Researchers from the WilsonToxLab and McArthur lab were amongst those presenting at the WISE conference on IWD in 2026! It’s so good to see new researchers taking each opportunity to share their research and talk about their science. Seen above, left to right, are Clarice (UG thesis student in WilsonToxLab), Amy (McArthur lab), Tina (McArthur lab), Molly (MSc in WilsonToxLab), Maddie (UG thesis student in WilsonToxLab) and Ally (UG thesis student in WilsonToxLab). Presentations were on the effects of chemical exposure in zebrafish or with a rainbow trout cell line. Clarice is studying the effects of chemical exposure in wild type and CYP3A65 knock out zebrafish; Ally has a similar project but with CYP1B1 knockout fish. Both projects are linking chemical metabolism to developmental toxicity outcomes. Maddie’s project is focused on developing reference toxicants for the RTgill-W1 assay to study whole effluent toxicity. Molly’s MSc is using 4 species of fish to examine the toxicity of PFAS precursors; chemicals that can be converted into PFAS in the environment by abiotic and biotic transformation. Her research will produce data to assess the environmental risk of PFAS precursors and assess the Fish Embryo Toxicity test for chemical toxicity, using a variety of model and native species.