Christopher Kennedy, Simon Fraser University

Research

ABC Transporters Blood-brain Barrier Blood-ova Barrier Blood-testes Barrier Fish Multi-drug Resistance Multi-xenobiotic Resistance P-glycoprotein

Latest papers

Toxicological Assessment of Petroleum Product WAFs in Crassostrea gigas: Evidence for Sub-chronic Tolerance and Rapid PAC Depuration.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2026 · senior author
The relationship between cellular protein content and selenium accumulation in freshwater microalgae.
Integrated environmental assessment and management · 2025 · senior author
Avermectin Toxicity to Benthic Invertebrates is Modified by Sediment Organic Carbon and Chemical Residence Time.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2022 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

The Impact of Road Salt on Pacific Salmon Success
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$336,584
Physiological function of P-glycoprotein in sanctuary tissue barriers in teleosts
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Regulation and functional significance of the ABC transporter P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) in fish
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$245,000

All 15 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Toxicological Assessment of Petroleum Product WAFs in Crassostrea gigas: Evidence for Sub-chronic Tolerance and Rapid PAC Depuration.

Hura A, Green T, Kennedy C

Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00244-026-01194-5 PMID: 42262542

02

The relationship between cellular protein content and selenium accumulation in freshwater microalgae.

Bogstie C, Gallant M, Elphick JR, Kennedy C

Integrated environmental assessment and management2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4946 PMID: 38785266

03

Avermectin Toxicity to Benthic Invertebrates is Modified by Sediment Organic Carbon and Chemical Residence Time.

Jacova R, Kennedy C

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/etc.5364 PMID: 35579385

04

Sub-lethal effects of a neonicotinoid, clothianidin, on wild early life stage sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).

Marlatt VL, Leung TYG, Calbick S, Metcalfe C, Kennedy C

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105335 PMID: 31706209

The Impact of Road Salt on Pacific Salmon Success

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Wood, Christopher CM

Keywords: benthic invertebrates; chum; coho; conductivity; early life stages; salinization; salmonids; salt pulses

$336,584

Physiological function of P-glycoprotein in sanctuary tissue barriers in teleosts

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

Keywords: fish; abc transporters; p-glycoprotein; multi-drug resistance; multi-xenobiotic resistance; sanctuary tissue barriers; blood-brain barrier; blood-testes barrier; blood-ova barrier; xenobiotics

$282,000

Regulation and functional significance of the ABC transporter P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) in fish

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

$245,000

Development of innovative tools for marine ecological assessment and intertidal habitat restoration

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

$25,000

Multixenobiotic resistance mechanisms: function and relevance of P-glycoprotein (ABCB1) in teleosts

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

$220,000

Upgrade of existing light microscope to provide epifluorescence capacity

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Moore, Margo

$49,388

Improving commercial chemical stewardship in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Strategic Projects Supplemental Competition

Principal investigators: Gobas, Frank

$194,000

Energetic costs of xenobiotic cellular defense mechanisms in fish

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

$152,000

Energetic costs of detoxification in fish

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Christopher

$109,600

Gas chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) for identifications of bio-chemicals

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gries, Gerhard

$79,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Biological Sciences
Environmental and Resource Studies
Fisheries and Aquaculture

Co-authors at Simon Fraser University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Timothy Green

Fisheries and Aquaculture

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Chris Metcalfe

Environmental and Resource Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: ABC Transporters Dear Professor Kennedy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Toxicological Assessment of Petroleum Product WAFs in Crassostrea gigas: Evidence for Sub-chronic Tolerance and Rapid PAC Depuration." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Physiological function of P-glycoprotein in sanctuary tissue barriers in teleosts" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]