Sara Hutton

huttonsa [at] oregonstate.edu

Academic Interests:

I study the multiple stressor effects of pollution and climate change in the model estuarine fish species Menidia beryllina. I am primarily interested in linking genetic data to adverse outcomes, such as altered behavior or fecundity, to inform computational models.

At OSU

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Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station

Major(s):

Ph.D., Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

Major Professor:

Susanne Brander

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Study shows short pesticide exposure harms fish

Researcher Sara Hutton, a doctoral graduate of OSU, extracts RNA for qPCR to test gene expression of genes effected by pyrethroid exposure in the different generations of inland silverside fish. (Credit: Sara Hutton / Oregon State University)

Although pesticides can rid your home of cockroaches or farm fields of unwanted insects, they also can harm fish and potentially even people, according to a new study from Oregon State University.

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Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

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Northwest scientists study source of pervasive plastic pollution

Sara Hutton, a third-year doctoral candidate at Oregon State University, uses a microscope to look at fish embryos that have been exposed to microplastics. (Karl Maasdam/InvestigateWest)

Plastic doesn’t decompose but degrades into smaller pieces that will remain in the environment for thousands of years

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Study shows short pesticide exposure harms fish

Study shows short pesticide exposure harms fish

Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds

Northwest scientists study source of pervasive plastic pollution

Northwest scientists study source of pervasive plastic pollution

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