PhD Program: Environment (2007)
Faculty Advisor: Richard Di Giulio, PhD
Dissertation: Mechanisms of synergistic developmental toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
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Employment: Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Employment Sector: Academia
After earning her doctoral degree from Duke University in 2007, Alicia worked as a postdoctoral fellow/scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with mentor Mark Hahn, PhD. She began her career at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences in 2013, and is currently a professor there. Dr. Timme-Laragy’s laboratory uses the zebrafish embryo and cell culture models to study mechanisms of oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses during embryonic development, with a focus on the pancreas.
