Vicki S. Blazer
Vicki started with the National Fish Health Research Laboratory, Leetown Science Center (now the Eastern Ecological Science Center - Leetown Research Laboratory), Kearneysville, WV in1992. She was previously employed as the Assistant Leader of the Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. She was also on the graduate faculty in the School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, teac
She is active in numerous research projects within the Northeast as well as nationally and internationally. She is active in the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section and a member of other scientific societies. She is an adjunct faculty member at West Virginia University and Penn State and serves on graduate student committees. Research areas include development of microscopic and molecular markers for understanding changes in the health and populations of wild fishes. Areas of focus include endocrine disruption, emerging diseases, fish tumor pathology and assessment at Great Lakes Areas of Concern, land use influences on fish health, reproduction and immunomodulation.
Professional Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Assistant Leader, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia
Research Fishery Biologist, Leetown Science Center
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Marine Science and Biology Southampton College, Long Island University.
PhD in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Pathology, Rhode Island University
Affiliations and Memberships*
Adjunct Professor, West Virginia University
Adjunct Professor, Penn State University
Science and Products
Channel catfish response to ultraviolet-B radiation
Aphanomyces as a cause of ulcerative skin lesions of menhaden from Chesapeake Bay Tributaries
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants
Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on fish: Histologic comparison of a UVB-sensitive and a UVB-tolerant species
Contaminant exposure, biochemical, and histopathological biomarkers in white suckers from contaminated and reference sites in the Sheboygan River, Wisconsin
Absorption of dietary dieldrin by striped bass
Macrophage aggregates: biomarker for immune function in fishes?
Serum factors as indicators of environmental stress: optimization of methodologies for striped bass
Hepatic neoplasms in wild common carp
Effects of dietary lipid on the hematology of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Susceptibility of channel catfish to infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri: effect of exposure method
Malignant lymphoma in black bullhead from Allouez Bay, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Science and Products
Channel catfish response to ultraviolet-B radiation
Aphanomyces as a cause of ulcerative skin lesions of menhaden from Chesapeake Bay Tributaries
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Field Procedures for Assessing the Exposure of Fish to Environmental Contaminants
Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on fish: Histologic comparison of a UVB-sensitive and a UVB-tolerant species
Contaminant exposure, biochemical, and histopathological biomarkers in white suckers from contaminated and reference sites in the Sheboygan River, Wisconsin
Absorption of dietary dieldrin by striped bass
Macrophage aggregates: biomarker for immune function in fishes?
Serum factors as indicators of environmental stress: optimization of methodologies for striped bass
Hepatic neoplasms in wild common carp
Effects of dietary lipid on the hematology of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Susceptibility of channel catfish to infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri: effect of exposure method
Malignant lymphoma in black bullhead from Allouez Bay, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
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