Maikel Rosabal, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

Biomarkers Cellular Biology Detoxification Ecotoxicology HPLC Hyphenated Techniques Mass Spectrometry Organelles

Latest papers

Assessment of trace element content in liver and muscle of estuarine fishes from the impacted Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA).
Marine pollution bulletin · 2026 · senior author
Assessing the Acute and Chronic Effects of Palladium on Daphnia magna and the Influence of Natural Organic Matter.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2025
Impact of a primary wastewater effluent on liver lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in St. Lawrence River Northern pike.
The Science of the total environment · 2025

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Sample preparation platform for organic contaminant analysis in environmental toxicology and chemistry research
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$132,870
Northern biodiversity in a mining context
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$233,079
Urgent replacement of a 23 year old Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Electron Capture Detector to analyze glyphosate and its main metabolite in the environment
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$70,368

All 5 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Assessment of trace element content in liver and muscle of estuarine fishes from the impacted Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA).

Bauer LH, Adams DH, Barst BD, Landa A, Amyot M, Rosabal M

Marine pollution bulletin2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119566 PMID: 41903253

02

Assessing the Acute and Chronic Effects of Palladium on Daphnia magna and the Influence of Natural Organic Matter.

Boukhari R, Ponton DE, Rosabal M, Mueller KK, Amyot M

Journal of applied toxicology : JAT2025

DOI: 10.1002/jat.4854 PMID: 40641082

03

Impact of a primary wastewater effluent on liver lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in St. Lawrence River Northern pike.

Meunier M, Hanana H, Houde M, Rosabal M, Sauvé S, Verreault J

The Science of the total environment2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179349 PMID: 40245516

04

Effects of Speciation, Cooking and Changes in Bioaccessibility on Methylmercury Exposure Assessment for Contrasting Diets of Fish and Marine Mammals.

Charette T, Kaminski G, Rosabal M, Amyot M

International journal of environmental research and public health2021

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052565 PMID: 33806562

05

Mapping metal (Hg, As, Se), lipid and protein levels within fish muscular system in two fish species (Striped Bass and Northern Pike).

Charette T, Rosabal M, Amyot M

Chemosphere2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129036 PMID: 33272671

06

Arsenic bioaccumulation in subarctic fishes of a mine-impacted bay on Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Chételat J, Cott PA, Rosabal M, Houben A, McClelland C, Belle Rose E, Amyot M

PloS one2019

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221361 PMID: 31442230

07

Habitat use strategy influences the tissue signature of trace elements including rare earth elements in an urban-adapted omnivorous bird.

Brown L, Rosabal M, Sorais M, Poirier A, Widory D, Verreault J

Environmental research2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.004 PMID: 30342322

Sample preparation platform for organic contaminant analysis in environmental toxicology and chemistry research

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Verreault, Jonathan

Keywords: chemical analysis; sample preparation; extraction; clean-up; evaporation; purification; organic contaminant; organohalogen; flame retardant; gas chromatography mass spectrometry

$132,870

Northern biodiversity in a mining context

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Fenton, Nicole NJ

Keywords: biodiversity; boreal biome; ecological planning; indigenous communities; industrial development; landscape; metal mines; wetlands

$233,079

Urgent replacement of a 23 year old Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Electron Capture Detector to analyze glyphosate and its main metabolite in the environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lucotte, Marc Michel

$70,368

Urgent Replacement of Microplate Reader for Fluorescence & Luminescence

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: AverillBates, Diana

$80,090

Molecular insights into the toxicology of trace elements in aquatic organisms using metallomic approaches

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rosabal, Maikel

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cellular Biology; Detoxification; Ecotoxicology; HPLC; Hyphenated Techniques; Mass Spectrometry; Organelles; Subcellular Partitioning; Toxicity

$161,000

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

Marc Amyot

Sciences biologiques - Université de Montréal

3 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biomarkers Dear Professor Rosabal, 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 "Assessment of trace element content in liver and muscle of estuarine fishes from the impacted Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA)." (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.] 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]