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Christian Maugee, a Ph.D. candidate at the Center for Excellence in Health Technology (CEHT), was recently featured in a video alongside renowned scientist Bill Nye, popularly known as “The Science Guy.” Together, they explored the topic of Friedreich’s ataxia—a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease that Christian both lives with and actively…
Dr. Zhoumeng Lin has been accepted as a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS)—a prestigious recognition of his significant contributions and achievements in the field of toxicology. This honor follows a rigorous peer-review process evaluating his scientific credentials and professional impact.
UF CEHT Researchers Featured on Cover of Metabolites Dr. Jie Zhou, Kevin Kroll, Dr. Chris Vulpe and Dr. Nancy Denslow from the Center for Enviromental and Human Toxicology (CEHT) at UF have been featured on the front cover of Metabolites for their recent publication, “Urinary Extracellular Vesicles-Based Lipid Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Disease.”Their…
Dr. Joe Bisesi who is part of the Center for Enviromental and Human Toxicology has won the 2025 Water Institute Distinguished Faculty Fellows Award. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Global Health, studies the impact of waterborne chemicals on aquatic ecosystems. His work includes exposure…
Dr. Nancy Denslow was successful in acquiring a SIG award from NIH for a new QTRAP 7500+ LC MS/MS instrument with a Core Exion ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography (uHPLC) interface. The instrument will be able to operate in two operating modes: triple quadrupole and linear trap. This mass spectrometer has…
New Research Highlights Transgenerational Effects of TCDD on Zebrafish Ovaries A new open-access study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences reveals that early-life exposure to the toxic chemical TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) causes long-lasting reproductive effects in zebrafish ovaries across multiple generations. Researchers at the University of Florida and Wayne…
Qaim Mehdi a PhD candidate, at the Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology at UF, along with other scientists has published an article addressing the issue of possible maternal transfer of PFAS to the shark embryo during gestation. This study builds upon the previous findings, where female sharks exhibited lower…
CVM-Wide Phi Zeta Competition Highlights Departmental Excellence We are proud to share that we were well represented at the 2025 CVM-wide Phi Zeta competition that took place on April 24th and 25th, 2025. Liz Brammer-Robbins was honored with the Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship by a…
Congratulations to Mackenzie Connell and Emma VanderMeulen on Their Outstanding Accomplishments! Mackenzie Connell has been named the 2025 recipient of the RDTSS Edward W. Carney Trainee Award from the Society of Toxicology, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the field of reproductive and developmental toxicology. Adding to this milestone, Mackenzie successfully…
Biologist Julia Bartel and PhD candidate Christian Maguee went to London in November 2024 for the International Congress for Ataxia Research. Christian made a speech that can be see here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ozyW26PjZ0. Christian and three other FRDA-affected speakers talked about their experience and how living with FRDA affects their everyday…
