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Gary Cherr

Discovering Curiosity: Protecting Our Oceans from the Tiniest Toxins

  • December 05, 2018

BML Director Gary Cherr's research focuses on reproductive biology and environmental toxicology. He became an Aggie in the 1980s, when he enrolled at UC Davis for graduate studies in zoology. His latest research focuses on the effects of nanoparticles on marine life.

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