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Jocelyn Flanary

Jocelyn is pursuing a graduate degree focused on perfluorinated compounds, which are emerging environmental contaminants, in northern fur seals and California sea lions. Her research includes quantification of these compounds in liver and plasma, potential health effects concerning alteration in normal lipid metabolism in the liver, and determination of mechanism of action through upstream targets. She is also interested in global transport of anthropogenic contaminants and their uptake into trophic food webs, toxicokinetics, and marine natural products.

Awards:

  • AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science Award, 2005
  • Marine Option Program Award, 1999

Membership and Professional Activities:

  • Society of Marine Mammology – 2005 to present
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – 2005 to present
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science – 2005 to present
  • American Fisheries Society – 2001 to present

Position:

Biologist
Analytical Chemistry Division
Organic Chemical Metrology Group

Employment History:

  • Research Assistant, University of Hawai’i at Hilo, 1999
  • Research Technician, The Ohio State University, 2000-2002
  • Laboratory Coordinator, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2002-2004
  • Biologist, NIST, 2004-present
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Medical University of South Carolina, 2004-present
  • Teaching Assistant, Medical University of South Carolina, 2009-present

Education:

  • Marine Science and Chemistry, BA, University of Hawai’i at Hilo, 1999
  • Biological Sciences, Molecular and Cell Biology and Pathobiology, Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. candidate, Medical University of South Carolina, present
Contact

Phone: 843-762-8977
Email: jocelyn.flanary@noaa.gov
Fax: 843-762-8742