Jessica Head
Assistant Professor,McGill University
Department of Natural Resource Sciences
E-mail: jessica.head@mcgill.ca
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QCBS students Nicolas DecellesPh.D.  Yeon Seon JeonPh.D.  Ramela KoumrouyanPh.D.  Jonathan SangiovanniPh.D. Aylish MarshallM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Camila AthanasioPostdoctoral fellow Benjamin BarstPostdoctoral fellow Hugo MarchandPh.D. Emily BoulangerM.Sc. Ashley HanasM.Sc. Examples of species studiedPerca flavescens Danio rerio Coturnix japonica Setophaga magnolia Publications53- The DIKW of Transcriptomics in Ecotoxicology: Extracting Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom From Big Data Journal Article Head J A , Ewald J D , Basu N , 2024 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2024-08-28) 52- Inconsistent Transcriptomic Responses to Hexabromocyclododecane in Japanese Quail: A Comparative Analysis of Results From Four Different Study Designs Journal Article Béziers P , Legrand E , Boulanger E , Basu N , Ewald J D , Henry P , Hecker M , Xia J , Karouna‐Renier N , Crump D , Head J , 2024 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2024-08-05) 51- Cytotoxicity of 19 Pesticides in Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Intestinal Cell Lines Journal Article Emberley‐Korkmaz S , Mittal K , Temlock N , Head J , Basu N , 2023 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2024-02-12) 50- Hepatic Transcriptomic Responses to Ethinylestradiol in Embryonic Japanese Quail and Double-Crested Cormorant Journal Article Jeon Y , Sangiovanni J , Boulanger E , Crump D , Liu P , Ewald J , Basu N , Xia J , Hecker M , Head J , 2023 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2024-02-02) 49- Comparing Transcriptomic Responses to Chemicals Across Six Species Using the EcoToxChip RNASeq Database Journal Article Mittal K , Ewald J , Crump D , Head J , Hecker M , Hogan N , Xia J , Basu N , 2023 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2024-01-22) 48- Development and Initial Testing of EcoToxChip, a Novel Toxicogenomics Tool for Environmental Management and Chemical Risk Assessment Journal Article Crump D , Hickey G , Boulanger E , Masse A , Head J A , Hogan N , Maguire S , Xia J , Hecker M , Basu N , 2023 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2023-06-20) 47- ExpressAnalyst: A unified platform for RNA-sequencing analysis in non-model species Journal Article Liu P , Ewald J , Pang Z , Legrand E , Jeon Y S , Sangiovanni J , Hacariz O , Zhou G , Head J A , Basu N , Xia J , 2023 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2023-06-06) 46- Characterizing Variability and Uncertainty Associated with Transcriptomic Dose-Response Modeling Journal Article Ewald J D , Basu N , Crump D , Boulanger E , Head J , 2022 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2022-11-06) 45- Hepatic Transcriptomic Responses to Ethinylestradiol in Two Life Stages of Japanese Quail Journal Article Jeon Y , Crump D , Boulanger E , Soufan O , Park B , Basu N , Hecker M , Xia J , Head J A , 2022 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2022-10-31) 44- Exposure to Contaminated River Water is Associated with Early Hatching and Dysregulation of Gene Expression in Early Life Stages of the Endangered Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi) Journal Article Marchand H , Barst B D , Boulanger E , Vachon N , Houde M , Xia J , Liu P , Ewald J D , Bayen S , Liu L , Head J A , 2022 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2022-07-14) 43- Consideration of metabolomics and transcriptomics data in the context of using avian embryos for toxicity testing Journal Article Legrand E , Jeon Y , Basu N , Hecker M , Crump D , Xia J , Chandramouli B , Butler H , Head J , 2022 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology (Date Added: 2022-06-04) 42- EcoToxXplorer: Leveraging Design Thinking to Develop a Standardized Web-Based Transcriptomics Analytics Platform for Diverse Users Journal Article Soufan O , Ewald J , Zhou G , Hacariz O , Boulanger E , Alcaraz A J , Hickey G , Maguire S , Pain G , Hogan N , Hecker M , Crump D , Head J , Basu N , Xia J , 2022 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2022-01-11) 41- A cross-species comparative approach to assessing multi- and transgenerational effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals Journal Article Robaire B , Delbes G , Head J A , Marlatt V L , Martyniuk C J , Reynaud S , Trudeau V L , Mennigen J A , 2022 Environmental Research (Date Added: 2022-01-06) 40- Targeted metabolomics to assess exposure to environmental chemicals of concern in japanese quail at two life stages Journal Article Legrand E , Basu N , Hecker M , Crump D , Xia J , Chandramouli B , Butler H , Head J A , 2021 Metabolites (Date Added: 2022-01-06) 39- Using Transcriptomics and Metabolomics to Understand Species Differences in Sensitivity to Chlorpyrifos in Japanese Quail and Double-Crested Cormorant Embryos Journal Article Desforges J , Legrand E , Boulager E , Liu P , Xia J , Butler H , Chandramouli B , Ewald J , Basu N , Hecker M , Head J , Crump D , 2021 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2021-10-01) 38- Ultrafast functional profiling of RNA-seq data for nonmodel organisms Journal Article Liu P , Ewald J , Galvez J H , Head J , Crump D , Bourque G , Basu N , Xia J , 2021 Genome research (Date Added: 2021-04-15) 37- Effects of acute stressors experienced by five strains of layer breeders on measures of stress and fear in their offspring Journal Article Peixoto M R , Karrow N A , Newman A , Head J , Widowski T M , 2021 Physiology and Behavior (Date Added: 2021-01-03) 36- Two cases of a previously undocumented New World warbler hybrid (Setophaga magnolia × S. ruticilla) in eastern North America Journal Article Brennan C L , Boulanger E , Duval S , Frei B , Gorbet A , Head J , Shieldcastle M , Jones A W , 2020 Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Date Added: 2021-05-20) 35- Effects on Apical Outcomes of Regulatory Relevance of Early-Life Stage Exposure of Double-Crested Cormorant Embryos to 4 Environmental Chemicals Journal Article Crump D , Boulanger E , Farhat A , Williams K L , Basu N , Hecker M , Head J A , 2020 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2020-12-28) 34- Exploring the Impacts of Methylmercury-Induced Behavioral Alterations in Larval Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan Using an Individual-Based Model Journal Article Armstrong B M , Mora‐Zamorano F X , Carvan M J , McNaught S , Basu N , Head J , Klingler R H , Ivan L , Murphy C A , 2020 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (Date Added: 2020-10-22) 33- Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the Canadian environment: Exposure and effects on wildlife Journal Article Wallace, SJ, de Solla, SR, Head, JA, Hodson, PV, Parrott, JL, Thomas, PJ, Berthiaume, A, Langlois, VS 2020 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2020-07-07) 32- An Early–Life Stage Alternative Testing Strategy for Assessing the Impacts of Environmental Chemicals in Birds Journal Article Farhat A , Crump D , Bidinosti L , Boulanger E , Basu N , Hecker M , Head J A , 2020 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2020-01-09) 31- Assessment of the effects of early life exposure to triphenyl phosphate on fear, boldness, aggression, and activity in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) chicks Journal Article Hanas A K , Guigueno M F , Fernie K J , Letcher R J , Ste-Marie Chamberland F , Head J A , 2020 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2020-01-03) 30- Uptake, Deposition, and Metabolism of Triphenyl Phosphate in Embryonated Eggs and Chicks of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) Journal Article Marteinson S , Guigueno M F , Fernie K J , Head J A , Chu S , Letcher R J , 2019 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2020-02-11) 29- Cumulative effects of cadmium and natural stressors (temperature and parasite infection) on molecular and biochemical responses of juvenile rainbow trout Journal Article Defo M A , Gendron A D , Head J , Pilote M , Turcotte P , Marcogliese D J , Houde M , 2019 Aquatic Toxicology (Date Added: 2019-11-13) 28- Early life exposure to triphenyl phosphate: Effects on thyroid function, growth, and resting metabolic rate of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) chicks Journal Article Guigueno M , Head J , Letcher R , Karouna-Renier N , Peters L , Hanas A , Fernie K , 2019 Environmental Pollution (Date Added: 2019-08-06) 27- An Ecotoxicological Perspective on Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance Journal Article Head J , 2019 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2019-06-12) 26- Interindividual variation in the cytochrome P4501A response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in herring gull embryo hepatocytes Journal Article Head J A , Kennedy S W , 2019 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2019-02-17) 25- EcoToxChip: A next-generation toxicogenomics tool for chemical prioritization and environmental management Journal Article Basu N , Crump D , Head J , Hickey G , Hogan N , Maguire S , Xia J , Hecker M , 2019 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2019-02-06) 24- Assessment of environmentally contaminated sediment using a contact assay with early life stage zebrafish (Danio rerio) Journal Article Boulanger E , Barst B D , Alloy M M , Blais S , Houde M , Head J A , 2019 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2019-01-15) 23- Female hatchling American kestrels have a larger hippocampus than males: A link with sexual size dimorphism? Journal Article Guigueno, MF, Karouna-Renier, NK, Henry, PFP, Head, JA, Peters, LE, Palace, VP, Letcher, RJ, Fernie, KJ 2018 Behavioural Brain Research (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 22- Potency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in chicken and Japanese quail embryos Journal Article Franci, CD, Aleksieva, A, Boulanger, E, Brandenburg, J, Johnston, T, Malinova, A, Head, JA 2018 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 21- Female reproductive impacts of dietary methylmercury in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and zebrafish (Danio rerio) Journal Article DeBofsky, AR, Klingler, RH, Mora-Zamorano, FX, Walz, M, Shepherd, B, Larson, JK, Anderson, D, Yang, L, Goetz, F, Basu, N, Head, J, Tonellato, P, Armstrong, BM, Murphy, C, Carvan, MJ 2018 Chemosphere (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 20- Effects of in ovo exposure to benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF) on CYP1A expression and promoter methylation in developing chicken embryos Journal Article Brandenburg, J, Head, JA 2018 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 19- A cell-free testing platform to screen chemicals of potential neurotoxic concern across twenty vertebrate species Journal Article Arini, A, Mittal, K, Dornbos, P, Head, J, Rutkiewicz, J, Basu, N 2017 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 18- Neuroendocrine biochemical effects in methylmercury-exposed yellow perch Journal Article Arini, A, Head, JA, Murphy, CA, Carvan, MJ, Goetz, R, Klingler, RH, Nam, D-H, Basu, N 2016 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 17- Parental Whole Life Cycle Exposure to Dietary Methylmercury in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Affects the Behavior of Offspring Journal Article Mora-Zamorano, FX, Klingler, R, Murphy, CA, Basu, N, Head, J, Carvan, MJ 2016 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 16- Potency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for induction of ethoxyresorufin- o -deethylase (EROD) activity in hepatocyte cultures from chicken, pekin duck, and greater scaup Journal Article Head, JA, Jeffery, RW, Farmahin, R, Kennedy, SW 2015 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 15- Patterns of DNA methylation in animals: An ecotoxicological perspective Journal Article Head, JA 2014 Integrative and Comparative Biology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 14- Application of the LUminometric Methylation Assay to ecological species: Tissue quality requirements and a survey of DNA methylation levels in animals Journal Article Head, JA, Mittal, K, Basu, N 2014 Molecular Ecology Resources (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 13- Ecogenetics of mercury: From genetic polymorphisms and epigenetics to risk assessment and decision-making Journal Article Basu, N, Goodrich, JM, Head, J 2014 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 12- Effects of methylmercury on epigenetic markers in three model species: Mink, chicken and yellow perch Journal Article Basu, N, Head, J, Nam, D-H, Pilsner, JR, Carvan, MJ, Chan, HM, Goetz, FW, Murphy, CA, Rouvinen-Watt, K, Scheuhammer, AM 2013 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 11- Absence of fractionation of mercury isotopes during trophic transfer of methylmercury to freshwater fish in captivity Journal Article Kwon, SY, Blum, JD, Carvan, MJ, Basu, N, Head, JA, Madenjian, CP, David, SR 2012 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 10- Epigenetics for ecotoxicologists Journal Article Head, JA, Dolinoy, DC, Basu, N 2012 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 9- Retrospective analysis of mercury content in feathers of birds collected from the state of Michigan (1895-2007) Journal Article Head, JA, Debofsky, A, Hinshaw, J, Basu, N 2011 Ecotoxicology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 8- Characterization of the avian aryl hydrocarbon receptor 1 from blood using non-lethal sampling methods Journal Article Head, JA, Farmahin, R, Kehoe, AS, O'Brien, JM, Shutt, JL, Kennedy, SW 2010 Ecotoxicology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 7- Correlation between an in vitro and an in vivo measure of dioxin sensitivity in birds Journal Article Head, JA, Kennedy, SW 2010 Ecotoxicology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 6- Mammalian wildlife as complementary models in environmental neurotoxicology Journal Article Basu, N, Head, J 2010 Neurotoxicology and Teratology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 5- The mink is still a reliable sentinel species in environmental health Journal Article Basu, N, Head, J, Scheuhammer, AM, Bursian, SJ, Rouvinen-Watt, K, Chan, HM 2009 Environmental Research (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 4- Key amino acids in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor predict dioxin sensitivity in avian species Journal Article Head, JA, Hahn, ME, Kennedy, SW 2008 Environmental Science and Technology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 3- Differential expression, induction, and stability of CYP1A4 and CYP1A5 mRNA in chicken and herring gull embryo hepatocytes Journal Article Head, JA, Kennedy, SW 2007 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 2- Same-sample analysis of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase activity and cytochrome P4501A mRNA abundance in chicken embryo hepatocytes Journal Article Head, JA, Kennedy, SW 2007 Analytical Biochemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) 1- Exposure to 3,3′,4,4′,5-pentachlorobiphenyl during embryonic development has a minimal effect on the cytochrome P4501A response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-P-dioxin in cultured chicken embryo hepatocytes Journal Article Head, JA, O'Brien, J, Kennedy, SW 2006 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-10) |
