21:307-317.

113.    Blank, M (1989)

Surface Forces in Aggregation of Membrane Proteins. Colloids and Surfaces 42:355-364.

114.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1989)

The Effects of Alternating Currents on Na,K-ATPase Function. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 22:313-322.

115.    Blank, M (1989)

Electrochemical Processes in Membrane Channels and Biosynthetic Structures. in "Molecular Electronics: Biosensors and Biocomputers", edited by FT Hong, Plenum, New York, pp 77-81.

116.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1990)

Ion Activation of the Na,K-ATPase. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 24:51-61.

117.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1990)

Charge Effects in Electromagnetic Stimulation of Biosynthesis. in "Bioelectrochemistry III: Charge Separation across Membranes", edited by G Milazzo and M Blank, Plenum, New York, pp 311-324.

118.    Blank, M (1991)

Extracellular and Cell Surface Effects of Electromagnetic Fields.  In "Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine", (CT Brighton, SR Pollack, editors) San Francisco Press, pp15-20.

119.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1991)

Ion Activation of Na,K-ATPase in Alternating Currents. In "Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine", (CT Brighton, SR Pollack, editors) San Francisco Press, pp 91-94.

120.    Blank, M (1992)

Na,K-ATPase Function in Alternating Electric Fields.  FASEB Journal 6:2434-2438.

121.    Blank, M (1992)

Report on Bioelectrochemistry IV. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 27:519-521.

122.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1992)

The Threshold for Alternating Current Inhibition of the Na,K-ATPase. Bioelectromagnetics 13:329-333.

123.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1992)

Temperature Dependence of Electric Field Effects on the Na,K-ATPase.   Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 28:291-299.

124.    Blank, M, Soo, L, Lin, H, Henderson, AS, and Goodman, R (1992)

Changes in Transcription in HL-60 Cells Following Exposure to Alternating Currents from Electric Fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 28:301-309.

125.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1993)

The Na,K-ATPase as a Model for Electromagnetic Field Effects on Cells. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 30:85-92.

126.    Blank, M, Khorkova, O and Goodman, R (1993)

Similarities in the Proteins Synthesized by Sciara Salivary Glands in Response to Electromagnetic Fields and Heat Shock.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 31:27-38.

127.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1993)

Na,K-ATPase Activity as a Model for EM Field Effects on Cells.  in "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", editor M Blank, San Francisco Press, pp 474-476.

128.    Blank, M, Khorkova, O and Goodman, R (1993)

Changes in the Distribution of Proteins Following Electromagnetic Stimulation of Sciara Salivary Glands.  in "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", editor M Blank, San Francisco Press, pp 528-530.

129.    Blank, M, Soo, L, Lin, H, Henderson, AS and Goodman, R (1993)

Stimulation of Transcription in HL-60 Cells by Alternating Currents from Electric Fields.  in "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", editor M Blank, San Francisco Press, pp 516-518.

130.    Blank, M (1993)

Membrane Channel Energetics: Surface Charge in Protein Interactions.  in "Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine", editor M Blank, San Francisco Press, pp 228-229.

131.    Blank, M, Khorkova, O and Goodman, R (1994)

Changes in polypeptide distribution stimulated by different levels of electromagnetic and thermal stress. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 33:109-114.

132.    Goodman, R, Blank, M, Lin, H, Khorkova, O, Soo, L, Weisbrot, D and Henderson,AS (1994)

Increased levels of hsp70 transcripts are induced when cells are exposed to low frequency electromagnetic fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 33:115-120.

134.    Blank, M (1994)

Protein Aggregation Reactions: Surface Free Energy Model. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 169:323-326.

135.    Martirosov, S and Blank, M (1995)

Inhibition of F0F1-ATPase Activity in AC-Fields.  Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 37:153-156.

136.    Blank, M (1995)

Biological Effects of Environmental Electromagnetic Fields: Molecular Mechanisms. BioSystems 35:175-178.

137.    Blank, M, Soo, L and Papstein, V (1995)

Effects of Low Frequency Magnetic Fields on Na,K-ATPase Activity. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 38:267-273.

138.    Blank, M (1995)

An Ion Pump Mechanism Based on Channel Processes in the Na,K-ATPase. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 38:275-279.

139.    Blank, M (1995)

Letter to the Editor. EMF Effects. Science 270:1104-1105.

140.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1996)

The Debate on Electromagnetic Fields: A Rush to Judgement. Physics Today, pp. 84-85.

141.    Lin, H, Blank, M, Jin, M, Lam, H and Goodman, R (1996)

Electromagnetic field stimulation of biosynthesis: changes in c-myc transcript levels during continuous and intermittent exposures. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 39:215-220.

142.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1996)

The threshold for Na,K-ATPase stimulation by electromagnetic fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 40:63-65.

143.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1997)

Do Electromagnetic Fields Interact Directly With DNA? Bioelectromagnetics 18:111-115.

144.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1997)

Frequency dependence of Na,K-ATPase function in magnetic fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 42:231-234.

145.    Lin, H, Opler, M, Head, M, Blank, M and Goodman, R (1997)

Electromagnetic Field Exposure Induces Rapid, Transitory Heat Shock Factor Activation in Human Cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 66:482-488.

146.    Jin, M, Lin, H, Han, L, Opler, M, Maurer, S, Blank, M and Goodman, R (1997)

Biological and Technical Variables in myc Expression in HL60 Cells Exposed to 60 Hz Electromagnetic Fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 44:111-120.

147.    Blank, M and Goodman (1998)

Reply to Brief Communication by R.K. Adair. Bioelectromagnetics 19:138.

148.    Lin, H, Head, M, Blank, M, Han, L, Jin, M and Goodman, R (1998)

Myc-Mediated Transactivation of HSP70 Expression Following Exposure to Magnetic Fields. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 69:181-188.

149.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1998)

Enhancement of Cytochrome Oxidase Activity in 60Hz Magnetic Fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 45:253-259.

150.    Lin, H, Han, L, Blank, M, Head, M and Goodman, R (1998)

Magnetic Field Activation of Protein-DNA Binding. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 70:297-303.

151.    Han, L, Lin, H, Head, M, Jin, M, Blank, M and Goodman, R (1998)

Application of Magnetic Field-Induced Hsp70 for Pre-Surgical Cytoprotection. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 71:577-583.

152.    Blank, M and Soo, L (1998)

Frequency Dependence of Cytochrome Oxidase Activity in Magnetic Fields. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 46:139-143.

153.    Lin, H, Blank, M and Goodman, R (1999)

Magnetic Field-Responsive Domain in the Human HSP70 Promoter. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 75:170-176.

154.    Blank, M (1999)

Mechanisms of Biological Interaction with Electric and Magnetic Fields. Plenary Lecture. Proceedings of Second World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine. Plenum Publishers, pp. 21-25.

155.    Goodman, R, Lin, H and Blank, M (1999)

The Mechanism of Magnetic Field Stimulation of the Stress Response is Similar to other Environmental Stresses.  Proceedings of Second World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine. Plenum Publishers, pp. 179-182.

156.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (1999)

Electromagnetic Fields May Act Directly on DNA. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 75:369-374.

157.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (2000)

Stimulation of the Cellular Stress Response by Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields: Possibility of Direct Interaction with DNA. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 28:168-172.

158.        Jin, M, Blank, M and Goodman, R (2000)

ERK1/2 Phosphorylation, Induced by Electromagnetic Fields, Diminishes During Neoplastic Transformation. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 78:371-379.

159.        Carmody, S, Wu, XL, Lin, H, Blank, M, Skopicki, H and Goodman, R (2000)

Cytoprotection by Electromagnetic Field-Induced hsp70: A Model for Clinical Application.

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 79:453-459.

160.        Blank, M and Soo, L (2000)

Electromagnetic Fields Accelerate Electron Transfer Reactions. Proceedings of Third International Conference on Bioelectromagnetism, pp. 161-162.

161.        Goodman, R and Blank, M (2000)

Biologically Based Safety Standards for Cell Phones: Discriminating between Heat and Magnetic Fields. Proceedings of Third International Conference on Bioelectromagnetism, pp. 163-164.

162.    Blank, M and Soo, L (2000)

Electromagnetic Acceleration of Electron Transfer Reactions. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, in press.

163.    Blank, M and Goodman, R (2000)

Stress Protein Synthesis and Enzyme Reactions are Stimulated by Electromagnetic Fields. In Potential Therapeutic Applications of Magnetic Fields, Vanderbilt University Press, in press.

164.        Lin, H, Blank, M and Goodman, R (2000)

Regulating Genes with Electromagnetic Response Elements.   Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, in press.

 165.   Blank, M and Soo, L (2000)

Optimal Frequencies in Magnetic Field Acceleration of Cytochrome Oxidase and Na,K-ATPase Reactions. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, in press.

 

 

Book Reviews

 

1.       "Recent Progress in Surface Science", Vol 1 and 2. Editors JF Danielli, GA Pankhurst and AC Riddiford.  The Quarterly Review of Biology 40:400, 1965.

2.       "Cell Membrane Transport", by A Kotyk and K Janacek.  Chemical Engineering 78:118, 1971.

3.       "Progress in Surface and Membrane Science", Volume 4. Editors JF Danielli, MD Rosenberg and DA Cadenhead. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 40:130, 1972.

4.       "Progress in Surface and Membrane Science", Volume 6. Editors JF Danielli, MD Rosenberg and DA Cadenhead. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 47:267, 1974.

5.       "Biological Horizons in Surface Science". Edited by LM Prince and DF Sears.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 48:179, 1974.

6.       "Biopolymers", by AG Walton and J Blackwell (with a contribution by SH Carr). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 48:355, 1974.

7.       "Applied Chemistry at Protein Interfaces".  Edited by RE Baier. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 57:190, 1976.

8.       "Topics in Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics", Volume 1. Edited by G Milazzo. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 125:66C, 1978.

9.       "Electrical Phenomena at the Biological Membrane Level". Edited by E Roux.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 66:374, 1978.

10.     "Extracellular Microbial Polysaccharides". Edited by PA Sandfordand A Laskin. Journal of Electrochemical Society 125:295C, 1978.

11.     "Electrochemical Studies of Biological Systems". Edited by DT Sawyer. 

Journal of the Electrochemical Society 125:437C, 1978.

12.     "Topics in Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics", Volume 2. Edited by G Milazzo. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 126:267C, 1979.

13.     "Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 7:  Iron in Model and Natural Compounds".  edited by H Sigel. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 126:267C, 1979.

14.     "Progress in Surface and Membrane Science", Volume 12, Edited by DA Cadenhead and JF Danielli. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 72:367, 1979.

15.     "Ions in Macromolecular and Biological Systems". Edited by DH Everett and B Vincent.  Quarterly Reviews of Biology 54:498, 1980.

16.     "Polaragraphy of Molecules of Biological Significance". Edited by WF Smyth.

Journal of the Electrochemical Society 127:240C, 1980.

17.     "Topics in Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics”, Volume 3. Edited by G Milazzo. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 128:35C, 1981.

18.     "Membrane Proteins". Edited by A Azzi, U Brodbeck and P Zahler. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 9:535, 1982.

19.     "Physical Chemistry of Transmembrane Ion Motions".  Edited by G Spach.

Advances in Colloid and Surface Science 20:165, 1984.

20.     "Electrochemistry: The Interfacing Science". Edited by DAJ Rand and AM Bond. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 13:496, 1984.

21.     "Physical Chemistry of Membranes", by ME Starzak.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 115:295, 1987.

22.     "Magnetism in Medicine”, Edited by W Andra and H Nowak Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 48:256, 1999.

 

 

Office of Naval Research (London) Publications:  1974-1975

 

"European Scientific Notes" Articles

1.       A Sweet Tasting Protein.  28-10:356.

2.       Liposomes, Anesthesia and Deep Sea Diving.  28-11:393.

3.       Bioelectrochemistry at the I.S.E. Meeting.  28-11:394.

4.       The Second Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Conference.  28-11:397.

5.       The Influence of Gravity on Membranes.  28-12:449.

6.       Biology at Queen Elizabeth College.  28-12:452.

7.       Mosquito Control with Phospholipid Monolayers.  29-1:1.

8.       Magnetic Fields and Nerve Function.  29-1:2

9.       Oscillatory Phenomena.  29-2:44.

10.     Review Meeting on Muscular Contraction.  29-2:46.

11.     A European Science Foundation.  29-2:86.

12.     Biorheology Congress at Rehovot.  29-3:102.

13.     A Circadian Clock in the Red Cell Membrane.  29-3:103.

14.     Biology at the Juelich Nuclear Research Center.  29-4:150.

15.     The Laboratory of Membranes and Bioregulation.  29-4:152.

16.      Medicine for Physiologists.  29-5:214.

17.     Milestones at the University of Leiden.  29-5:216.

18.     "Wellcome" Changes Medical Research Funding.  29-5:238.

19.     Bioelectrochemistry at the Toronto Meeting.  29-6:250.

20.     Physiology at Imperial College, London.  29-6:252.

21.     A Professional Code for Chemistry (with B.R. Sundheim).  29-6:258.

22.     Some Observations on Colloid Science and Molecular Biology.  29-7:291.

23.     Membranes and Diseases.  29-8:336.

24.     Biochemistry in Utrecht and Groningen.  29-8:339.

25.     The Focus on Membranes at the Biophysics Congress. 29-9:378.

26.     Interdisciplinary Approaches in Science.  29-9:397.

 

ONRL Reports

1.       Medical Research Council Annual Report 1973-74 (with AW Frisch).

ONRL-R-8-74, dated 24 October 1974.

2.       The Second Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Conference on "Biopolymer Interactions",

Amsterdam, 2-6 September 1974.

ONRL-C-7-74, dated 9 November 1974.

3.       Some Biophysical and Biochemical Research in Israel.

ONRL-R-7-75, dated 12 June 1975.

4.       Interdisciplinary Approaches in Science - Bioelectrochemistry and Biorheology

as New Developments in Physiology.

ONRL-R-12-75, dated 23 July 1975.

5.       Current Research On Natural Membranes.

ONRL-R-15-75, dated 11 September 1975.

6.       The Fifth International Biophysics Congress:  Four Views (with JW Twidell, RJ Werrlein and JB Bateman).

ONRL-C-10-76, April 1976.

 

"European Scientific Notes" (1976-1985)

1.       Polymer Chemists Meet in Prague.  30-9:396, 1976

2.       Meeting in Stockholm:  Surface and Colloid Science.  33-11:455, 1979.

3.       Bioelectrochemistry in Weimar.  33-12:495, 1979.

4.       Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics VI.  35-9:331, 1981.

5.       Surface and Colloid Science.  35-9:335, 1981.

6.       Bioelectrochemistry at Erice, Sicily 36-2:28, 1982.

7.       Biophysics of Cell Surface - An International Meeting 36-2:30, 1982.

8.       Bioelectrochemistry Symposium in Stuttgart 37-12:439, 1983.

9.       Bioelectrochemistry Meeting in Erice.  39-4:136, 1985.

10.     Bioelectrochemistry, Bioenergetics, and Bioelectromagnetics in Bologna

(with H Wachtel and T Barrett)  39-12:541, 1985.

 

 

Consultant to Private Corporations

California Research Corp.

Esso Research and Engineering Co.

Unilever Research Labs

Procter and Gamble Co.

Electro-Biology Inc.

Lever Brothers Co.

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Pfizer, Hospital Products Group

SENMED Medical Ventures, Sentron Medical, Inc.

Leigh, Day & Co., Solicitors, London, England

 

Scientific Reports for Industry

1.       Blank, M and Criddle, DW

Viscosity and Elasticity of Mercury-Oil Interfaces.  California Research Corp. 1956.  (A study of adsorption at an oil-metal interface and the rheological properties of the interfacial films.)

2.       Blank, M

Preliminary Studies on Corrosion Inhibition in Non-Aqueous Systems.  Esso Research and Engineering Co. 1957.  (A study of micellar solutions in oils by light scattering and conductivity measurements.)

3.       Blank, M

Interfacial Potentials in Liquid/Liquid Systems.  Unilever Research Lab, 1964.  (A study of effects of surface charge densities on magnitudes and stability of interfacial potentials using water and various oils.)

4.       Blank, M

The Permeabilities of Protein Monolayers to Water.  Unilever Research Lab, 1969.  (A study of film adsorption, drainage and permeability.)

5.       Evans, E and Blank, M

A Model Menses System: Interactions with Non-Biological Surfaces. Procter and Gamble Company, 1980.  (A study of physical factors affecting adsorption on non-biological surfaces.)