Superfund Research Program
Carcinogenic Metals and Their Interactions With Other Toxicants (ARRA Funded)
Center Director: Max Costa
Grant Number: P42ES010344
Funding Period: 2000-2006 and 2009-2011
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Fish Adaptation to TCDD Seen at the Genome Level
SRP News Page - January 2018
Long-term exposure to environmental toxicants can affect the genome of Hudson River tomcod much more than previously expected, according to researchers led by Isaac Wirgin, Ph.D., at the New York University School of Medicine. A recent study led by Isaac Wirgin, Ph.D. and his team sheds light on the effects of exposure to the pollutant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on the genomes, or full set of genes, from two tomcod populations 86 miles apart with distinctly different exposure histories.