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Meet the great group of grad students currently working in our laboratory.

Gopi Nallanai is a transfer doctoral student from Texas Tech who is working on modeling of bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals in fishes.

Moon Young Kim received her BS in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in biochemistry.  Her research will focus on biomarkers of toxicant effects.  She is working toward her Master's Degree in Biochemistry.

David Baxter completed his BS in biology at UNT and is now working on his Ph.D.  David is interested in comparative physiology and early life history studies of pharmaceutical effects in fishes.

This is Joelee Liu. I am from China. I joined UNT Environmental Science Ph.D program Fall 2009. I am very interested in water pollution and its effects on human health.

Danavath Shankarnaik received his undergraduate degree from the Srinidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderbad, India majoring in biotechnology.  He is interested in water quality and is working toward a Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences. 

Vatsala Vadapali is working on the role of N-acylethanolamines in plant defense signaling.  She received her Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and is working on a PhD in Environmental Sciences.

Katie Mustonen is interested in the comparative biology of endocannabinoid stress signaling using a planarian flatworm model.  She has a BS in Chemistry from Texas Woman's University and is working on a Master's degree in Biological Sciences.

Prem Adhikari is interested in instrumental techniques of bioanalysis.  He received his Master's Degree in Biochemistry from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio and is working on a PhD in Biochemistry.   His research involves an LC/MS-based proteomics study of gene expression in zebrafish exposed to NSAIDs. 

Below are some recent graduates.

Cheryl Waggoner held an EPA Research Associateship to investigate the microbial impact of triclosan in the Trinity River.  She received her BS in biology with a minor in chemistry from Texas Woman's University and finished her Master's degree in Biological Sciences in May 2009.

Jennifer McDonald studied phylogenetically conserved markers of innate immunity that can be used for assessing immunotoxic effects of environmental toxicants across a wide range of species.  She received her bachelor's degree in animal science from Texas A&M University and completed her Master's degree through the UNT Department of Biological Sciences in May 2008.

Regina Southworth is interested in water quality.  She has a BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of North Texas and completed a Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences in 2007.