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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Guillermo Kurita

University of Florida

Department of Physiological Sciences

1333 Center Drive
Box 100144
Gainesville, FL 32610

guillekurita@gmail.com

Project List:

Designing Nanoparticle-based Dispersants with Improved Efficiency and Biocompatibility

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Conference Presentations - 7
2020
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2020). Toxicity Assessment of Novel Nanoparticles Engineered to Disperse Crude Oil Monitored Using a Gene Expression Biomarker in Fathead Minnow Juveniles. In 7th Biennial UF Water Institute Symposium. Gainesville, FL : 02/25/20-02/26/20: Poster.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2020). Toxicity Assessment of Novel Oil Dispersant Based on Silica Nanoparticle: An Update Testing Different Chemical Composition and Endpoints. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
2019
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Novel silica-based nanoparticles reduce the toxicity of WAF to Fathead minnow juveniles after 96h of exposure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Assessment of CYP1A gene expression in Fathead Minnow juveniles exposed to novel crude oil absorbing nanoparticles in the presence of water accommodated fraction. In 20th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses In Marine Organisms (PRIMO20). Charleston, SC : 05/19/19-05/22/19.
Kurita, G., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2019). Screening of Cyp1A gene expression in Fathead Minnow juveniles to assess the effectiveness of novel silica-based nanoparticles to capture crude oil components. In 5th Biennial Conference of the North American Society for Comparitive Endocrinology (NASCE). Gainesville, FL : 05/24/19-05/28/19: Poster.
2018
Kurita, H., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., & Denslow, N. D. (2018). Novel Silica-Based Nanoparticles Reduce the Toxicity of Crude Oil WAF to Fathead Minnow Juveniles After 96h of Exposure. In Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Toxicology Fall 2018 Meeting. Gainesville, FL : 10/25/18-10/26/18: Poster.
Kurita, H., Oruc, E., Kroll, K., Reed, W., Grayson, S., Savin, D., et al. (2018). Toxicological assessment of a novel unimolecular micelle nanoparticle for oil dispersant using Fathead minnow, embryos and juveniles. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/04/18-11/08/18: Poster.