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Hire Dr. Holly R.

United States

Profile Summary

My educational and research background is very broad and spans the fields of behavior, neuroendocrinology, neurotoxicology, developmental neuroscience, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroimaging, and computational biology. I have excellent presentation and writing skills, a strong attention to detail, the ability to collaborate amongst both students and faculty, and a strong desire for success. I received a Ph.D. at Lehigh University in the area of behavioral neuroscience (integrative biology) in the summer of 2010. While at Lehigh, I was a teaching assistant for 11 semesters including the courses Genetics, Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, and Integrative and Comparative Biology. During my doctoral program I was also able to directly mentor two undergraduates, one of which is a co-author on my first publication. After receiving my Ph.D., I took the position I am in currently as a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University in the department of molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry. I am currently studying the effects of environmental toxicants and antidepressants on brain development and behavior using zebrafish as a model system. In my research I use a unique high-throughput behavioral assay setup and high-resolution confocal and fluorescence microscopy. Since starting my fellowship at Brown University, I have published eight journal articles and a textbook chapter in collaboration with a psychology professor. I also successfully garnered grant funding through the NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for my work with pesticides in addition to writing a number of other grant proposals along with my research advisor. During my time at Brown University, I have presented my work at a number of international, national, and regional conferences in the form of poster sessions and invited platform talks. In my laboratory at Brown University, I currently directly mentor two undergraduates, a graduate student and a lab technician.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Neuroendocrinology
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry

Services

• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Research Investigator

Lifespan Health System

July 2017 - Present

adjunct professor

Salve Regina University

September 2016 - May 2017

Postdoctoral Fellow

Brown University

October 2010 - September 2016

Education

Ph.D

Lehigh university

September 2004 - August 2010

PhD (Biological Sciences)

Lehigh University

August 2004 - August 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Holly Richendrfer, Robbert Creton(2017). Cluster analysis profiling of behaviors in zebrafish larvae treated with antidepressants and pesticides . Neurotoxicology and Teratology. Elsevier {BV}

Holly Richendrfer, Michael P Holloway, Bradley D DeNardo, Chanika Phornphutkul, Kevin Nguyen, Colby Davis, Cynthia Jackson, Robbert Creton, Rachel A Altura(2016). An asymptomatic mutation complicating severe chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy ({CIPN}): a case for personalised medicine and a zebrafish model of {CIPN} . npj Genomic Medicine. 1. (1). Springer Nature

Holly Richendrfer, Robbert Creton(2015). Chlorpyrifos and malathion have opposite effects on behaviors and brain size that are not correlated to changes in {AChE} activity . {NeuroToxicology}. 49. p. 50--58. Elsevier {BV}

Danielle E. Clift, Robert J. Thorn, Emily A. Passarelli, Mrinal Kapoor, Mary K. LoPiccolo, Holly A. Richendrfer, Ruth M. Colwill, Robbert Creton(2015). Effects of embryonic cyclosporine exposures on brain development and behavior . Behavioural Brain Research. 282. p. 117--124. Elsevier {BV}

Holly Richendrfer, Danielle Clift, Robert J. Thorn, Ruth M. Colwill, Robbert Creton(2014). High-Throughput Analysis of Behavior in Zebrafish Larvae: Effects of Feeding . Zebrafish. 11. (5). p. 455--461. Mary Ann Liebert Inc

Swann, Jennifer M. and Richendrfer, Holly A. and Dawson, Lindsay and Nack, Elana and Whylings, Jack and Garelick, Tim(2013). Exposure to female pheromones stimulates a specific type of neuronal population in the male but not female magnocellular division of the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN mag) of the Syrian hamster . Hormones and Behavior. 64. (3). p. 421-429. Elsevier

(2013). Automated High-throughput Behavioral Analyses in Zebrafish Larvae .

(2012). Developmental sub-chronic exposure to chlorpyrifos reduces anxiety-related behavior in zebrafish larvae .

Richendrfer, H. and Pelkowski, S.D. and Colwill, R.M. and Creton, R.(2012). On the edge: Pharmacological evidence for anxiety-related behavior in zebrafish larvae . Behavioural Brain Research. 228. (1). p. 99-106. Elsevier

Pelkowski, Sean D. and Kapoor, Mrinal and Richendrfer, Holly A. and Wang, Xingyue and Colwill, Ruth M. and Creton, Robbert(2011). A novel high-throughput imaging system for automated analyses of avoidance behavior in zebrafish larvae . Behavioural Brain Research. 223. (1). p. 135-144. Elsevier

Richendrfer, Holly A. and Swann, Jennifer M.(2010). Neuronal composition of the magnocellular division of the medial preoptic nucleus (MPN mag) is sex specific in the Syrian Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) . Brain Research. 1351. p. 97-103. Elsevier

Richendrfer, Holly A. and Wetzel, Jonathan A. and Swann, Jennifer M.(2009). Temperature, Peroxide Concentration, and Immunohistochemical Staining Method Affects Staining Intensity, Distribution, and Background . Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology. 17. (6). p. 543-546. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins