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Venables Lab Members

Prem Adhikari

Prem Adhikari is interested in instrumental techniques of bioanalysis. He received his Master's Degree in Biochemistry from Miami University and Oxford, Ohio and is working on a PhD in Biochemistry. Prem is interested in the effects of environmental NSAIDS on protein expression in zebrafish; LC/MS/MS proteomics analysis.
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Cheryl Waggoner has 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 is working on a Master's degree in Biological Sciences. Cheryl Waggoner (MS, Biology).Cheryl is working on the environmental fate of antimicrobial compounds; development of resistance to antimicrobial compounds and associated cross-resistance to antibiotics in natural microbial populations.

Cheryl Waggoner

Vatsala Vadapali

Vatsala Vadapali is working on the role of N-acyethanolamine signaling in plant defense. She received her Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and is working on a PhD in Environmental Sciences.
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Katie is studying the development of flatworm models for use in aquatic toxicology for a M.S. degree in Biology

Katie Mustonen

David Baxter

David Baxter's project is bioaccumulation and early life history studies of trace toxic organics in fishes for a Ph.D. in Biology
Gopi is working towards a Ph.D. in Biology woring with fish models of kinetics to show bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products; environmental analytical chemistry.

Gopi Nallani

Khagashor Bhandari

(MS., Biochemistry). Bioaccumulation and eicosanoid effects of environmental exposure to NSAIDs in fishes.