Meyer, Joel
(919) 613-8109
joel.meyer@duke.edu
Box 90328
Durham, NC 27708-0328
A354 Lev Sci Res Ctr
Durham, NC 27708

Webpages

Courses

ENVIRON 819: Mechanisms in Environmental Toxicology
ENVIRON 102: Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Policy
ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects
PHARM 394: Research Independent Study
ENVIRON 848S: Seminar in Toxicology

Joel Meyer

Truman and Nellie Semans/Alex Brown and Sons Associate Professor of Molecular Environmental Toxicology
Truman and Nellie Semans/Alex Brown and Sons Associate Professor of Molecular Environmental Toxicology
Associate Professor of Environmental Genomics in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Director of Graduate Studies of the Environmental Science Graduate Program
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute

Dr. Meyer studies the effects of toxic agents and stressors on human and wildlife health. He is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms by which environmental agents cause DNA damage, the molecular processes that organisms employ to protect prevent and repair DNA damage, and genetic differences that may lead to increased or decreased sensitivity to DNA damage. Mitochondrial DNA damage and repair, as well as mitochondrial function in general, are a particular focus. He studies these effects in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, in cell culture, and collaboratively in other laboratory model organisms as well as in human populations in the USA and globally.

Research Areas

Education

  • Ph.D., Duke University (2003)
  • B.S., Juniata College (1992)

Publications

Sex-specific DNA methylation and associations with in utero tobacco smoke exposure at nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes. (12/2022)
Resistance of mitochondrial DNA to cadmium and Aflatoxin B1 damage-induced germline mutation accumulation in C. elegans. (08/2022)
Risk of lead exposure from wild game consumption from cross-sectional studies in Madre de Dios, Peru. (08/2022)
Neuroligin-mediated neurodevelopmental defects are induced by mitochondrial dysfunction and prevented by lutein in C. elegans. (05/2022)
Developmental nicotine exposure and masculinization of the rat preoptic area. (03/2022)
Aging reduces liver resiliency by dysregulating Hedgehog signaling. (02/2022)
Mild pentachlorophenol-mediated uncoupling of mitochondria depletes ATP but does not cause an oxidized redox state or dopaminergic neurodegeneration in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>. (01/2022)
<i>In Vivo</i> Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Development, Behavior, and Mitochondrial Function are Altered by Genetic Defects in Mitochondrial Dynamics. (01/2022)
Lutein rescues a nlg-1-mediated synaptic defect in a C. elegans mitochondrial complex I deficiency model (01/2022)
Rotenone Modulates <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> Immunometabolism and Pathogen Susceptibility. (01/2022)

Mailing Address

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Box 90467
Durham, NC 27708

Street / Delivery Address

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
140 Science Drive
Gross Hall, Suite 101
Durham, NC 27708

919-613-1305