Mrs. prof. dr. A.J. (Tinka) Murk
Professor Environmental Toxicology
Some news items contributed to:
Tros nieuwsshow 4 juli 2009 (radio, Dutch):
Relatie cosmetica en mannelijke vruchtbaarheid?
-Gifcontainers; ZEMBLA uitzending 2 maart 2009 (TV, Dutch)
-Delayed effects of PCBs on fish larvae (Bionieuws Jan. 2009, in Dutch)
-Interview (TV, Dutch) Teleac wetenschapscafé Nov. 2008: Wat is giftig?
-Interview (written, English) in 'Wageningen Update' June 2008
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Research:
Toxic effects of low levels of (mixtures of) contaminants on the endocrine function and early development of man and wildlife species, marine environmental toxicology.
Focus on food chain related environmental contaminants, development of functional in vitro and in vivo bio-assays, endocrine disruption (thyroid hormone and steroid hormones), early developmental effects, marine organic contaminants.
Associated scientist of Wageningen-IMARES, workfield Environment.
Registration of inaugural speech (Dutch) 4 September 2008
Handout (pdf) of the (English) slides used for the inaugural speech
Booklet (pdf) containing the (Dutch) text of the inaugural speech (for printed version contact Tinka)
Current PhD-projects:
Ana Sotoca
Unravelling the mechanism of differential biological responses induced by food-borne xeno- and phyto-estrogenic compounds.
Jaime de Freitas
Development and validation of in vitro bioassays for thyroid hormone receptor mediated endocrine disruption.
Edwin Foekema (Wageningen-IMARES)
Effects of POPs on recruitment success of Sole (Solea solea).
Henrique Anselmo
Development and application of a marine invertebrate bioassay with aqua-cultured heart urchin (Echinocardium cordatum) for assessing the toxic effects of Marine POP mixtures for early life stage development and metamorphosis.