EDUCATION
B.A. (Chemistry) 1973, Hamline University
Ph.D. (Biochemistry) 1977, University of Miami

EMPLOYMENT

2/07 - Present Adjunct Senior Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
2005 - Present William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in Marine Sciences
2004 - Present Principal Executive, The Marine Biotechnology Initiative in North Carolina (MARBIO-NC), Center for Marine Science, UNCW
2002 - 1/07 Adjunct Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
1999 - Present Director, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC
1999 - Present Professor of Chemistry (primary), Professor of Biological Sciences (secondary), University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC
1998 Principal Investigator and Executive Coordinator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Exhibits at World EXPO "Year of the Ocean," Oceans and Human Health, USA Pavilion, Lisbon, Portugal
1994 - 1998 Chairman, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL
1991 - 1999 Founding Director and Principal Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Miami, FL
1991 - 1999 Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (primary), Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (secondary), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
1984 - 1991 Associate Professor of Biology and Living Resources (primary), Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL; Associate Professor of Biochemistry (secondary), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
1983 - 1984 Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry (primary), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL; Research Associate Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL
1979 - 1983 Research Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
1978 - 1979 Research Assistant Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL
1977 - 1978 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Referee for Assessment of Seafood Toxins, Association of Official
Analytical Chemists, Panel C, Dr. Michael Quilliam (FDA) General Referee,
1984-2000
Methods Board for Seafood Toxins, AOAC International, 1995-2000
Arctic Research Commission Academic Advisory Board, 1996-2000
Comparative Medicine Review Committee, National Center for Research
Resources, NIH, 1996-2000
Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, Board of Governors,
1999-Present
National Association of Marine Laboratories, Institutional Representative,
1999-Present
Southern Association of Marine Laboratories, Institutional Representative,
1999-Present
Superfund Basic Research Program, External Review Group Chair, NIEHS/EPA,
2003
Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Member of Board of Governors, 2006-Present


 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Abraham, W. M., A. J. Bourdelais, J. R. Sabater, A. Ahmed, T. A. Lee, I. Serebriakov and D. G. Baden: Airway Responses to Aerosolized Brevetoxins in an Animal Model of Asthma. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 171(1): 26-34, 2005.

     

  2. Baden, D. G., A. J. Bourdelais, H. Jacocks, S. Michelliza and J. Naar: Natural and Derivative Brevetoxins: Historical Background, Multiplicity, and Effects. Environ. Health Perspect. 113(5): 621-625, 2005.

     

  3. Benson, J. M., F. F. Hahn, T. H. March, J. D. McDonald, A. P. Gomez, M. J. Sopori, A. J. Bourdelais, J. Naar, J. Zaias, G. D. Bossart and D. G. Baden: Inhalation Toxicity of Brevetoxin 3 in Rats Exposed for Twenty-two Days. Environ. Health Perspect. 113: 626-631, 2005.

     

  4. Benson, J. M., B. B. Stagner, G. K. Martin, M. Friedman, S. E. Durr, A. Gomez, J. McDonald, L. E. Fleming, L. C. Backer, D. G. Baden, A. Bourdelais, J. Naar and B. L. Lonsbury-Martin: Cochlear Function in Mice Following Inhalation of Brevetoxin 3. J. Comp. Physiol. A Neuroethol. Sens. Neural Behav. Physiol. 191(7): 619-626, 2005.

     

  5. Bourdelais, A. J., H. M. Jacocks, J. L. C. Wright, P. M. Bigwarfe, Jr. and D. G. Baden: A New Polyether Ladder Compound Produced by the Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. J. Nat. Prod. 68(1): 2-6, 2005.

     

  6. Cheng, Y. S., J. D. McDonald, D. Kracko, C. M. Irvin, Y. Zhou, R. H. Pierce, M. S. Henry, A. Bourdelais, J. Naar and D. G. Baden: Concentration and Particle Size of Airborne Toxic Algae (Brevetoxin) Derived from Ocean Red Tide Events. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39(10): 3443-3449, 2005.

     

  7. Cheng, Y. S., Y. Zhou, C. M. Irvin, R. H. Pierce, J. Naar, L. C. Backer, L. E. Fleming, B. Kirkpatrick and D. G. Baden: Characterization of Marine Aerosol for Assessment of Human Exposure to Brevetoxins. Environ. Health Perspect. 113: 638-643, 2005.

     

  8. Cheng, Y. S., T. A. Villareal, Y. Zhou, J. Gao, R. H. Pierce, D. Wetzel, J. Naar and D. G. Baden: Characterization of Red Tide Aerosol on the Texas Coast. Harmful Algae 4(1): 87-94, 2005.

     

  9. Dravid, S. M., D. G. Baden and T. F. Murray: Brevetoxin Augments NMDA Receptor Signaling in Murine Neocortical Neurons. Brain Res. 1031(1): 30-38, 2005.

     

  10. Fleming, L. E., L. C. Backer and D. G. Baden: Overview of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins: Exposures and Effects. Environ. Health Perspect. 113(5): 618-620, 2005.

     

  11. Fleming, L. E., B. Kirkpatrick, L. C. Backer, J. A. Bean, A. Wanner, D. Dalpra, R. Tamer, J. Zaias, Y. S. Cheng, R. Pierce, J. Naar, W. Abraham, R. Clark, Y. Zhou, M. S. Henry, D. Johnson, G. Van De Bogart, G. D. Bossart, M. Harrington and D. G. Baden: Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons with Asthma. Environ. Health Perspect. 113(5): 650-657, 2005.

     

  12. Flewelling, L. J., J. P. Naar, J. P. Abbott, D. G. Baden, N. B. Barros, G. D. Bossart, M.-Y. D. Bottein, D. G. Hammond, E. M. Haubold, C. A. Heil, M. S. Henry, H. M. Jacocks, T. A. Leighfield, R. H. Pierce, T. D. Pitchford, S. A. Rommel, P. S. Scott, K. A. Steidinger, E. W. Truby, F. M. Van Dolah and J. H. Landsberg: Brevetoxicosis: Red Tides and Marine Mammal Mortalities. Nature (London, United Kingdom) 435(7043): 755-756, 2005.

     

  13. Sayer, A., Q. Hu, A. Bourdelais, D. G. Baden and J. E. Gibson: The Effect of Brevenal on Brevetoxin-Induced DNA Damage in Human Lymphocytes. Genotoxicity 79: 683-688, 2005.

     

  14. Benson, J. M., A. P. Gomez, G. L. Statom, B. M. Tibbetts, L. E. Fleming, L. E. Backer, A. Reich and D. G. Baden: Placental Transport of Brevetoxin-3 in CD-1 Mice. Toxicon 48(8): 1018-1026, 2006.

     

  15. Sayer, A. N., Q. Hu, A. Bourdelais, D. G. Baden and J. E. Gibson: The Inhibition of CHO-K1-BH4 Cell Proliferation and Induction of Chromosomal Aberrations by Brevetoxins In Vitro. Food Chem. Toxicol. 44: 1082-1091, 2006.

     

  16. Tibbetts, B. M., D. G. Baden and J. M. Benson: Uptake, Tissue Distribution, and Excretion of Brevetoxin-3 Administered to Mice by Intratracheal Instillation. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 69(14): 1325-1335, 2006.

     

  17. Yan, X., J. M. Benson, A. P. Gomez, D. G. Baden and T. F. Murray: Brevetoxin-Induced Neural Insult in the Retrosplenial Cortex of Mouse Brain. Inhal. Toxicol. 18(14): 1109-1116, 2006.