College of Veterinary Medicine
Martyniuk Lab
Led by Christopher J Martyniuk · Physiological Sciences
What we study
The Martyniuk Lab studies how environmental contaminants such as pesticides and PFAS affect the nervous system, hormones and the gut microbiome. It works with rodents, cell lines, fish (zebrafish, largemouth bass, tilapia, sturgeon) and Florida manatees, in both lab and field studies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Rats
- Zebrafish
- Marine organisms
- Cells in a dish
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Fate, trophic uptake, and toxicity of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Mixtures in a Florida Estuary
Investigating how PFAS chemicals move through and affect Florida estuaries.
Addressing bottlenecks in the commercial culture of Amphiprion spp.
Exploring challenges in growing Amphiprion fish for commercial purposes.
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Recent papers, explained
- An Integrative Toxicological Assessment of the Herbicide Tebuthiuron: Elucidating Biochemical and Behavioral Responses in Developing Zebrafish
2026 · Journal of Xenobiotics
Studies how Tebuthiuron affects zebrafish embryos, causing biochemical and behavioral changes.
- Intestinal Serotonergic Vagal Signaling as a Mediator of Microbiota-Induced Hypertension
2026 · Circulation
Finds that gut microbiota may raise blood pressure via serotonin signaling.
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- Toxicokinetics and multibiomarker assessment of coexposure to sulfamethoxazole and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in Cyprinus carpio
2026 · TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
Examines how SMX and TiO₂ NPs affect carp, showing higher SMX uptake with NPs.
- Environmentally relevant glyphosate exposure increases susceptibility to tilapia lake virus through disruption of antiviral immunity in Nile tilapia
2026 · Fish & Shellfish Immunology
- A comprehensive review of the neurobehavioral and neurotoxic effects of 6PPD-Q in fish, rodents, and humans
2026 · Neurotoxicology and Teratology
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