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William E. Hawkins, Ph.D.
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Phone: (228) 872-4215
Fax: (228) 872-4204
william.hawkins@usm.edu
Position:
Education:
- Ph.D. Degree - University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1973. Anatomy.
- M.S., Anatomy, 1970, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
- B.S. Degree - Mississippi State University, 1968. General Science.
Professional and Administrative Experience:
- March 1, 2008- Director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
- 2002-2008 Executive Director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
- 1998-2002 Chair, Department of Coastal Sciences
- 1998- Professor, Department of Coastal Sciences
- 1979-1998 Senior Scientist, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
- 1976-1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine
- 1974-1976 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Anatomy and Embryology, Utrecht State University, The Netherlands; Visiting Assistant Professor, Centre for Electron Microscopy, Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht State University
Research Support - Active:
- The Aquatic Research Consortium - Phase 2: A Genomic and proteomic approach for detection of environmental stress responses in small fish models. NOAA, Coastal Oceans Program, National Ocean Service, 2004-2006; W.E. Hawkins, Coodinator, $839,016.00
- Construction of an Aquaculture Visitor Pavilion at Cedar Point: Phase III; USDOC, NOAA, 2002-2006; W.E. Hawkins, Principal Investigator, $1,774,182.00
- The Aquatic Research Consortium - Phase 3: Morphological, Physiological, Genomic and Proteomic Responses to Environmental Stressors in Small Fish Models; USDOC, NOAA, Coastal Oceans Program, 2005-2007; W.E. Hawkins, Coordinator, $416,940.00
- NOAA Methylmercury Project, USDOC, NOAA, NASA; 2006-2009. W.E. Hawkins, Principal Investigator, $1,200,000.00
Research Interests:
Effects of environmental contaminants on aquatic organisms; Aquatic pathobiology; Use of aquatic organisms as medical models, especially for carcinogenesis studies; Histology, electron microscopy and cell biology of aquatic organisms; Intracellular protozoa of fishes; Environmentally-induced pathological responses in aquatic and other organisms; Diseases of aquaculture organisms; Marine Aquaculture
Professional Organizations:
- Mississippi Academy of Sciences
- American Fisheries Society, Fish Health Section
- World Aquaculture Society
Teaching Experience:
Comparative Marine Histology; Techniques in Histology and Ultrastructure; Tropical Marine Biology; Histology, Embryology; Basic Histopathology; Marine Policy
Other Professional Activities (Since 2000):
- Technical review panel member, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, appointed January 2000
- Resource panel member, Reclaimed Water Quality Program, Ministry of the Environment and the Public Utilities Board of Singapore and the National University of Singapore, appointed February, 2000
- Invited speaker, “Use of medaka (Oryzias latipes) to identify carcinogens and investigate carcinogenesis,” seminar to the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, April 14, 2000, Singapore
- Invited speaker, “Fish as monitors of pollution,” seminar to the Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, April 17, 2000.
- Peer reviewer, STEP Program, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL, April, 2000
- Invited speaker, 19th Annual Symposium Continuing Education Course: The utility of small fish models for toxicity and carcinogenicity testing, “Use of the medaka to identify carcinogens and investigate carcinogenesis,” Society of Toxicologic Pathologists, The Wigwam Resort, Phoenix, AZ, June 25-29, 2000
- Invited speaker, Large-scale carcinogen dose response studies with Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease, September 21‑24, 2000, San Marcos, TX.
- Ad hoc reviewer, site visit member, National Cancer Institute Program Project Grant Application from Oregon State University, September 27-29, 2000, Corvallis, Oregon
- Invited speaker, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, “Large Scale, Low Dose Carcinogenicity Studies with Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes), Research Triangle Park, NC, December 5, 2000
- Member, Pfiesteria Expert Panel, Centers for Disease Control, 2000
- Member, EPA Toxicology Fellowship Review Panel, 2001, 2005, 2006
- Member, Review Panel for Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB), NOAA Coastal Oceans Program, Silver Spring, MD, 2001, 2003
- Member, Review Panel for program on Non‑mammalian Organisms as Models for Anticancer Drug Discovery, National Cancer Institute, November 14, 2001
- Invited panelist, Oceans and Human Health Roundtable Discussion, sponsored by The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Triangle Park, NC, December 17-18, 2001
- Member, NASA Earth Space Applications Division, Program Planning and Analysis Panel, Crystal City, VA, January 29-30, 2002
- Invited speaker, Society of Toxicologic Pathologists Annual Meeting, “Use of the Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes) in carcinogenicity testing under National Toxicology Program protocols.” Society of Toxicologic Pathology Educational Symposium, Denver, CO, June 2-6, 2002
- Invited speaker, Medaka Colloquium, US Environmental Protection Agency, “Use of the medaka to define the shape of the carcinogen dose response curve and other experiences in medaka testing,” Duluth, MN, July 30- August 1, 2002
- Member, Editorial Board, Comparative Hepatology, appointed 2002
- Chairman, Technical Review Panel, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 2002-2005
- Member, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Merit Review Committee, appointed 2002
- Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1 660-4601), appointed 2003
- Member, Advisory Committee, Registry for Tumors in Lower Animals (National Cancer Institute), 2003-2005
- Member, Review Panel NIH/NIEHS Centers for Oceans and Human Health, June 25-27, 2003, Research Triangle Park, NC (declined due to conflict)
- Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Mississippi Remote Sensing and GIS Coordinating Council, appointed 2003
- Invited speaker, Conference on Aquatic Models of Human Disease, Manassas, Virginia, September 29-October 2, 2003
- Invited participant, Exploring Collaborative Research in Human Health Risks and Ecotoxicology
using Medaka as a Model Organism, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, March 24-26, 2004
- Panelist, NOAA Office of Global Programs, Oceans and Human Health Initiative, External Research Grants Program Review Panel, Washington, DC, 28-30 June 2005
- Invited participant, Conference on Aquatic Models of Human Disease, Athens, GA, October 29-November 1, 2005 (declined due to travel conflicts)
- Invited participant, 34th US Japan Natural Resources Panel Aquaculture Symposium., Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, November 6-11, 2005, San Diego, CA
Selected Publications:
- Rotchell, J.M., Blair, J.B., Shim, J.-K. Hawkins, W.E. and Ostrander, G.K. 2001. Cloning of the retinoblastoma cDNA from the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) and preliminary evidence of mutational alterations in chemically-induced retinoblastomas. Gene 263:231-237.
- Samet, J., G.S. Bignami, R. Feldman, W. Hawkins, J. Neff, and T. Smayda. 2001. Pfiesteria:Review of the science and identification of research gaps. Environmental Health Perspectives 109 (Supplement 5): 639-659.
- Hawkins, W.E., W.W. Walker, J.W. Fournie, C.S. Manning and R.M. Krol. 2003. Use of the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) and guppy (Poecilia reticulata) in carcinogenesis testing under National Toxicology Program protocols. Toxicologic Pathology 31: 88-91.
- Hawkins, W.E., J.M. Lotz, K.M. Leber and D.A. Ziemann. 2003. Research group studies snapper stock enhancement in the Gulf of Mexico. Global Aquaculture Advocate 6: 82-84.
- Geter, D.R., J.W. Fournie, M.H. Brouwer, A.B. DeAngelo and W.E. Hawkins. 2003. p-Nitrophenol and glutathione response in medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to MX, a drinking water carcinogen. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 134: 353-354.
- Geter, D.R., R.N. Winn, J.W. Fournie, M.B. Norris, A.B. DeAngelo and W.E. Hawkins. 2004. Methylazoxymethanol-acetate (MAMAc), but not MX, induces mutations in the cII transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 67:373-383.
- Fournie, J.W., M.J. Wolfe, J.C. Wolf, L.A. Courtney, R.D. Johnson and W.E. Hawkins. 2005. Diagnostic criteria for proliferative thyroid lesions in bony fishes. Toxicologic Pathology 33: 1-12.
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