Alvarez, David, PhD, Leader, Passive Sampling
Bazzetta, Laura, , Student Trainee
Bonnot, Thomas, RWO, Field Staff
Braaten, Pat, PhD, Research Fish Biologist
Bryan, Janice, , Biologist
Buckler, Denny, PhD, Volunteer
Buckler, Justin, Volunteer
Buhl, Kevin, Station Leader
Byrd, Curt, , Biological Technician
Carr, Scott, PhD, Station Leader
Castillo, Aaron, , Biological Science Aide
Chapman, Duane, , Research Fish Biologist
Chojnacki, Kim, , Biologist
Cleveland, Laverne, Branch Chief, Field Station Research
Combs, Dave, ASRC, Biologist II
Culley, Stephen, Facilities Manager
Davenport, Sabrina, ASRC, Biologist II
DeLonay, Aaron, , Ecologist
Deters, Joe, , ASRC, Biologist II
Echols, Kathy, PhD, Leader, Environmental Forensics
Elliott, Carrie, , Hydrologist
Fairchild, James, Leader, Ecology: Communities
Farag, Aïda, PhD, Station Leader
Finger, Susan, Program Coordinator
Gale, Robert, PhD, Leader, Chemical Fate and Dynamics
George, Amy, , Biological Science Technician
Gladish, Dan, RWO, Student
Guilford, Sam, , Biological Science Aide
Haley, Jeremy, , Technician
Heine, Paul, Safety Officer
Helming, Joe, , Biological Science Aide
Huhmann, Brittany, , Student Trainee
Ingersoll, Chris, PhD, Branch Chief, Toxicology
Jacobson, Robert, PhD, Branch Chief, River Studies
Jones, Susan B, PhD, Volunteer
Korschgen, Carl, PhD, Volunteer
Kunz, Emily, ASRC, Biologist I
Leeds, Bill, RWO, Student
Little, Ed, PhD, Branch Chief, Ecology
Mac, Michael J, PhD, Center Director
May, Thomas, Leader, Toxic Elements
Mwangi, Joseph, Volunteer
Nelson, Marcia K, Outreach Coordinator
Orazio, Carl E, PhD, Branch Chief, Environmental Chemistry
Porter, Jermyn, ASRC, Biologist II
Poulton, Barry, PhD, Research Ecologist
Quade, Jamie, Administrative Officer
Robertson, Patricia, ASRC
Schwartz, Ted, Branch Chief, Information Technology
Singer, Kyle, ASRC, Biologist I
Stefanov, Jennifer, Volunteer
Thorsby, Roy, , Hydrologic Technician
Tillitt, Donald, PhD, Branch Chief, Biochemistry/Physiology
Towns-Campbell, Julia, Librarian
Troutt, Eric, ASRC, Biologist I
Vishy, Chad, ASRC, Biologist II
Warbritton, Ryan, Aquatic Animal Welfare and Culture
Wildhaber, Mark, PhD, Research Ecologist
Witte, Chris, ASRC, Biologist I
Woodin, Marc, PhD, Station Leader
Wright-Osment, Maureen, ASRC
Michael J Mac PhD, Center Director
Susan Finger Program Coordinator
Marcia K Nelson Outreach Coordinator
Denny Buckler PhD, Volunteer
Susan B Jones PhD, Volunteer
Jamie Quade Administrative Officer
Paul Heine Safety Officer
Stephen Culley Facilities Manager
Chris Ingersoll PhD, Branch Chief, Toxicology
Ryan Warbritton Aquatic Animal Welfare and Culture
Carl E Orazio PhD, Branch Chief, Environmental Chemistry
Kathy Echols PhD, Leader, Environmental Forensics
David Alvarez PhD, Leader, Passive Sampling
Robert Gale PhD, Leader, Chemical Fate and Dynamics
Thomas May Leader, Toxic Elements
Donald Tillitt PhD, Branch Chief, Biochemistry/Physiology
Jennifer Stefanov Volunteer
Maureen Wright-Osment ASRC
Ed Little PhD, Branch Chief, Ecology
James Fairchild Leader, Ecology: Communities
Robert Jacobson PhD, Branch Chief, River Studies
Pat Braaten PhD, Research Fish Biologist
Carrie Elliott , Hydrologist
Brittany Huhmann , Student Trainee
Laura Bazzetta , Student Trainee
Carl Korschgen PhD, Volunteer
Barry Poulton PhD, Research Ecologist
Roy Thorsby , Hydrologic Technician
Duane Chapman , Research Fish Biologist
Joe Deters , ASRC, Biologist II
Jeremy Haley , Technician
Curt Byrd , Biological Technician
Mark Wildhaber PhD, Research Ecologist
Thomas Bonnot RWO, Field Staff
Chris Witte ASRC, Biologist I
Aaron DeLonay , Ecologist
Aaron Castillo , Biological Science Aide
Kim Chojnacki , Biologist
Dave Combs ASRC, Biologist II
Sabrina Davenport ASRC, Biologist II
Amy George , Biological Science Technician
Sam Guilford , Biological Science Aide
Joe Helming , Biological Science Aide
Emily Kunz ASRC, Biologist I
Jermyn Porter ASRC, Biologist II
Kyle Singer ASRC, Biologist I
Eric Troutt ASRC, Biologist I
Chad Vishy ASRC, Biologist II
Laverne Cleveland Branch Chief, Field Station Research
Kevin Buhl Station Leader
Scott Carr PhD, Station Leader
Aïda Farag PhD, Station Leader
Marc Woodin PhD, Station Leader
Ted Schwartz Branch Chief, Information Technology
Julia Towns-Campbell Librarian
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Donald Tillitt PhD, Branch Chief, Biochemistry/Physiology
I lead an active research program on the effects of chemicals on fish and wildlife, with an emphasis on reproduction and development in fish. Our research interests focus on developmental effects of persistent chemicals in fish. Multiple levels of biological organization are generally evaluated in our research efforts, with endpoints consisting of molecular, biochemical, histology, and behavioral-level effects. Current research projects in our laboratory include 1) effects of contaminants on visual development and linkages to behavioral deficits (predator avoidance and prey capture); 2) causes and effects of thiamine deficiencies on Great Lakes salmonines; and 3) effects of chemicals on sexual differentiation and gonad development in fish; 4) effects of atrazine on fish reproduction and development; 5) gene expression patterns along the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis of fish after methylmercury exposure; and 6) characterization of steroid hormones, gonadotrophins, and gonad development patterns in shovelnose sturgeon.
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International Association of Great Lakes Research
(1/1/1988)
Active Member
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Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(1/1/1988)
Active Member
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American Fisheries Society
(1/1/1985)
Active Member
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PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing
(5/1/1989)
Environmental Toxicology/Fisheries and Wildlife,
Dissertation title: Assessment of Complex Mixtures of Planar Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife.
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Master's of Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing
(5/1/1986)
Fisheries and Wildlife (Fish Physiology),
Thesis title: In Vitro Mitogenesis of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)
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Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing
(5/1/1981)
Ag Biochemistry and Fisheries and Wildlife
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Biochemistry and Physiology Branch Chief
(8/1/1997)
from 1997 to present, Columbia Environmental Research Center
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Organic and Biochemistry Section Leader
(7/1/1990)
1990 to 1997, Columbia Environmental Research Center
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Adjunct Faculty, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Missouri, Columbia
(1/1/2001)
2001 to present, Instuctor: Environmental Toxicology
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Adjunct Faculty, Biochemistry Department, University of Missouri - Columbia
(1/1/1991)
1991 to present
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Dorts, J., Richter, C.A., Wright-Osment, M.K., Ellersieck, M.R., Carter, B.J. and Tillitt, D.E. 2009. The genomic transcriptional response of female fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to an acute exposure to the androgen, 17β-trenbolone Aquatic Toxicology, 91(1): 44-53.
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Hinck, J.E., Bartish, T.M., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Myers, M.S., Anderson, P.J., Orazio, C.E. and Tillitt, D.E., 2004m Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental Contaminants and Their Effects on Fish in the Yukon River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5285, 87 p.
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Hinck, J.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Echols, K.R., Gale, R.W., May, T.W., Claunch, R., Wieser, C., Anderson, P.J., Coyle, J.J., Gross, T.S., and Tillitt, D.E., 2007, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental Contaminants, Health Indicators, and Reproductive Biomarkers in Fish from the Mobile, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, Savannah, and Pee Dee River Basins:U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, Scienticific Investigations Report 2007-5176.
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Hinck, J.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Echols, K.R., Gale, R.W., Wieser, C., May, T.W., Ellersieck, M., Coyle, J.J. and Tillitt, D.E. 2008. Chemical contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarker responses in fish from rivers in the Southeastern United States. Science of the Total Environment, 390(2-3): 538-557.
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Hinck, J.E., Blazer, V.S., Denslow, N.D., Gross, T.S., Echols, K.R., Davis, A.P., May, T.W., Orazio, C.E., Coyle, J.J. and Tillitt, D.E., 2006, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental Contaminants, Health Indicators, and Reproductive Biomarkers in Fish from the Colorado River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5163.
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Hinck, J.E., Norstrom, R.J., Orazio, C.E., Schmitt, C.J. and Tillit, D.E. 2009. Persistence of organochlorine chemical residues in fish from the Tombigbee River (Alabama, USA): Continuing risk to wildlife from a former DDT manufacturing facility Environmental Pollution 157(2): 582-591.
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Hinck, J.E., Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Denslow, N.D., Blazer, V.S., Anderson, J.J., Coyle, J.J., Detloff, G.M. and Tillitt, D.E. 2004. Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants and their effects on fish in the Rio Grande Basin. U.S. Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report, 2004-5108.
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Hinck, J.E., Schmitt, C.J., Bartish, T.M., Denslow, N.D., Blazer, V.S., Anderson, P.J., Coyle, J.J., Dethloff, G.M., and Tillitt, D.E., 2004, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental Contaminants and Their Effects on Fish in the Columbia River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, Scientific Investigations Report, 2004-5154.
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Hinck, J.E., Schmitt, C.J., Chojnacki, K.A. and Tillitt, D.E. 2008. Environmental contaminants in freshwater fish and their risk to piscivorous wildlife based on a national monitoring program Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Online First Edition.
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Hinck, J.E., Schmitt, C.J., Echols, K.R., May, T.W., Orazio, C.E. and Tillitt, D.E. 2006. Environmental contaminants in fish and their associated risk to piscivorous wildlife in the Yukon River Basin, Alaska. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 51(4): 661-672.
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Papoulias, D.M., Chapman, D.C., and Tillitt, D.E., 2006, Reproductive Condition and Occurrence of Intersex in Bighead Carp and Silver Carp in Missouri River:U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri. Publication Brief
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Schmitt, C.J., Blazer, V.S., Dethloff, G.M., Tillitt, D.E., Gross, T.S., Bryant, W.L., Jr., DeWeese, L.R., Smith, S.B., Goede, R.W., Bartish, T.M., and Kubiak, T. J., 1999, Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants: U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, Information and Technology Report, 1999-0007
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Tillitt, D.E., Riley, S.C., Evans, A.N., Nichols, S.J., Zajicek, J.L., Rinchard, J., Richter, C.A. and Krueger, C.C. 2009. Dreissenid mussels from the Great Lakes contain elevated thiaminase activity. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 35(2): 309-312.
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Whiteman, K.W., Travnichek, V.H., Wildhaber, M.L., DeLonay, A., Papoulias, D., and Tillett, D., 2004, Age estimation for shovelnose sturgeon: A cautionary note based on annulus formation in pectoral fin rays: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 24, no. 2, p. 731-734.
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Wildhaber, M.L., Papoulias, D.M., DeLonay, A.J., Tillitt, D.E., Bryan, J.L., Annis, M.L., and Allert, J.A., 2005, Gender identification of shovelnose sturgeon using ultrasonic and endoscopic imagery and the application of the method to the pallid sturgeon: Journal of Fish Biology, v. 67, no. 1, p. 114-132.
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Schmitt, C.J., Whyte, J.J., Roberts, A.P., Annis, M.L., May, T.W. and Tillitt, D.E. 2007. Biomarkers of metals exposure in fish from lead-zinc mining areas of Southeastern Missouri, USA Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 67(1): 31-47.
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