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 ...

This entry was posted in Blog News Research and tagged Di Giulio neurotoxicology PAHs slotkin on March 1, 2017 by Catherine Kastleman

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 ...

This entry was posted in News Research and tagged acetylcholine children's health Chlorpyrifos EPA nerves neurotoxicology Organophosphates risk assessment slotkin on February 5, 2015 by Gretchen Kroeger

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

This entry was posted in Research Trainees and tagged behavioral assays neuroscience neurotoxicology REU zebrafish on August 22, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger

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

This entry was posted in Projects Trainees and tagged Bleed Orange brain Ed Levin NBTA Core neuroscience neurotoxicology Texas Longhorns zebrafish on June 12, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger

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

This entry was posted in News and tagged behavior brain development learning neurotoxicology on May 1, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger

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

This entry was posted in Research Trainees and tagged Chlorpyrifos dinosaurs Ed Levin flame retardants Meet a scientist NBTA Core neurotoxicology Organophosphates scientists on March 6, 2014 by Gretchen Kroeger