Invited talk | 14 September | 14h30

Auditorium (3rd floor) of the Cruise Terminal

 

Title:

Unraveling the biochemical mechanisms of pollution induced loss of olfactory function in fish

 

Name:

Prof. Evan Gallagher ( University of Washington)

 

Bio:

Dr. Evan Gallagher is a Professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington, and a holder of the Sheldon D. Murphy Endowed Chair in Toxicology. Dr. Gallagher also serves as the Director of the UW NIH Superfund Research Program. He received his B.S. in biology from Virginia Tech, and Ph. D in biochemical toxicology from Duke University, and completed an NIEHS-funded postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington in environmental carcinogenesis. Prior to coming to the UW in 2004, he was an Associate Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. Dr. Gallagher maintains an active research program in the area of molecular and biochemical toxicology and an emphasis on interactions between ecological and human health and species’ differences in susceptibility to environmental chemicals. His currently funded research projects address the mechanisms of metal olfactory neurobehavioral injury in salmon and zebrafish, Nrf2-mediated antioxidant gene regulation, comparative biochemistry of the glutathione S-transferases, and the effects of ocean acidification on salmon neurobehavioral injury. He has published 88 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has presented over 150 scientific research presentations.