Recipient of College of Arts & Science Distinguished Scholar RSAW Award in 2023.

Other Affiliations: 

Associate Faculty of the Toxicology Program, University of Saskatchewan

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada.

2011-2024

B. Bharal, C. Ruchitha, P. Kumar, R. Pandey, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi, R. Naidu, R.K. Kaundal. 2024. Neurotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Evidence and future directions. Science of the Total Environment 955, 176941. 

Md. Helal Uddin, J.R. Ritu, S.K. Putnala, M. Rachamalla, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2024. Selenium toxicity in fishes: A current Perspective. Chemosphere 364, 143214.

A.K.M. Munzurul Hasan, M. Hamed, J. Hasan, C.J. Martyniuk, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2024. A review of the neurobehavioural, physiological, and reproductive toxicity of microplastics in fishes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 282, 116712.

Air Quality and Human Health. 2024. P.K. Padhy, S. Niyogi,  P.K. Patra, Hecker, M. Hecker (Editors), Springer Nature, Singapore. 

S. Niyogi and M. Hecker. 2024. Application of biomarkers in assessing human health impacts of air pollution. In P.K. Padhy, S. Niyogi,  P.K. Patra, Hecker, M. Hecker (Eds.), Air Quality and Human Health, Chapter 11, Pages 145-162, Springer Nature, Singapore.

M. Rachamalla, A. Salahinejad, V. Kodzhahinchev, S. Niyogi. 2024. Reproductive and developmental effects of sex-specific chronic exposure to dieatry arsenic in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Toxics, 12(4), 302.

S. Pradhan, S.A. Ali, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi, A.K. Datusalia. 2024. Oral arsenite exposure induces inflammation and apoptosis in pulmonary tissue: acute and chronic evaluation in young and adult mice. Biometals, 37, 587-607.

A. Salahinejad, D. Meuthen, A. Attaran, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers, M.C.O. Ferrari. 2024. Maternal exposure to bisphenol S reduces anxiety and impairs antipredator behavior of male zebrafish (Danio rerio) offspring through dysregulation of their serotonergic system. Aquatic Toxicology 267, 106800. 

V. Kodzhahinchev, M. Rachamalla, A. Al-Dissi, S. Niyogi, L.P. Weber. 2023. Examining the subchronic (28 day) effects of aqueous Cd-BaP co-exposure on detoxification capacity and cardiac function in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquatic Toxicology 263, 106672. 

B. Ghosh, P.K. Padhy, S. Niyogi, P.K. Patra, M. Hecker. 2023. A comparative study of heavy metal pollution in ambient air and the health risks assessment in industrial, urban and semi-urban areas of West Bengal, India: An evaluation of carcinogenic, non-carcinogenic, and additional lifetime cancer cases. Environments 10, 190. 

Md. Helal Uddin, M.F. Khatun, Md. J. Islam, S. Niyogi, Md. M. Haque, H. Rashid. 2023. Effects of salinity on growth performance, hemato-biochemical parameters, and erythrocytre structure of freshwater gourami (Trochogaster fasciata). Aquaculture Studies 24(3), AQUAST1466. 

M. Rachamalla, A. Salahinejad, M. Khan, A.K. Datusalia, S. Niyogi. 2023. Chronic dietary exposure to arsenic at environmentally relevant concentrations impairs cognitive performance in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) via oxidative stress and dopaminergic dysfunction. Science of the Total Environment 886, 163771.

A. Kumar, Md. Ali, Vi. Raj, A. Kumari, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi, D. Kumar, A. Sharma, A. Saxena, G. Panjawani, P. Jain, A. Vidyarthi, N. Kumar, M. Kumar, P.K. Niraj, Md. S. Rahman, A. Bishwapriya, R. Kumar, M. Sakamoto, S. Kumar, M. Singh, A.K. Ghosh. 2023. Arsenic causing gallbladder cancer disease in Bihar, India. Scientific Reports 13, 4259.

P. Chakraborty, A. Manek, S. Chakraborty, J. Hudson, S. Niyogi. 2023. Investigating the combined effects of pH changes and UV radiation exposure on dissolved metal-humate complexes: an important process in aquatic systems. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30, 58189-58199.

V. Kodzhahinchev, K. Shekh, A. Manek, L.P. Weber, S. Niyogi. 2023. Modulation of Cd and BaP uptake rate during acute aqueous co-exposure in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquatic Toxicology 256, 106414.

A. Jamwal, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi. 2023. Environmental toxicology of arsenic to wildlife (nonhuman species): Exposure, accumulation, toxicity, and regulations. In: Handbook of Arsenic Toxicology, Chapter 29, pp. 791-820, Academic Press, NY, USA.  

S.A. Ali, S. Bommaraju, J. Patwa, P. Khare, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi, A.K. Datusalia. 2023. Melatonin attenuates extracellular matrix accumulation and cardiac injury manifested by copper. Biological Trace Element Research 201, 4456-4471.

M. Rachamalla, J. Chinthada, S. Kushwaha, S. Putnala, C. Sahu, S. Niyogi. 2022. A contemporary comprehensive review on arsenic-induced male reproductive toxicity and mechanisms of phytonutrient intervention. Toxics 10, 744.

A. Salahinejad, A. Attaran, D. Meuthen, M. Rachamalla, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2022. Maternal exposure to bisphenol S induces neuropeptide signaling dysfunction and oxidative stress in the brain, and abnormal social behaviors in zebrafish (Danio rerio) offspring. Science of the Total Environment 830, 154794. 

S. Niyogi, K. Shekh, S. Amuno. 2022. Toxicology of trace metals in the environment: A current perspective. In: Environmental and Biochemical Toxicology: Concepts, case studies and challenges, Chapter 10, pp. 249-286, Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co HG, Germany. 

A. Salahinejad, A. Attaran, D. Meuthen, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2022. Proximate causes and ultimate effects of common antidepressants, fluoxetine and venlafaxine, on fish behaviour. Science of the Total Environment 807, 150846. 

M. Thakur, M. Rachamalla, S. Niyogi, A. Datusalia, S.J.S. Flora. 2021. Molecular mechanisms of arsenic induced neurotoxicity including neuronal dysfunctions. International Journal of Molecular Science 22, 10077. 

P. Puar, M. Naderi, S. Niyogi, R.W.M. Kwong. 2021. Using zebrafish as a model to assess individual and combined effects of waterborne and dietary zinc exposure during development. Environmental Pollution 284, 117377. 

A. Attaran, A. Salahinejad, M. Naderi, A. Crane, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2021. Transgenerational effects of selenomethionine on behaviour, social cognition, and the expression of genes in the serotonergic pathway. Environmental Pollution 286, 117289.

P. Pahwa, L. Chu, C. Karunanayake, P. Aich, M. Hecker, A. Saxena, P. Griebel, S. Niyogi. 2021. Predictive biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in adult Canadian population. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders (https;//doi.org/10.1007/s40200-021-00842-y).

M. Naderi, P. Puar, M. Zonouzi-Marand, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi, R.W.M. Kwong. 2021. A comprehensive review on the neuropathophysiology of selenium in humans and animals. Science of the Total Environment 767, 144329. 

V. Kodzhahinchev, K. Shekh, L.P. Weber, S. Niyogi. 2021. Interactive effects of Cadmium and Benzo[a]pyrene in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) during short-term aqueous co-exposure. Environmental Pollution 272, 116027.

K. Shekh, H. Saeed, V. Kodzhahinchev, M. Brinkman, M. Hecker, S. Niyogi. 2021. Differences in the subcellular distribution of cadmium and copper in the gills and liver of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Chemosphere 265, 129142. 

S. Amuno, K. Shekh, V. Kodzhahinchev, S. Niyogi, A. Al Kaissi. 2021. Skeletal pathology and bone mineral density changes in wild muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) inhabiting arsenic polluted areas of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada): A Radiographic densitometry study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 208, 111721.

A. Salahinejad, A. Attaran, M. Naderi, D. Meuthen, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2021. Chronic Exposure to Bisphenol S Induces Oxidative Stress, Abnormal Anxiety, and Fear Responses in Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Science of the Total Environment 750, 141633.

E. Gillio Meina, S. Niyogi, K. Liber. 2020. Investigating the mechanism of vanadium toxicity in freshwater organisms. Aquatic Toxicology 229, 105648. 

E. Gillio Meina, S. Niyogi, K. Liber. 2020. Multiple Linear Regression Modelling Predicts the Effects of Surface Water Chemistry on Acute Vanadium Toxicity to Model Freshwater Organisms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39, 1737-1745. 

P. Puar, S. Niyogi, R.W.M. Kwong. 2020. Regulation of metal homeostasis and zinc transporters in early-life stage zebrafish following sublethal waterborne zinc exposure. Aquatic Toxicology 225, 105524. 

A. Souri, M. Masoodi, S. Niyogi, A. Naji. 2020. Speciation and risk assessment of selected trace metals in bottom sediment of coral reef ecosystems of the Persian Gulf. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, 21416-21428. 

M. Naderi, A. Salahinejad, A. Attran, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2020. Chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of bisphenol-S differentially affects cognitive behaviors in adult zebrafish. Environmental Pollution 261, 114060.  

K. Shekh, A.J. Alcaraz, S. Niyogi, M.Hecker. 2020. Comparative analyses of oxidative stress response and metallothionein induction in white sturgeon and rainbow trout during acute waterborne copper exposure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 231, 108723.

M. Naderi, A. Salahinejad, A. Attran, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2020. Rapid effects of estradiol and its receptors on object recognition and object placement in adult zebrafish. Behavioural Brain Research 384, 112514. 

A. Salahinejad, M. Naderi, A. Attaran, D. Meuthen, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2020. Effects of chronic exposure to bisphenol-S on social behaviors in adult zebrafish: disruption of the neuropeptide signaling pathways in the brain. Environmental Pollution 262, 113992. 

S. Amuno, L. Bedos, V. Kodzhahinchev, K. Shekh, S. Niyogi, B. Grahn. 2020. Comparative study of arsenic toxicosis and ocular pathology in wild muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) breeding in arsenic contaminated areas of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada). Chemosphere 248, 126011. 

A. Attaran, A. Salahinejad, M. Naderi, A. Crane, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2020. Effects of chronic exposure to selenomethionine on social learning outcomes in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Serotonergic dysregulation and oxidative stress in the brain. Chemosphere 247, 125898. 

S. Amuno, D.A. Rudko, D. Gallino, M. Tuznik, K. Shekh, V. Kodzhahinchev, S. Niyogi, M.M. Chakravarty, G.A. Devenyi. 2020. Altered neurotransmission and neuroimaging biomarkers of chronic arsenic poisoning in wild muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) breeding near the City of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada). Science of the Total Environment 707, 135556. 

S. Amuno, K. Shekh, V. Kodzhahinchev, S. Niyogi. 2020. Neuropathological changes in wild muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) breeding in arsenic endemic areas of Yellowknifw, Northwest Territories (Canada): Arsenic and cadmium accumulation in the brain and biomarkers of oxidative stress. Science of the Total Environment 704, 135426.

K. Shekh, A.J. Alcaraz, M. Hecker, S. Niyogi. 2019. Sensitivity of white sturgeon and rainbow trout to waterborne copper exposure: a comparative study of copper-induced disruption of sodium homeostasis. Aquatic Toxicology 215, 105283.

A. Souri, S. Niyogi, A. Naji. 2019. Distribution, source apportionment, bioavailability and ecological risks of metals in reef sediments and corals of the Persian Gulf (Iran): Khark Island, Chirouyeh, and Hendorabi Island. Marine Pollution Bulletin 149, 110654. 

A. Naji, M. Nuri, P. Amiri, S. Niyogi. 2019. Small microplastic particles (S-MPPs) in sediments of mangrove ecosystem on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin 146, 305-311. 

K. Shekh, S. Tang, V. Kodzhahinchev, S. Niyogi, M. Hecker. 2019. Species and life-stage specific differences in cadmium accumulation and cadmium induced oxidative stress, metallothionein and heat shock protein responses in white sturgeon and rainbow trout. Science of the Total Environment 673, 318-326. 

A. Jamwal, Y. Saiubu, T.C. MacDonald, G.N. George, S. Niyogi. 2019. The effects of dietary selenomethionine on tissue-specific accumulation and toxicity of dietary aresenite in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during chronic exposure. Metallomics 11, 643-655. 

A. Attaran, A. Salahinejad, A.L. Crane, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2019. Chronic exposure to dietary selenomethionine dysregulates the genes involved in serotonergic neurotransmission and alters social and antipredator behaviours in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental Pollution 246, 837-844.

M. Naderi, M. Ferrari, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2018. Maternal exposure to dietary selenium causes dopaminergic hyperfunction and cognitive impairment in zebrafish offspring. Environmental Science & Technology 52, 13574-13583.

K. Shekh, S. Tang, M. Hecker, S. Niyogi. 2018. Investigating the role of ionoregulatory processes in the species- and life-stage specific differences in sensitivity of rainbow trout and white sturgeon to cadmium. Environmental Science & Technology 52, 12868-12876. 

Y. Saibu, S. Kumar, A. Jamwal, D. Peak, S. Niyogi. 2018. A FTIRM study of the interactive effects of metals (zinc, copper and cadmium) in binary mixtures on the biochemical constituents of the gills in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 211, 48-56. 

Y. Saibu, A. Jamwal, R. Feng, D. Peak, S. Niyogi. 2018. Distribution and speciation of zinc in the gills of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during acute waterborne zinc exposure: Interactions with cadmium or copper. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 206-207, 23-31.

M. Naderi, A. Salahinejad, M. Ferrari, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2018. Dopaminergic dysregulation and impaired associative learning behavior in zebrafish during chronic dietary exposure to selenium. Environmental Pollution 237, 174-185.

A. Jamwal, D. Lemire, M. Driessnack, M. Naderi, S. Niyogi. 2018. Interactive effects of chronic dietary selenomethionine and cadmium exposure in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A preliminary study. Chemosphere 197, 550-559. 

S. Amuno, A. Jamwal, B. Grahn, S. Niyogi. 2018. Chronic arsenicosis and cadmium exposure in wild snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) breeding near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada), Part I: Evaluation of oxidative stress, antioxidant activities and hepatic damage. Science of the Total Environment 618, 916-926. 

S. Amuno, A. Al Kaissi, A. Jamwal, S. Niyogi, C. Quenneville. 2018. Chronic arsenicosis and cadmium exposure in wild snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) breeding near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (Canada), Part 2: Manifestation of bone abnormalities and osteoporosis. Science of the Total Environment 612, 1559-1567.  

M. Naderi, A. Salahinejad, A. Jamwal, D.P. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2017. Chronic dietary selenomethionine exposure induces oxidative stress, dopaminergic dysfunction, and cognitive impairment in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental Science & Technology 51, 12879-12888.

K. Shekh, S. Tang, S. Niyogi, M. Hecker. 2017. Expression stability and selection of optimal reference genes for gene expression normalization in early life stage rainbow trout exposed to cadmium and copper. Aquatic Toxicology 190, 217-227. 

M.K. Driessnack, A. Jamwal, S. Niyogi. 2017. Effects of chronic exposure to waterborne copper and nickel in binary mixture on tissue-specific metal accumulation and reproduction in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Chemosphere 185, 964-974.

A. Jamwal, S. Niyogi. 2017. Dose and chemical species-specific effects of selenium against arsenite toxicity in cultured hepatocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Metallomics 9, 744-756.

M.K. Driessnack, A. Jamwal, S. Niyogi. 2017. Effects of chronic waterborne cadmium and zinc interactions on tissue-specific metal accumulation and reproduction in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 140, 65-75. 

S. Niyogi, T.A. Blewett, T. Gallagher, S. Fehsenfeld, C.M. Wood. 2016. Effects of salinity on short-term zinc uptake, accumulation and sub-lethal toxicity in the green shore crab (Carcinus maenas). Aquatic Toxicology 178, 132-140. 

C.N. Glover, S. Niyogi, T.A. Blewett, C.M. Wood. 2016. Iron transport across the skin and gut epithelia of Pacific Hagfish: Kinetic characterization and effect of hypoxia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 199, 1-7. 

S. Amuno, S. Niyogi, M. Amuno, J. Attitaq. 2016. Heavy metal accumulation and histopathological alterations in wild arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) inhabiting a former lead-zinc mine in the Canadian High Arctic: A preliminary study. Science of the Total Environment 556, 252-263.

M.K. Driessnack, A.L. Matthews, J.C. Raine, S. Niyogi. 2016. Interactive effects of chronic waterborne copper and cadmium exposure on tissue-specific metal accumulation and reproduction in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 179, 165-173.

M. Naderi, A. Jamwal, D. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2016. Modulatory effests of dopamine receptors on associative learning performance in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Behavioural Brain Research 303, 109-119.

M. Naderi, A. Jamwal, M. Ferrari, S. Niyogi, D. Chivers. 2016. Dopamine receptors participate in the acquisition and consolidation of latent learning of spatial information in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 67, 21-30.

A. Jamwal, M. Naderi, S. Niyogi. 2016. An in vitro examination of selenium-cadmium antagonism using primary cultures of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes. Metallomics 8, 218-227.

S. Niyogi, S.R. Nadella, C.M. Wood. 2015. Interactive effects of waterborne metals in binary mixtures on short-term gill-metal binding and ion uptake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquatic Toxicology 165, 109-119.

T.A. Blewett, C.N. Glover, S. Fehsenfeld, M.J. Lawrence, S. Niyogi, G.G. Goss, C.M. Wood. 2015. Making sense of nickel accumulation and sub-lethal toxic effects in saline waters: Fate and effects of nickel in the green crab, Carcinus maenas. Aquatic Toxicology 164, 23-33.

A. Manek, M. Ferrari, D. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2014. Dissolved organic carbon ameliorates the effects of UV radiation on a freshwater fish. Science of the Total Environment 490, 941-946.

Y. Wang, M. Ferrari, Z. Hoover, A. Yousafzai, D. Chivers, S. Niyogi. 2014. The effects of chronic exposure to environmentally relevant levels of waterborne cadmium on reproductive capacity and behaviour in fathead minnows. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 67, 181-191.

S. Niyogi, K.V. Brix, M. Grosell. 2014. Effects of chronic waterborne nickel exposure on growth, ion homeostasis, acid-base balance, and nickel uptake in the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Aquatic Toxicology 150, 36-44.

B.D. Hall, J.L. Doucette, L.M. Bates, A. Bugajski, S. Niyogi, C.M. Somers. 2014. Differential trends in mercury concentrations in Double-Crested Cormorant populations of the Canadian Prairies. Ecotoxicology 23, 419-428.

A. Manek, M. Ferrari, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2014. The interactive effects of multiple stressors on physiological stress responses and club cell investment in fathead minnows. Science of the Total Environment 476-477, 90-97.

P. Chakbaborty, A.K. Manek, S. Niyogi, J. Hudson. 2014. Determination of dynamic metal complexes and their diffusion coefficients in the presence of different humic substances by combining two analytical techniques. Analytical Letters 47, 1224-1241.

J.D. Ouellet, M.G. Dube, S. Niyogi. 2013. The influence of elevated alkalinity and natural organic matter (NOM) on tissue-specific metal accumulation and reproductive performance in fathead minnows during chronic, multi-trophic exposures to a metal mine effluent. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 95, 104-112.

J.D. Ouellet, M.G. Dube, S. Niyogi. 2013. The influence of food quantity on metal bioaccumulation and reproduction in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) during chronic exposures to a metal mine effluent. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 91, 188-197.

J.D. Ouellet, M.G. Dube, S. Niyogi. 2013. A single metal, metal mixture, and whole-effluent approach to investigate causes of metal mine effluent effects on fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 224(3), 1-19.

R.W. Kwong, C. Hamilton, S. Niyogi. 2013. Effects of elevated dietary iron on the gastrointestinal expression of Nramp genes and iron homeostasis in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 39, 363-372.

S. Misra, R.W. Kwong, S. Niyogi. 2012. Transport of selenium across the plasma membrane of primary hepatocytes and enterocytes of rainbow trout. Journal of Experimental Biology 215, 1491-1501.

S. Misra, C. Hamilton, S. Niyogi. 2012. Induction of oxidative stress by selenomethionine in isolated hepatocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Toxicology in Vitro 26, 621-629.

S. Misra, D. Peak, N. Chen, C. Hamilton, S. Niyogi. 2012. Tissue-specific accumulation and speciation of selenium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to elevated dietary selenomethionine. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 155, 560-565.

A. Manek, M.C. Ferrari, J.M. Sereda, S. Niyogi, D.P. Chivers. 2012. The effects of UV radiation on a freshwater prey fish: physiological stress response, club cell investment and alarm cue production. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 105, 832-841.

R.W. Kwong, S. Niyogi. 2012. Cadmium transport in isolated enterocytes of freshwater rainbow trout: interactions with zinc and iron, effects of complexation with cysteine, and an ATPase-coupled efflux. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 155, 238-246. 

L.D. Rozon-Ramilo, M.G. Dube, A.J. Squires, S. Niyogi. 2011. Examining waterborne and dietborne routes of exposure and their contribution to biological response patterns in fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Aquatic Toxicology 105, 466-481.

J.C. McGeer, S. Niyogi, D.S. Smith. 2011. Cadmium. In Homeostasis and Toxicology of Non-Essential Metals: FISH PHYSIOLOGY Volume 31B. pp. 125-184. C.M. Wood, A.P. Farrell and C.J. Brauner (Eds). Elsevier.

L.D. Rozon-Ramilo, M.G. Dube, C.J. Rickwood, S. Niyogi. 2011. Examining the effects of metal mining mixtures on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) using field-based multi-trophic artificial streams. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74, 1536-1547.

R.W. Kwong, J.A. Andrés, S. Niyogi. 2011. Effects of dietary cadmium exposure on tissue-specific cadmium accumulation, iron status and expression of iron-handling and stress-inducible genes in rainbow trout: Influence of elevated dietary iron. Aquatic Toxicology 102, 1-9.

Selected Publications (2004-2010)

R.W. Kwong, J.A. Andrés, S. Niyogi. 2010. Molecular evidence and physiological characterization of iron absorption in isolated enterocytes of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Implications for dietary cadmium and lead absorption. Aquatic Toxicology 99, 343-350.

S. Misra, D. Peak, S. Niyogi. 2010. Application of XANES spectroscopy in understanding the metabolism of selenium in isolated rainbow trout hepatocytes: insights into selenium toxicity. Metallomics 2, 710-717.

S. Misra, S. Niyogi. 2009. Selenite causes cytotoxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes by inducing oxidative stress. Toxicology in Vitro 23, 1249-1258.

R.W. Kwong, S. Niyogi. 2009. The interactions of iron with other divalent metals in the intestinal tract of a freshwater teleost, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 150, 442-449.

S. Niyogi, R. Kent, C.M. Wood. 2008. Effects of water chemistry variables on gill binding and acute toxicity of cadmium in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A biotic ligand model (BLM) approach. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C 148, 305-314.

R.W. Kwong, S. Niyogi. 2008. An in vitro examination of intestinal iron absorption in a freshwater teleost, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of Comparative Physiology 178B: 963-975.

S. Niyogi, G.G. Pyle, C.M. Wood. 2007. Branchial versus intestinal zinc uptake in wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from reference and metal-contaminated aquatic ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64, 1605-1613. 

S. Niyogi, C. Kamunde, C.M. Wood. 2006. Food selection, growth and physiology in relation to dietary sodium chloride content in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) under chronic waterborne copper exposure. Aquatic Toxicology 77, 210-221.

S. Niyogi, C.M. Wood. 2004. The Biotic Ligand Model, a flexible tool for developing site-specific water quality guidelines for metals. Environmental Science & Technology 38, 6177-6192.

S. Niyogi, C.M. Wood. 2004. Kinetic analyses of waterborne calcium and cadmium transport and their interactions in the gills of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens), two fish species differing greatly in acute cadmium sensitivity. Journal of Comparative Physiology 174B, 243-253.

Courses taught:

BIOL 120.3 The Nature of Life

BIOL 224.3 Animal Body Systems

TOX 301.3 Environmental Toxicology

BIOL 865.3 Physiological Toxicology 

Current Lab Personnel:

Prannav Jain ((Biology Undergraduate Research Student)

Haley Clifford (Biology Undergraduate Research Student)

Prerita Sharma (Biology Undergraduate Research Student)

Samira Leila Baldin (U of S 75th Anniversary Entrance Scholarship and Dean's Scholarship Recipient; PhD Candidate in Biology)

Owen Luo (MSc Candidate in Biology; Co-supervised with Dr. D. Chivers)

Md. Helal Uddin (U of S Dean's Scholarship Recipient; PhD Candidate in Biology; Co-supervised with Dr. D. Chivers)

A.K.M. Munzurul Hasan (PhD Candidate in Biology; Co-supervised with Dr. D. Chivers)

Sravan Putnala (PhD Candidate in Biology)

Mahesh Rachamalla (Saskatchewan Innovation Scholarship Recipient; PhD Candidate in Biology)

Will Muzyka (MSc Candidate in Toxicology; Co-supervised with Dr. M. Hecker)

Lab Alumni:

Clarenz Salvador (Toxicology Undergraduate Research Student, 2024)

Dr. Kerstin Bluhm (Postdoctoral Fellow; Co-supervised with Dr. M. Hecker; 2021-2024), Research Associate, Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dr. Vladimir Kodzhahinchev (PhD, 2017-2023), Toxicology Consultant, Arcadis, Toronto, Canada. 

Dr. Esteban Gillio Meina (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-23; Toxicology Centre; Co-supervised with Dr. M. Hecker)

Katherine Raes (Research Technician, 2019-2022; Toxicology Centre; Co-supervised with Dr. M. Hecker)

Dr. Arash Salahinejad (PhD, 2017-2022; Co-supervised with Dr. D. Chivers), Postdoctoral Fellow, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Canada.. 

Maria Khan (Summer Student, 2021), BSc student, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Junyi Lin (Summer student, 2021), BSc Student, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. 

Pankaj Puar (MSc, 2019-2021; Dept. of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada)

Dr. Anoosha Attaran (Ph.D. 2016-2021), Postdoctoral Fellow, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Canada. 

Dr. Kamran Shekh (PhD; 2015-2019), Toxicology Advisor, Nova Chemicals, Calgary, Canada. 

Huzaifa Saeed (NSERC USRA; 2019), Medical Student, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dr. Mohammad Naderi (PhD; 2014-2018; PDF 2018-2019), Research Scientist, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Canada..

Azasma Tanvir (NSERC USRA 2018), Medical Student, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Dr. Ankur Jamwal (PhD; 2013-2017), Assistant Professor, Eco-Physiology & Toxicology, Ajim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. 

Dr. Melissa Driessnack (Ph.D.; 2012-2017), Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, USA. 

Asbah Rahman (U of S USRA, 2017) 

Danielle Lemire (Biology Undergraduate Thesis; 2017) M.Sc. Candidate in Physical Geography, University of Toronto, Canada.

Yusuf Saibu (MSc; 2014-2017)

Trevor Gallagher (Summer Research Assistant; 2014), Medical Student, U of S, Canada.

Dr. Aditya Manek (PhD; 2009-2014), Histology & Research Lab Manager, U of S, Canada. 

Yinxiang Wang (M.Sc.; 2011-2013)

Dr. Jacob Ouellet (PhD; 2009-2013), Research Scientist, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

Dr. Parthasarathi Chakraborty (Visiting Scientist; 2012), Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

Dr. Sougat Misra (PhD; 2006-2011), Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Dr. Raymond W.M. Kwong (PhD; 2006-2011), Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Environmental Toxicology, Dept. of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada. 

Lisa D. Rozon-Ramilo (MSc; 2008-2011), Principal Aquatic Toxicologist, Ecological & Regulatory Solutions Inc., Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Ali M. Yousafzai (Visiting Scientist; 2009-2010), Professor, Islamia College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Dr. Sayanty Roy (MSc; 2006-2009) Research Specialist, UNC Chapel Hills, North Carolina, USA.

Dr. Charmain Hamilton (NSERC USRA; 2010), Research Scientist, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway.

Dr. Keegan Hicks (Toxicology Undergraduate Thesis; 2006) Fish Monitoring Biologist, Environment & Parks, Alberta, Canada.                                                                                                       

Animal Physiology Environmental Toxicology Impacts of Industrial Metal Pollution Metal Bioavailabilty and Toxicity Neurobehaviour Physiology of Metal Uptake and Homeostasis

The overall objective of my research program is to study the fundamental mechanisms by which environmental contaminants cause adverse physiological and neuro-behavioural effects in organisms during environmentally relevant chronic exposure. A comprehensive understanding of how contaminant exposures infleunce the physiology, behaviour and homeostasis of aquatic organisms at various life stages is required to develop reliable approaches/tools for risk assessments of contaminants in the environment. Moreover, many contaminants induce adverse effects in exposed organisms that are inherited across multiple generations and thus can endanger their long-term sustenance, yet the  epigenetic mechanisms underlying these transgenerational effects remain mostly unknown. My research addresses these issues using multidisciplinary approaches and integrates organismic physiology, developmental biology, behavioural ecology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and epigenetics.