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Investigating the effect of oil spills
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Derek Nelson

University of North Texas

Department of Biological Sciences

1511 West Sycamore Street
Life Sciences Complex
Denton, TX  76203  

dereknelson@my.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: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

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

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2019

Kirby, A. R., Cox, G. K., Nelson, D., Heuer, R. M., Stieglitz, J. D., Benetti, D. D., et al. (2019). Acute crude oil exposure alters mitochondrial function and ADP affinity in cardiac muscle fibers of young adult Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 218, 88–95.

2017

Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J. D., Cox, G. K., Heuer, R. M., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2017). Cardio-respiratory function during exercise in the cobia, Rachycentron canadum : The impact of crude oil exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 201, 58–65.

2016

Nelson, D., Heuer, R. M., Cox, G. K., Stieglitz, J. D., Hoenig, R., Mager, E. M., et al. (2016). Effects of crude oil on in situ cardiac function in young adult mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Aquatic Toxicology, 180, 274–281.

Conference Presentations - 11

2020

Karaczynski, A., Grosell, M., DiNicola, D., Nelson, D., Magnuson, J., Stieglitz, J., et al. (2020). RECOVER Virtual Lab-A Virtual Lab Application to Disseminate and Communicate Oil Spill Science for Educators. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Karaczynski, A., Grosell, M., DiNicola, D., Nelson, D., Magnuson, J., & Stieglitz, J. (2019). RECOVER Virtual Lab: Utilizing RECOVER Data Through a Virtual Lab Application to Disseminate and Communicate Oil Spill Science. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Nelson, D., Grosell, M., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2019). Cardiac Performance in Juvenile Pelagic Fish and the Effects of Crude Oil Exposure. In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19.

2018

Crossley, D. A., Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J., Heuer, R., Cox, G., Benetti, D., et al. (2018). Crude oil exposure impacts cardiovascular function of marine fish species at multiple levels of biological organization. In Society of Experimental Biologists 2018 Annual Meeting. Florence, Italy : 07/03/18-07/06/18: Poster.
Grosell, M., Stieglitz, J. D., Heuer, R. M., Pasparakis, C., Schlenker, L., Magnuson, J. T., et al. (2018). A wide range of endpoints are impacted by oil exposure in early and later life stages of marine fish. In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18.
Nelson, D., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2018). Cardiovascular Responses of the Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to the Combined Environmental Stressors of Hypoxia and Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Nelson, D., Grosell, M., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2018). Cardiovascular Responses of Juvenile Pelegic Fish: Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Cobia (Raychycentron canadum) Following Oil Exposure. In Society of Experimental Biologists 2018 Annual Meeting. Florence, Italy : 07/03/18-07/06/18: Poster.

2017

Grosell, M., Cox, G. K., Heuer, R., Pasparakis, C., Schlenker, L., Stieglitz, J., et al. (2017). Impacts of crude oil on marine pelagic fish: From molecular and cellular responses to habitat utilization of wild mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In SETAC North America 38th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 11/12/17-11/16/17.
Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J., Hoenig, R., Mager, E., Benetti, D., Grosell, M., et al. (2017). Cardiovascular Function of Sub-Adult Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) During Exercise Following Crude Oil Exposure. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA : 01/04/17-01/08/17.

2016

Nelson, D., Heuer, R., Stieglitz, J., Hoenig, R., Mager, E., Allmon, E. B., et al. (2016). Hemodynamics throughout Recovery from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Juvenile Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J., Hoenig, R., Mager, E. M., Benetti, D. D., Grosell, M., et al. (2016). Cardiovascular function of sub-adult cobia (Rachycentron canadum) during exercise following crude oil exposure. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16: Poster.