PAST RESEARCH
NICHOLAS WU
Ecological Physiologist at Western Sydney University, Australia
0000-0002-7130-1279
Plastic pollution: new driver altering responses to variable environments
Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Sydney, Australia
Advisor:
Prof. Frank Seebacher
About:
Plastic pollution is a monumental global environmental and health problem, and Australia has one of the world’s highest exposures to bisphenol A (BPA), a plastics leachate. This project aims to determine how BPA, which now represents a novel environmental driver, alters physiological responses of animals, and how it interacts with other environmental variables to alter ecological and evolutionary trajectories. The project will use a new zebrafish gene knock-out model to show whether the effects of BPA are transferred between generations, and will establish an international collaboration, thereby increasing Australia's research capacity. Outcomes from the project are expected to benefit environmental management
Skills:
Fish husbandry, swimming performance (Ucrit), metabolic rate, enzyme assays, meta-analysis, mitochondrial energetics
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Species:
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Zebrafish (Danio rerio)