Anatoxin and microinjection
Anatoxin, a powerful toxin produced by blue-green algae in aquatic ecosystems, poses a significant threat to both underwater life and human health. Microinjection, namely a microscopic syringe, can deliver precise and accurate amounts of the toxin into model organisms. This high-precision approach allows precise and accurate introduction of the toxin to model animals and thus enable more robust and repeatable experimental observations.
Collaborator:
WHOI Center for Ocean and Human Health
Hidden medicine in European waters
When medications make their way into Europe’s waterways, they create an invisible form of pollution that demands attention. By thoroughly tracking these pharmaceutical contaminants, the study can provide European policymakers with crucial evidence needed to combat this emerging environmental challenge.
Collaborator:
University of York
Past study:
Global pharmaceutical contamination in rivers
Publication:
Global estuaries pharmaceutical monitoring
Estuaries serve as the junctions between the land and ocean. Evaulating the coastal pharmaceutical contamination facilitates the the understanding of their coastal contamination and potential risks to ocean health.
Collaborator:
State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution
Publication:
Contact Details
Faculty of Science and Technology
University of Macau, E11 Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Room: E11-3029
Telephone: (853) 8822-9923
Fax: (853) 8822-2426
Email: wslai@um.edu.mo