roessig@u.washington.edu
(206) 685-1051
"Yes, you get sick through the regulator"
Julie's History
Going into college, Julie was debating whether to go into medicine or wildlife biology. After realizing the physiology behind the medicine is really what interested her, she decided to combine the two and delve into wildlife physiology. She graduated from the University of in California, Davis in 2000 with a BS in Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology with a specialization in Physiological Ecology. Over the next 3 years, Julie worked as a Post-Graduate Researcher in Dr. Joe Cech’s fish physiology lab and interned at The Smithsonian’s Conservation and Research Center (Reproductive Biology Lab). She then returned to UC Davis to earn her MS in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, as part of Dr. Dave Furlow’s molecular endocrinology lab. Her thesis was titled “Characterization of Xenopus laevis Androgen Receptor Transcriptional Activity in vitro and in vivo.” Upon graduating in 2006, she packed up and headed to Seattle and found herself as a part of the Young Lab at The University of Washington.
When Julie’s isn’t playing with fish gonads, she loves to indulge herself in a myriad of other fun things. She enjoys doing anything outdoors including backpacking, soccer, triathlons, SCUBA diving, and is looking forward to exploring the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Julie has explored a few continents and will someday see the Serengeti in person. She has also earned a black belt (Shodan) in Dan Zan Ryu jujitsu and has been trained in Okazaki Restorative Massage, although she hasn’t done much of either since moving to Seattle. Instead she joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training and competed in several triathlons last summer. Currently, she is volunteering at the Seattle Animal Shelter and staying warm by drinking copious amounts of wine.
Research Interests
Julie’s research interests include pretty much anything related to physiology and endocrinology. But in particular, she enjoys all aspects of reproduction, nuclear receptors, steroid hormones, thyroid hormone, and endocrine disruption. What she finds most fascinating is how many aspects of the endocrine system function synergistically and coordinate in order to support an animal that can produce future generations.
Publications
Schriks M, J.M. Roessig, A.J. Murk, and J.D. Furlow. 2007. A transient reporter gene assay to identify thyroid hormone receptor isoform alpha and beta selectivity of environmental contaminants. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 23:302-307.
Roessig, J. M., C. M. Woodley, J. J. Cech, Jr., and L. Hansen. 2004. Effects of global climate change on marine and estuarine fish and fisheries. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 14:251-275.
Warren, D. E., S. Matsumoto, J. M. Roessig, and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2004. Cortisol response of green sturgeon to acid-infusion stress. Journal of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 137:611-618.