Graduate Students
Danielle Cucchiara Email: dlivey@ufl.edu
Projects Involved with: Metal Mixtures
I am a PhD student in the college of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Environmental and Global Health. I am interested in ecotoxicogenomics and study the effects of metals and metal mixtures on gene expression in Daphnia magna. My dissertation work is on the protective effect of zinc for cadmium in D. magna. I also work on regulatory work on Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), emerging contaminants of concern linked to testicular and kidney cancers. I especially love mentoring and outreach work.
B.S. Environmental Sciences
I am a PhD student in the college of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Environmental and Global Health. I am interested in ecotoxicogenomics and study the effects of metals and metal mixtures on gene expression in Daphnia magna. My dissertation work is on the protective effect of zinc for cadmium in D. magna. I also work on regulatory work on Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), emerging contaminants of concern linked to testicular and kidney cancers. I especially love mentoring and outreach work.
B.S. Environmental Sciences
Faith Lambert Email: fnlambert@ufl.edu
Projects Involved with: Endocrine disruption and UV filters
I am a PhD student at the University of Florida in the Physiological Sciences department located in the Center of Environmental and Human Toxicology. I am broadly interested in comparative endocrinology, molecular physiology, and toxicology. My dissertation research will focus on the development of in vitro assays for endocrine disrupting chemicals that can provide a more accurate representation of environmental health.
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Biological Sciences, 2012, Michigan Technological University
M.S. Coastal Sciences, 2014, University of Southern Mississippi
I am a PhD student at the University of Florida in the Physiological Sciences department located in the Center of Environmental and Human Toxicology. I am broadly interested in comparative endocrinology, molecular physiology, and toxicology. My dissertation research will focus on the development of in vitro assays for endocrine disrupting chemicals that can provide a more accurate representation of environmental health.
B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology & Biological Sciences, 2012, Michigan Technological University
M.S. Coastal Sciences, 2014, University of Southern Mississippi
Rola Zeidan Email: rzeidan@ufl.edu
Projects involved with: High-throuput Toxicity Models; Mitotoxicity; Metabolomics; Biomonitoring.
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Florida, in Physiological Sciences. My thesis project involves the use of yeast as models to investigate the effect of toxicants on mitochondrial signaling (Mitotox). I am also working on part of the California Breast Cancer Research Project (CBCRP), metabolic profiling of inbred mice, as well as a study to biomonitor small dog breeds for pesticide exposure.
B.S. Animal Biology, Lebanese University
M.S. Bioanalytical Toxicology, American University of Science and Technology
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Florida, in Physiological Sciences. My thesis project involves the use of yeast as models to investigate the effect of toxicants on mitochondrial signaling (Mitotox). I am also working on part of the California Breast Cancer Research Project (CBCRP), metabolic profiling of inbred mice, as well as a study to biomonitor small dog breeds for pesticide exposure.
B.S. Animal Biology, Lebanese University
M.S. Bioanalytical Toxicology, American University of Science and Technology
Jie Zhou Email: jiezhou68@ufl.edu
Undergraduate Students
Meenakshi Bose Email: mbose@ufl.edu
Projects involved with: Mitotox .
4th year undergraduate student majoring in Biology.
4th year undergraduate student majoring in Biology.
Linda Dao Email: ldao@ufl.edu
Projects involved with: Daphnia culture maintenance
I am a third year biology major pursuing a minor in sustainability. This is my third semester at the Vulpe Lab. I help maintain Daphnia magna cultures for testing. My passions include reducing landfill waste and spicy food.
Email: ldao(at)ufl.edu
I am a third year biology major pursuing a minor in sustainability. This is my third semester at the Vulpe Lab. I help maintain Daphnia magna cultures for testing. My passions include reducing landfill waste and spicy food.
Email: ldao(at)ufl.edu
Spencer Hoffman Email: spencerbhoffman@ufl.edu
Projects involved with: Daphnia culture maintenance
I am a third year Biochemistry student at the University of Florida and am expected to graduate in 2018. I currently work a research assistant to Danielle Ivey where I am responsible for maintaining daphnia cultures. In my free time I work as a math tutor and volunteer at the hospital.
I am a third year Biochemistry student at the University of Florida and am expected to graduate in 2018. I currently work a research assistant to Danielle Ivey where I am responsible for maintaining daphnia cultures. In my free time I work as a math tutor and volunteer at the hospital.
