
Courtney L. McGinnis
Professor of Biology
Courtney L. McGinnis, PhD a first-generation college graduate that now calls Hamden home. She is currently a Professor of Biology and Medical Sciences. She completed her PhD in Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut and a sabbatical at Yale University in Dr. Stefani Nicoli's laboratory where she learned how to develop multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 systems. Her teaching which garnered the Quinnipiac University 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award, focuses on Anatomy and Physiology and Physiological Models of Human Disease and she maintains an active research lab that utilizes Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism to study molecular mechanisms of endocrine disrupting chemicals.
The McGinnis lab is interested in determining the molecular mechanism of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals, while working toward an understanding of zebrafish sexual differentiation. Currently the McGinnis lab examines the Quinnipiac River by gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) for the presence of phthalates and plasticizers with external grant support from the Quinnipiac River Foundation.
The McGinnis lab is interested in determining the molecular mechanism of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals, while working toward an understanding of zebrafish sexual differentiation. Currently the McGinnis lab examines the Quinnipiac River by gas chromatography mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) for the presence of phthalates and plasticizers with external grant support from the Quinnipiac River Foundation.
Education
- BS, Post University
- PHD, University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise
- Aquatic Toxicology
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Organization
- Biological Sciences
Office Location
- Buckman Center 145
Mail Drop
- BC-SCI
Courses
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BIO 212 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Spring 2025 -
BIO 212L Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
Spring 2025 -
BIO 325 Environmental Toxicology
Fall 2025 -
BIO 375 Physiological Models for Human Disease
Fall 2025 -
BIO 375L Physiological Models for Human Disease Lab
Fall 2025 -
BIO 385 Explorations in Biology
Spring 2025 -
BIO 492H Independent Research in Biological Sciences Honors
Spring 2025 -
ENV 325 Environmental Toxicology
Fall 2025