Berry, John

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Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

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berryj@fiu.edu

research interests

Chemistry and toxicology/pharmacology of bioactive metabolites from microbes, and particularly toxins from marine and freshwater microalgae
The identification, isolation and characterization of these bioactive compounds, particularly including those from the cyanobacteria (or "blue-green algae"), as they relate to both environmental health and biomedicine.

selected publications

Article
- 2022
  
  An integrated systems-level model of ochratoxin A toxicity in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo based on NMR metabolic profiling
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09726-4 Web of Science: 000782844000062
- 2021
  
  Identification of apparently neurotoxic metabolites from assemblages of marine filamentous cyanobacteria associated with the intoxication of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida Keys
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132423 Web of Science: 000710155300002
- 2021
  
  An integrated systems-level model of the toxicity of brevetoxin based on high-resolution magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HRMAS NMR) metabolic profiling of zebrafish embryos
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149858 Web of Science: 000701790300015
- 2020
  
  Comparative toxicometabolomics of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and next-generation perfluoroalkyl substances. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 265.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114928 Web of Science: 000607212800029
- 2020
  
  Eudesmacarbonate, a Eudesmane-Type Sesquiterpene from a Marine Filamentous Cyanobacterial Mat (Oscillatoriales) in the Florida Keys. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS. 83:2030-2035.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00203 Web of Science: 000545691700032
- 2019
  
  NMR-Based Metabolic Profiles of Intact Zebrafish Embryos Exposed to Aflatoxin B1 Recapitulates Hepatotoxicity and Supports Possible Neurotoxicity. TOXINS. 11.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxins11050258 Web of Science: 000472672300021
- 2018
  
  High Incidence and Levels of Ochratoxin A in Wines Sourced from the United States. TOXINS. 10.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxins10010001 Web of Science: 000424096500001
- 2017
  
  beta-Cyclodextrin Attenuates Perfluorooctanoic Acid Toxicity in the Zebrafish Embryo Model
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxics5040031 Web of Science: 000419073100009
- 2017
  
  Carotenoid glycosides from cyanobacteria are teratogenic in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo model. CHEMOSPHERE. 174:478-489.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.1450045-6535 PMID: 28189893 Web of Science: 000397076000052
- 2017
  
  Metabolic profiling of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos by NMR spectroscopy reveals multifaceted toxicity of beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA). SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 7.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17409-8 Web of Science: 000417570500024
- 2016
  
  A rapid method for separation and identification of microcystins using capillary electrophoresis and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. 1431:205-214.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.11.034 PMID: 26774435 Web of Science: 000369196700023
- 2016
  
  High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Intact Zebrafish Embryos Detects Metabolic Changes Following Exposure to Teratogenic Polymethoxyalkenes from Algae. ZEBRAFISH. 13:456-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2016.1280 PMID: 27348393 Web of Science: 000383670300011
- 2016
  
  Teratogenicity of Ochratoxin A and the Degradation Product, Ochratoxin a, in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo Model of Vertebrate Development. TOXINS. 8.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxins8020040 PMID: 26861395 Web of Science: 000371831200001
- 2015
  
  Identification of teratogenic polymethoxy-1-alkenes from Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, and taxonomically diverse freshwater cyanobacteria and green algae. HARMFUL ALGAE. 49:156-161.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2015.09.010 PMID: 26770179 Web of Science: 000365058400015
- 2014
  
  Indole Alkaloids from Fischerella Inhibit Vertebrate Development in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo Model. TOXINS. 6:3568-3581.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxins6123568 PMID: 25533520 Web of Science: 000346794900019
- 2012
  
  Apparent bioaccumulation of cylindrospermopsin and paralytic shellfish toxins by finfish in Lake Catemaco (Veracruz, Mexico). FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT. 29:314-321.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.597785 PMID: 21838624 Web of Science: 000301935100017
- 2012
  
  Detection of total microcystin in fish tissues based on lemieux oxidation and recovery of 2-methyl-3-methoxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid (MMPB) by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 92:1443-1456.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2011.620703 PMID: 23264717 Web of Science: 000309129800010
- 2012
  
  Effects of Cyanobacterial Lipopolysaccharides from Microcystis on Glutathione-Based Detoxification Pathways in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo. TOXINS. 4:390-404.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/toxins4060390 PMID: 22822454 Web of Science: 000307982900001
- 2012
  
  Polymethoxy-1-alkenes from Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Inhibit Vertebrate Development in the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo Model. MARINE DRUGS. 10:2322-2336.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/md10102322 PMID: 23170087 Web of Science: 000310453600014
- 2011
  
  BIOACCUMULATION OF MICROCYSTINS BY FISH ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSISTENT CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOM IN LAGO DE PATZCUARO (MICHOACAN, MEXICO). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. 30:1621-1628.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/etc.548 PMID: 21495029 Web of Science: 000292004400017
- 2011
  
  Cyanobacterial LPS Potentiates Cadmium Toxicity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY. 26:498-505.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/tox.20578 PMID: 20549609 Web of Science: 000295035600008
- 2011
  
  Cyanobacterial Microcystis aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide Elicits Release of Superoxide Anion, Thromboxane B-2, Cytokines, Chemokines, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 by Rat Microglia. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 121:63-72.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr045 PMID: 21362633 Web of Science: 000289807200007
- 2011
  
  Marine and Freshwater Microalgae as a Potential Source of Novel Herbicides. HERBICIDES AND ENVIRONMENT. 705-734.
  Web of Science: 000378913300036
- 2010
  
  First evidence of "paralytic shellfish toxins" and cylindrospermopsin in a Mexican freshwater system, Lago Catemaco, and apparent bioaccumulation of the toxins in "tegogolo" snails (Pomacea patula catemacensis). TOXICON. 55:930-938.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.07.035 PMID: 19651152 Web of Science: 000276436400004
- 2009
  
  Toxicity of cylindrospermopsin, and other apparent metabolites from Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii and Aphanizomenon ovalisporum, to the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo. TOXICON. 53:289-299.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.11.016 PMID: 19087885 Web of Science: 000263382200012
- 2008
  
  Allelopathic activity among Cyanobacteria and microalgae isolated from Florida freshwater habitats. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY. 64:55-64.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00439.x PMID: 18266743 Web of Science: 000253886700006
- 2008
  
  Evaluation of the human health threat associated with the hepatotoxin microcystin in the muscle and liver tissues of yellow perch (Perca flavescens). CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES. 65:1487-1497.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1139/F08-067 Web of Science: 000257359100022
- 2007
  
  Structures of pahayokolides A and B, cyclic peptides from a Lyngbya sp.. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS. 70:730-735.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/np060389p PMID: 17432902 Web of Science: 000246764300002
- 2007
  
  The zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo as a model system for identification and characterization of developmental toxins from marine and freshwater microalgae. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY. 145:61-72.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.07.011 PMID: 17020820 Web of Science: 000244907400008
- 2006
  
  Antioxidant activity and inhibition of human cancer cells by the herbal product, ARCOMIG
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.229.234
- 2004
  
  Pharmacology and toxicology of pahayokolide A, a bioactive metabolite from a freshwater species of Lyngbya isolated from the Florida Everglades. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY. 139.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.11.005 Web of Science: 000227120600008
- 2004
  
  Identification of a p53-Dependent Pathway in the Induction of Apoptosis of Human Breast Cancer Cells by the Natural Product, Resveratrol
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/107555304323062211
- 2002
  
  Are Pfiesteria species toxicogenic? Evidence against production of ichthyotoxins by Pfiesteria shumwayae. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 99.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.172221699 Web of Science: 000177606900007
Conference
- 2003
  
  Towards Fourier interferometry fluorescence excitation/emission imaging of malignant cells combined with photoacoustic microscopy. 322-332.
- 2002
  
  Fluorescence imaging of mitochondrial responses to glucose challenge and probes in mitochondrial DNA-deficient osteosarcoma cells. 950-951.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/s1431927602107434
- 2001
  
  Fourier interferometry with spectral fluorescence imaging for the study of mitochondrial distribution and function in living normal/malignant cells. 165-182.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.446674
- 2001
  
  Fourier interferometry/spectral imaging of response to metabolic challenges in perinuclear mitochondria of normal and malignant cells. 3143-3146.
Meeting Abstract
- 2013
  
  Purification and characterization of indole alkaloids from the freshwater cyanobacterium, Fischerella 52-1, as inhibitors of development in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo model. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
  Web of Science: 000323851302705
- 2009
  
  Effect of Microcystis aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on Neonatal Rat Brain Microglia Cytokine and Chemokine release. FASEB JOURNAL.
  Web of Science: 000208621500739
- 2002
  
  Is Pfiesteria toxigenic? Chemical and molecular evidence against polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide toxin production by Pfiesteria shumwayae.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
  Web of Science: 000176296801295
Preprint
- 2022
  
  Toxicity of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Toward Embryonic Stages of Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena Hippurus)
  Full Text via DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1293185/v1
Review
- 2016
  
  Indole Alkaloids of the Stigonematales (Cyanophyta): Chemical Diversity, Biosynthesis and Biological Activity. MARINE DRUGS.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/md14040073 Web of Science: 000374588000012
- 2008
  
  Cyanobacterial toxins as allelochemicals with potential applications as algaecides, herbicides and insecticides. MARINE DRUGS. 117-146.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/md6020117 PMID: 18728763 Web of Science: 000257202100004

chaired theses and dissertations

Catlin, Diane M, DNA Aptamer Confirmation and Utilization for the Cyanotoxin, Cylindrospermopsin 2016
Conklin, Laura M, Development of a MALDI-TOF-MS Method for the Analysis of Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) in Search of BMAA Incorporation in Biological Samples 2015
Zheng, Bingxue, Quantitative Analysis and Determination of Microcystin in water by Capillary Electrophoresis Mass Spectrometry 2014
Berry, Gerald A, Mosquito Larvicides from Cyanobacteria 2014
Jaja-Chimedza, Asha D, Contribution of Lipophilic Secondary Metabolites to the Toxicity of Strains of Freshwater Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms, Identified Using the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embyo as a Model for Vertebrate Development 2014
Walton, Katherine E, Identification, Isolation, and Characterization of Developmental Toxins from the Cyanobacterium Fischerella 52-1 Using the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryo Model 2012

principal investigator on

Rapid, in-plant veterinary drug screening in animal carcasses using electrochemical aptamer-based sensors awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2020 - 2024
US-Netherlands/Germany Collaborative Research: Development of 13C-Based Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging Techniques for the Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Toxicological Model, and Application to Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins awarded by National Science Foundation 2014 - 2016
Transgenic zebrafish as biomarkers for detection of toxins in oceanic and fresh waters awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2009 - 2013
Zebrafish Embryos as a Model for Cyanobacterial Toxins. awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2006 - 2009
The Cyanobacterial Toxin, Microcystin, in the Food-Web of Lago Patzcuaro, Mexico. awarded by FIU Foundation 2008 - 2009
Bioconcentration of Microcystin in the Bay of Quinte Food-Web. awarded by University of Waterloo 2006 - 2008

co-principal investigator on

Selection for strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with enhanced Ochratoxin-A detoxification capabilities awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2014 - 2018
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH)/Admin Supplement awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2011 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2010 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2009 - 2010

subproject principal investigator on

Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH)/Admin Supplement awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2011 - 2012
Advanced Research Cooperation in Environmental Health Research awarded by Environmental Health Sciences 2010 - 2012

investigator on

Neural network-assisted identification of parameters affecting mycotoxin risk in US wines awarded by National Institute of Food & Agriculture 2017 - 2022

full name

John Berry

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