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Warren Burggren

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

1511 West Sycamore Street
Life Sciences Complex
Denton, TX  76203  

burggren@unt.edu

Project List:

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk II (RECOVER II)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Task Co-Lead, Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 12

2020

Magnuson, J. T., Bautista, N. M., Lucero, J. A., Lund, A. K., Xu, E. G., Schlenk, D., et al. (2020). Exposure to Crude Oil Induces Retinal Apoptosis and Impairs Visual Function in Fish. Environ. Sci. Technol., 54(5), 2843–2850.

2019

Bautista, N. M., & Burggren, W. W. (2019). Parental stressor exposure simultaneously conveys both adaptive and maladaptive larval phenotypes through epigenetic inheritance in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). J Exp Biol, 222(17), jeb208918.
Bautista, N. M., Pothini, T., Meng, K., & Burggren, W. W. (2019). Behavioral consequences of dietary exposure to crude oil extracts in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). Aquatic Toxicology, 207, 34–42.
Ho, D. H., & Burggren, W. W. (2019). Blood-brain barrier function, cell viability, and gene expression of tight junction-associated proteins in the mouse are disrupted by crude oil, benzo[a]pyrene, and the dispersant COREXIT. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 223, 96–105.
Pasparakis, C., Esbaugh, A. J., Burggren, W., & Grosell, M. (2019). Impacts of deepwater horizon oil on fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 224, 108558.
Perrichon, P., Stieglitz, J. D., Xu, E. G., Magnuson, J. T., Pasparakis, C., Mager, E. M., et al. (2019). Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) life development: morphological, physiological, behavioral and molecular phenotypes. Dev. Dyn., 248(5), 337–350.

2018

Perrichon, P., Mager, E. M., Pasparakis, C., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2018). Combined effects of elevated temperature and Deepwater Horizon oil exposure on the cardiac performance of larval mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus. PLoS ONE, 13(10), e0203949.

2017

Khursigara, A. J., Perrichon, P., Martinez Bautista, N., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Cardiac function and survival are affected by crude oil in larval red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Science of The Total Environment, 579, 797–804.
Perrichon, P., Grosell, M., & Burggren, W. W. (2017). Heart Performance Determination by Visualization in Larval Fishes: Influence of Alternative Models for Heart Shape and Volume. Front. Physiol., 8.
Perrichon, P., Pasparakis, C., Mager, E. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2017). Morphology and cardiac physiology are differentially affected by temperature in developing larvae of the marine fish mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Biology Open, 6(6), 800–809.

2016

Oziolor, E. M., Dubansky, B., Burggren, W. W., & Matson, C. W. (2016). Cross-resistance in Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) populations resistant to dioxin-like compounds. Aquatic Toxicology, 175, 222–231.

2015

Burggren, W., Dubansky, B., Roberts, A., & Alloy, M. (2015). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as a Case Study for Interdisciplinary Cooperation within Developmental Biology, Environmental Sciences and Physiology. Wjet, 3(4C), 7–23.

Book Whole - 1

2018

Burggren, W. W., & Dubansky, B. (2018). Development and Environment (W. Burggren, & B. Dubansky, Eds.). Springer International Publishing.

Book Chapters - 2

2018

Burggren, W. W., & Dubansky, B. (2018). The Nexus of Development and Environment. In W. Burggren, & B. Dubansky (Eds.), Development and Environment (pp. 1–5). Springer International Publishing.
Pelster, B., & Burggren, W. W. (2018). Responses to Environmental Stressors in Developing Animals: Costs and Benefits of Phenotypic Plasticity. In W. W. Burggren, & B. Dubansky (Eds.), Development and Environment (pp. 97–113). Springer International Publishing.

Conference Presentations - 36

2019

Bautista, N., Crespel, A., & Burggren, W. W. (2019). Combined Exposure to Crude Oil and Hypoxia Leads to Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in the Zebrafish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Bautista, N., Crespel, A., & Burggren, W. W. (2019). Dietary Crude Oil Exposure During Sexual Determination Modifies Sex-Ratio in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19: Poster.
Bautista, N., Do Amaral-Silva, L., Davar, N., & Burggren, W. (2019). Parental dietary crude oil exposure in the king quail coturnix chinensis leads to effects on offspring respiratory physiology. In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19.
Burggren, W. (2019). Developmental plasticity, epigenetics and evolution: Implications for pollution and toxicology. In 9th International Conferences on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology. Hong Kong, China : 06/10/19-06/14/19.
Burggren, W. (2019). Epigenetic inheritance as a bridge for surviving shortterm environmental stressors. In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19.
Burggren, W. (2019). Are phenotypic modifications resulting from plasticity during developmental critical windows fixed or reversable? In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19.
Burggren, W. (2019). Transgenerational inheritance and phenotype plasticity. In 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada : 08/05/19-08/09/19.
Burggren, W., Bautista, N., Hamilton, T., & Ho, D. (2019). Blood-Brain Barrier as a Novel Link between Crude Oil Exposure and Behavioral Dysfunctions? In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19: Poster.

2018

Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. W. (2018). Herencia Epigenetica de la Exposicion a Petroleo en Peces: de Organismos a Moleculas. In Primer Encuentro de Becarios Conacyt. Washington, DC : 03/14/18-03/16/18.
Bautista, N., Crespel, A., & Burggren, W. W. (2018). The Zebrafish as Model Organism for Studying Transgenerational Epigenetics: Organismal, Physiological and Molecular Responses. In Physiological Society Meeting: Experimental Models in Physiology. Exeter, UK : 06/27/18-06/29/18: Poster.
Bautista, N. M., Pothini, T., Meng, K., & Burggren, W. W. (2018). Behavioral Consequences of Dietary Exposure to PAHs in the Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Burggren, W., & Ho, D. (2018). Integrity of the Mouse Blood-Brain Barrier is Reduced by Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Burggren, W. W. (2018). Developmental Phenotypic Plasticity Helps Bridge Stochastic Weather Events Associated with Climate Change. In 111th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Greifswald, Germany : 09/10/18-09/15/18.
Burggren, W. W. (2018). Developmental Plasticity, Epigenetics and Evolution: A Comparative Physiological Perspective. In 111th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Greifswald, Germany : 09/10/18-09/15/18.
Dubansky, B., Matson, C., Kretsch, A., Tazawa, H., Verbeck, G., & Burggren, W. (2018). Novel techniques for exposure and analysis of effects of airborne toxicants from crude oil in terrestrial animals. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Ho, D. H., Laczko, R., Cain, R. M., & Burggren, W. W. (2018). Barrier Function of Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells is Compromised by Oil Dispersant COREXIT – Copyright. In Experimental Biology 2018. San Diego, CA : 04/21/18-04/25/18: Poster.
Pasparakis, C., Esbaugh, A., Burggren, W., & Grosell, M. (2018). Impacts of Oil Exposure in Early and Later Life Stages of Marine Fish. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/04/18-11/08/18.

2017

Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. (2017). Epigenetic Inheritance of PAH Resistance in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio). In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster.
Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. W. (2017). Epigenetic Inheritance of PAH Resistance in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio). In 2017 SACNAS Confernce. Salt Lake City, UT : 10/19/17-10/21/17.
Burggren, W. W. (2017). August Krogh Distinguished Lectureship Award. In APS Experimental Biology 2017. Chicago, IL : 04/22/17-04/26/17.
Crespel, A., Bautista, N., Crossley, J., Padilla, P., & Burggren, W. (2017). Trans-generational epigenetic response of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to PAHs: molecular, maternal and paternal effects. In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster.
Dubansky, B., & Burggren, W. (2017). Growth, development and the measure of cardiovascular physiology in embryonic and larval teleost fish. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Martinez-Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. (2017). Epigenetic Inheritance of PAH Resistance in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Perrichon, P., Mager, E. M., Pasparakis, C., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2017). Temperature influence upon cardiotoxicity of Deepwater Horizon in larval mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In 41st Annual Larval Fish Conference. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17: Poster.

2016

Burggren, W. W. (2016). Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance and Its Implications for Organismal Resilience to Oil Spills. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Burggren, W. W. (2016). Cardio-respiratory development in bird embryos: new insights from a venerable animal model. In 1st International Meeting of Advances in Animal Science. Sao Paulo, Brazil : 06/06/16 - 06/10/16.
Burggren, W. W. (2016). Developmental Cardio-Respiratory Physiology of the Tropical Gar, Atractosteus tropicus. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcos, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16.
Crespel, A., Martinez Bautista, N., Padilla, P., & Burggren, W. (2016). Epigenetic inheritance of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) response to PAHs exposure. In 6th Integrative Biology Workshop. Toluca, Mexico : 10/28/16-10/30/16.
Dubanksy, B., Rojas, M., Perrichon, P., Tazawa, H., Mach, P., Verbeck, G., et al. (2016). Oil Vapors from Deepwater Horizon Oil and Altered Development of Avian Embryos. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Khursigara, A., Perrichon, P., Bautista, N. M., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Early life sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to source and naturally weathered oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Khursigara, A., Perrichon, P., Bautista, N. M., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Early life sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to source and naturally weathered oil. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcus, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16.
Martinez Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. W. (2016). Parental dietary exposure to PAHs enhance survival of the F1 generation during waterborne exposures. In 6th Integrative Biology Workshop. Toluca, Mexico : 10/28/16-10/30/16.
Martinez-Bautista, N., & Burggren, W. W. (2016). Parental dietary exposure to PAHs enhances survival of the F1 generation during waterborne exposures. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcos, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16: Poster.
Perrichon, P., Khursigara, A., Pasparakis, C., Bautista, N. M., Mager, E. M., Stieglitz, J. D., et al. (2016). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Early Life Stages Impairs Cardiac Development of Three Gulf of Mexico Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Perrichon, P., Pasparakis, C., Mager, E. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2016). Cardiotoxicity of Deepwater Horizon oil in Mahi-mahi larvae is temperature dependent. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcos, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16.
Rojas Antich, M., Wood, A., Martinez, N., Perrichon, P., Dubansky, B., & Burggren, W. W. (2016). Exposure to PAHs during early stages of development of the chicken embryo (Gallus gallus) affects cardiovascular physiology. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.