Programs
Projects, Monitoring & Diagnostic Services
 Mycobacteriosis in striped bass |
 Oyster disease monitoring |
 Pfiesteria spp. research |
 VA-DEQ Elizabeth River Tributyltin Monitoring Program |
The mission of the Department of Environmental
& Aquatic Animal Health is to identify and detect toxicological,
pathobiological and biochemical agents in the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed
that affect the health of important aquatic organisms and surrounding human
populations. Our research determines the fates of contaminants, pathogens and
essential nutrients in estuarine and marine environments and their effects on
important species. A diverse faculty of environmental chemists, toxicologists,
ecotoxicologists, biochemists, immunologists, microbiologists, and
pathobiologists collaborate to achieve these goals. Research questions are
pursued at all levels of biological organization from the molecular and
cellular to the organismal and populational. Our activities reflect a strong
commitment to provide technical advice to regulate and protect of the waters
and natural resources of the Commonwealth.
Research disciplines, projects, monitoring programs & diagnostic services
| Environmental Health | Aquatic Animal Health |
| Environmental Toxicology | Aquaculture Molecular Genetics Laboratory |
| Ecotoxicology | Crustacean Diseases |
| Environmental Chemistry | Fish & Shellfish Immunity |
| Environmental Microbiology | Fish & Shellfish Nutrition |
| Risk Assessment | Histopathology |
| Oyster Pathophysiology and Diseases | |
| Shellfish Pathology Laboratory | |
| Projects & Monitoring | Projects, Monitoring, & Diagnostic Services |
| VA-DEQ Elizabeth River Tributyltin Monitoring Program | Mycobacteriosis in striped bass |
| OIE Reference Laboratory | |
| Oyster disease monitoring (coming soon) | |
| Pfiesteria spp. research | |
Information for Prospective Students
(This page was last updated 11/25/2008 15:07)