Kerri Lynn Ackerly, PhD
@kerriackerlyphd.bsky.social
stress physiology | toxicology | fishes | she/her
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lab-field continuum in conservation physiology research: leveraging multiple approaches to inform policy and practice url: academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
The lab-field continuum in conservation physiology research: leveraging multiple approaches to inform policy and practice
Abstract. In the field of conservation physiology, there is often a trade off between conducting research in controlled laboratory settings or in inherentl
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September 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
lab-field continuum in conservation physiology research: leveraging multiple approaches to inform policy and practice url: academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
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Lab animals deserve enriching environments, but what if our efforts to help unintentionally cause harm? In our ES&T perspective, we explore how leaching plastics and plastic additives may impact fish health, and your experiments...
April 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lab animals deserve enriching environments, but what if our efforts to help unintentionally cause harm? In our ES&T perspective, we explore how leaching plastics and plastic additives may impact fish health, and your experiments...
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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
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February 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
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As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Grad Admission Impacts Survey
It is grad admissions season and many postbacs are feeling the chilling impacts of the Trump administration's recent executive orders freezing and slashing extramural research funding. Dozens of gradu...
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February 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼🔬🧑🔬
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Check out our new study looking at how white sturgeon deal with warming and low oxygen! 🌡️🫧 Interestingly, the order in which these stressors are experienced and whether exposures are acute or chronic may have important effects on their responses
Understanding responses to co-occuring stressors is especially important
for at-risk species. Learn more in this new study: Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen. 🐟
Read it here: https://buff.ly/41YbKd3
for at-risk species. Learn more in this new study: Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen. 🐟
Read it here: https://buff.ly/41YbKd3
February 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Check out our new study looking at how white sturgeon deal with warming and low oxygen! 🌡️🫧 Interestingly, the order in which these stressors are experienced and whether exposures are acute or chronic may have important effects on their responses
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41/47 (87%) of NIH study sections are cancelled this week
Frustrating to see all this good research stalled (& not funded)
You can search for study sections that ‘did not meet as scheduled’ here with ones with * ⤵️
www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...
Frustrating to see all this good research stalled (& not funded)
You can search for study sections that ‘did not meet as scheduled’ here with ones with * ⤵️
www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...
Review Dates
www.csr.nih.gov
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
41/47 (87%) of NIH study sections are cancelled this week
Frustrating to see all this good research stalled (& not funded)
You can search for study sections that ‘did not meet as scheduled’ here with ones with * ⤵️
www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...
Frustrating to see all this good research stalled (& not funded)
You can search for study sections that ‘did not meet as scheduled’ here with ones with * ⤵️
www.csr.nih.gov/RevPanelsAnd...
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The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
February 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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February 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage and lawsuit
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
scim.ag
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Breaking news: 22 states are suing to block NIH’s cutting of indirect costs.
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
See our updated story on the Friday night news and its aftermath. scim.ag/4hTJQ6v
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"Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions. In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity" www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Each year, NIH awards over 60,000 grants that directly support more than 300,000 researchers at more than 2,500 different institutions. In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity" www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
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Biologists rip Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Executive Order declaring only 2 sexes
Biologists Rip Trump’s 'Non-Sensical' Executive Order Declaring Only 2 Sexes
“Clearly, this order is not fully informed by current biological science,” said Dr. Richard Bribiescas, president of the Human Biology Association.
www.huffpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Biologists rip Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Executive Order declaring only 2 sexes
hello! i ran fast and furiously from the hellscape over there to here ✨ let’s be friends and talk about cute things like science and dogs!
November 23, 2024 at 12:56 AM
hello! i ran fast and furiously from the hellscape over there to here ✨ let’s be friends and talk about cute things like science and dogs!
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Meet Kathleen Roark from the Nielsen lab! As a PhD candidate, Kate studies the interactive effects of environmental stress and contamination on the survival and development of early life stage red drum🧪🐟
Fun fact: Kate is also an entomologist at heart 🦋🐜 and was the first student in the lab!
Fun fact: Kate is also an entomologist at heart 🦋🐜 and was the first student in the lab!
May 10, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Meet Kathleen Roark from the Nielsen lab! As a PhD candidate, Kate studies the interactive effects of environmental stress and contamination on the survival and development of early life stage red drum🧪🐟
Fun fact: Kate is also an entomologist at heart 🦋🐜 and was the first student in the lab!
Fun fact: Kate is also an entomologist at heart 🦋🐜 and was the first student in the lab!
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Meet Tamara Rivera, a 2nd year PhD student in our lab! Tamara is studying climate-driven changes in mercury cycling and export in the Alaskan ecosystem.
Fun fact: During her spare time, she volunteers at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep and the Patton Center Aquarium! 🐟🐢 #IntroductionFridays
Fun fact: During her spare time, she volunteers at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep and the Patton Center Aquarium! 🐟🐢 #IntroductionFridays
May 24, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Meet Tamara Rivera, a 2nd year PhD student in our lab! Tamara is studying climate-driven changes in mercury cycling and export in the Alaskan ecosystem.
Fun fact: During her spare time, she volunteers at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep and the Patton Center Aquarium! 🐟🐢 #IntroductionFridays
Fun fact: During her spare time, she volunteers at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep and the Patton Center Aquarium! 🐟🐢 #IntroductionFridays
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Meet our marine science technician, Danny Fraser! Danny helps facilitate the research projects of the lab, from small boat operations and scuba diving in TX and AK, to helping process samples in the lab!
Fun fact: Danny did his master’s research on marine worm ecology🪱🌊 #LabIntroductions
Fun fact: Danny did his master’s research on marine worm ecology🪱🌊 #LabIntroductions
May 30, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Meet our marine science technician, Danny Fraser! Danny helps facilitate the research projects of the lab, from small boat operations and scuba diving in TX and AK, to helping process samples in the lab!
Fun fact: Danny did his master’s research on marine worm ecology🪱🌊 #LabIntroductions
Fun fact: Danny did his master’s research on marine worm ecology🪱🌊 #LabIntroductions
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Meet Dr. Kerri Ackerly from the Nielsen lab! @kerriackerlyphd.bsky.social studies the impacts of contaminants on fish morphology, development, and physiology 🐟
Fun fact: She studied electric fishes for her PhD and even has a tattoo of her favorite one!
Fun fact: She studied electric fishes for her PhD and even has a tattoo of her favorite one!
May 3, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Meet Dr. Kerri Ackerly from the Nielsen lab! @kerriackerlyphd.bsky.social studies the impacts of contaminants on fish morphology, development, and physiology 🐟
Fun fact: She studied electric fishes for her PhD and even has a tattoo of her favorite one!
Fun fact: She studied electric fishes for her PhD and even has a tattoo of her favorite one!
join us today to talk about contaminants along the texas coast! if you want the link, let me know! noon (cst)!
April 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM
join us today to talk about contaminants along the texas coast! if you want the link, let me know! noon (cst)!
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The Nielsen lab presented at the South-Central SETAC Meeting and did amazing! Special congratulations to our student Tamara for winning 2nd place in the student poster competition on her work with Mercury in Alaska!🏅👩🏽🔬 We will be posting on here more often with updates so stay tuned 🙌🏽
April 15, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The Nielsen lab presented at the South-Central SETAC Meeting and did amazing! Special congratulations to our student Tamara for winning 2nd place in the student poster competition on her work with Mercury in Alaska!🏅👩🏽🔬 We will be posting on here more often with updates so stay tuned 🙌🏽
we are looking for a research associate with experience in environmental chemistry or toxicology! feel free to reach out if you have any questions!!
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Research Associate
Job Posting Title: Research Associate ---- Hiring Department: Department of Marine Science ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest ...
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December 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM
we are looking for a research associate with experience in environmental chemistry or toxicology! feel free to reach out if you have any questions!!
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another SETAC in the books!! love to talk research but mostly love to see all my friends 🥹
if you want to talk more about my phototox work (from my talk) or my pfas work (from my poster) - let’s do it!!
if you want to talk more about my phototox work (from my talk) or my pfas work (from my poster) - let’s do it!!
November 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM
another SETAC in the books!! love to talk research but mostly love to see all my friends 🥹
if you want to talk more about my phototox work (from my talk) or my pfas work (from my poster) - let’s do it!!
if you want to talk more about my phototox work (from my talk) or my pfas work (from my poster) - let’s do it!!
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We're having a bit of a tough quarter over at Skype a Scientist. I'm writing grants nonstop over here but won't know if it's working for a couple months.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
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October 24, 2023 at 1:12 PM
We're having a bit of a tough quarter over at Skype a Scientist. I'm writing grants nonstop over here but won't know if it's working for a couple months.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
The collapse of social media has made our business model of many small donors beak. In the meantime, your support is VERY appreciated.
submitted my first grant as lead pi yesterday … and now i am ready for a day off!
jk i have a thousand other things to catch up on today that i just casually pretended didn’t exist for two weeks …
jk i have a thousand other things to catch up on today that i just casually pretended didn’t exist for two weeks …
October 17, 2023 at 12:20 PM
submitted my first grant as lead pi yesterday … and now i am ready for a day off!
jk i have a thousand other things to catch up on today that i just casually pretended didn’t exist for two weeks …
jk i have a thousand other things to catch up on today that i just casually pretended didn’t exist for two weeks …
hello friends 🌌! i’m a research associate at ut marine science institute. i am interested in how environmental stressors impact fishes.
right now, i am particularly interested in how pfas affect fishes and how they occur / bioaccumulate in marine ecosystems. i work often with redfish and minnows!
right now, i am particularly interested in how pfas affect fishes and how they occur / bioaccumulate in marine ecosystems. i work often with redfish and minnows!
October 6, 2023 at 12:22 PM
hello friends 🌌! i’m a research associate at ut marine science institute. i am interested in how environmental stressors impact fishes.
right now, i am particularly interested in how pfas affect fishes and how they occur / bioaccumulate in marine ecosystems. i work often with redfish and minnows!
right now, i am particularly interested in how pfas affect fishes and how they occur / bioaccumulate in marine ecosystems. i work often with redfish and minnows!