Courtney L. McGinnis
Professor of Biology
Courtney L. McGinnis, PhD a first-generation college graduate that now calls Hamden home. She is currently a Professor of Biology and Medical Sciences. She completed her PhD in Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut and a sabbatical at Yale University in Dr. Stefani Nicoli’s laboratory where she learned how to develop multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 systems. Her teaching which garnered the Quinnipiac University 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award, focuses on Anatomy and Physiology and Physiological Models of Human Disease and she maintains an active research lab that utilizes Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism to study molecular mechanisms of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
The McGinnis lab is interested in determining the molecular mechanism of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals, while working toward an understanding of zebrafish sexual differentiation. Currently the McGinnis lab examines the Quinnipiac River by gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) for the presence of phthalates and plasticizers with external grant support from the Quinnipiac River Foundation.
The McGinnis lab is interested in determining the molecular mechanism of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals, while working toward an understanding of zebrafish sexual differentiation. Currently the McGinnis lab examines the Quinnipiac River by gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) for the presence of phthalates and plasticizers with external grant support from the Quinnipiac River Foundation.
Education
- BS, Post University
- PHD, University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise
- Aquatic Toxicology
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Organization
- Biological Sciences
Office Location
- Buckman Center 145
Mail Drop
- BC-SCI
Courses
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BIO 211 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Fall 2024 -
BIO 212 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Summer 1 2024 -
BIO 212L Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
Spring 2024 -
BIO 385 Explorations in Biology
Fall 2024 -
BIO 688 Independent Study
Spring 2024 -
BMS 499 Independent Study in Biomedical Sciences II
Spring 2024 -
ENV 225 Water and Human Health
Spring 2024 -
ENV 399 Interdisciplinary Independent Study Study
Spring 2024