Dieldrich Bermudez
M.S. Candidate

Contact Information:
Department of Zoology
223 Bartram Hall
PO Box 118525
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Voice: 352-392-1098
Fax: 352-392-3704
Email: dbermudez@zoology.ufl.edu

Degrees: B.S. - Psychology and Zoology, 1999,University of Florida

Research Interests:
I am interested in the role of xenobiotics or xenopollutents as possible endocrine disrupters. Primarily, I plan to look at the mechanisms of disruption down to the cellular/subcelluar level. Are contaminants altering gene expression, cellular mechanisms, and if so, how? What is the mechanism by which signaling is altered? Currently, I am investigating the role of nutrient pollution (nitrates) on the endocrine system.

Recent Publications

1. Gunderson, MP, DS Bermudez, TA Bryan, DA Crain, S Degala, TM Edwards, S Kools, MR Milnes, AR Woodward, LJ Guillette, Jr. (2002) Temporal and spatial variation in plasma thyroxin (T4) concentrations in juvenile alligators collected from Lake Okeechobee and the northern Everglades. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:914-921.
2. Guillette, L. J., Bermudez, D., and Rooney, A. (2002). Using histopathology to assess endocrine disruption in wildlife. In Nuevos Retos de la docencia y la investigacion en histologia. M.C. Uribe Aranzabal y M. Garcia Lorenzana Eds. Sociedad Mexicana de Histologia, A.C, Mexico. pp. 109-118.
3. Rooney, A., Bermudez, D., and Guillette, L. J. (2002). Population variation in the histology of thymus and spleen of juvenile American alligator. J. Morphology, Accepted.
4. Guillette. L.J., Jr. S. Kools, M. P. Gunderson and D. S. Bermudez. 2002. DDT and its analogues: New insights into their endocrine disruptive effects on wildlife. In Endocrine Disrupters: Biological basis for health effects in wildlife. D.O. Norris and J.A. Carr, Eds.. Oxford University Press, NY, in press.

Hobbies
I enjoy various sports and outdoor activities. I especially enjoy training in aikido, a Japanese martial art.