Fiona L. Watson
Associate Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Washington & Lee University
United States of America
Biography
Fiona L. Watson is a associate Professor of Biology and Director of Neuroscience Program at Washington and Lee University.
Research Interest
My overall research interests encompass two main areas of investigation: 1) the recovery of optic nerve axons of adult Xenopus using a nerve crush injury model, and 2) the effects of pesticide exposure on the neurogenesis of sensory neurons.
Publications
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Watson, FL, RJ Miller, SA Stewart. 2013. Spatial and Temporal Variation in Size at Maturity for Female American Lobster in Nova Scotia. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 70: 1240–1251. ISSN: 0706-652X
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Watson, FL, H Schmidt*, ZK Turman*, N Hole*, H Garcia*, J Gregg*, J Tilghman*, and EA Fradinger. 2014. Organophosphate pesticides induce morphological abnormalities and decreased locomotor activity and heart rate in Danio rerio and Xenopus laevis. Environ Toxicol Chem 33(6):1337-45. PMID: 24677261
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Whitworth, GB, BC Misaghi*, DM Rosenthal*, EA Mills, DJ Heinen*, AH Watson*, CW Ives*, SH Ali*, K Bezold, N Marsh-Armstrong, FL Watson. 2016. Translational profiling of retinal ganglion cell optic nerve regeneration in Xenopus laevis. Dev.Biol. 426(2):360-373. PMID: 27471010
