Jill Jenkins, Ph.D.
Jill Jenkins is a Research Microbiologist at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
Jill Jenkins’ efforts emphasize the study of potential impacts of environmental stressors at the cellular and molecular levels. Her major areas of focus include biomarker development, endocrine disruption, genetics, and comparative immunology. Key laboratory biotechnologies she uses are photomicroscopy and flow cytometry. Primary cell types studied are blood and spermatozoa, and assays are tailored to the particular species requirements and hypotheses being addressed.
Jenkins specializes in the development and application of biomarkers; these are measures of variables that respond in quantifiable ways to changes in the environment. The choice of particular biomarkers at specific biological levels of organization (such as genetic, cellular, tissue, hormonal, and organismal levels) depends on the study at hand. Because molecular and biochemical responses of cells are preceded by chemical changes in nuclei, cytoplasm, membranes, and extracellular fluids, these responses can be diagnostic and contribute to an assessment of ecosystem health.
BACKGROUND
1991-1992: Postdoctoral Res.; Reproductive Genetics Labs, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Univ. of TN, with Stephen Wachtel
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Microbiology, Memphis State University, 1991
M.S., Microbiology and Biochemistry, Idaho State University, 1985
B.S., Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1981
Science and Products
Nuclear transfer of synchronized African wild cat somatic cells into enucleated domestic cat oocytes
Hurricane Mitch: development of immunological tools to assess the health status of shrimp
Biosecurity and regulatory considerations for transfer of cryopreserved sperm and early life stages of aquatic species
Flow cytometric evaluation of antibiotic effects on viability and mitochondrial function of refrigerated spermatozoa of Nile tilapia
A flow cytometric approach to the study of crustacean cellular immunity
Induction of triploidy and tetraploidy in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
Elicitation of macrophages from the peritoneal cavity of channel catfish
Technology transfer opportunities : new development : new protocol verifies sterility of newly hatched fish
An alternative bacteriological medium for the isolation of Aeromonas spp.
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Nuclear transfer of synchronized African wild cat somatic cells into enucleated domestic cat oocytes
Hurricane Mitch: development of immunological tools to assess the health status of shrimp
Biosecurity and regulatory considerations for transfer of cryopreserved sperm and early life stages of aquatic species
Flow cytometric evaluation of antibiotic effects on viability and mitochondrial function of refrigerated spermatozoa of Nile tilapia
A flow cytometric approach to the study of crustacean cellular immunity
Induction of triploidy and tetraploidy in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)
Elicitation of macrophages from the peritoneal cavity of channel catfish
Technology transfer opportunities : new development : new protocol verifies sterility of newly hatched fish
An alternative bacteriological medium for the isolation of Aeromonas spp.
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.