Ilaria came to environmental toxicology with a background in biochemistry (B.S. 2017, Univ of Chicago) and cell biology (research technician, OHSU). Her thesis work in the Jayasundara Lab has focused on environmental drivers of kidney health, and specifically, how chronic exposure to metals and glyphosate in drinking water can undermine renal […]
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Christina graduated with her B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating, she worked in the Nicholas School for two years, looking at how preconception exposure to toxicants alters mitochondrial function in offspring. In the future, she hopes to explore how diet […]
Elizabeth Fleming is a PhD candidate in the Neurobiology Graduate Training Program and Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Certificate Program. Before coming to Duke, Elizabeth received her BA in Biology from Berea College. Elizabeth’s dissertation work focuses on neural signaling in the input layer of the cerebellum. PhD Program: Neurobiology […]
Kirsten graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, with a B.A. in Chemistry (2015) and a B.M. in Vocal Performance (2016); she also spent time abroad in Scotland working in Dr. Lee Cronin’s Complex Chemical Systems lab at the University of Glasgow. Kirsten is now in her sixth year […]
Pronouns: she / her / hers PhD Program: Civil & Environmental Engineering (2022) Faculty Advisor: Claudia K. Gunsch, PhD Dissertation: Evaluating the Impact of Ecological Growth Strategies of Bacteria on Plasmid Transfer and Function for Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Updates 8/2025 Employment: Healthy Communities Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund […]