neurotoxicology

By Gina Daniel, MEM Assistant, Research Translation Core Research by Duke Superfund Research Center investigators Theodore Slotkin, Richard Di Giulio, and Frederic J. Seidler was featured as this month’s Superfund Research Program Current Research Brief by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The study, “In […]

NIEHS Features Research on Developmental Neurotoxicity of PAH Mixtures in ...

1 Mar, 2017 tagged Di Giulio / neurotoxicology / PAHs / slotkin

By Savannah Volkoff and Eileen Thorsos In December 2014, EPA released an updated health risk assessment for the chemical pesticide chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos has been on the EPA’s radar since 2000, when the EPA began taking action to limit the use of and human exposure to chlorpyrifos. The new assessment considers […]

EPA believes that the children are the future, at least ...

5 Feb, 2015 tagged acetylcholine / children's health / Chlorpyrifos / EPA / nerves / neurotoxicology / Organophosphates / risk assessment / slotkin

By Nishika Karbhari Here in the Neural and Behavioral Toxicity Assessment Core at the Duke SRC, we study the effects of environmentally relevant chemicals on behavior by utilizing an aquatic model organism, the small freshwater zebrafish. We are interested in life-long learning or motor changes that happen as a result […]

Neuroscience and a new alliance: Integrating toxicology and behavioral studies

22 Aug, 2014 tagged behavioral assays / neuroscience / neurotoxicology / REU / zebrafish

By Nishika Karbhari My name is Nishika Karbhari, and I bleed orange while studying biology at the University of Texas at Austin. Now a rising junior, I’m more intrigued by science than ever before. I’ve had the chance to take courses in neuroscience, a subject that fascinated me when […]

Zebrafishes and petri dishes

12 Jun, 2014 tagged Bleed Orange / brain / Ed Levin / NBTA Core / neuroscience / neurotoxicology / Texas Longhorns / zebrafish

By Gretchen Kroeger A quick search for news stories on the topics of ADHD or learning and behavioral impairments will produce a considerably long list of results, and most written within the last few days. These headlines deal with the use of ADHD prescription drugs, a recent rise in number […]

Toxins and the brain

1 May, 2014 tagged behavior / brain development / learning / neurotoxicology

By Gretchen Kroeger It’s sometimes easy to think of scientists as people who are different from “us” or as a group of people who are unapproachable to the public. But we want to bust that myth by introducing you, one scientist at a time, to those who carry out […]

Meet a scientist: Anthony Oliveri, MMA enthusiast & PhD candidate

6 Mar, 2014 tagged Chlorpyrifos / dinosaurs / Ed Levin / flame retardants / Meet a scientist / NBTA Core / neurotoxicology / Organophosphates / scientists