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Department of Environmental & Aquatic Animal Health - Alumni
| Britt-Anne Anderson
(MS '00)
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| Research topic: |
Bioremediation of tributyltin contaminated sediment using
Spartina alterniflora in a created tidal wetland. |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Ken Moore & Dr. Michael Unger |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Anderson is a VIMS scientist in the department of
Biological Sciences. britt@vims.edu
(804) 684-7239 |
| Susan Armknect (MA '96)
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| Felipe Arzayus (MS '00) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Interactions between temperature and
tributlytin (TBT) toxicity to the estuarine mysid, Mysidopsis bahia |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
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| Nantarika Bodhipaksha (PhD '94) |
| Research topic: |
Effects of methyl parathion on the cellular
immune responses in giant black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Beverly Anne Weeks |
| Contact info.: |
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| Erin Burge (PhD
'04) [image] |
| Research topic: |
A Mycobacterium-inducible Nramp in Striped
Bass Morone saxatilis. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Peter van Veld |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Burge is a Postdoctoral Researcher at
Hollings Marine Laboratory. He may be reached at burgee@cofc.edu |
| Jennifer Cardinal
(MS '01) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped
bass (Morone saxatilis) |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Wolfgang Vogelbein |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Cardinal is a Research Scientist with Baruch
Marine Laboratory in Georgetown, SC. She may be reached at jencardinal@hotmail.com. |
| Research topic: |
Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus
enrichment on lipid and fatty acid composition of estuarine
microplankton |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu & Dr.
Ken Webb |
| Contact info.: |
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| Serena Ciparis
(MS '03) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Bioavailability of polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in biosolids and spiked sediment to the
aquatic worm Lumbriculus variegatus |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert
Hale |
| Contact info: |
serena@vims.edu |
| Research topic: |
Expression of the xenobiotic transporter P-glycoprotein
in the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Peter van Veld |
| Contact info.: |
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| Luis Cruz-Rodriguez
(PhD '01) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Heat shock protein (HSP70) response in the
Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, exposed to various
contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, Cd). |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
The effects of salinity on cadmium
toxicity to the bay mysid, Mysidopisis bahia |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. De Lisle is President/Senior Scientist at Coastal Bioanalysts, Inc., an aquatic toxicology
testing and consulting firm. pdelisle@coastalbio.com |
| Chris Earnhart
(PhD '04) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Dynamics of the host-parasite interaction
In vitro correlates of Crassostrea-induced molduation of Perkinsus
marinus function |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Steve Kaattari |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Earnhart is a post doctoral
researcher at the Medical College of Virginia. He can be reached via
email at cgearnhart@vcu.edu or
telephone at 804-828-3888 |
| Research topic: |
PCB congener analysis with Hall
electrolytic conductivity detection |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Huggett |
| Contact info.: |
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| Vincent Encomio
(PhD '04) |
| Research topic: |
A study of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea
virginica: 1. Dermo tolerance, survival, growth, condition and hsp70 expression in different geographic stocks; 2. Heat tolerance and effects of sublethal heat shock on survival and hsp70 expression of infected and uninfected oysters |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu |
| Contact info.: |
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| Francois Espourteille (MS '88) |
| Research topic: |
An assessment of tributyltin
contamination in sediments and shellfish in the Chesapeake Bay |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Huggett |
| Contact info.: |
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| Colleen Fennessey
(MS '98)
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| Research topic: |
Effects of food ration size on
bioaccumulation of kepone by spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) and
grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Fisher is an Associate Research
scientist at the University of Maryland's Wye Research and Education
Center. df49@umail.umd.edu |
| Research topic: |
Pathobiology of mycobacteria in striped
bass (Morone saxatilis) |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Wolfgang Vogelbein |
| Contact info.: |
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| Michael
Gaylor (MS '97 - W&M Chemistry Dept.) |
| Research topic: |
Development of supercritical fluid
extraction for the determination of PCBs in tissues of aquatic biota. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
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| Kathryn Gallagher
(PhD '95) |
| Kathleen
Garreis (MS '90) |
| Research topic: |
Perkinsus marinus extracellular
proteases: modulation of production by environmental factors and
effects on the host defense parameters of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea
virginica |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Mohamed Faisal |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
The influence of physical transport and
nutritional stress on the zoeae of estuarine crabs
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| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu & Dr.
Romuald Lipcius |
| Contact info.: |
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| Jennifer Gundersen
(PhD '95) |
| Research topic: |
The use of brewers condensed solubles in bivalve mariculture |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Gussman is a regulator with the
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. His primary function is
to enforce the water pollution laws for the
lower Bay and coastal Virginia. dsgussman@deq.state.va.us |
| Research topic: |
Comparison of uptake and disposition of
organic pollutants in intermolt and ecdysial blue crabs, Callinectes
sapidus. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Haner is a scientist with the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection. haner_j@dep.state.fl.us |
| Karen Kelly-Reay (MA '90) |
| Research topic: |
Determination of macrophage
chemiluminescent response in Fundulus heteroclitus as a
function of pollution and temperature stress |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Beverly Anne Weeks |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Reay is an information specialist
with the Center for Coastal Resources Management at VIMS. kreay@vims.edu |
| Ethan (Alex)
Jestel (MS '03) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Imposex as an indicator of tributyltin
exposure in the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa): A Chesapeake
Bay invader. |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Michael Unger |
| Contact info.: |
alexj@vims.edu |
| RaeMarie
Johnson (MS '03) |
| Research topic: |
The development of affinity maturation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Stephen Kaattari |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Khor is a doctoral student at Scripps Medical Research Institute. ingwei@scripps.edu |
| Jerome La Peyre (PhD '93) |
| Research topic: |
Studies on the oyster pathogen Perkinsus
marinus (Apicomplexa) : interactions with host defenses of Crassostrea
virginica and Crassostrea gigas, and in vitro propogation |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu |
| Contact info.: |
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| Teresa Lewis (PhD '00)
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| Research topic: |
The specific immune response in rainbow trout: Somatic hypermnutation and VH gene utilization. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Stephen Kaattari |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Lewis is Assistant Research Faculty at
the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.
tdlewis@mail.hawaii.edu |
| Research topic: |
Lipid class composition of oysters, Crassostrea
virginica, exposed to sediment-associated PAHs |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu |
| Contact info.: |
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| Laurent Mezin (MS '94; Ph.D. '01)
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| Research topic: |
| MS - |
The effects of contaminated sediment
on the epidermal goblet cells of the mummichog, Fundulus
heteroclitus. |
| PhD - |
Effects of humic acids and salinity
on pesticide bioavailability and toxicity as estimated by SPME and
toxicity tests |
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| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Mezin is an ecotoxicologist with the Tome
Chemical Company. Alkmist01@yahoo.com |
| Sara Mirabilio (MS '01)
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| Research topic: |
Vitellogenin - a biomarker of exposure to
environmental estrogens for mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
from a creosote-contaminated site? |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Peter van Veld |
| Contact info.: |
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| Robert Mothershead
(MS '91) |
| Research topic: |
Contaminant accumulation in hard and soft
shell blue crabs. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
Mr. Mothershead is a scientist with the FBI. rfmoth@pop.erols.com |
| Jacques Oliver (MS '99)
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| Research topic: |
Protease inhibitors of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea
virginica), and their relatinship to the protozoan pathogen, Perkinsus
marinus. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Stephen Kaattari |
| Contact info.: |
Mr. Oliver is enrolled in the VIMS Ph.D. program. jloliver@vims.edu
(804) 684-7416 |
| David Ownby (PhD
'02) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Predicting metal interactions with a novel
quantitative ion character activity relationships (QICAR) approach |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Michael Newman |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Ownby is currently working in a
position in the Chemistry department at Towson University. He can be
contacted via email at downby@towson.edu |
| Sureyya Ozkizilcik (PhD '95) |
| Research topic: |
Nutrition and feeding in striped bass Morone
saxatilis larvae : lipid and fatty acid requirements and
microencapsulated diets |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Fu-Lin
Chu |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
The influence of tributyltin
on various aspects of activation and reactive oxygen formation in
oyster toadfish (Opsanustau) macrophages |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Beverly Anne Weeks |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Rice is a Professor in Environmental Toxicology and Biological Sciences departments at Clemson University.
cdrice@clemson.edu |
| Wendy Rose (MS '99) [image] |
| Research topic: |
32P-postlabeling
analysis of aromatic DNA in hemopoietic tissues and blood of the mummichog,
Fundulus heteroclitus. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Mohamed Faisal |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Rose is a doctoral student at U.C. Davis: wlrose@ucdavis.edu |
| Mary Rybitski (MS '93;
PhD.
'00) [image] |
| Research topic: |
| MS - |
Distribution of
organochlorine pollutants in sea turtles. |
| PhD - |
Effect of PCBs on
Amphibian Development. |
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| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Rybitski is deceased. She was a visiting Assistant
Professor at Randolph Macon College. |
| Research topic: |
Characterization of anti-tumor immunity
in oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau), and the effects of
7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene on this immune response |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Beverly Anne Weeks |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
Monooxygenase induction and lethality as endpoints in aquatic toxicology |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
Director - Metabolism and Analytical
Chemistry for Wil Research Laboratories in Ashland, Ohio. Dr. Sved's current research involves
investigations into the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of xenobiotics (typically
pharmaceuticals and agrochemical) in mammalian models to meet international regulatory requirements.
sved@wilresearch.com |
| Research topic: |
Investigation of tributyltin
water/sediment interactions |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Huggett |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. Unger is a Research Associate
Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at VIMS. munger@vims.edu |
| Research topic: |
Aqueous solubililty of liquid hydrocarbon
mixtures containing dissolved solid components |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
William MacIntyre |
| Contact info.: |
Mr. Vadas is a Senior Marine Scientist in
the Department of Environmental Sciences at VIMS. vadas@vims.edu |
| Peter van den Hurk
(PhD '98)
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| Research topic: |
Interactive effects of cadmium on benzo[a]pyrene metabolism in
mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
Dr. van den Hurk is an assistant
professor in environmental toxicology at Clemson University. pvdhurk@clemson.edu |
| Padma Venkatraman (MS '94)
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| Research topic: |
Toxicity of water soluble fractions
generated from creosote and contaminated sediments to the bay mysid. |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Robert Hale |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
A study of the histozoic oyster parasite,
Perkinsus marinus : I) Disease processes in American oysters (Crassostrea
virginica); II) Biochemistry of Perkinsus marinus |
| Advisor: |
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| Contact info.: |
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| Landon Ward (MS
'03) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Effects of sediment characteristics on
the distribution of fiddler crabs (Uca spp.) at the
Goodwin Islands, Virginia |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Jeff Shields |
| Contact info: |
landon@vims.edu |
| Cynthia Williams (MS '94) |
| Research topic: |
Uptake kinetics and toxicity of diazinon in the American oyster,
Crassostrea virginica |
| Advisor: |
Dr. Morris Roberts |
| Contact info.: |
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| Research topic: |
Development of a quantitative competitive
polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection and quantitation of Perkinsus
marinus in oyster tissues and environmental water samples |
| Advisor: |
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| Contact info.: |
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| Haili Zhang (MS
'99) [image] |
| Research topic: |
Functional and molecular analysis of
antibody affinity maturation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus myckiss). |
| Advisor: |
Dr.
Stephen Kaattari |
| Contact info.: |
Ms. Zhang is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University (Microbiology and Molecular Biology).
hzhangb@mail.jhmi.edu |
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