Kristine Richardson

Major Professor

B.A., Biology, Summa Cum Laude, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Maryland, 2003

My research focuses on assessing the health status of endangered and critically threatened populations of sea turtles found along the coasts of Mexico. More specifically, I am interested in the bioaccumulation and detoxification of halogenated organic compounds, in 4 species of sea turtles occupying different trophic levels. The overall aim of my research is to provide critical knowledge to connect toxic effects of such compounds to sea turtle population decline so that conservation managers have a better basis for mitigation of the threat that pollution places on sea turtles.

Richardson KL, Lopez Castro M, Gardner SC, and Schlenk D. 2009. Polychlorinated biphenyls and biotransformation enzymes in three species of sea turtles from the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. In press.
Richardson KL, Gold Bouchet G, and Schlenk D. 2009. The characterization of cytosolic glutathione transferase from four species of sea turtles: Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology. 150:279-284
Myerowitz R, Mizukami H, Richardson KL, Finn LS, Tifft CJ, & Proia RL. 2004. Global gene expression in a type 2 Gaucher disease brain. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 83:288-296