{"id":952,"date":"2022-09-12T20:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/?page_id=952"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:02:32","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n<div        class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid has-none-background \">\n        <div class=\"section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__intro\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__content\">\n                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__cards\">\n                    <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Bluegill graphic\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/biosolids-e1784594540420.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Biosolids as a source of PFAS to Wetlands                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/?page_id=985&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/12\/spotfin-shinner-h300.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Deformities, Erosions, Lesions, and Tumors (DELTs)                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/delt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Sea lamprey, Development of Chemical Resistance research.\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/chemical.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Development of Chemical Resistance                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/development-of-chemical-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Fish, research titled Effects of PFAS on Lipid Metabolism.\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/Picture38-e1784595044212.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Effects of PFAS on Lipid Metabolism                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/effects-of-pfas-on-lipid-metabolism\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Florida pompano.\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/florida-e1784595112578.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Florida Pompano and Low Salinity                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/florida-pompano-and-low-salinity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Graph showing Kar protein docking and QSARs, Gantz PFAS-Hb Binding and Gantz, Hoskins, Hoverman, Sepulveda, PFAS Midge Tox\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/graphed.png\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Modeling of PFAS Mixture Toxicity                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/?page_id=987&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                    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      \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Neurotoxicity of PFAS                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/neurotoxicity-of-pfas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Hypoxia midge, PFAS.\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/pfas-hypoxia-midges-300w.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            PFAS and Hypoxia in The Great Lakes                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/?page_id=989&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Salamander, toad, and frog\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/10\/amphibians-e1784956387690.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            PFAS Toxicity to Amphibians                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/pfas-toxicity-to-amphibians\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Rana Genome Sequencing project banner\"\n                                                 src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/rana-sequencing-project-banner-e1785806693997.jpg\"\/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n                                                                        <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                \n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">\n                                            Rana Genome Sequencing                                        <\/h2>\n\n                                        <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <div><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/?page_id=991&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Details<\/a><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-topborder\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-3a41aa8f-00c0-4e20-aef6-25130a08335f\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-3a41aa8f-00c0-4e20-aef6-25130a08335f\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Digital Environment for Enabling Data-Driven Science (DEEDS)<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-3a41aa8f-00c0-4e20-aef6-25130a08335f\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are building a web platform that provides a full spectrum of data services, connects data to computational resources and statistical software, and tracks research workflows to link data, algorithms and results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Post-Doctoral Researcher:<\/strong> Tyler Hoskins<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> The National Science Foundation Award # 1724728<br><strong>PI:<\/strong> Ann Christine Catlin<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/DigitalEnviromentEnablingDataDrivenSciencePPT-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Digital Environment for Enabling Data-Driven Science (DEEDS)\" class=\"wp-image-560 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/DigitalEnviromentEnablingDataDrivenSciencePPT-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/DigitalEnviromentEnablingDataDrivenSciencePPT-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/DigitalEnviromentEnablingDataDrivenSciencePPT-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/DigitalEnviromentEnablingDataDrivenSciencePPT.png 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-9ef7e80b-0848-4f49-b45c-070630ee1a4b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-9ef7e80b-0848-4f49-b45c-070630ee1a4b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Toxicology of Nanoplastics<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-9ef7e80b-0848-4f49-b45c-070630ee1a4b\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are evaluating the organ distribution of nanoplastics in zebrafish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD Student:<\/strong> Rui Zhang<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> China Scholarship Council and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanoplastics-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Toxicology of Nanoplastics\" class=\"wp-image-563 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanoplastics-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanoplastics-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanoplastics-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanoplastics.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-7ba6c9ac-5fdc-4195-9e45-5dbd7935661b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-7ba6c9ac-5fdc-4195-9e45-5dbd7935661b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Integrating Teleost Transcriptomes to Identify Ecologically meaningful Responses Following Oil Exposure<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-7ba6c9ac-5fdc-4195-9e45-5dbd7935661b\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using high throughput sequencing tools, we are identifying: 1) conserved patterns of response to oil across multiple species; 2) subtle effects resulting from exposure to oil that may have implications for future fisheries management practices, and; 3) novel hypotheses regarding the effects of oil on ecologically important fish species in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MS Student:<\/strong> Maggie Wigren<br><strong>PhD Student:<\/strong> Elizabeth Allmon<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative RFP VI<br><strong>PI:<\/strong> Robert J Griffitt<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/IntegratingTeleostTranscriptomes-1024x771.png\" alt=\"Integrating Teleost Transcriptomes to Identify Ecologically meaningful Responses Following Oil Exposure\" class=\"wp-image-561 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/IntegratingTeleostTranscriptomes-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/IntegratingTeleostTranscriptomes-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/IntegratingTeleostTranscriptomes-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/IntegratingTeleostTranscriptomes.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-81a2e07c-04b9-4a42-b60e-8c990d1f19bc\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-81a2e07c-04b9-4a42-b60e-8c990d1f19bc\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Temperature and Sex Differentiation in Fathead Minnows<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-81a2e07c-04b9-4a42-b60e-8c990d1f19bc\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We evaluated how temperature influences sex differentiation in fathead minnows. We induced non-directional sex reversal after exposing embryos and larvae from 0 h post fertilization to 45 days post hatch to fluctuating temperatures. Expression of hsp70 cycled with temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Student:<\/strong> David Coulter(PhD) (was co-advised with Tomas H\u00f6\u00f6k)<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/TemperatureSexDifferentiation-1024x763.png\" alt=\"Temperature and Sex Differentiation in Fathead Minnows\" class=\"wp-image-597 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/TemperatureSexDifferentiation-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/TemperatureSexDifferentiation-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/TemperatureSexDifferentiation-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/TemperatureSexDifferentiation.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-b66ec24b-4943-40ca-b89c-0c2c10c727e8\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-b66ec24b-4943-40ca-b89c-0c2c10c727e8\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Fish Diseases<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-b66ec24b-4943-40ca-b89c-0c2c10c727e8\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of diseases (virus, bacteria, and helminths) from exotic silver and bighead carps from the Wabash River, IN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Student:<\/strong> Kensey Thurner<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FishDiseases-1024x765.png\" alt=\"Fish Diseases\" class=\"wp-image-593 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FishDiseases-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FishDiseases-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FishDiseases-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FishDiseases.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-08a874ba-83c3-4a09-a9ab-65a56b06574f\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-08a874ba-83c3-4a09-a9ab-65a56b06574f\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-08a874ba-83c3-4a09-a9ab-65a56b06574f\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We quantified PPCPs at the Baca Wildlife Refuge, CO and evaluated their impact to native fish such as the Rio Grande chub. We also conducted laboratory experiments with fathead minnows and examined mechanisms of toxicity of DEET, triclocarban, cotinine, and complex mixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MS Student:<\/strong> Jenny Zenobio<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/PharmaceuticalsPersonalCareProducts-1024x767.png\" alt=\"Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)\" class=\"wp-image-596 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/PharmaceuticalsPersonalCareProducts-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/PharmaceuticalsPersonalCareProducts-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/PharmaceuticalsPersonalCareProducts-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/PharmaceuticalsPersonalCareProducts.png 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-08d9423e-d494-4599-b546-430eecc9ddf3\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-08d9423e-d494-4599-b546-430eecc9ddf3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Function of miRNAs in Daphnia pulex<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-08d9423e-d494-4599-b546-430eecc9ddf3\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have identified and validated a set of miRNAs from D. pulex that are responsive to heavy metal exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD Student:<\/strong> Shuai Chen (co-advised by Krista Nichols)<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FunctionofmiRNAs-1024x770.png\" alt=\"Function of miRNAs in Daphnia pulex\" class=\"wp-image-594 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FunctionofmiRNAs-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FunctionofmiRNAs-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FunctionofmiRNAs-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/FunctionofmiRNAs.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-924bcf0a-35f3-4cf2-a6a3-17746c9df978\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-924bcf0a-35f3-4cf2-a6a3-17746c9df978\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Toxicology of Nanosilver<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-924bcf0a-35f3-4cf2-a6a3-17746c9df978\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The objective of these studies was to assess the mechanism of vascular toxicity of nanosilver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD Student:<\/strong> Jiejun Gao<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> China Scholarship Council and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanosilver-1024x767.png\" alt=\"Toxicology of Nanosilver\" class=\"wp-image-598 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanosilver-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanosilver-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanosilver-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/ToxicologyofNanosilver.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-b3609d74-a0ae-46f5-b59b-3ce13818a0f6\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-b3609d74-a0ae-46f5-b59b-3ce13818a0f6\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Epigenetic Mechanisms of Atrazine<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-b3609d74-a0ae-46f5-b59b-3ce13818a0f6\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the zebrafish, we evaluated how a developmental exposure to atrazine results in later-in-life effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funding:<\/strong> National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences<br><strong>PI:<\/strong> Jennifer Freeman<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/EpigeneticMechanismsAtrazine-1024x768.png\" alt=\"Epigenetic Mechanisms of Atrazine\" class=\"wp-image-592 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/EpigeneticMechanismsAtrazine-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/EpigeneticMechanismsAtrazine-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/EpigeneticMechanismsAtrazine-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/EpigeneticMechanismsAtrazine.png 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <p class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-987b3dc7-2b71-4261-8c2b-9587a6ac7396\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-987b3dc7-2b71-4261-8c2b-9587a6ac7396\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Combined Effects of Abiotic Stressors and Oil Contaminants<\/button>\n                <\/p>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-987b3dc7-2b71-4261-8c2b-9587a6ac7396\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We evaluated the combined effects of extreme dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity and oil on growth and survival of Fundulus grandis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MS Students:<\/strong> Jennifer Serafin and Christopher Klinkhammer<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/CombinedEffects-1024x764.png\" alt=\"Combined Effects of Abiotic Stressors and Oil Contaminants\" class=\"wp-image-591 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/CombinedEffects-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/CombinedEffects-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/CombinedEffects-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/CombinedEffects.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We developed a transgenic Japanese Medaka model for detecting estrogens and anti-estrogens in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD Student:<\/strong> Ahmed Abdel-Moneim<br><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Egyptian Government and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/MolecularMarkers-1024x775.png\" alt=\"Molecular Markers of Gonadal Development and Intersex\" class=\"wp-image-595 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/sites\/sepulveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/09\/MolecularMarkers-1024x775.png 1024w, 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