Robyn Tanguay
Robyn Tanguay

Co-Leader

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Dr. Robyn Leigh Tanguay is an internationally recognized scholar whose work on zebrafish models has advanced the world’s understanding of how chemicals impact the biological development of humans. In 2011, she was named an Oregon State University Distinguished Professor, the university’s highest honor. And she is invited regularly to speak to regulators and private companies about biosafety in commercial development.

Associated Research
Zebrafish Biomedical Research Core
External Profile Link
Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory

Recent EHSC Publications

2026

Rothenberg SE, Johnson E, Ladu JK, Mary LS, Adams JC, Rice K, Jackson BP, Tanguay RL, Truong L Zebrafish parental co-exposure to environmentally relevant levels of inorganic arsenic + methylmercury impacts neurobehavior in parents and progeny. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 41707865
Karchner SI, Aluru N, Franks DG, Mandl CA, Goldstone JV, Burke T, Champlin D, Ladu JK, Perone DM, Stinson S, Truong L, Clark BW, Nacci D, Tanguay RL, Hahn ME Using fish models to understand the role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)-interacting protein (AIP) in controlling sensitivity and resistance to dioxin-like compounds in vivo. Toxicol Sci 41840760 PMC13035081
Morshead ML, Truong L, Tanguay RL Position-specific methyl substitution on benzo[a]pyrene drives AHR-dependent fin duplication in zebrafish. Toxicol Sci 41264521 PMC12826582

2025

Mary LS, Mcclure RS, Truong L, Carrell S, Waters KM, Tanguay RL Phenotypically anchored transcriptomics across diverse agrichemicals reveals conserved pathways and unique gene expression signatures in zebrafish Front Toxicol 41181350 PMC12575134
Morshead ML, Truong L, Carrell S, Scott RP, Anderson KA, Tanguay RL Chemical structure drives developmental toxicity of alkyl-substituted naphthalenes in zebrafish Environment International 41046622 PMC12560828
Jamison J, Doman TJ, Antenucci Z, Efromson J, Johnson C, Simonich MT, Harfouche M, Truong L, Tanguay RL Enhanced high-throughput embryonic photomotor response assays in zebrafish using a multi-camera array microscope. SLAS Technol 40446963 PMC12338983
Degnan DJ, Bramer LM, Truong L, Tanguay RL, Gosline SM, Waters KM bmdrc: Python package for quantifying phenotypes from chemical exposures with benchmark dose modeling. PLoS Comput Biol 40720503 PMC12313058
Rude CI, Smith JN, Scott RP, Schultz KJ, Anderson KA, Tanguay RL A mixture parameterized biologically based dosimetry model to predict body burdens of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in developmental zebrafish toxicity assays. Toxicol Sci 40117221 PMC12118961
Perone DM, Annalora AJ, Goldstone JV, Dickey AN, Salanga MC, Francolini RD, Wright FA, Marcus CB, Tanguay RL, Garcia-jaramillo M Zebrafish Cyp1b1 knockout alters eye and brain metabolomic profiles, affecting ocular and neurobehavioral function. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 39890032 PMC12083501
Truong L, Bieberich AA, Fatig RO, Rajwa B, Simonich MT, Tanguay RL Accelerating antiviral drug discovery: early hazard detection with a dual zebrafish and cell culture screen of a 403 compound library. Arch Toxicol 39730949 PMC11821682