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Key Publications
TPD-seq: A high throughput RNA-seq method to derive transcriptomic points of departure from cell lines
Mittal K, Xu K, Rulli SJ Jr, Zhou G, Xia J, Basu N. 2025. Toxicol In Vitro. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2024.106001
Cytotoxic and Molecular Effects of Soil Extracts from the Agbogbloshie Electronic-Waste Site on Fish and Human Cell Lines
Mittal K, Xu K, Zheng J, Bayen S, Fobil J, Basu N. 2024. Env Sci Adv. doi: 10.1039/d4va00178h
Cytotoxicity of 19 Pesticides in Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Intestinal Cell Lines
Emberley-Korkmaz S, Mittal K, Temlock N, Head J, Basu N. 2023. Environ Toxicol Chem. doi: 10.1002/etc.5808
Towards establishing a 24-hour, microplate-based, transcriptomics assay for rainbow trout embryos.
Basu N, Marshall A, Marchand H, Boulanger E, Mittal K, Head J. 2023. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.07.547968
Transcriptomic Points of Departure Calculated from Human Intestinal Cells Exposed to Dietary Nanoparticles.
Xu K, Mittal K, Ewald J, Rulli S, Jakubowski JL, George S, Basu N. 2022. Food Chem Toxicol.170:113501. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113501.
Transcriptomic Points of Departure Calculated from Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Gut Cell Lines Exposed to Methylmercury and Fluoxetine
Mittal K, Ewald J, Basu N. 2022. Environ Toxicol Chem. 41(8):1982-1992. doi: 10.1002/etc.5395.
An Early-Life Stage Alternative Testing Strategy for Assessing the Impacts of Environmental Chemicals in Birds
Farhat A, Crump D, Bidinosti L, Boulanger E, Basu N, Hecker M, Head JA. 2020. Environ Toxicol Chem. 39(1):141-154. doi: 10.1002/etc.4582.
Assessment of Environmentally Contaminated Sediment using a Contact Assay with Early Life Stage Zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Boulanger E, Barst BD, Alloy MM, Blais S, Houde M, Head JA. 2019. Sci Total Environ. 659:950-962. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.265
Mittal K, Xu K, Rulli SJ Jr, Zhou G, Xia J, Basu N. 2025. Toxicol In Vitro. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2024.106001
Cytotoxic and Molecular Effects of Soil Extracts from the Agbogbloshie Electronic-Waste Site on Fish and Human Cell Lines
Mittal K, Xu K, Zheng J, Bayen S, Fobil J, Basu N. 2024. Env Sci Adv. doi: 10.1039/d4va00178h
Cytotoxicity of 19 Pesticides in Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Intestinal Cell Lines
Emberley-Korkmaz S, Mittal K, Temlock N, Head J, Basu N. 2023. Environ Toxicol Chem. doi: 10.1002/etc.5808
Towards establishing a 24-hour, microplate-based, transcriptomics assay for rainbow trout embryos.
Basu N, Marshall A, Marchand H, Boulanger E, Mittal K, Head J. 2023. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2023.07.07.547968
Transcriptomic Points of Departure Calculated from Human Intestinal Cells Exposed to Dietary Nanoparticles.
Xu K, Mittal K, Ewald J, Rulli S, Jakubowski JL, George S, Basu N. 2022. Food Chem Toxicol.170:113501. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113501.
Transcriptomic Points of Departure Calculated from Rainbow Trout Gill, Liver, and Gut Cell Lines Exposed to Methylmercury and Fluoxetine
Mittal K, Ewald J, Basu N. 2022. Environ Toxicol Chem. 41(8):1982-1992. doi: 10.1002/etc.5395.
An Early-Life Stage Alternative Testing Strategy for Assessing the Impacts of Environmental Chemicals in Birds
Farhat A, Crump D, Bidinosti L, Boulanger E, Basu N, Hecker M, Head JA. 2020. Environ Toxicol Chem. 39(1):141-154. doi: 10.1002/etc.4582.
Assessment of Environmentally Contaminated Sediment using a Contact Assay with Early Life Stage Zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Boulanger E, Barst BD, Alloy MM, Blais S, Houde M, Head JA. 2019. Sci Total Environ. 659:950-962. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.265
FUnding
Validation of the use of the EcoToxChip test system for regulatory decision-making
$4,677,943 from Genome Canada's Genomic Applications Partnership Program (2023-2026)
EcoToxChip – A toxicogenomics tool for chemical prioritization and environmental management
$9,786,922 from Genome Canada's Large Scale Applied Research Program (2016-2023)
Development and validation of a web-based platform for environmental omics and toxicology
$1,047,607 from Genome Canada's Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Program (2018-2023)
Multi Organ In Vitro Systems to Understand Organismal Responses to Chemical Stressors
$367,500 from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2019-2024)
High Throughput Transcriptomics Screening for Human Health Risk Assessment
$680,697 from Genome Quebec's Genomics Integration Program (2022-2024)
Cell-free Neurochemical Screening Assays to Predict Adverse Effects in Mammals, Fish, and Birds
$1,199,222 from US Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results STAR Program (2012-2017)
$4,677,943 from Genome Canada's Genomic Applications Partnership Program (2023-2026)
EcoToxChip – A toxicogenomics tool for chemical prioritization and environmental management
$9,786,922 from Genome Canada's Large Scale Applied Research Program (2016-2023)
Development and validation of a web-based platform for environmental omics and toxicology
$1,047,607 from Genome Canada's Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Program (2018-2023)
Multi Organ In Vitro Systems to Understand Organismal Responses to Chemical Stressors
$367,500 from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2019-2024)
High Throughput Transcriptomics Screening for Human Health Risk Assessment
$680,697 from Genome Quebec's Genomics Integration Program (2022-2024)
Cell-free Neurochemical Screening Assays to Predict Adverse Effects in Mammals, Fish, and Birds
$1,199,222 from US Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results STAR Program (2012-2017)
Collaborations
Over the years Swiftox founders have collaborated with dozens of diverse partner organizations in government and industry, as well as on projects worldwide concerning vulnerable communities and endangered species challenged with pollution issues. Feel free to reach out to learn more about our collaborations and track record!