The best way for a toxicologist to spend a Friday afternoon: pizza with the lab and and watching Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Top Viewed Article!!
Congratulations to lead authors Zeke and Angela for having their article “From primers to pipettes: An immersive course introducing high school students to qPCR for quantifying chemical defense gene expression” in the top 10% of viewed articles on Wiley!
Nicklisch Lab Outing to Sacramento
The Nicklisch lab spent the afternoon in Sacramento, talking science, trying birria, and taking a moment to stop and smell the roses!
Environmental Toxicologists Stand Up For Science
The Environmental Toxicology Department represented UCD at the Stand Up For Science rally to support SB 895 and improve funding for science research in California. Science saves lives!
Congratulations to Eli! – NIH T32 Grant
Eli received the Comparative Lung Biology and Medicine Training Grant (T32) from the National Institutes of Health. His proposal on “Mechanisms of Uptake and Toxicity of Inhaled Pollutant-Absorbed Nanoplastics (PANs)” was funded to conduct research in collaboration with the Carney lab for a second year.
CAES 2026 Symposium
The Nicklisch lab presented posters on their latest research at the 3rd annual UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Symposium, which included an engaging networking event for scientists across the college and industry.
Angela (left): “Developmental and caste-specific expression patterns of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters in honey bees (Apis mellifera)”
Leo (middle): “Characterizing Microplastics Accumulation in the Bodega Marine Reserve (BMR)”
Eli (right): “Atmospheric Nanoplastics at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations Do Not Alter Gene Expression in Human Lung Epithelial Cells”
Presenting at the 2026 NorCal SETAC Annual Meeting
Eli Wooliever presented his poster on “Atmospheric Nanoplastics at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations Do Not Alter Gene Expression in Human Lung Epithelial Cells” at the 34th Annual Meeting of NorCal SETAC in Sacramento, CA.
Presenting at the 2026 SOT Conference
Eli Wooliever presented his poster on “Genetic Expression Changes Induced by Atmospheric Nanoplastics in Human Lung Epithelia Reduced at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations” at SOT’s 65th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo in San Diego, CA.