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Markus Hecker

ResearcherSchool of the Environment & SustainabilityUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Markus Hecker

Researcher

School of the Environment & Sustainability

Natural Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
51 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 NSERC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

environmental toxicology new approach methods risk assessment toxicogenomics One Health adverse outcome pathway chemical regulation transcriptome profiling

Latest papers

EcoToxChip reveals immune and metabolic pathway disruption in fish chronically exposed to stormwater-impacted environments
Aquatic Toxicology · 2026
Workshop report: scoping for the development of a proposal for an OECD guidance document on fish vitellogenin assessment.
Integrated environmental assessment and management · 2026
Molecular Toxicity Pathways and Transcriptomic Points of Departure (tPODs) of 6PPD-Quinone in Early-Life Stage Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush).
Environmental science & technology · 2026 · senior author

All 164 publications

Latest funding

Development of a novel bio-analytical screening system for the characterization and remediation of contaminated sites
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$155,340
Translational Environmental Toxicology
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$172,763

All 15 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 164 publications.

EcoToxChip reveals immune and metabolic pathway disruption in fish chronically exposed to stormwater-impacted environments

Taridashti F, Marjan P, Hecker M, Munkittrick KR

Aquatic Toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2026.107748

Workshop report: scoping for the development of a proposal for an OECD guidance document on fish vitellogenin assessment.

Burden N, Aubee C, Augusiak J, Baccaro M, Boehler S, Brion F, Brown RJ, Coady KK, Dang Z, Eilebrecht E, Fagundes T, Fisher T, Fryer M, Gao Z, Goodband T, Hecker M, Holbech H, Hoeger S, Jacobs M, Katsiadaki I, Kearney P, Koerner O, Krzykwa J, Marini J, Maunder R, Maynard SK, Mikkelsen F, Mingo V, Panter GH, Pearson A, Pellizzato F, Salinas ER, Schneider SZ, Snow A, Sewell F, Stahlschmidt P, Thorpe K, Villeneuve DL, Weltje L, Wheeler JR, Yamamoto H

Integrated environmental assessment and management2026

DOI: 10.1093/inteam/vjaf127 PMID: 40971660

Molecular Toxicity Pathways and Transcriptomic Points of Departure (tPODs) of 6PPD-Quinone in Early-Life Stage Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

Lin J, Roberts C, Kohlman E, Jain N, Amekor M, Alcaraz AJ, Wiseman S, Hogan N, Brinkmann M, Hecker M

Environmental science & technology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c17198 PMID: 41949049

Toxicity assessment of 6PPD-quinone in human lung cells: Insights from BEAS-2B and A549 cell lines.

Damdam S, Hunnie B, Jones P, Hecker M, Brinkmann M, da Silva Junior FC

Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2025.106147 PMID: 40972774

Inconsistent transcriptomic responses to hexabromocyclododecane in Japanese quail: a comparative analysis of results from four different study designs.

Béziers P, Legrand E, Boulanger E, Basu N, Ewald JD, Henry P, Hecker M, Xia J, Karouna-Renier N, Crump D, Head J

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1002/etc.5955 PMID: 39073395

Comparing transcriptomic responses to chemicals across six species using the EcoToxChip RNASeq database.

Mittal K, Ewald J, Crump D, Head J, Hecker M, Hogan N, Xia J, Basu N

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1002/etc.5803 PMID: 38085106

Sublethal 6PPD-quinone exposure impairs swimming performance and aerobic metabolism in juvenile lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

Selinger S, Hunnie B, Roberts C, Amekor M, Hogan N, Wiseman S, Hecker M, Weber L, Janz D, Brinkmann M

Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2025.110166 PMID: 40049435

The Xenometabolome of Early-Life Stage Salmonids Exposed to 6PPD-Quinone.

Ankley PJ, da Silva Junior FC, Hunnie B, Roberts C, Eriksson ANM, Kohlman E, Corker J, Westcott J, Germain B, Martin MJ, Dubiel J, Anderson-Bain K, Urrutia RM, Hogan N, Giesy JP, Wiseman S, Krol E, Hecker M, Brinkmann M

Environmental science & technology2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c01442 PMID: 40622328

Oocyte developmental stage influences ovary selenium concentrations in fish-implications for ovary selenium monitoring.

Brix KV, Tear LM, Elphick J, Ings J, Detering C, Carr M, Raes K, Arnold MC, Adzic M, Hecker M, de Bruyn A, DeForest DK

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf024 PMID: 39847521

Transgenerational Inheritance of Cognitive Deficits Induced by Ancestral Arsenic Exposure in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) via Maternal and Paternal Lineages.

Rachamalla M, da Silva Junior FC, Hecker M, Niyogi S

Environmental science & technology2025

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00409 PMID: 40358985

Development of a novel bio-analytical screening system for the characterization and remediation of contaminated sites

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

Keywords: Environment; Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture)

$155,340

Translational Environmental Toxicology

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

Keywords: environmental toxicology; toxicity pathways; new approach methods; transcriptomics; chemical risk assessment; pollution; aquatic ecosystems; animal alternatives; fish and amphibians; mechanistic toxicology

$72,000

Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kidd, Karen KA

$172,763

Predictive Toxicology and Chemical Safety

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

Keywords: environmental toxicology; risk assessment; toxicogenomics; One Health; adverse outcome pathway; new approach methods; chemical regulation; transcriptome profiling; design thinking; alternatives to animal testing

$300,000

Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on a marine bivalve of commercial and ecological relevance

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus M

$25,000

Critical need for a new chiller for the Aquatic Toxicology Research Facility, Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

$149,233

Functional Omics of Native Fish Species for Improved Environmental Risk Assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

$234,000

Effects driven assessment and management of complex operating sites

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Siciliano, Steven

$784,000

Advancing environmental risk assessment of selenium (ERASe)

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

$725,070

Predictive Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus

$400,000

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

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Markus Hecker

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

EcoToxChip reveals immune and metabolic pathway disruption in fish chronically exposed to stormwater-impacted environments

Workshop report: scoping for the development of a proposal for an OECD guidance document on fish vitellogenin assessment.

Molecular Toxicity Pathways and Transcriptomic Points of Departure (tPODs) of 6PPD-Quinone in Early-Life Stage Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

Toxicity assessment of 6PPD-quinone in human lung cells: Insights from BEAS-2B and A549 cell lines.

Inconsistent transcriptomic responses to hexabromocyclododecane in Japanese quail: a comparative analysis of results from four different study designs.

Comparing transcriptomic responses to chemicals across six species using the EcoToxChip RNASeq database.

Sublethal 6PPD-quinone exposure impairs swimming performance and aerobic metabolism in juvenile lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

The Xenometabolome of Early-Life Stage Salmonids Exposed to 6PPD-Quinone.

Oocyte developmental stage influences ovary selenium concentrations in fish-implications for ovary selenium monitoring.

Transgenerational Inheritance of Cognitive Deficits Induced by Ancestral Arsenic Exposure in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) via Maternal and Paternal Lineages.

Development of a novel bio-analytical screening system for the characterization and remediation of contaminated sites

Translational Environmental Toxicology

Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters

Predictive Toxicology and Chemical Safety

Impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on a marine bivalve of commercial and ecological relevance

Critical need for a new chiller for the Aquatic Toxicology Research Facility, Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Functional Omics of Native Fish Species for Improved Environmental Risk Assessment

Effects driven assessment and management of complex operating sites

Advancing environmental risk assessment of selenium (ERASe)

Predictive Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Frequent collaborators

Markus Brinkmann

Niladri Basu

Jianguo Xia

Steve Wiseman

Lynn Weber

Som Niyogi

Jessica Head

Mark Hanson

Steven Siciliano

David Janz

Gordon Hickey

Hui Peng

John Giesy

Punam Pahwa

Steve Maguire

Jaswant Singh

Helen Baulch

Kerry McPhedran

Kelly Munkittrick

Philip Griebel

Karen Kidd

Dmitry Klokov