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Article
2026
NMR-Based toxicometabolomics of Yellowtail Snapper (
Ocyurus chrysurus
) embryos, as a relevant ecological receptor, exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
.
Ecotoxicology
. 35:73.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/s10646-026-03057-0
Web of Science:
001703502400005
2025
Bioconcentration and toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in embryonic stages of the ecologically and commercially relevant Olive Flounder (
Paralichthys olivaceus
), and the zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) embryo model system
.
Ecotoxicology
. 34:973-987.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/s10646-025-02891-y
Web of Science:
001480158200001
2024
High-Resolution Magic-Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Identifies Impairment of Metabolism by T-2 Toxin, in Relation to Toxicity, in Zebrafish Embryo Model
.
Toxins
. 16.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins16100424
Web of Science:
001343289800001
2024
An Integrated Metabolomics-Based Model, and Identification of Potential Biomarkers, of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid Toxicity in Zebrafish Embryos
.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
. 43:896-914.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/etc.5824
Web of Science:
001173643300001
2023
High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HRMAS) NMR Identifies Oxidative Stress and Impairment of Energy Metabolism by Zearalenone in Embryonic Stages of Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
), Olive Flounder (
Paralichthys olivaceus
) and Yellowtail Snapper (
Ocyurus chrysurus
)
.
Toxins
. 15.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins15060397
Web of Science:
001018002100001
2022
Toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toward embryonic stages of mahi-mahi (
Coryphaena hippurus
)
.
Ecotoxicology
. 31:1057-1067.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1007/s10646-022-02576-w
Web of Science:
000847126800001
2022
An integrated systems-level model of ochratoxin A toxicity in the zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) embryo based on NMR metabolic profiling
.
Scientific Reports
. 12.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1038/s41598-022-09726-4
Web of Science:
000782844000062
2022
Identification of apparently neurotoxic metabolites from assemblages of marine filamentous cyanobacteria associated with the intoxication of captive bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops
truncatus)
in the Florida Keys
.
Chemosphere
. 288.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132423
Web of Science:
000710155300002
2022
An integrated systems-level model of the toxicity of brevetoxin based on high-resolution magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HRMAS NMR) metabolic profiling of zebrafish embryos
.
Science of the Total Environment
. 803.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149858
Web of Science:
000701790300015
2020
Comparative toxicometabolomics of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and next-generation perfluoroalkyl substances
.
Environmental Pollution
. 265.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114928
Web of Science:
000607212800029
2020
Eudesmacarbonate, a Eudesmane-Type Sesquiterpene from a Marine Filamentous Cyanobacterial Mat (Oscillatoriales) in the Florida Keys
.
Journal of natural products
. 83:2030-2035.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00203
Web of Science:
000545691700032
2019
NMR-Based Metabolic Profiles of Intact Zebrafish Embryos Exposed to Aflatoxin B1 Recapitulates Hepatotoxicity and Supports Possible Neurotoxicity
.
Toxins
. 11.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins11050258
Web of Science:
000472672300021
2018
High Incidence and Levels of Ochratoxin A in Wines Sourced from the United States
.
Toxins
. 10.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins10010001
Web of Science:
000424096500001
2017
Metabolic profiling of zebrafish (
Danio
rerio
) embryos by NMR spectroscopy reveals multifaceted toxicity of β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA)
.
Scientific Reports
. 7.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-17409-8
Web of Science:
000417570500024
2017
β-Cyclodextrin Attenuates Perfluorooctanoic Acid Toxicity in the Zebrafish Embryo Model
.
Toxics
. 5.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxics5040031
Web of Science:
000419073100009
2017
Carotenoid glycosides from cyanobacteria are teratogenic in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo model
.
Chemosphere
. 174:478-489.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.145
Web of Science:
000397076000052
2016
High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Intact Zebrafish Embryos Detects Metabolic Changes Following Exposure to Teratogenic Polymethoxyalkenes from Algae
.
Zebrafish
. 13:456-+.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1089/zeb.2016.1280
Web of Science:
000383670300011
2016
Teratogenicity of Ochratoxin A and the Degradation Product, Ochratoxin a, in the Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) Embryo Model of Vertebrate Development
.
Toxins
. 8.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins8020040
Web of Science:
000371831200001
2016
A rapid method for separation and identification of microcystins using capillary electrophoresis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry
.
Journal of Chromatography A
. 1431:205-214.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.chroma.2015.11.034
Web of Science:
000369196700023
2015
Identification of teratogenic polymethoxy-1-alkenes from
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
, and taxonomically diverse freshwater cyanobacteria and green algae
.
Harmful Algae
. 49:156-161.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.hal.2015.09.010
Web of Science:
000365058400015
2014
Indole Alkaloids from
Fischerella
Inhibit Vertebrate Development in the Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) Embryo Model
.
Toxins
. 6:3568-3581.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins6123568
Web of Science:
000346794900019
2012
Polymethoxy-1-alkenes from
Aphanizomenon ovalisporum
Inhibit Vertebrate Development in the Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) Embryo Model
.
Marine Drugs
. 10:2322-2336.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/md10102322
Web of Science:
000310453600014
2012
Effects of Cyanobacterial Lipopolysaccharides from
Microcystis
on Glutathione-Based Detoxification Pathways in the Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) Embryo
.
Toxins
. 4:390-404.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/toxins4060390
Web of Science:
000307982900001
2012
Apparent bioaccumulation of cylindrospermopsin and paralytic shellfish toxins by finfish in Lake Catemaco (Veracruz, Mexico)
.
Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment
. 29:314-321.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/19440049.2011.597785
Web of Science:
000301935100017
2012
Detection of total microcystin in fish tissues based on lemieux oxidation and recovery of 2-methyl-3-methoxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid (MMPB) by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS)
.
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
. 92:1443-1456.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1080/03067319.2011.620703
Web of Science:
000309129800010
2011
Cyanobacterial LPS Potentiates Cadmium Toxicity in Zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) Embryos
.
Environmental Toxicology
. 26:498-505.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/tox.20578
Web of Science:
000295035600008
2011
BIOACCUMULATION OF MICROCYSTINS BY FISH ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSISTENT CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOM IN LAGO DE PATZCUARO (MICHOACAN, MEXICO)
.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
. 30:1621-1628.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1002/etc.548
Web of Science:
000292004400017
2011
Cyanobacterial
Microcystis aeruginosa
Lipopolysaccharide Elicits Release of Superoxide Anion, Thromboxane B
2
, Cytokines, Chemokines, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 by Rat Microglia
.
Toxicological Sciences
. 121:63-72.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1093/toxsci/kfr045
Web of Science:
000289807200007
2010
First evidence of "paralytic shellfish toxins" and cylindrospermopsin in a Mexican freshwater system, Lago Catemaco, and apparent bioaccumulation of the toxins in "tegogolo" snails (
Pomacea patula catemacensis
)
.
Toxicon
. 55:930-938.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.035
Web of Science:
000276436400004
2009
Toxicity of cylindrospermopsin, and other apparent metabolites from
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
and
Aphanizomenon ovalisporum
, to the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo
.
Toxicon
. 53:289-299.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.11.016
Web of Science:
000263382200012
2008
Evaluation of the human health threat associated with the hepatotoxin microcystin in the muscle and liver tissues of yellow perch (
Perca flavescens
)
.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
. 65:1487-1497.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1139/F08-067
Web of Science:
000257359100022
2008
Allelopathic activity among
Cyanobacteria
and microalgae isolated from Florida freshwater habitats
.
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
. 64:55-64.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00439.x
Web of Science:
000253886700006
2007
Structures of pahayokolides A and B, cyclic peptides from a
Lyngbya
sp.
.
Journal of natural products
. 70:730-735.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1021/np060389p
Web of Science:
000246764300002
2007
The zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) embryo as a model system for identification and characterization of developmental toxins from marine and freshwater microalgae
.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C
. 145:61-72.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.07.011
Web of Science:
000244907400008
2006
Antioxidant activity and inhibition of human cancer cells by the herbal product, ARCOMIG
.
Journal of Medical Sciences
. 6:229-234.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3923/jms.2006.229.234
2004
Pharmacology and toxicology of pahayokolide A, a bioactive metabolite from a freshwater species of
Lyngbya
isolated from the Florida Everglades
.
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C
. 139:231-238.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1016/j.cca.2004.11.005
Web of Science:
000227120600008
2004
Identification of a p53-dependent pathway in the induction of apoptosis of human breast cancer cells by the natural product, resveratrol
.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
. 10:235-239.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1089/107555304323062211
Web of Science:
000221002100005
2002
Are
Pfiesteria
species toxicogenic? Evidence against production of ichthyotoxins by
Pfiesteria shumwayae
.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
. 99:10970-10975.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1073/pnas.172221699
Web of Science:
000177606900007
Book Chapter
2021
Toxicology and Climate Change
. 411-448.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1201/9780203730584-24
2011
Marine and Freshwater Microalgae as a Potential Source of Novel Herbicides
. 705-734.
Web of Science:
000378913300036
Conference
2013
Purification and characterization of indole alkaloids from the freshwater cyanobacterium,
Fischerella
52-1, as inhibitors of development in the zebrafish (
Danio rerio
) embryo model
.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
.
Web of Science:
000323851302705
2003
Towards Fourier Interferometry Fluorescence Excitation/Emission Imaging of Malignant Cells combined with Photoacoustic Microscopy
.
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
. 322-332.
2003
Towards Fourier Interferometry Fluorescence Excitation/Emission Imaging of Malignant Cells combined with Photoacoustic Microscopy
. 5143_322.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1364/ecbo.2003.5143_322
2003
Towards Fourier interferometry fluorescence excitation/emission imaging of malignant cells combined with photoacoustic microscopy
.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
. 322-332.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1117/12.500999
Web of Science:
000186668500038
2002
Is Pfiesteria toxigenic? Chemical and molecular evidence against polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide toxin production by Pfiesteria shumwayae.
.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
. B232-B232.
Web of Science:
000176296801295
2002
Fluorescence Imaging of Mitochondrial Localization and Metabolism in Malignant Cells
.
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
. 562-564.
2002
Fluorescence Imaging of Mitochondrial Localization and Metabolism in Malignant Cells
. tud22.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1364/bio.2002.tud22
2002
Fluorescence imaging of mitochondrial responses to glucose challenge and probes in mitochondrial DNA-deficient osteosarcoma cells
.
Microscopy and Microanalysis
. 950-951.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1017/s1431927602107434
2001
Fourier interferometry with spectral fluorescence imaging for the study of mitochondrial distribution and function in living normal/malignant cells
.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
. 165-182.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1117/12.446674
Web of Science:
000174363800022
2001
Fourier interferometry with spectral fluorescence imaging for the study of mitochondrial distribution and function in living normal/malignant cells
. 4434_165.
Full Text via DOI:
10.1364/ecbo.2001.4434_165
2001
Fourier interferometry/spectral imaging of response to metabolic challenges in perinuclear mitochondria of normal and malignant cells
.
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
. 3143-3146.
Web of Science:
000178871900865
Other Scholarly Work
2009
Effect of Microcystis aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on Neonatal Rat Brain Microglia Cytokine and Chemokine release
.
The FASEB Journal
.
Web of Science:
000208621500739
Preprint
NMR-Based toxicometabolomics of Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) embryos, as a relevant ecological receptor, exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
Full Text via DOI:
10.21203/rs.3.rs-7981621/v1
Toxicity of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Toward Embryonic Stages of Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena Hippurus)
Full Text via DOI:
10.21203/rs.3.rs-1293185/v1
Review
2016
Indole Alkaloids of the Stigonematales (Cyanophyta): Chemical Diversity, Biosynthesis and Biological Activity
.
Marine Drugs
.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/md14040073
Web of Science:
000374588000012
2008
Cyanobacterial toxins as allelochemicals with potential applications as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides
.
Marine Drugs
. 117-146.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/md20080007
Web of Science:
000257202100004
2008
Cyanobacterial toxins as allelochemicals with potential applications as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides
.
Marine Drugs
. 117-146.
Full Text via DOI:
10.3390/md6020117
Research
principal investigator on
Rapid, in-plant veterinary drug screening in animal carcasses using electrochemical aptamer-based sensors
awarded by
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
2020 - 2025
US-Netherlands/Germany Collaborative Research: Development of 13C-Based Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques for the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Toxicological Model, and Application to Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins
awarded by
National Science Foundation
2014 - 2016
Transgenic zebrafish as biomarkers for detection of toxins in oceanic and fresh waters
awarded by
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin
2009 - 2013
Zebrafish Embryos as a Model for Cyanobacterial Toxins.
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2006 - 2009
The Cyanobacterial Toxin, Microcystin, in the Food-Web of Lago Patzcuaro, Mexico.
awarded by
FIU Foundation
2008 - 2009
Bioconcentration of Microcystin in the Bay of Quinte Food-Web.
awarded by
University of Waterloo
2006 - 2008
co-principal investigator on
Grant
Selection for strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with enhanced Ochratoxin-A detoxification capabilities
awarded by
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
2014 - 2018
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH)/Admin Supplement
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2011 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2010 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2009 - 2010
subproject principal investigator on
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH)/Admin Supplement
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2011 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research
awarded by
Environmental Health Sciences
2010 - 2012
investigator on
Neural network-assisted identification of parameters affecting mycotoxin risk in US wines
awarded by
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
2017 - 2022
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