Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Student Publications
Document Type
Poster
Publication Title
Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase
Abstract
Pyrethroids are a type of insecticide widely used in agriculture and public health programs. These insecticides disrupt neuronal signaling in target insects through voltage-gated sodium channels and have been linked to cardiovascular and neurological disease in humans.The nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is fully mapped, and specific behavioral circuits can be tested, making it a powerful model for studying neurotoxicity. Because the primary target of pyrethroids is not conserved in C. elegans, secondary mechanisms of pyrethroid neurotoxicity can be identified by testing whether specific behavioral circuits are affected.
Publication Date
4-24-2026
Recommended Citation
Boyd, Katharine and Crombie, Timothy A., "Assessing developmental neurotoxicity due to pyrethroid insecticide exposure in C. elegans" (2026). Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Student Publications. 31.
https://repository.fit.edu/bces_student/31