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The Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology

We study how metals and nanoparticles damage DNA and cause cancer. Pictured on the left is a normal cell and on the right is a chromium-treated cell looking disorganized with four centrosomes.
Centrosome
We study how pollutants affect marine animals and amphibians. Pictured is a Wise Lab student about to collect samples from sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico.
Student on The Whale Boom
We study the effects of higher altitudes. Picture here is the Wise Lab student scientific balloon during launch.
Photo Courtesy of James Wise
We study space toxicology. Pictured here are Wise Lab students flying experiments with NASA in zero gravity.
Photo Courtesy of NASA/JSC

The Laboratory uses novel cell culture models and state-of-the-art molecular and toxicological techniques to investigate the effects of metals and particulates on humans and marine animals.

News & Events

Dr. Wise and Johnny Wise with an Alligator
Posted January 16, 2013
The Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology has launched a new collaboration with Dr. Louis Guillette, Jr. of the Medical University of South Carolina and with the Kennedy Space Center
Posted January 16, 2013
We are please to announce our newly published book chapter entitled "Skin Biopsy Applications in Free Ranging Marine Mammals: A Case Study of Whale Skin Biopsies as a Valuable and Essential Tool for Studying Marine Mammal Toxicology and Conservation".
Posted June 14, 2012
Dr. Hong Xie was just awarded a grant from National Institutes of Health. Titled "The Synergistic effect and Mechanism of Arsenic on Chromium (VI) Carcinogenesis."

Current Gulf of Mexico Voyage

The Odyssey

Please visit our Gulf of Mexico Study site to find information about our upcoming Gulf of Mexico Voyage this summer. This study continues to study the effect of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster on the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem.

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