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Oceans and Human Health

Centers for Oceans and Human Health 4

Project TitlePrincipal InvestigatorInstitutionProject Focus Area
Woods Hole Center for Oceans & Human HealthDennis McGillicuddy, Ph.D.Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Great Lakes Center for Fresh Waters and Human HealthGregory Dick, Ph.D.University of MichiganHarmful algal blooms, Cyanobacterial toxins
Lake Ontario Center for Microplastics and Human HealthKatrina Korfmacher, Ph.D.University of RochesterMicroplastics
Scripps Center for Oceans and Human HealthBradley Moore, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoMarine pollution, seafood safety
Knowledge Warding Against Toxin LevelsJeffrey Feldpausch, Ph.D.Sitka Tribe of AlaskaHarmful algal blooms, marine toxins, Seafood safety
NC Center for Coastal Algae, People, and the EnvironmentAstrid Schnetzer, Ph.D.North Carolina State UniversityHarmful algal blooms, freshwater toxins, seafood safety

 

Centers for Oceans and Human Health 3

Project TitlePrincipal InvestigatorInstitutionProject Focus Area
Greater Caribbean Center for Ciguatera ResearchMichael Parsons, Ph.D.Florida Gulf Coast UniversityHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins

 

Oceans, Great Lakes, and Human Health Research Projects

Project TitlePrincipal InvestigatorInstitutionProject Focus Area
Employing biofilters to detect human pathogens in Mid-Atlantic US watersKatrina Lohan, Ph.D.Smithsonian InstitutionMarine pathogens, Seafood safety
Metaproteomics for the Prediction of Harmful Algal BloomsMiranda Mudge, M.Sc.University of WashingtonHarmful algal blooms, Marine microbiomes
The Role of G Protein-coupled Receptors in Red Tide Dinoflagellate BioluminescenceLibin Ye, Ph.D.University of South FloridaHarmful algal blooms
Using microbiomes as microsensors to forecast toxic algae bloomsBrook Nunn, Ph.D.University of WashingtonAntibiotic resistance, Coastal microbiomes
Employing Metagenomic and Chromatin Capture Techniques to Map the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Coastal MicrobiomesElinne Becket, Ph.D.California State University San MarcosAntibiotic resistance, Coastal microbiomes
Shifting paradigms to emerging toxins in freshwater cyanobacterial bloomsMatthew Bertin, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Disentangling the Drivers and Dangers of Toxic Cyanobacteria Biosynthetic Heterogeneity in Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal BloomsLauren Hart, B.S.University of Michigan at Ann ArborHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Synthesis and quantitation of microcystins and anabaenopeptins in the Great Lakes region to establish human exposure risks via ingestion and inhalationJudy Westrick, Ph.D.Wayne State UniversityHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins
Investigating Trophic Exposure to Marine Microplastics and Plasticizers in a Sentinel Species and the Implications for Seafood SafetyLeslie Hart, Ph.D.College of CharlestonMicroplastics, Seafood safety
Mechanisms of Microcystin-induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nonalcoholic SteatohepatitisJohn Daniel Clarke, Ph.D.Washington State UniversityMarine toxins
Microbial Mechanisms of Methylmercury Metabolism in HumansMatthew Rand, Ph.D.University of RochesterChemical pollutants, Seafood consumption
Prevention of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Subsistence Shellfish Harvest Communities of Southeast AlaskaMatthew Gribble, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoMarine toxins, Seafood consumption
Impacts of Hurricane Dorian on Coastal Seafood Resources and SafetyMichael Parsons, Ph.D.Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMarine toxins
Brevetoxins and Emergency Encounters among Children (BEECH)Catherine Bulka, Ph.D.University of South FloridaHarmful algal blooms, Marine toxins