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RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ecotoxicology, with special
emphasis on evaluating the sublethal effects of contaminants
and other environmental stressors on the
reproductive physiology of fish and wildlife
- Development
and application of molecular biomarkers of exposure
and effects to environmental contaminants, including genomics,
proteomics,
and metabolomics
- Bioaccumulation rates
and factors affecting bioavailability of contaminants
in biota
- Impact
of diseases on wildlife populations, with
special interest on parasitic diseases
EDUCATION
- 2000 - 2002: Post-doctoral position, University
of Florida and USGS/Center for Aquatic Research Studies.
Research Topic: Developmental effects of chlorinated pesticides
in fish and reptiles. NIEHS/Superfund Basic Research
Program Project.
- 1997 - 2000: Doctor of Philosophy, University
of Florida, Department of Physiological Sciences, College
of Veterinary Medicine. Dissertation: "Effects of Paper
Mill Effluents on the Health and Reproductive Success of Florida
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus):
Field and Laboratory Studies". 266 pp.
- 1993 -1997: Master of Science, University
of Florida, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation,
College of Agriculture. Thesis: "Mercury Contamination
in Great Egret Nestlings (Ardea albus) from Southern
Florida and its Effects on Health and Survival". 122 pp.
- 1985 -1991: Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, Universidad
de Chile, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Thesis:
"Helminthological Fauna of the Juan Fernández Fur Seal, Arctocephalus
philippii (Peters, 1866)". 84 pp.
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