Usha Varanasi
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Usha Varanasi's Degrees
- PhD Oceanography University of Washington
- Masters Marine Biology University of California, San Diego
- Bachelors Marine Science University of California, San Diego
Why Is Usha Varanasi Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Usha Varanasi is an Indian-American marine scientist who in 1994 became the first woman to lead one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's major field laboratories for fisheries, until her retirement in 2010. she focuses on questions about how exposure to nature can improve people's health. She is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Usha Varanasi's Published Works
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- Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Environment (1989) (648)
- Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by marine organisms. (1995) (604)
- Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda (2017) (560)
- Hepatic activities of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and biliary levels of xenobiotics in english sole (Parophrys vetulus) exposed to environmental contaminants (1991) (287)
- Bioavailability and biotransformation of aromatic hydrocarbons in benthic organisms exposed to sediment from an urban estuary. (1985) (222)
- Bioindicators of contaminant exposure and sublethal effects: Studies with benthic fish in puget sound, Washington (1992) (203)
- Relationships between toxicopathic hepatic lesions and exposure to chemical contaminants in English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus), starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) from selected marine sites on the Pacific Coast, USA. (1994) (192)
- Chemical carcinogenesis in feral fish: uptake, activation, and detoxication of organic xenobiotics. (1987) (183)
- Contaminant Effects on Ovarian Development in English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) from Puget Sound, Washington (1988) (180)
- Toxicopathic hepatic lesions in subadult English sole (pleuronectes vetuls) from Puget Sound, Washington, USA: Relationships with other biomarkers of contaminant exposure (1998) (164)
- Effect of environmental contaminants on the health of Mytilus edulis from Puget Sound, Washington, USA. I. Cytochemical measures of lysosomal responses in the digestive cells using automatic image analysis (1994) (159)
- 32P-postlabeling analysis of DNA adducts in liver of wild English sole (Parophrys vetulus) and winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). (1989) (157)
- Hydrocarbons and metabolites in english sole (Parophrys vetulus) exposed simultaneously to [3H]benzo[a]pyrene and [14C]naphthalene in oil-contaminated sediment (1981) (153)
- Chemical contaminants and hepatic lesions in winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) from the Northeast coast of the United States (1993) (152)
- A field evaluation of cytochrome P4501A as a biomarker of contaminant exposure in three species of flatfish (1995) (139)
- PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (2002) (133)
- Comparative metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene and covalent binding to hepatic DNA in English sole, starry flounder, and rat. (1986) (116)
- Disposition of xenobiotic chemicals and metabolites in marine organisms. (1991) (115)
- Formation and persistence of benzo[a]pyrene-diolepoxide-DNA adducts in liver of English sole (Parophrys vetulus). (1989) (114)
- Comparative bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from sediment by two infaunal invertebrates (1995) (112)
- Mass spectrometric analysis for aromatic compounds in bile of fish sampled after the Exxon Valdez oil spill (1992) (112)
- Increased Susceptibility of Juvenile Chinook Salmon from a Contaminated Estuary to Vibrio anguillarum (1998) (109)
- Molecular epizootiology of genotoxic events in marine fish: linking contaminant exposure, DNA damage, and tissue-level alterations. (1998) (105)
- Overview of studies on liver carcinogenesis in English sole from Puget Sound; evidence for a xenobiotic chemical etiology. II: Biochemical studies. (1990) (101)
- Hepatic xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in two species of benthic fish showing different prevalences of contaminant-associated liver neoplasms. (1992) (100)
- Induction of Foci of Cellular Alteration and Other Hepatic Lesions in English sole (Patophrys vetulus) Exposed to an Extract of an Urban Marine Sediment (1991) (95)
- Uptake and release of lead and cadmium in skin and mucus of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). (1978) (94)
- Metabolic activation and covalent binding of benzo[a]pyrene to deoxyribonucleic acid catalyzed by liver enzymes of marine fish. (1980) (93)
- Inducibility of spawning and reproductive success of female english sole (parophrys vetulus) from urban and nonurban areas of puget sound, Washington (1991) (92)
- Chapter 3 – METABOLISM OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS: ACCUMULATION AND BIOTRANSFORMATION IN MARINE ORGANISMS (1977) (90)
- Unique lipids of the porpoise (Tursiops gilli): differences in triacyl glycerols and wax esters of acoustic (mandibular canal and melon) and blubber tissues. (1971) (87)
- Storage phosphor imaging technique for detection and quantitation of DNA adducts measured by the 32P-postlabeling assay. (1992) (85)
- Simultaneous exposure of English sole (Parophrys vetulus) to sediment-associated xenobiotics: Part 1—uptake and disposition of 14C-polychlorinated biphenyls and 3H-benzo[a]pyrene (1984) (83)
- Contaminant exposure and biochemical effects in outmigrant juvenile chinook salmon from urban and nonurban estuaries of puget sound, Washington (1995) (77)
- 32P-postlabeling analysis of DNA adduct formation and persistence in English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus) exposed to benzo[a]pyrene and 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole. (1993) (75)
- Suppression of immunological memory in juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from an urban estuary (1991) (73)
- Exposure of two species of deposit-feeding amphipods to sediment-associated [3H]benzo[a]pyrene: Uptake, metabolism and covalent binding to tissue macromolecules (1985) (70)
- Screening for planar chlorobiphenyl congeners in tissues of marine biota by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection. (1994) (69)
- Cytochemical Responses in the Digestive Tissue of Mytilus edulis Complex Exposed to Microencapsulated PAHs or PCBs (1997) (66)
- Molecular basis for formation of lipid sound lens in echolocating cetaceans (1975) (65)
- Toxicity of sediment-associated tributyltin to infaunal invertebrates: Species comparison and the role of organic carbon (1997) (65)
- Chemical contamination and associated fish diseases in San Diego Bay (1992) (62)
- Hepatic lesions other than neoplasms in subadult flatfish from puget sound, washington: relationships with indices of contaminant exposure (1992) (62)
- Characterization of benzo[a]pyrene metabolites isolated from muscle, liver, and bile of a juvenile flatfish. (1982) (62)
- Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in spawning English sole (Parophrys vetulus) exposed to organic-solvent extracts of marine sediments from contaminated and reference areas. (1986) (61)
- Triacylglycerols Characteristic of Porpoise Acoustic Tissues: Molecular Structures of Diisovaleroylglycerides (1972) (61)
- CHAPTER 5 – Chlorinated and Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bottom Sediments, Fish and Marine Mammals in US Coastal Waters: Laboratory and Field Studies of Metabolism and Accumulation (1992) (59)
- Chemical contaminants in gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) stranded along the west coast of North America. (1994) (58)
- Simultaneous exposure of English sole (Parophrys vetulus) to sediment-associated xenobiotics: Part 2—chronic exposure to an urban estuarine sediment with added 3H-benzo[a]pyrene and 14C-polychlorinated biphenyls☆ (1987) (58)
- Hepatic cytochrome P-450 isozymes and aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase in English sole (Parophrys vetulus). (1986) (57)
- Biomarkers of PAH exposure in oyster toadfish (Opsanis tau) from the Elizabeth River, Virginia (1995) (57)
- Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls and environmental temperature on in vitro formation of benzo[a]pyrene metabolites by liver of trout (Salmo gairdneri). (1982) (55)
- Molecular epizootiology: assessment of exposure to genotoxic compounds in teleosts. (1994) (54)
- Covalent binding of benzo[a]pyrene to dna in fish liver. (1981) (54)
- Analyses for petroleum-related contaminants in marine fish and sediments following the Gulf oil spill (1993) (53)
- Influence of time and mode of exposure on biotransformation of naphthalene by Juvenile starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) and rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) (1979) (52)
- Uptake and release of naphthalene and its metabolites in skin and epidermal mucus of salmonids. (1978) (51)
- Structural alterations in fish epidermal mucus produced by water-borne lead and mercury (1975) (49)
- Contaminant effects on reproductive success in selected benthic fish (1993) (47)
- Effects of chemical contaminants on the health of Mytilus edulis from Puget Sound, Washington. II. Cytochemical detection of subcellular changes in digestive cells (1995) (46)
- Using cytochrome P450 to monitor the aquatic environment: Initial results from regional and national surveys (1992) (46)
- The metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene by English sole (Parophrys vetulus): comparison between isolated hepatocytes in vitro and liver in vivo. (1992) (45)
- A method for analysis of butyltin species and measurement of butyltins in sediment and English sole livers from Puget Sound (1989) (44)
- Rapid high-performance liquid chromatographic methods that screen for aromatic compounds in environmental samples (1993) (44)
- Toxic Metals in Pilot Whales (Globicephala melaena) from Standings in 1986 and 1990 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (1993) (44)
- Influence of water-borne and dietary calcium on uptake and retention of lead by coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). (1978) (44)
- Butyltin contamination of sediments and benthic fish from the East, Gulf and Pacific coasts of the United States (1996) (43)
- Organochlorines in Stranded Pilot Whales (Globicephala melaena) from the Coast of Massachusetts (1999) (42)
- Metabolism and subsequent covalent binding of benzo[a]pyrene to macromolecules in gonads and liver of ripe english sole (Parophrys vetulus). (1982) (42)
- Multidisciplinary assessment of pollution at three sites in Long Island Sound (1991) (41)
- Ester and ether-linked lipids in the mandibular canal of a porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Occurrence of isovaleric acid in glycerolipids. (1970) (40)
- Oxidative DNA damage in tissues of English sole (Parophrys vetulus) exposed to nitrofurantoin. (1991) (40)
- Environmental contaminants and the prevalence of hemic neoplasia (leukemia) in the common mussel (Mytilus edulis complex) from Puget Sound, Washington, U.S.A. (1999) (40)
- Field studies of reproductive success and bioindicators of maternal contaminant exposure in english sole (Parophrys vetulus) (1992) (39)
- Comparison of high-performance liquid chromatography/fluorescence screening and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis for aromatic compounds in sediments sampled after the Exxon Valdez oil spill (1993) (38)
- Benzo[a]pyrene metabolism and DNA adduct formation mediated by English sole liver enzymes. (1985) (37)
- Contaminant exposure and associated biological effects in juvenile chinook salmon (oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from urban and nonurban estuaries of puget sound. Technical memo (1993) (37)
- Butyltins in sediment from marinas and waterways in Puget Sound, Washington State, USA (1989) (36)
- Chemical contamination and associated liver diseases in two species of fish from San Francisco Bay and Bodega Bay (1997) (35)
- Toxicity of marine sediments supplemented with mixtures of selected chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons to the infaunal amphipod Rhepoxynius abronius (1988) (35)
- Differential sensitivity of marine infaunal amphipods to tributyltin (1993) (34)
- Unusual wax esters from the mandibular canal of the porpoise (Tursiops gilli). (1970) (32)
- Chemical contaminant exposure and effects in four fish species from Tampa Bay, Florida (1996) (31)
- Effects of exposure to a contaminated-sediment extract on the metabolism and disposition of 17β-estradiol in english sole (Parophrys vetulus)☆ (1991) (27)
- Indicators of reproductive development in prespawning female winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) from urban and non-urban estuaries in the northeast United States (1994) (26)
- Bioindicators of contaminant exposure and sublethal effects in benthic fish from Puget Sound, WA, USA (1993) (26)
- CHAPTER XI – THE ETHER BOND IN MARINE LIPIDS* (1972) (25)
- Effects of a complex mixture of chemical contaminants on hepatic glutathione, L‐cysteine and γ‐glutamylcysteine synthetase in english sole (Pleuronectes vetulus) (1995) (24)
- Approaches for Determining Effects of Pollution on Fish Populations of Puget Sound (1997) (24)
- Naturally Occurring Diol Lipids: Dialkoxypentanes in Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Jaw Oil (1969) (23)
- Role of isovaleroyl lipids in channeling of sound in the porpoise melon. (1982) (21)
- Sediment-associated contaminants and liver diseases in bottom-dwelling fish (1987) (19)
- The isomeic compositon of diisovaleroylglycerides: A specificity for the biosynthesis of the 1,3-diisovaleroyl structure (1973) (19)
- Biosynthesis of triacylglycerols containing isovaleric acid. (1972) (18)
- Evaluation of Bioindicators of Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Coastal Ecosystems (1992) (18)
- Isovaleric acid accumulation in odontocete melon during development (2003) (18)
- Differences in triacylglycerols from acoustic tissues and posterior cranial blubber of the narwhal (Monodon monoceros). (1972) (16)
- Survey of subsistence fish and shellfish for exposure to oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez. First year: 1989. Technical memo (1990) (16)
- 32p-Postlabeling Of DNA: A Sensitive Method For Assessing Environmentally Induced Genotoxicity (1989) (15)
- Metabolism of orally administered naphthalene in spawning English sole (Parophrys vetulus). (1982) (13)
- Contaminant Monitoring for NMFS Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (1993) (13)
- Fluorescence line-narrowing spectrometry: a versatile tool for the study of chemically initiated carcinogenesis. (1990) (13)
- A field study of the relationship between bioindicators of maternal contaminant exposure and egg and larval viability of english sole (Parophrys vetulus) (1993) (12)
- A novel microtechnique for the measurement of acoustic properties of lipids (1977) (12)
- National Benthic Surveillance Project : Pacific Coast. Part I, Summary and overview of the results for cycles I to III (1984-86) (1988) (12)
- Biochemical Indicators of Contaminant Exposure in Flatfish from Puget Sound, WA (1987) (12)
- Estimation of levels of metabolites of aromatic hydrocarbons in fish tissues by HPLC/fluorescence analysis (1992) (11)
- OIL EXPOSURE AND EFFECTS IN SUBTIDAL FISH FOLLOWING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL (1993) (10)
- The structure of phospholipids and triacylglycerols containing long-chain iso acids in the porpoise Tursiops gilli. (1974) (10)
- The metabolism and disposition of 17β-estradiol in english sole exposed to a contaminated sediment extract (1988) (10)
- Sound velocity in lipids, oils, waxes, and their mixtures using an acoustic levitation technique (1985) (10)
- COLUMN: GUEST DIRECTOR'S LINE The Seafood "Dilemma"—A Way Forward (2007) (9)
- Bioindicators of Reproductive Impairment in Female English Sole (Parophrys Vetulus) Exposed to Environmental Contaminants (1989) (9)
- Comparative assessment of organochlorine concentrations in porpoise melon and blubber (2007) (8)
- A vision for climate services in NOAA (2009) (7)
- Survey of Alaskan subsistence fish, marine mammal, and invertebrate samples collected 1989-91 for exposure to oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez. Volume 1. Technical memo (1993) (7)
- Taking the Long View for Oceans and Human Health Connection through Community Driven Science (2021) (6)
- Brain lipids from the porpoise (Delphinus delphis). Phosphoglycerides rich in isovaleric acid and long-chain iso-acids. (1975) (6)
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase-A 'New' Monitoring Tool In The Status & Trends Program (1989) (6)
- Making Science Useful in Complex Political and Legal Arenas: A Case for Frontloading Science in Anticipation of Environmental Changes to Support Natural Resource Laws and Policies (2013) (5)
- Assessment of oil spill impacts on fishery resources: Measurement of hydrocarbons and their metabolites, and their effects, in important species. NRDA project subtidal 7. Exxon Valdez oil spill state/federal natural resource damage assessment final report (1995) (5)
- Biological transport of contaminants in marine environments: bioavailability and biotransformations (1984) (5)
- Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in two species of benthic fish showing different prevalences of hepatic neoplasms in Puget Sound, Washington (1988) (5)
- Nature at work: The effects of day-to-day nature contact on workers’ stress and psychological well-being (2021) (4)
- Biochemical and molecular characterization of glutathione S-transferase expression in English sole and starry flounder (1996) (4)
- Isolation and characterization of benzo[a]pyrene metabolites formed in vivo by juvenile and adult english sole (1984) (4)
- Lipid biosynthesis and increase in isovaleric acid of plasma. (1972) (4)
- Xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in two species of benthic fish showing different prevalences of hepatic neoplasms in contaminated areas (1988) (4)
- Our Threatened Oceans (1994) (3)
- Focusing Attention on Reciprocity Between Nature and Humans Can Be the Key to Reinvigorating Planetary Health (2020) (3)
- Butyltins In Sediments And Benthic Fish Tissues From The East, Gulf And Pacific Coasts Of The United States (1991) (3)
- Effects of Estuarine Habitat Quality on Juvenile Salmon: I. Chemical Contaminant Exposure and II. Altered Growth and Immune Function (1993) (3)
- Effects of chemical contaminants on subcellular changes in digestive cells of the marine bivalve, Mytilus edulis, from Puget Sound, Washington☆ (1996) (3)
- Isovaleric Acid in Acoustic Tissues of Porpoises: Triacylglycerols Resistant to Porcine Pancreatic Lipase* (1972) (3)
- Toxicokinetics of xenobiotic-DNA adducts in english sole (Pleuronectes vetulus): Studies with laboratory and environmentally-exposed sole (1995) (3)
- Incorporation of biomarkers into ecological risk assessments of contaminated nearshore marine habitats (1996) (3)
- Casting a wide net and making the most of the catch (2021) (3)
- Effect of environmental contaminants on the health of Mytilus edulis from puget sound, Washington: Cytochemical measures of lysomal responses and detoxifying enzymes using automatic image analysis (1995) (3)
- Chemical contaminants in gray whales (eschichtius robustus) stranded in Alaska, Washington, and California, USA. Technical memo (1993) (3)
- Distribution and Metabolism of Wax Esters in Putative Acoustic Tissues of Cetacaens (1974) (3)
- A Framework for Auditing the Evaluation of Uncertainty for Compliance in Information Systems (2015) (2)
- Supplemental information concerning a survey of Alaskan subsistence fish, marine mammal, and invertebrate samples collected 1989-91 for exposure to oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez. Technical memo (1993) (2)
- Highlights in 2003 (2003) (1)
- Screening for planar chlorobiphenyl congeners in marine biota by HPLC/PDA (1994) (1)
- Covalent binding of environmental contaminants to hepatic DNA of marine flatfish: Laboratory and field studies with english sole and winter flounder (1989) (1)
- Contaminants and Associated Biological Effects in Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems Near Certain Urban Areas (1991) (0)
- Hepatic glutathione in English sole (Pleuronectes vetulus): Response to complex mixtures of xenobiotics (1995) (0)
- Formation of reactive intermediates of benzo[a]pyrene by hepatic microsomes of English sole (Parophrys vetulus) sampled from reference and contaminated areas of Puget Sound, Washington (1988) (0)
- Transforming Global and Public Health through Nature (2020) (0)
- Relationships between induction of cytochrome P4501A and contaminant residues in feral teleosts (1995) (0)
- The effects of environmental contaminants on activities of hepatic xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes in english sole (Parophrys vetulus) (1989) (0)
- Letters. PAHs. (1981) (0)
- Linking xenobiotic exposure to adverse biological effects in ecotoxicological assessments: The role of biomarkers (1995) (0)
- Letters. Correction. Cover February 1981, pg. 124. (1981) (0)
- Threshold levels for toxic effects of sediment-associated PAHs on marine biota from urban and nonurban embayments of the United States (1994) (0)
- SCREENING METHODS FOR ASSESSING DAMAGE TO NATURAL RESOURCES FOLLOWING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL (1993) (0)
- The Design and Implementation of a Work Scheduling System for the Mine Management (1990) (0)
- The West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health (2005) (0)
- Frontloading the Science in Anticipation of Environmental Disasters (2012) (0)
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