Richard T. Di Giulio

Research Professor of Environmental Toxicology

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Research Professor of Environmental Toxicology

Contact Information

  • Office Location: A346B Lev Sci Res Ctr, Durham, NC 27708
  • Email Address: richd@duke.edu

Education

  • B.A. University of Texas, Austin, 1972
  • M.S. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1978
  • Ph.D. Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 1982

Representative Publications

  • Carrothers, Samantha, Rafael Trevisan, Nishad Jayasundara, Nicole Pelletier, Emma Weeks, Joel N. Meyer, Richard Di Giulio, and Caren Weinhouse. “An epigenetic memory at the CYP1A gene in cancer-resistant, pollution-adapted killifish.” Scientific Reports 15, no. 1 (January 2025): 3033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82740-w.
  • Trevisan, Rafael, Rose Trimpey-Warhaftig, Kimberly Gaston, Lynette Butron, Shaza Gaballah, and Richard T. Di Giulio. “Polystyrene nanoplastics impact the bioenergetics of developing zebrafish and limit molecular and physiological adaptive responses to acute temperature stress.” The Science of the Total Environment 958 (January 2025): 178026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178026.
  • Harishchandra, Akila, Richard T. Di Giulio, and Nishad Jayasundara. “Transcriptomic and Methylomic Analyses Show Significant Shifts in Biosynthetic Processes and Reduced Intrapopulation Gene Expression Variance in PAH-Adapted Atlantic Killifish.” Environmental Science & Technology 58, no. 47 (November 2024): 20859–72. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c06845.
  • Timme-Laragy, A. R., R. T. Di Giulio, and J. N. Meyer. “Reactive Oxygen Species and Redox Stress.” In Toxicology of Fishes, 121–55, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003160694-4.
  • Jasperse, Lindsay, Richard T. Di Giulio, and Nishad Jayasundara. “Bioenergetic Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Resistance Manifest Later in Life in Offspring of Fundulus heteroclitus from the Elizabeth River.” Environmental Science & Technology 57, no. 42 (October 2023): 15806–15. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03610.