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Dana Wetzel

Mote Marine Laboratory

Environmental Laboratory of Forensics Program

Mote Marine Laboratory
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota , FL  34236  

dana@mote.org

Project List:

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems III (C-IMAGE III)

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

Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems II (C-IMAGE II)

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

Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Data Contact

Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Epipelagic and Large Coastal Sharks and Teleosts of the Gulf of Mexico

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Research Scientist

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2021

Takeshita, R., Bursian, S. J., Colegrove, K. M., Collier, T. K., Deak, K., Dean, K. M., et al. (2021). A review of the toxicology of oil in vertebrates: what we have learned following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 24(8), 355–394.

2019

Sherwood, T. A., Main, K. L., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). De novo assembly and transcriptome dataset of liver, testis and head kidney from red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Data in Brief, 22, 934–939.
Sherwood, T. A., Medvecky, R. L., Miller, C. A., Tarnecki, A. M., Schloesser, R. W., Main, K. L., et al. (2019). Nonlethal Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Oiled Sediment Exposed Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma): Utility for Field-Base Monitoring Exposure and Potential Recovery. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(24), 14734–14743.

2018

Main, K. L., Wetzel, D. L., Grams, R., Nystrom, M. J., Niebuhr, K., & Lewis, J. (2018). Utilizing Recirculating Aquaculture Systems to Evaluate the Impact of Oil Toxicity on Marine Fishes: Design and Operation of a Large-Scale Experimental System. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 23–31.

2017

Hollenbeck, C. M., Portnoy, D. S., Wetzel, D., Sherwood, T. A., Samollow, P. B., & Gold, J. R. (2017). Linkage Mapping and Comparative Genomics of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Using Next-Generation Sequencing. G3, 7(3), 843–850.
Pulster, E. L., Main, K., Wetzel, D., & Murawski, S. (2017). Species-Specific Metabolism of Naphthalene and Phenanthrene in Three Species of Marine Teleosts Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(11), 3168–3176.

2016

Romero, I. C., Ã?zgökmen, T., Snyder, S., Schwing, P., O'Malley, B. J., Beron-Vera, F. J., et al. (2016). Tracking the -Hercules 265- marine gas well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(1), 706–724.

2015

Snyder, S. M., Pulster, E. L., Wetzel, D. L., & Murawski, S. A. (2015). PAH Exposure in Gulf of Mexico Demersal Fishes, Post-Deepwater Horizon. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49(14), 8786–8795.

Book Wholes - 2

2019

Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.
Murawski, S.;A., C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D., Paris, C., Schlüter, M., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (S., Murawski, C. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. Hollander, C. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al., Eds.). Springer International Publishing.

Book Chapters - 8

2019

Dornberger, L. N., Ainsworth, C. H., Coleman, F., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). A Synthesis of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Using Ecosystem Modeling. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 536–550). Springer International.
Grosell, M., Griffitt, R. J., Sherwood, T. A., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). Digging Deeper than LC/EC50: Nontraditional Endpoints and Non-model Species in Oil Spill Toxicology. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 497–514). Springer International.
Mitchelmore, C. L., Bejarano, A. C., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). A Synthesis of DWH Oil: Chemical Dispersant and Chemically Dispersed Oil Aquatic Standard Laboratory Acute and Chronic Toxicity Studies. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 480–496). Springer International.
Mitchelmore, C. L., Griffitt, R. J., Coelho, G. M., & Wetzel, D. L. (2019). Modernizing Protocols for Aquatic Toxicity Testing of Oil and Dispersant. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 239–252). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C., Gilbert, S., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schluter, M., et al. (2019). Summary of Progress on Major Research Issues: Deep-Sea Oil Spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 584–594). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 4–15). Springer International.
Murawski, S. A., Ainsworth, C. H., Gilbert, S. A., Hollander, D. J., Paris, C. B., Schlüter, M., et al. (2019). Introduction to the Volume. In Deep Oil Spills – Facts, Fate, and Effects (pp. 4–10). Springer International.
Overton, E. B., Wetzel, D. L., Wickliffe, J. K., & Adhikari, P. (2019). Spilled Oil Composition and the Natural Carbon Cycle: The True Drivers of Environmental Fate and Effects of Oil Spills. In S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. A. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter, et al. (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War (pp. 33–56). Springer International.

Conference Presentations - 27

2020

Beeken, N., Fields, A. T., Wetzel, D., & Portnoy, D. S. (2020). The Effect of Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil on DNA Methylation Patterns in Wild-Caught Juvenile Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) IN LOUISIANA ESTUARIES. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Tarnecki, A. M., Miller, C., Sherwood, T., Medvecky, R., & Wetzel, D. (2020). Investigating the Immunosuppressive Effects of Oil Exposure on the Dermal Microbiome of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.

2019

Beeken, N., Fields, A. T., Wetzel, D., & Portnoy, D. S. (2019). The effect of Deepwater Horizon crude oil on DNA methylation patterns in wild-caught red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in Louisianan estuaries. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Portnoy, D., Gilbert, S., Hotaling, L., & Wetzel, D. (2019). Visualized Genomics: Making Connections Between Organismal and Population Response to Toxicant Exposure. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Wetzel, D., Medvecky, R., Hotaling, L., & Gilbert, S. (2019). Visualization Techniques for Big Data Storytelling: A C-IMAGE Task Group Exemplar. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Wetzel, D. L., Mitchelmore, C., Conway, A., Music, M., Sherwood, T., Medvecky, R., et al. (2019). Southern Flounder DWH Oil Sediment Induced Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage. In 2019 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Sciences Conference. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Wetzel, D. (2018). Oxidative Stress Induced by PAH Metabolism: Comparing Three Exposure Routes in Red Drum, Florida Pompano, and Southern Flounder to DWH surrogate oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Wetzel, D. (2018). Oxidative Stress Induced by PAH Metabolism: Comparing Three Exposure Routes in Red Drum, Florida Pompano, and Southern Flounder to DWH surrogate oil. In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18: Poster.

2017

Mitchelmore, C., Pulster, E., Deak, K., Sherwood, T., & Wetzel, D. L. (2017). DNA Damage in fish collected from Offshore and Nearshore Locations in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill area during 2012 and 2013. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Portnoy, D. S., Fields, A., Hollenbeck, C. M., Sherwood, T., & Wetzel, D. L. (2017). Genomic analysis of oil effects on exploited marine species. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Rhody, N., Resley, M., Medvecky, R., Deprez, C., Main, D., & Wetzel, D. L. (2017). Effect of Crude Oil Exposure on Reproduction in Captive Folrida Popano Broodstock. In 2017 AAAS Annual Meeting. Boston, MA : 02/16/17-02/20/17.
Rhody, N., Resley, M., Medvecky, R., Kennedy, M., Main, D., & Wetzel, D. L. (2017). Effect of Crude Oil Exposure on Maturation and spawning in Captive Folrida Popano Broodstock. In World Aquaculture 2017. Cape Town, South Africa : 06/26/17-06/30/17.
Wetzel, D. (2017). Sub-lethal Responses Linked with Reproduction as Predictive Tools for Understanding the Long-term Effects of Oil on Marine Teleosts. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Wetzel, D. (2017). Predicting adverse biological consequences from exposure to dispersed Deepwater Horizon oil. In Meeting of the National Academies of Sciences Committee on Evaluation of the Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response. St. Petersburg, FL : 10/25/17-10/27/17.

2016

Pulster, E., Wetzel, D., & Murawski, S. (2016). Species Specific Metabolic Capacity of PAHs in Three Species of Marine Teleosts Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.
Wetzel, D. (2016). Tracking Biologically Significant Endpoints in Oil Exposed Adult Fish of the Gulf of Mexico using Large Scale Mesocosm Systems. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Deak, K., Sherwood, T. A., Murawski, S. A., Walsh C.J., & Wetzel, D. L. (2015). Cytokine exression patterns in red snapper and golden tilefish collected from the vicinity of the DwH spill in 2013-2014. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
McDaniel, L., Basso, J., Wetzel, D., Pulster, E., & Paul, J. (2015). Sand Patties Provide Evidence for the Presence of Deepwater Horizon Oil on the West Florida Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
McDaniel, L. D., Wetzel, D., Basso, J., & Paul, J. H. (2015). Further evidence for the presence of deepwater horizon oil spill on the West Florida shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Romero, I., Ozgokmen, T., Snyder, S., Wetzel, D. L., Ylitalo, C. M., Beron Vera, F., et al. (2015). Impacts of a marine gas well blowout on PAH contamination in sediments and fish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.
Synder, S., Pulster, E. L., Wetzel, D. L., Romero, I. C., Larson, R., Brooks, G., et al. (2015). Understanding spatial trends in biliary PAH metaboloite concentration in GoM demersal fishes using sediment PAH concentration and sediment grain size. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Wetzel, D., Deak, K. L., Suprenand, P., Snyder, S., & Romero, I. C. (2015). A correlation of vitellogenin and PAH in red snapper and golden tilefish exposed to the DwH spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15.

2014

Deak, K., Murawski, S., Walsh, C., & Wetzel, D. (2014). Cloning and expression analysis of IL-1a, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-a in red snapper and golden tilefish in relation to PAH exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Murawski, S., Stein, J. E., Ylitalo, G. M., Wetzel, D., & Snyder, S. (2014). Whose oil is it anyway? Evaluating DWH in relation to multiple hydrocarbon sources affecting GoM fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Paul, J., Basso, J., & Wetzel, D. (2014). The WFS controversy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Snyder, S., Pulster, E., Romero, I., Ramirez, H., Wetzel, D., Hollander, D., et al. (2014). Tracing persistent exposure of burrow-forming fishes to oil contaminatin following the DWH blowout. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14.

2013

Murawski, S. M., Hogarth, W., Peebles, E., Wallace, A., Cody, T., Landsberg, J., et al. (2013). An Overview of Fish Health Indicators in Offshore Waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.