Basu Lab - Research at the interface of human, wildlife, and ecosystem health

Leader	Niladri Basu, Ph.D.
Major fields	Toxicology, Exposure

Associated URL

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ecotoxicology.lab/home

Keywords

Ecotoxicology, wildlife as sentinels, neurochemical biomarkers, neurotoxicology, mercury, exposure assessment, toxicology, gene-environment interactions

Research at the interface of human, wildlife, and ecosystem health

Description

The Ecotoxicology Laboratory's research lies at the interface of human, wildlife, and ecosystem health. Our mandate is to better understand how neurotoxic pollutants affect our health by using traditional and innovative techniques. An eco-translational approach is taken whereby exposure-response-susceptibility relationships are studied at multiple tiers of biological organization (test tube - laboratory - animal - field). A comparative approach is taken whereby all hypotheses are tested and supported by experimentation on multiple organisms, chemical pollutants, laboratory methodologies, and neurochemical pathways.

Additional Information

***** For latest information on our laboratory's activities (updated news, current projects, team members, papers and presentations, etc.) please visit our homepage at: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ecotoxicology.lab/home.

Research Areas

Applications and Implications of Neurochemical Biomarkers. Develop, validate, and apply neurochemical biomarkers to assess the early, sub-clinical and subtle effects of environmental neurotoxicants on humans and wildlife.
Fish and Wildlife as Sentinels of Environmental Health. Advance the utility of wildlife as sentinels for human and environmental health, as wildlife can provide integrated information on the types, amounts, bioavailability, and neurotoxic effects of environmental chemicals.
Mercury - Exposure, Toxicity, Susceptibility. Use traditional and innovative methods to assess the risks of mercury (exposure - effects - susceptibility) to the entire ecosystem.