Department Environmental Toxicology

How do aquatic organisms respond to stress?

We investigate how freshwater organisms respond to chemical exposure and other stressors in their environment. In particular, we explore adaptive and toxicological response pathways and develop conceptual and computational models to support knowledge-based risk assessment.

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News

March 12, 2024 –

As we pass the first-year-mark of our NRP79 project, “Expanding the fish invitrome towards a modular, socio-technical framework for animal-free prediction of chemical toxicity to fish”, we can report that we are making large...

As we pass the first-year-mark of our NRP79 project, “Expanding the fish invitrome towards a modular, socio-technical framework for animal-free prediction of chemical toxicity to fish”, we can report that we are making large strides and moving along well.

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January 25, 2024 –

At the end of 2023, the two Utox PhD students Jessica Bertoli and Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu successfully passed their Aptitude Colloquium at the ETH Zurich, where they presented their research plan in the project “Extension of the...

At the end of 2023, the two Utox PhD students Jessica Bertoli and Mihai-Ovidiu Degeratu successfully passed their Aptitude Colloquium at the ETH Zurich, where they presented their research plan in the project “Extension of the fish invitrome for the non-animal prediction of chemical toxicity”.

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December 21, 2023 –

Cinnamon, cardamom, orange, sweet cookies – can you smell it? Yes, Christmas is just around the corner!

Cinnamon, cardamom, orange, sweet cookies – can you smell it? Yes, Christmas is just around the corner!

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