
- Title Professor Emerita of Biology
- Education PhD, Rutgers University
- Email gvc@bu.edu
- Phone 617-353-8980
- Area of Interest neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
- CV
Research
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Selected Publications
- Griffin LB, January K, Ho K, Cotter K, Callard GV (2013) Morpholino-mediated knockdown of genes encoding estrogen receptor-a, -ba and –bb in zebrafish embryos reveals differential regulation of estrogen responsive target genes. Endocrinology 154: 4158-4169 (doi10.1210/en2013-1446).
- Cotter KA, Yershov A, Novillo A, Callard GV (2013) Multiple structurally distinct ERa mRNA variants in zebrafish are differentially expressed by tissue type, stage of development and estrogen exposure. Gen Comp Endocrinol 194:217-229.
- Callard GV, Greytak SR, Novillo A, Cotter KA, Meyer R (2012) Brain Aromatase in Fishes. In: Balthazart J, Ball G (eds), Brain Aromatase, Estrogens and Behavior, Oxford Univ Press, pp. 2-42.
- Callard GV, Tarrant A, Novillo A, Yacci P, Ciaccia L, Vajda S, Chuang G-Y, Kozakov D, Greytak SR, Sawyer S, Hoover C, Cotter K (2011) Evolutionary origins of the estrogen signaling system: insights from amphioxus. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 127: 176-188.
- Greytak SR, Tarrant A, Nacci D, Hahn ME, Callard GV (2010) Estrogen responses in killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) from polluted and unpolluted environments are site- and gene-specific. Aquatic Toxicol.99(2): 291–299.
- McCurley A, Callard GV (2008) Characterization of housekeeping genes in zebrafish: male-female differences and effects of tissue type, developmental stage and chemical treatment. BMC Molecular Biology 9:102-114.
- Kishida M, Callard GV (2001) Distinct cytochrome P450 aromatase isoforms in zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain and ovary are differentially programmed and estrogen regulated during early development.Endocrinology. Feb; 142(2), 740-50.
- Tchoudakova A, Callard GV (1998) Identification of multiple Cyp19 genes encoding different cytochrome P450 aromatase isozymes in brain and ovary. Endocrinology 139, 2179-2189.
Courses Taught:
- BI 554 Neuroendocrinology
- BI 111 Brain, Hormones and Behavior