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
Intersex (Testicular Oocytes) in smallmouth bass from the Potomac River and selected nearby drainages
Chemical contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarker responses in fish from the Colorado River and its tributaries
Biomarkers of contaminant exposure in northern pike (Esox lucius) from the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
Mycobacterial infections in striped bass from Delaware Bay
Chemical and Ecological Health of White Sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003-04
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin
Fish health study Ashtabula River natural resource damage assessment
Chemical and ecological health of white sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003?04
Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA
Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Columbia River and its tributaries: spatial and temporal trends
Diagnostic criteria for proliferative hepatic lesions in brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Mortality and pathology in brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus associated with a spontaneous Edwardsiella ictaluri outbreak under tank culture conditions
Science and Products
Intersex (Testicular Oocytes) in smallmouth bass from the Potomac River and selected nearby drainages
Chemical contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarker responses in fish from the Colorado River and its tributaries
Biomarkers of contaminant exposure in northern pike (Esox lucius) from the Yukon River Basin, Alaska
Mycobacterial infections in striped bass from Delaware Bay
Chemical and Ecological Health of White Sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003-04
Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program: Environmental contaminants, health indicators, and reproductive biomarkers in fish from the Colorado River basin
Fish health study Ashtabula River natural resource damage assessment
Chemical and ecological health of white sucker (Catostomus Commersoni) in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., 2003?04
Polychlorinated biphenyls, mercury, and potential endocrine disruption in fish from the Hudson River, New York, USA
Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Columbia River and its tributaries: spatial and temporal trends
Diagnostic criteria for proliferative hepatic lesions in brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Mortality and pathology in brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus associated with a spontaneous Edwardsiella ictaluri outbreak under tank culture conditions
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