Dr. Christopher Martyniuk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. His research focuses on how environmental contaminants impact a broad range of biological systems such as the nervous system, endocrine system, and gut-microbiome axis. He specializes in Molecular toxicology, omics, environmental science, neurodegeneration, high throughput in vitro screening, and neurotoxicology. 

Dr. Martyniuk’s research has been highlighted in over 180 publications. He mentored 6 University Scholars, from 2016 to current and 1 Emerging Scholar.  Dr. Martyniuk also uses our CUR database to recruit undergraduate researchers for projects such as, Molecular and behavior effects of pesticides on zebrafish embryos and larvae. 

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