Genoa Warner
Genoa Warner
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science
366 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Dr. Genoa Warner an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science in the College of Science and Liberal Arts. Her laboratory, the Endocrine Disruption and Chemical Biology Laboratory (EDC Lab), uses chemical tools to investigate the toxicity and mechanisms of endocrine disrupting chemicals in biological systems. She completed postdoctoral training in reproductive toxicology in the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received her PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in the Department of Chemistry, where she developed small molecule catalysts to degrade micropollutants in water.
Education
Ph.D.; Carnegie Mellon University; Chemistry; 2017
M.S.; Carnegie Mellon University; Chemistry; 2016
B.S.; Yale University; Chemistry; 2012
M.S.; Carnegie Mellon University; Chemistry; 2016
B.S.; Yale University; Chemistry; 2012
Website
2024 Spring Courses
CHEM 391 - RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHEM 590 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER I
CHEM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CHEM 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
EVSC 416 - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
CHEM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CHEM 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EVSC 591 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE I
EVSC 592 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE II
EVSC 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
EVSC 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHEM 701B - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
EVSC 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 701C - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
FRSC 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHEM 590 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER I
CHEM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CHEM 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
EVSC 416 - ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
CHEM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CHEM 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EVSC 591 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE I
EVSC 592 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE II
EVSC 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
EVSC 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHEM 701B - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
EVSC 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 701C - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
FRSC 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
Teaching Interests
toxicology, green and sustainable chemistry
Past Courses
CHEM 125: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
EVSC 416: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
EVSC 616: TOXICOLOGY
CHEM 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
EVSC 416: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
EVSC 616: TOXICOLOGY
Research Interests
The Laboratory of Endocrine Disruption & Chemical Biology (EDC Lab) uses chemical tools to investigate the toxicity and mechanisms of endocrine disrupting chemicals in biological systems. Endocrine disrupting chemicals are chemicals that interfere in any way with the production, distribution, or action of hormones in the body. Many endocrine disrupting chemicals are hormone mimics. Human are exposed during daily life to endocrine disrupting chemicals, which include ingredients in pesticides, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products.
We study the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on the female reproductive tract, particularly the ovary, using a mouse model. The ovary is vital for female reproductive health. It is responsible for production of hormones such as estrogen and progesterone as well as development and release of oocytes. Disruption of oocyte maturation, ovulation, or hormone production can result in infertility, premature menopause, and other hormone-related diseases.
Our research bridges reproductive biology, toxicology, and sustainable chemistry to study the mechanisms by which environmental chemicals act as endocrine disruptors. We use chemical biology techniques to identify the molecular targets of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Understanding how endocrine disrupting chemicals act in the body is important for the development of safer chemicals and for developing novel therapeutics to prevent damage to sensitive reproductive organs.
We study the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on the female reproductive tract, particularly the ovary, using a mouse model. The ovary is vital for female reproductive health. It is responsible for production of hormones such as estrogen and progesterone as well as development and release of oocytes. Disruption of oocyte maturation, ovulation, or hormone production can result in infertility, premature menopause, and other hormone-related diseases.
Our research bridges reproductive biology, toxicology, and sustainable chemistry to study the mechanisms by which environmental chemicals act as endocrine disruptors. We use chemical biology techniques to identify the molecular targets of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Understanding how endocrine disrupting chemicals act in the body is important for the development of safer chemicals and for developing novel therapeutics to prevent damage to sensitive reproductive organs.