Mark Hahn
Senior Scientist, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Dr. Mark Hahn is a Senior Scientist in the Biology Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, MA, USA. He received a BS in Biological Sciences from SUNY Binghamton (1980) and a PhD in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Rochester (NY) School of Medicine and Dentistry (1988). Dr. Hahn’s research group studies the molecular mechanisms and evolution of transcription factors involved in the response to chemicals, mechanisms of adaptation and evolved resistance to chemicals in fish following long-term chemical exposure, mechanisms of developmental toxicity of harmful algal bloom toxins, and the impact of microplastics in the environment. Dr. Hahn is a Project Leader in the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (WHCOHH) and currently directs the WHOI Marine Microplastics Initiative.
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