Faculty & Staff
Susanne M. Brander, Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, CA, 2011
M.S., Johns Hopkins University, MD, 2005
B.S., Elizabethtown College, PA, 1999
Dobo Hall 114 | (910) 962-3786 | 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5915 branders@uncw.edu
As an ecotoxicologist, my research integrates the responses of aquatic organisms to endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) across biological scales with a focus on discerning mechanisms of toxicity and linking results of laboratory experiments to ecosystem responses. My current work examines the impact of EDCs on gene and protein expression, reproductive behavior, sex ratio and population dynamics. Compounds of concern include pyrethroid pesticides and pharmaceuticals.
Brander S.M., G. He, K.L. Smalling, M.S. Denison, G.N. Cherr. The in vivo estrogenic and in vitro anti-estrogenic activity of permethrin and bifenthrin. Environmental Science and Technology (in review)
Brander S.M., B.J. Cole, G.N. Cherr. An approach to detecting estrogenic endocrine disruption via choriogenin expression in an estuarine model fish species. (2012) Ecotoxicology.DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0879-2
Brander S.M. Monitoring endocrine disrupting compounds: Considerations in the assessment of risk to aquatic life. In: Monitoring Water Quality. Elsevier (invited contribution). (in prep)
Brander S.M., R.E. Connon, G. He , J.A. Hobbs, K.L. Smalling, S.J. Teh, J.W. White, I. Werner, M.S. Denison, G.N. Cherr. From ‘omics to otoliths: Correlated responses of an estuarine fish to endocrine disrupting compounds across biological scales. (in prep)
Brander S.M., G. He, K.L. Smalling, M.S. Denison, G.N. Cherr. The in vivo estrogenic and in vitro anti-estrogenic activity of permethrin and bifenthrin. (in prep)
Brander S.M., B.J. Cole, G.N. Cherr. An approach to detecting estrogenic endocrine disruption via choriogenin expression in an estuarine model fish species. Ecotoxicology. (in revision)
Brander S.M., C.M. Mosser, J.P. Geist, M.L. Hladik, I. Werner. Esfenvalerate toxicity to the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia in the presence of the green algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata. Ecotoxicology. (in review)
Brander S., R. Fontana, T. Mata, S. Gravem, A. Hettinger, J. Bean, A. Szoboszlai, M. Marrero, C. Keiper. 2011. The Ecotoxicology of Marine Debris. Journal of the American Biology Teacher 73: 474-478.
Brander S.M., I. Werner, J.W. White, L.A. Deavonic. 2009. Toxicity of a pyrethroid mixture to Hyalella azteca at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 1493-1499.
S. Bodensteiner, Zinkl M., McCloskey J., Brander S., Grabow L., Sellier P. 2008. Effects of desalination brine waste blended with treated wastewater in the aquatic environment of San Francisco. Water Practice 2: 1-9.
Brander S.M., J.A. Royle, M. Eames. 2007. Evaluation of the status of anuran populations on a refuge in suburban Maryland. Journal of Herpetology 41: 51-59.
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