Mailing Address: Department of Zoology, 223 Bartram Hall,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
EDUCATION AND DEGREES
B.S. 1976 New Mexico Highlands University, Department of
Biology, Las Vegas, NM.
M.A. 1979 University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of
E.P.O. Biology, thesis directed by Dr. R. E. Jones, entitled
"Corpus luteum development and placentation in the viviparous
lizard Sceloporus jarrovi."
Ph.D. 1981 University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of
E.P.O. Biology, dissertation directed by Drs. R. E. Jones and H.
M. Smith, entitled "Reproductive strategies and the evolution of
viviparity in two allopatric populations of the Mexican lizard, Sceloporus aeneus."
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Teaching Positions
Visiting Instructor of Biology. University of Northern
Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, Department of Biology - Human
Physiology, 1980 (winter).
Assistant Professor. Wichita State University, Wichita,
Kansas, Department of Biological Sciences - {courses taught Human
Anatomy, Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology, Comparative
Vertebrate Reproduction, Biology of Human Reproduction and Fetal
Development, Herpetology, Evolution}. 1981-1985.
Assistant Professor. University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, Department of Zoology - {courses taught Comparative
Chordate Embryology, General Biology, Environmental Reproductive
Biology}. 1985-1987.
Affiliate Curator of Herpetology. Florida Museum of Natural
History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, l985 -
present.
Associate Professor. University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, Department of Zoology - {courses taught Comparative
Chordate Embryology, General Biology, Comparative Vertebrate
Endocrinology, Vertebrate Reproductive Biology}. 1987-1992.
Professor. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,
Department of Zoology - {courses taught Comparative Chordate
Embryology, Biology of Human Reproduction, Evolution and
Development, Evolution and Reproduction, General Biology,
Evolutionary and Molecular Endocrinology}. 1992-2001
Distinguished Professor. University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, Department of Zoology - {courses taught Biology of
Reproduction, General Biology, Environmental Endocrinology}.
2001-present
Adjunct Professor. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand -
{co-advisor for Ph.D. student Jane Girling}. 1994-1998.
Administrative Positions
Director. Biotechnologies for the Ecological, Evolutionary and
Conservation Sciences (BEECS) Program, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology
Research. 1992-1994.
Scientific Director. BEECS Reproductive Analysis Laboratory,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Interdisciplinary Center
for Biotechnology Research. 1992-1994.
Associate Dean for Research, College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. 2002 -
2006.
Research Positions
New Mexico Highlands University, Department of Biology, NSF
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 1975-1976.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of E.P.O. Biology,
Laboratory of Comparative Reproduction, Research Assistant on NIH
funded grants, 1977-1979, 1980-1981.
Universidad Nacional Aut-noma de México, Instituto de
Biolog'a, Mexico City, Mexico, Visiting Research Professor, 1983,
1984.
Universidad Nacional Aut-noma de México, Facultad de
Ciencias, Museo de Zoolog'a and Laboratorio de Histolog'a, Mexico
City, Mexico, Visiting Research Professor, 1985, 1986, 1993.
Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Zoology,
Wellington, New Zealand, Visiting Research Professor, 1986,
1987.
Macquarie University, School of Biological Sciences, North
Ryde, NSW, Australia, Visiting Research Professor, 1986.
Universidad de Valle, Museo de Zoolog'a, Cali, Colombia,
Visiting Research Professor, 1987.
Government of Botswana, Department of Wildlife and National
Parks, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa, Visiting Research Scientist,
1988, 1989.
Otago University, Department of Zoology, Dunedin, New Zealand,
Visiting Research Professor, 1991, 1995.
University of Queensland, Centre for Conservation and
Department of Anatomy, Brisbane, Australia, Visiting Research
Professor, 1991.
Tulane University, Center for Bioenvironmental Research, New
Orleans, LA, Visiting Professor of Ecotoxicology (funded by the
Alton Jones Foundation), 1995-1996.
Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Daniel Evans Endowed
Professorship, Winter & Spring 1997.
University of Florida Research Foundation, Endowed Research
Professor, 1997-1999.
Extra Ordinary Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Pretoria School of Veterinary Medicine, Pretoria, South Africa. 2003 - present.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Academic Responsibilities
1. Doctoral Dissertations Directed
Brent D. Palmer, "Functional morphology and biochemistry of
reptilian oviducts and eggs: Implications for the evolution of
reproductive modes in tetrapod vertebrates." Spring 1988-Spring
1990.
Vincent DeMarco, "Aspects of embryonic physiology and the
evolution of viviparity in the lizard genus Sceloporus."
Fall 1985-Summer 1991.
Gustavo H. Kattan, "Reproductive strategy of a generalist
brood parasite, the Shiny cowbird, in the Cauca Vally, Colombia."
Summer 1987-Spring 1993.
M. Catharine Cox, "Presence and functional role of the
polypeptide growth factors insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)
and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the reptilian oviduct." Fall
l989-Summer 1994.
Greg R. Masson, "Environmental influences on reproductive
potential, clutch viability and embryonic mortality of the
American alligator in Florida." Spring 1989-Fall 1995.
John M. Matter, "Endocrine control of sperm maturation and
transport in squamates." Fall 1987-Spring 1996.
D. Andrew Crain, "Effects of endocrine disrupting contaminants
on reproduction in the American alligator, Alligator
mississippiensis." Fall 1994-Summer 1997.
Cynthia J. Lagueux, "Marine turtle fishery of Caribbean
Nicaragua: Human use patterns and harvest trends", Spring
1993-Spring 1998. (co-Advisor with Kent Redford).
Jane Girling, "Structure and function of the oviduct in
gekkonid lizards", Spring 1994-Summer 1998. (co-advisor with
Alison Cree; University of Otago).
Kevin Baldwin, "Parasites and their evolutionary consequences
on reproductive variables in lizards." Fall 1990-Fall 1998.
Andrew Rooney, "Maternal-fetal immune interactions during the
evolution of reptilian viviparity." Summer 1994-Fall 1998.
Edward F. Orlando, "Environmental factors influencing the
reproductive biology of the Florida gar", Fall 1997-Spring
2001.
Tamatha Barbaeu. " Endocrine control of the reproductive
biology of female amphibians". Fall 2000-Spring 2004.
Gerald A. Binczik, "Reproductive biology of a tropical
procyonid, the White-nosed Coati." Fall 1992-Fall 2006.
Mark Gunderson, "Hepatic steroid metabolism in alligators
exposed in ovo to endocrine disrupting contaminants.", Fall
1998-Spring 2005.
Matthew Milnes, "Egg biochemistry and juvenile endocrinology:
variation within and between clutches of alligators from various
Florida lakes." Fall 1998-Spring 2005.
Thea Edwards. " The impact of contaminants on the reproductive
biology of a viviparous fish, Gambusia holbrooki.". Fall
1999-Summer 2005.
Krista McCoy, “Environmental factors affecting amphibian reproductive development.” Summer 2003 – Fall 2007(Co-director with Colette St. Mary).
Dieldrich Bermudez, “Thyroid function and its role in ovarian development and functioning.” Summer 2000 – present.
Brandon Moore, “Inhibins, folliculogenesis and environmental bases of ovarian disease.” Fall 2002 – present.
Jan Myburgh, “Comparative medicine of the Nile crocodile in eastern South Africa.” Fall 2005 – present (co-advisor PhD student at U. Pretoria, School of Veterinary Medicine).
Hannes Botha, “Conservation biology of the Nile crocodile in eastern South Africa.” Fall 2005 – present (co-advisor PhD student at U. Pretoria).
Teresa Bryan, “Endocrine control of the development of external genitalia.” Summer 2005 – present.
Ashley Boggs, “Molecular endocrinology of environmental sex determination.” Summer 2006 – present.
Nicole Botteri, “The role of androgens in the development and functioning of the female reproductive tract.” Fall 2006 – present.
Lori Albergotti, “The evolution of endocrine function in the chorioallantoic membrane.” Fall 2006 – present.
2. Masters Theses Directed
Sandra L. Fox, "Ovarian and oviductal morphology during the
reproductive cycle of the two lizard species, Crotaphytus
collaris and Eumeces obsoletus". Spring 1982-Spring
1984.
Sandra K. Elliott, "Testicular and adrenal morphology during
the annual reproductive cycle of the great plains lizard, Eumeces obsoletus (Scincidae)." Spring 1983-Spring
1985.
Matt S. Rand, "Histological, hormonal and chromatic correlates
of sexual maturation in the male lizard, Crotaphytus
collaris". Fall 1983-Fall 1986.
Greg R. Masson, "Changes in uterine vascularity during the
reproductive cycle of three oviparous lizards, Eumeces obsoletus, Sceloporus undulatus and Crotaphytus collaris." Fall
1983-Spring 1985.
Brent Palmer, "Uterine morphology during the reproductive
cycle of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus." Fall
1985-Fall 1987.
Ellen Burroughs, "Egg composition of seaside sparrows." Summer
1987-Fall 1989.
Adele Hensley, "The effects of coumestrol, a phytoestrogen, on
pregnancy, sexual development and survivorship in Rattus
norvegicus." Spring 1988-Spring 1991.
Lisa Gregory, "Capture stress in the loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)." Spring 1991-Fall 1993.
Andrew Rooney, "Pregnancy-associated changes in the adrenergic
and peptidergic innervation in the oviduct of Sceloporus
jarrovi." Fall 1991-Spring 1994.
D. Andrew Crain, "Insulin-like growth factor-I in the plasma
of two chelonians: Caretta caretta and Trachemys scripta
elegans. Fall 1992-Summer 1994 (co-Chair with Dr. K.
Bjorndal).
Daniel Pickford, "Androgens and male genital development in
alligators." Summer 1993-Summer 1995.
Edward Orlando, "Alterations in the reproductive physiology of
Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides, collected from the
Escambia and Blackwater Rivers in Florida." Fall 1995-Fall
1997.
Teresa Bryan, "Endocrinology of the development of external
genitalia in Alligators". Summer 2001-Summer 2004.
3. Honors and Senior Theses Directed
See PDF of my CV
4. Other Activities
President: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
(1996).
Board of Directors: Society for the Study of Amphibians and
Reptiles (1990-1993).
Associate Editor: Journal of Herpetology (1986-1988).
Editoral Board Member: Copeia (1986-1988), Journal of
Herpetology (1984-1986), General and Comparative Endocrinology
(1998-present), Reproduction, Fertility and Development
(1999-present), Environmental Sciences (2007-present).
Board Member: IUCN, Species Survival Commission, Captive
Breeding Specialist Group (1991-1994); Crocodile Specialist
Group (1990-present); Conservation Breeding Specialist Group
(1994-present).
Manuscript Reviewer: American Zoologist, American J.
Physiology, Biology of Reproduction, Copeia, Ecology,
Herpetologica, J. Herpetology, General and Comparative
Endocrinology, J. Morphology, Hormones and Behavior, J.
Experimental Zoology, J. Reproduction and Fertility, New
England J. Medicine, Can. J. Zoology, South African J. Zoology,
Prostaglandins, J. Zoology, London, Environmental Health
Perspectives, Life Sciences, Toxicology and Industrial
Health.
Grant Reviewer: National Geographic Society, National
Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, New York
Zoological Society, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish
Commission, Research Corporation, Australian Research Council,
NATO, Environmental Protection Agency.
External Reviewer for Ph.D. Degree: Victoria University,
New Zealand (1990); University of Cape Town, South Africa
(1992); Mysore University, India (1993; 1994); University of
Guelph (1995).
Expert Witness: U.S. Congress, Subcommittee on Health and
the Environment {H. Waxman (CA), Chairman}. Hearing on
Pesticides as Environmental Estrogens. (1993).
Expert Advisor: World Wildlife Fund, USA (1993, 1994,
1995); National Wildlife Foundation (1994); USFWS- Contaminants
Branch, USA (1993,1994); CDC-Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, USA (1994); Medical Research Council, Great
Britian (1994, 1995); Ministry of Health, Denmark (1995);
Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature (1995); CDC-
Environmental Health Agency (1995).
Committee Member: National Research Council/National
Academy of Sciences committee on "Hormone-like Agents in the
Environment". 1995-1999.
REPRESENTATIVE ACADEMIC HONORS & RECOGNITION
1981 - The University of Colorado Creative Dissertation Award,
May 1981.
1988 - Dahlem Conference Invited Participant & Author,
Berlin, August 28 - September 2.
1989 - State-of-the-Art Invited Lecture, XI International
Congress of Comparative Endocrinology,Malaga, Spain, May 14-20,
1989.
1989 - Symposium Organizer & Speaker (by invitation), 1st
World Congress of Herpetology, Canterbury, England, September
1989.
1991 - Howard Hughes Visiting Scholar, Millsaps College,
Jackson, MS, January 1991.
1993 - Plenary Address (1 of 2). National Meeting of Wildlife
Contaminant Specialists, U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service, Vail,
CO. May 26, 1993.
1993 - Plenary Address (1 of 6). Annual Meeting of the
National Wildlife Federation, Austin TX, March 5,1993.
1994 - Plenary Address (1 of 5). IV International Congress of
Vertebrate Morphology, University of Chicago, July 31-August 4,
1994
1994 - Plenary Address, III Reunión Nacional de
Herpetología, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas,
México, November 11, 1994.
1994 - University of Florida Teaching Excellence Awardee
1995 - W. Alton Jones Foundation Visiting Professorship,
Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, New Orleans,
Fall 1995- Spring 1996.
1996 - Plenary Address, International Congress of Animal
Reproduction, Sydney, Australia, July 2.
1996 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Pesticides, Appointed to Scientific Advisory Board (declined due
to appointment on NAS/NRC panel), April 1996.
1997 - Daniel J. Evans Endowed Visiting Professorship,
Evergreen State College, Olympia Washington, January-April,
1997.
1997 - American Association for the Advancement of Science
(elected Fellow - October 1997)
1997 - University of Florida Research Foundation
Professorship, 1997-1999.
1997 - Plenary Address, Carlton M. Herman Memorial Lecture,
46th Annual - Wildlife Disease Association Conference, St.
Petersburg, August 11, 1997.
1997 - Plenary Addresses (2), opening addresses for the Centre
for Reproductive Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden,
September 24, 1997.
1997 - Blue Key Distinguished Professor Award, University of
Florida, October 1997.
1997 - Plenary Address, International Symposium of Comparative
Endocrinology - Citizens Of Yokohama address, Yokohama, Japan,
November 19, 1997.
1998 - University of Florida Teacher/Scholar of the Year
(1997-1998).
1998 - University of Florida Anderson Scholar Faculty
Honoree
1999 - Plenary Address Invited Plenary Presentation to open
XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Reprodução Animal, Belo
Horizonte, BRASIL. July 27, 1999.
1999 - Plenary Address, International Symposium on Endocrine
Disrupters - Citizens Of Kobe address, Kobe, Japan, December 11,
1999.
1999 - University of Florida Anderson Scholar Faculty
Honoree
2000 - Sigma Xi Senior Research Faculty Award for 2000, U.F.
Chapter
2001 - Distinguished Scientist Lecture, BARD College, New
York. February 9, 2001
2001 - Geshwin Lecture, Endocrine Sciences Group, UC Berkeley,
CA March 21, 2001
2001 - ISI Highly Cited Research Scientist in Ecology/Environmental Biology
2001 - University of Florida Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree.
2002 - Children of Minamata address, International Symposium on Environmental Health, Minamata, Japan. March 21, 2002.
2002 - University of Florida Anderson Scholar Faculty Honoree.
2002 - Address to the People of Hiroshima, International Symposium on Environmental Health, Hiroshima, Japan. November 25, 2002.
2003 - Plenary Address to open the ‘III Water Research Commission’ symposium, State of Iowa, Ames, February 2003
2003 - Plenary Address, South African Commission on Water Research’ annual symposium, Stellenbosch, South Africa, April
2003 - Plenary Address to ‘International Mutagen Society’, US National Meeting, Miami, FL May 2003
2003 -Plenary Address to ‘Society for the Study of Reproduction’, Cincinnati, July 2003
2003 - Appointed to a NATO standing subcommittee on ‘Environmental Contaminants and Bioterrorism’. May 2003
2003 - Plenary Address to ‘Interdisciplinary Conference on Reproduction’, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, October
2004 - Plenary Address to ‘CONPRENDO International Symposium on EDCs’. University of Exeter, ENGLAND July 2
2004 - Plenary Address to ‘International Society of Behavior and Neuroendocrinology’. Lisbon, PORTUGAL. July 28, 2004.
2004 - Plenary Address to ‘International Symposium on POPS’. Taipei, TAIWAN. November 12, 2004.
2004 - Tap Pharmaceuticals Endowed Endocrine Medicine Lectureship, Plenary Address to ‘American Society of Reproductive Medicine’. Baltimore, October 19, 2004.
2005 - Laura Randall Schweppe Endowed Lecture, University of Texas Marine Science Institute. February 3, 2005.
2005 - Plenary Address, International Mutagen Society, International meeting, San Francisco, CA USA September 5, 2005.
2005 - 1st William Gutzke Memorial Lecture, University of Memphis, September 8, 2005.
2006 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professorship: 2006 - 2010
2006 - Charles W. Gowdey Lectures, University of Western Ontario Medical School, April 27-28, 2006
2006 - 3rd Aubrey Gorbman Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle, October 21, 2006.
2007 - Ellerman Visiting Professorship: University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, October 2007
2007 - Plenary Address, 35th Anniversary of the Animal Reproduction Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, November 20, 2007.
2008 - Watkins Endowed Visiting Professorship, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS February 6-8, 2008.
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
Histology (paraffin and plastic); histochemistry;
immunocytochemistry; electron microscopy; bioassay, fluorometric
and radioimmunoassay for various hormones; biochemical analysis of
plasma ions, peptides; tissue culture; thin layer and gas
chromatography; protein (1D & 2D SDS-PAGE) and mRNA analysis (PCR/QRT-PCR);
in vitro assay of hormonally induced contractions of reptilian,
amphibian and mammalian smooth and skeletal muscle; microsurgery
techniques, photomicroscopy; antibody and peptide
purification/synthesis, recombinant DNA techniques.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental contaminants as hormones; environmental
contaminant influences on reproductive activity and embryonic
development; ecotoxicology, evolution of viviparity in the
different vertebrate classes; structure, function and evolution of
vertebrate oviduct, extraembryonic membranes and placentae;
biology of the corpus luteum; hormonal control of birth and
gestation length; stress and reproduction; reproductive biology of
high elevation vertebrates; comparative reproductive anatomy and
physiology; and comparative endocrinology.
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
(Fellow)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (Comparative
Endocrinology; Comparative Morphology)
International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological
Societies
National Geographic Society, 1984-1986 ($4400). Reproductive
biology and population genetics of the Mexican high elevation
lizard, Sceloporus aeneus. (with Dr. K. Brown).
National Science Foundation, 1985-1989 ($135,000). Role of
prostaglandins in luteal function in lizards.
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1988-1992
($432,000). Evaluation of alligator egg viability in selected
ecosystems in Florida (with Dr. H. F. Percival).
The Whitaker Foundation, 1989-1992 ($164,287). Nuclear
magnetic resonance microscopic imaging spectrometer for the study
of embryonic development. (with Dr. T. Mareci).
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1989-1992
($21,850). Reproductive biology of female alligators.
National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Research Technology
Program. 1990-1995 ($3,189,421). NMR imaging and spectroscopy in
vivo resource (P.I., T.H. Mareci). Collaborative Project (1 of 5)
NMR imaging and spectroscopy of embryonic development (P.I.'s L.J.
Guillette and T.H. Mareci).
University of Florida, Research Development Award, 1991-1993
($20,000). NMR imaging and spectroscopy of embryonic
development.
University of Florida, 1992-1995 ($750,000). Biotechnologies
for the Ecological, Evolutionary and Conservation Science Program
(with S. Schuster).
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1992-1994 ($184,900). Uterine
growth factors and egg development in the American Alligator.
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1993-1994 ($44,282).
Sub-lethal effects of persistent marine debris on sea turtles:
Evaluation of the stress hormone syndrome. (with K. Bjorndal &
A. Bolten).
St. Johns Water Management District, 1992-1994. ($30,000).
Biology of alligator eggs and neonates from Lake Apopka. (with H.
F. Percival).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1993-1995. ($280,000).
Development of biochemical measures of contaminant-induced stress.
(with N. Denslow).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1994-1995. ($60,000).
Ecological and reproductive studies of the alligators from Lake
Apopka superfund site, Florida. (with H.F. Percival, A.
Woodward).
National Institute of Environmental Health Science, 1994-1995.
($25,000). Developmental effects of xenobiotics on the
reproductive system of the American alligator and red-eared
turtle.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995-1998. ($426,300).
Contaminant-induced changes in hepatic steroid hormone
degradation.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1995-1996. ($35,000).
Environmental contaminants as endocrine disruptors in turtles.
W. Alton Jones Foundation, 1995-1996. ($80,000).
Ecoepidemiology: Estrogens and Embryos. (co-PIs: J. McLachlan and
L.J. Guillette).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EMAP Program. 1998-2001.
($316,000). Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants in Southern Florida
Wetlands: Effects in Non-mammalian Vertebrates. (co-PI- N.
Denslow)
W. Alton Jones Foundation, 1997-1998. ($41,000). Embryonic
Risk and Environmental Contamination.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2000-2002. ($189,000). Effects
of PCBs and mercury on turtle development and reproduction.
European Community. 1999-2001. ($140,000). Cattle Ranch Effluent Effects on a Sentinel species. (PI: L.J. Guillette).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2000-2002. ($139,000). Effects Of PCBs And Mercury On Turtle Development And Reproduction. (PI: L.J. Guillette).
State of Florida: Division of Environmental Protection – Marine Projects. 2001-2004. [$135,000 + state line (postdoc salary)]. Stress and Reproduction in the West Indian Manatee: Fecal Assay Development (PI – I. Larkin; co-PI – L.J. Guillette).
Division of Environmental Protection, State of Florida, 2002-2004 ($86,000). Nitrate pollutants in Florida springs. (PI: L.J. Guillette; co-PI: T. Edwards).
National Science Foundation – Division of Graduate Education. 2003-2005. ($1,445,499). Science partners in inquiry-based collaborative education (S.P.I.C.E.). DGE-0231856. (PI - D. Levey; co-PIs - others including L.J. Guillette).
UFRF Opportunity Fund. 2003-2004. ($100,000). Alligator expressed genome project. (PI: L.J. Guillette; co-PI: E. Braun, T. Iguchi).
Wildlife Foundation of Florida.. 2003-2004. ($25,000). Egg shell changes with contaminant exposure in alligators. (PI: L.J. Guillette; co-PI: T. Bryan).
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. 2005-2008. ($200,000). Beckman Scholars Program at the University of Florida. (PI – R. Duran; co-PIs - others including L.J. Guillette).
NASA. 2006-2008. (direct $75,000/yr). A preliminary assessment of the American alligator at The Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (PI: L.J. Guillette).
National Institutes of Health – Child Development. 2005-2007. (direct $250,000). Hypospadias: Interactions of sex steroids and Fgfr2. (PI – M. Cohn; co-PI - L.J. Guillette.
National Science Foundation – Division of Graduate Education. 2006-2011. ($2,500,000). Science partners in inquiry-based collaborative education (S.P.I.C.E.) II. (PI - D. Levey; co-PIs - others including L.J. Guillette).
National Institutes of Health – Environmental Health Sciences. 2006-2008. (direct $275,000). Inhibins and Environmental Estrogens in Ovarian Disease. (PI: L.J. Guillette)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 2006-2010. (direct $1,000,000). Professorship – G.A.T.O.R. Program (PI: L.J. Guillette).
National Science Foundation. 2006-2009. Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry and Biology. (PI – Duran, R.; co-PI: others including L.J. Guillette).
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 2006-2010. ($1,500,000). Undergraduate Research – Science for Life Program (PI: Randy Duran; co-PI: co-PI: others including L.J. Guillette).