Daphnia magna                                      Oncorhynchus mykiss

Photo: R. Klaper                                     Photo: J.N. Divino

Our lab is using two ecologically important model species, Daphnia pulex and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to examine the impacts of nanoparticle exposures on genomics of aquatic species. Our research has shown that gene expression pattern differ with particle type. Genomics is being used to develop biomarkers of exposure and effect for various nanomaterials.