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Richard T. Di Giulio

Richard T. Di Giulio

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
13906
World Ranking
9632
National Ranking
2708

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
16509
World Ranking
2185
National Ranking
888

Overview

Richard T. Di Giulio holds a primary affiliation with Duke University in the United States. Their research is situated in the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. The scientist's work extends into several subfields including Cell Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Pollution, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish Biology, Ecology, and Behavior

Recent publications from Richard T. Di Giulio include the following papers:

  • "PAH Sorption to Nanoplastics and the Trojan Horse Effect as Drivers of Mitochondrial Toxicity and PAH Localization in Zebrafish," 2020, published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • "Kidney Developmental Effects of Metal-Herbicide Mixtures: Implications for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology," 2020, published in Environment International
  • "A Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Enriched Environmental Chemical Mixture Enhances AhR, Antiapoptotic Signaling and a Proliferative Phenotype in Breast Cancer Cells," 2020, published in Carcinogenesis
  • "The Role of Gut Microbial Community and Metabolomic Shifts in Adaptive Resistance of Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons," 2021, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The Organophosphate Insecticide Diazinon and Aging: Neurobehavioral and Mitochondrial Effects in Zebrafish Exposed as Embryos or During Aging," 2021, published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard T. Di Giulio include:

  • Nishad Jayasundara
  • Rafael Trevisan
  • Edward D. Levin
  • Andrey Massarsky
  • Jonna Boyda

The scientist commonly publishes in several research venues, including:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • Prooxidant and antioxidant mechanisms in aquatic organisms

    Gary W. Winston;Richard T. Di Giulio

  • Biochemical responses in aquatic animals: A review of determinants of oxidative stress

    Richard T. Di Giulio;Peter C. Washburn;Richard J. Wenning;Gary W. Winston

  • Molecular Responses to Environmental Contamination : Enzyme and Protein Systems as Indicators of Chemical Exposure and Effect

    John J. Stegeman;Brouwer Marius;Richard T. Di Giulio;Fõrlin Lars

  • The Toxicology of Fishes

    Richard T. Di Giulio;David E. Hinton

  • Uptake, tissue distribution, and toxicity of polystyrene nanoparticles in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan A. Pitt;Jordan S. Kozal;Nishad Jayasundara;Andrey Massarsky

  • Sulfidation of silver nanoparticles: natural antidote to their toxicity.

    Clement Levard;Clement Levard;Clement Levard;Ernest M. Hotze;Ernest M. Hotze;Benjamin P. Colman;Amy L. Dale;Amy L. Dale

  • Decreasing uncertainties in assessing environmental exposure, risk, and ecological implications of nanomaterials.

    Mark R. Wiesner;Gregory V. Lowry;Kimberly L. Jones;Michael F. Hochella

  • Maternal transfer of nanoplastics to offspring in zebrafish (Danio rerio): A case study with nanopolystyrene.

    Jordan A. Pitt;Rafael Trevisan;Andrey Massarsky;Jordan S. Kozal

  • Effects of Black Rock Harbor sediments on indices of biotransformation, oxidative stress, and DNA integrity in channel catfish

    Richard T. Di Giulio;Clifford Habig;Evan P. Gallagher

  • Fundulus as the premier teleost model in environmental biology: Opportunities for new insights using genomics

    Karen G. Burnett;Lisa J. Bain;William S. Baldwin;Gloria V. Callard

  • The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in mediating synergistic developmental toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to zebrafish.

    S. M.Sonya M. Billiard;Alicia R. Timme-Laragy;Deena M. Wassenberg;Crystal Cockman

  • Cumulative impacts of mountaintop mining on an Appalachian watershed

    T. Ty Lindberg;Emily S. Bernhardt;Raven Bier;A. M. Helton

  • Nanoplastics Decrease the Toxicity of a Complex PAH Mixture but Impair Mitochondrial Energy Production in Developing Zebrafish.

    Rafael Trevisan;Ciara Voy;Shuxin Chen;Richard T. Di Giulio

  • Endocrine Screening Methods Workshop report: detection of estrogenic and androgenic hormonal and antihormonal activity for chemicals that act via receptor or steroidogenic enzyme mechanisms.

    L.Earl Gray;William R. Kelce;Tom Wiese;Rochelle Tyl

  • Synergistic Embryotoxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonists with Cytochrome P4501A Inhibitors in Fundulus heteroclitus

    Deena M. Wassenberg;Richard T. Di Giulio

  • Nonadditive effects of PAHs on Early Vertebrate Development: mechanisms and implications for risk assessment.

    Sonya M. Billiard;Sonya M. Billiard;Joel N. Meyer;Deena M. Wassenberg;Peter V. Hodson

  • HERITABLE ADAPTATION AND FITNESS COSTS IN KILLIFISH (FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS) INHABITING A POLLUTED ESTUARY

    Joel N. Meyer;Richard T. Di Giulio

  • Cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) in Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus): Heritability of Altered Expression and Relationship to Survival in Contaminated Sediments

    Joel N. Meyer;Diane E. Nacci;Richard T. Di Giulio

  • The QPCR assay for analysis of mitochondrial DNA damage, repair, and relative copy number.

    Senyene E. Hunter;Dawoon Jung;Richard T. Di Giulio;Joel N. Meyer

  • Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress

    Richard T. Di Giulio;Joel N. Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel N. Meyer
Joel N. Meyer Duke University
Cole W. Matson
Cole W. Matson Baylor University
David E. Hinton
David E. Hinton Duke University
Emily S. Bernhardt
Emily S. Bernhardt Duke University
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Edward D. Levin
Edward D. Levin Duke University
Michael F. Hochella
Michael F. Hochella Virginia Tech
Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Mark E. Hahn
Mark E. Hahn Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Heileen Hsu-Kim
Heileen Hsu-Kim Duke University

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