QualificationsPh.D., Michigan State University, Environmental Toxicology, 1991. M.S., Michigan Technological University, Aquatic Biology, 1985. B.S., Michigan State University, Limnology, 1978. Expertise and Research Interests1. Movement and fate of trace contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Current focus on fluorochemicals and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons such as PCBs, PCDFs, PCDDs. 2. Development and use of in vivo and in vitro molecular/biochemical markers of the effect of xenobiotics on the reproduction, growth and development of aquatic organisms. 3. Development of novel genetic methods to examine and profile potential exposure of aquatic organisms to complex classes of chemicals. Methods include microarray technologies, differential display, real time PCR, SSH-PCR. 4. Development of nonlethal methods to examine potential exposure and effect of environmental organisms to chemical and environmental stress. 5. Use of bioassessment techniques to examine ecosystem health in aquatic environments. KeywordsCOS Keywords:Biochemical Markers, Biological Markers, Environmental Health, Food Safety, Wildlife.Additional Terms:Biochemical Markers, Biological Markers, Environmental Health, Risk Assessment, Wildlife.MembershipsAmerican Fisheries Society International Association for Great Lakes Research Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Previous Positions1993-2000, Professor,
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
College of Natural Resources and the Environment,
Conservation and Natural Resources
1991-1993, Senior Toxicologist,
Eli Lilly and Company,
Environmental Toxicology
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