Poynton Lab

School for the Environment, UMass Boston

Community Based Participatory Research

Empowering communities to protect their environment

From endocrine disruption to ocean acidification, how stressors are impacting coastal species

Agriculture and mining disturb natural ecosystems leading to biodiversity loss while some species adapt

Coastal Stressors and Responses

Biodiversity and Evolution in Degraded Ecosystems

Molecular Solutions

Detection tools and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for toxicity assessment