Gary N. Cherr


Bodega Marine Laboratory
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 94923
Email: gncherr@ucdavis.edu

Education:
B.A.Biology, Sonoma State University1979
Ph.D.Zoology, University of California, Davis1984

Positions:
1995-presentLecturer, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis
1995-presentAdjunct Associate Professor, Sonoma State University
1994-presentAssociate Research Biologist III, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis
1990-1994Assistant Research Biologist IV, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis
1988-1990Assistant Research Biologist III, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis
1986-1988Assistant Research Biologist II, Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Davis
1984-1986Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Health, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis

Distinctions:
1984National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, Reproductive Training Grant
1983Best Student Paper Award, Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting

Research Interests:  Dr. Cherr’s laboratory investigates cell functioning during fertilization and early development in marine and estuarine organisms, and the effects of pollutants and environmental stressors.  The systems utilized in the laboratory include gametes and embryos from algae, molluscs, echinoderms, and fishes.  Since these systems exhibit temporally and mechanistically distinct cellular events during development, they can be used to discern the mode of action of pollutants at the subcellular levels.  A major emphasis is placed on the effects of pollutants on cytoskeletal dynamics, intracellular ion activities, and cell-extracellular matrix interactions during fertilization and development.  The laboratory is also involved in isolation and identification of pollutants in complex mixtures and investigates structure/function relationships of the pollutants using the above biological systems.  Dr. Cherr is Chair of the State of Washington Biomonitoring Science Advisory Board, and is on the State of California’s Marine Bioassay Protocol Review Committee.

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