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P. Lee Ferguson

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8367-7521Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Pharmacology & Toxicology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Abigail S. JoyceiD· 3 shared Javier HuaytaiD· 2 shared Joel N. MeyeriD· 2 shared Aliyah S. WebsteriD· 1 shared Caroline BeggsiD· 1 shared Heileen Hsu‐KimiD· 1 shared Hira Waheed· 1 shared Jeseth Delgado VelaiD· 1 shared

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Evidence from three taxonomically distinct species for a non-AhR mechanism of developmental neurotoxicity of an environmentally derived mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Samantha Phelps, Melissa Chernick, Javier Huayta, Aliyah S. Webster, Abigail S. Joyce, Kerry Ettinger, Caroline Beggs, Safiatou Zibo, P. Lee Ferguson, Richard T. Di Giulio, Joel N. Meyer, Nishad Jayasundara

This study investigates the neurotoxic effects of a PAH mixture across three species, finding neurotoxicity occurs through a non-AhR mechanism.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Autoinducer-2 and acyl homoserine lactones have contrasting effects on ammonia and nitrite-oxidizing sludge

Hira Waheed, Yuchen Zhang, Lan Nguyen, Abigail S. Joyce, P. Lee Ferguson, Jeseth Delgado Vela

This study shows that AHLs boost ammonia oxidation while AI-2 suppresses it but enhances nitrite oxidation, suggesting they regulate nitrification differently.

bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Assessment of developmental neurotoxicology-associated alterations in neuronal architecture and function using Caenorhabditis elegans

Javier Huayta, Sarah A. Seay, Joseph Laster, Nelson Rivera, Abigail S. Joyce, P. Lee Ferguson, Heileen Hsu‐Kim, Joel N. Meyer

This study evaluates the effects of developmental neurotoxicants on neuronal architecture and function in C. elegans, identifying morphological and behavioral changes consistent with mammalian DNT literature.

ALTEX · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology