Join us on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM ET for a STEEP SRP seminar with Dr. Alicia Timme-Laragy as she explores the developmental toxicity of PFAS using zebrafish as a model. Learn how PFAS disrupt critical developmental processes and contribute to toxicological effects, with insights into human health risks.
Event Details:
- đź“… Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (ET)
- đź’» Zoom Registration: Register Here
Seminar Title:
Insights into Developmental Toxicity of PFAS from Zebrafish
Abstract:
Join us for an insightful seminar exploring the developmental toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using zebrafish as a model system. Zebrafish are an excellent model for studying the impacts of environmental toxicants on early development due to their rapid development and genetic similarity to humans. Dr. Alicia Timme-Laragy will discuss how PFAS disrupt critical developmental processes, particularly in the pancreas, and contribute to oxidative stress and other toxicological effects. Her talk will shed light on key mechanisms of redox stress, antioxidant defense pathways, and the implications of these findings for understanding human health risks associated with PFAS exposure.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Alicia Timme-Laragy is a developmental toxicologist and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMASS). She holds faculty positions in the Models to Medicine program at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences, the Molecular Cell Biology graduate program, and the T32 Biotechnology Training Program. Dr. Timme-Laragy earned her Ph.D. from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment through the Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, followed by postdoctoral work at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Since establishing her NIH-NIEHS-funded laboratory at UMASS in 2013, Dr. Timme-Laragy’s research has focused on the mechanisms of redox stress and antioxidant defenses during embryonic development, with a particular emphasis on the pancreas and the effects of environmental toxicants using zebrafish and cell culture models. She is also actively engaged in public education on PFAS toxicity in communities and advises elected officials in Massachusetts. Dr. Timme-Laragy serves on the EPA National Estuary Program’s Scientific Advisory Board at Narragansett Bay and the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Science Advisory Board. She is a member of several scientific societies, including the Society of Toxicology and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
