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 Ira R. Adelman
Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Phone: 612-624-4228
Email: ira@umn.edu
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Fields of Interest
Environmental physiology of fishes, aquatic toxicology, fisheries management,
and aquaculture
Courses
Research
My research interests center around environmental physiology of fishes, aquatic
toxicology, and fisheries management. Past projects involve walleye
biology, management, and stocking success. Recently completed projects involve walleye biology, management, and stocking success. We analyzed historical records to
determine the effectiveness of Minnesota DNR's walleye stocking program over
the past 50 years. We also compared the survival of two different populations
of walleye stocked into the same lakes along with fish naturally spawned in
those lakes. In the area of aquatic toxicology, my recent research is an examination
of the effect of endocrine disrupting compounds on fish. In the field we have
attempted to determine if the effluent from the Minneapolis/St. Paul sewage
treatment plant contains estrogenic compounds that are affecting reproductive
potential of fish populations, particularly walleye, in the Mississippi River.
In the laboratory, I have been collaborating with colleagues in molecular genetics
and protein chemistry to develop cDNA microarrays for fathead minnows to be
used for the identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals in natural waters.
Finally, I have been investigating in the laboratory the possible impacts of
water quality (temperature, oxygen, nitrogen compounds) on the endangered Topeka
shiner. I am currently at a half-time position in a phased retirement and am not accepting new graduate students.
Selected Publications
- Garcia-Reyero1, N., I. Adelman, D. Martinovic, and N. Denslow. 2009. Site-specific effects on gene expression in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed in situ to sewage treatment plantimpacted streams. BMC Bioinformatics. (Accepted for publication)
- Adelman, I.R., L.I. Kusilek, J. Koehle, and J. Hess. 2009. Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate to the EndangeredTopeka Shiner (Notropis Topeka) and Fathead Minnows (Pimephalespromelas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 28, No. 10, ( pp. numbers not yet assigned.)
- Garcia-Reyero N, I. Adelman, L Liu, and N. Denslow. 2008. Gene expression profiles of fathead minnows exposed to surface waters above and below a sewage treatment plant in Minnesota. Marine Environmental Research, Primo 14 Special Issue. (in press).
- Koehle, J. and I.R. Adelman. 2007. The Effects of Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and Asian Tapeworm Infectin on Growth and Survival of the Topeka shiner Notropis Topeka. Trans. American Fish. Soc. (In Press).
- Garcia-Reyero N, I. Adelman, L. Liu, and N. Denslow. 2007. Gene expression profiles of fathead minnows exposed to surface waters above and below a sewage treatment plant in Minnesota. Marine Environmental Research, Primo 14 Special Issue. (In press).
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