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Rebecca
D. Klaper
Shaw
Assistant Scientist
Great Lakes WATER Institute, UWM
Phone: (414)
382-1713
Fax: (414)
382-1705
E-Mail:
Web
Site: WATER
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Great
Lakes WATER Institute
600 E. Greenfield Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53204 |
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Research Interests
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My
research involves development of genomic indicators of ecological
and environmental health. I am using genomics and proteomics to develop
multiple biomarkers of exposure and effect of various present and
emerging contaminants for native invertebrate and fish relevant to
the ecology of the Great Lakes Basin. This data will be linked to
current indicators of environmental health and will be developed
as a tool for ecological risk assessment. In my lab we are identifying
mRNA and protein expression profiles that could serve as an indication
of stress in native species either due to starvation or exposure
to existing and emerging contaminants, including pharmaceutical compounds,
pesticides, and nitrogen inputs from agriculture. In addition, we
will use this information to investigate common mechanisms of action
of these stressors across taxa to provide a better indication of
how data may be extrapolated across species. | |
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Education
| • | Ph.D. Ecology 1995-2000,
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia |
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| • | M.S. Entomology 1992-1995,
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia |
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| • | B.S. Honors Biology 1987-1992,
University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois |
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Selected Publications
| • | Lovern,
S, Klaper, R. Exposure of Daphnia to a variety of nanoparticles. Accepted
to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Volume 25, No. 4, April 2006. |
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| • | J.
Heathcote, L. Sona, A. Sklyarov, R. Klaper, and V. V. Yakovlev. 2005.
Novel approach for in situ biohazard detection utilizing surface enhanced
Raman spectroscopy. Proceedings SPIE "Advanced Biomedical and Clinical
Diagnostic Systems III" 5692: 351-358. |
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| • | Thomas,
MA and R Klaper 2004. Genomics for the Ecological Toolbox. Trends in
Ecology and Evolution 19:440-445. |
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| • | Klaper,
R. D. and M. Thomas. 2004. At the Crossroads of Genomics and Ecology:
The Promise of a Canary on a Chip. Bioscience 54:403-412. |
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| • | Klaper, R., Euling, S.,
Frederick, R., Sonawane, R. 2003. Current Use and Future Needs of Genomics
in Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment. EPA Workshop Report, May
8, Alexandria, VA. |
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| • | Klaper, R. D., K. Ritland,
T. A. Mousseau,and M. D. Hunter. 2001. Heritability of phenolics in Quercus
laevis inferred using molecular markers. Journal of Heredity 92:421-426. |
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| • | Lawson, E. T., T. A.
Mousseau, R. Klaper, M. D. Hunter, and J. H. Werren. 2001. Rickettsia associated
with male-killing in a buprestid beetle. Heredity 86:498-506. |
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