Current Students
The Toxicology Graduate Program at the University of Rochester recruits and matriculates the highest quality students from around the United States and from all parts of the world. They participate in a rigorous toxicology curriculum, attend national and international meetings, and contribute to cutting edge research.
Many of our students have published manuscripts in high profile international journals and present abstracts at a host of large and small scientific meetings. In addition, our students participate as members of the curriculum, admissions and colloquium committees, website, and annually present their ongoing research to fellow students and to the toxicology community as a whole.
With a long history as an internationally recognized center for research and training in toxicology, the genesis of toxicology at Rochester can be traced back to World War II when the Manhattan Project sponsored critical studies on health problems associated with atomic energy and weapons production.
Our program is one of the oldest and strongest research-oriented toxicology programs in the nation, and we are ranked among the top 5 toxicology graduate programs in the USA, according to the National Academy of Science’s NRC Assessment of Graduate Education, 2010. Trainees who come to Rochester work with a team of dedicated faculty, who are internationally recognized, well-funded, and deeply committed to education and mentoring.
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Kadijah Abston, M.S.
Research Interest: Define the information carriers in semen underlying Pb-induced transgenerational behavioral alterations.
Catherine Beamish
Research Interest: Developmental toxicity of methylmercury and other heavy metals
Tyler Bell
Research Interest: Investigating the role of proton sensing G-protein coupled receptors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Janine Cubello
Research Interest: Studying the effects of lead exposure and gestational iron deficiency on neurodevelopment and cellular functioning in the central nervous system.
Kristina
Fenner
Research Interest: Studying the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during viral infection
Ian Krout
Research Interest: The gut microbiome role in methylmercury toxico-kinetics
Thomas Lamb
Research Interest: Investigating the effects of flavoring chemicals in e-cigarettes on macrophage function
Joseph Lucas
Research Interest: Studying the effects of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid on lung barrier integrity and the development of asthma
Connor McGuire
Research Interest: Studying the ways in which mixtures of thyroid hormone disrupting chemicals alter the development of the immune system in
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Alyssa Merrill
Research Interest: The effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on both fetal and maternal health following gestational exposure.
Sarah Morgan
Research Interest: Investigating the bioactivity of microplastics and their adsorbed chemicals in an in vitro mammalian model.
Mackenzie Palmer
Research Interest: Investigating cellular mechanisms that are involved in the development of radiation-induce pulmonary fibrosis.
Melanie Perkins
Research Interest: Investigating the role of B cells in autoimmune disease
Elizabeth Plunk
Research Interest: Investigating the effects of developmental exposures to environmentally relevant toxicants on glia and neurons
Emily Quarato
Research Interest: Defining role of mesenchymal stem cell phagocytosis in radiation induced bone loss.
Jasmine Reed, M.S.
Research Interest: Investigating the effects of maternal exposure to estrogenic chemicals, including BPA and TBBPA, on reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes.
Alexandra Strohm
Research Interest: Perturbations in microglia/neuronal communication following radiation
Keegan Vaughan, M.S.
Research Interest: Role of AHR in modulating hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis and influencing lineage-biased hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
Adelaide Weidner
Research Interest: Investigating the roles of non-classical ovarian androgen signaling and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in polycystic ovary syndrome