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Ciguatera, Harmful Algae, Marine Biotoxins, Gambierdiscus

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Employment (7)

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung: Berlin, Berlin, DE

2021-07-01 to present | Researcher (Contaminants)
Employment
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Dipartimento di Farmacia: Napoli, Campania, IT

2018-11 to 2022-01-18 | PhD candidate in Pharmaceutical Sciences (School of Medicine and Surgery)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung: Berlin, Berlin, DE

2018-03-15 to 2022-01-18 | PhD student (Contaminants)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Md., Md., US

2015-10 to 2018-03 | Biologist (Division of Seafood Science and Technology)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education: Oak Ridge, TN, US

2012-02 to 2015-10 | Research associate (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

University of the Virgin Islands: Saint Thomas, VI

2009-05 to 2011-12 | Research assistant (Center for Marine and Environmental Studies)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

University of the Virgin Islands: Saint Thomas, VI

2008-08 to 2009-05 | Teachers assistant (Center for Marine and Environmental Studies)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Education and qualifications (3)

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: Naples, Naples, IT

2018-11-01 to 2022-01-19 | PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences (Department of Pharmacy)
Education
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Christopher R. Loeffler

University of the Virgin Islands: Saint Thomas, VI

2008-08 to 2011-12 | Master of Science (Marine and Environmental Science)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Coastal Carolina University: Conway, SC, US

2004-08 to 2008-05 | Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Professional activities (2)

Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung: Berlin, Berlin, DE

2018-03-15 to 2018-09-15 | Visiting Scientist (Contaminants)
Invited position
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education: Mobile, AL, US

2012-02-01 to 2015-10-01 (Health and Human Services)
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Works (19)

A preliminary survey on the presence of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in fishery products sold in Italy: An initial step towards the proper assessment of an emerging EU risk

Food Control
2025-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111202
Contributors: Marta Di Maggio; Christopher R. Loeffler; Lara Tinacci; Elena Varinelli; Sonia Dall’Ara; Synne T. Frøstrup; Astrid Spielmeyer; Alice Giusti; Andrea Armani
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First purported images of ciguatoxin-3C by cryogenic and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Molecular Structure
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136842
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2-s2.0-85174031695

Part of ISSN: 00222860
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Gadicherla, A.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Faster ciguatoxin extraction methods for toxicity screening

Scientific Reports
2024-09-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72708-1
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Christopher R. Loeffler; Astrid Spielmeyer
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Christopher R. Loeffler

Fish Extract Fractionation by Solid Phase Extraction: Investigating Co-Occurring Ciguatoxins by LC-MS/MS and N2a-Bioassay

Separations
2024-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/separations11080238
Contributors: Astrid Spielmeyer; Vincent Blaschke; Christopher R. Loeffler
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Ciguatera poisoning in Europe: A traceback to Indian Ocean sourced snapper fish (Lutjanus bohar)

Food Control
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109799
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2-s2.0-85152727964

Part of ISSN: 09567135
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Spielmeyer, A.; Blaschke, V.; Bodi, D.; Kappenstein, O.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Dereplication of Gambierdiscus balechii extract by LC-HRMS and in vitro assay: First description of a putative ciguatoxin and confirmation of 44-methylgambierone

Chemosphere
2023-01-23 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137940
Part of ISSN: 0045-6535
Contributors: Luciana Tartaglione; Christopher R. Loeffler; Valentina Miele; FABIO VARRIALE; Michela Varra; Marcello Monti; Alessia Varone; Dorina Bodi; Astrid Spielmeyer; Samuela Capellacci et al.
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Christopher R. Loeffler
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Ciguatera poisoning trace-back in Europe leads to a novel ciguatoxin-3C group characterization from the Indian Ocean

Research Square
2022 | Other
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1715170/v1
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2-s2.0-85167392623
Contributors: Loeffler, C.; Spielmeyer, A.; Blashke, V.; Bodi, D.; Kappenstein, O.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Ciguatoxin in Hawai'i: Fisheries forecasting using geospatial and environmental analyses for the invasive Cephalopholis argus (Epinephelidae)

Environmental Research
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112164
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2-s2.0-85116764562

Part of ISSN: 10960953 00139351
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Abraham, A.; Stopa, J.E.; Flores Quintana, H.A.; Jester, E.L.E.; La Pinta, J.; Deeds, J.; Benner, R.A.; Adolf, J.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Identical Ciguatoxin-3C group profiles in Lutjanus bohar from the Pacific and Indian Oceans - indicating the need to re-evaluate geographical CTX classifications

Frontiers in Marine Science
2022-07-28 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Investigation, Writing - review & editing
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.937438
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
Contributors: Astrid Spielmeyer; Christopher R. Loeffler; Oliver Kappenstein
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Christopher R. Loeffler
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Food Safety Risk in Germany From Mislabeled Imported Fish: Ciguatera Outbreak Trace-Back, Toxin Elucidation, and Public Health Implications

Frontiers in Marine Science
2022-03-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.849857
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
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Christopher R. Loeffler
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Improving in vitro ciguatoxin and brevetoxin detection: selecting neuroblastoma (Neuro-2a) cells with lower sensitivity to ouabain and veratridine (OV-LS)

Harmful Algae
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.101994
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2-s2.0-85100256622

Part of ISSN: 18781470 15689883
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Bodi, D.; Tartaglione, L.; Dell'Aversano, C.; Preiss-Weigert, A.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Ciguatoxins: A Semi-Targeted Approach Designed for Fish of Unknown Origin

Toxins
2021-09 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13090630
Contributors: Astrid Spielmeyer; Christopher R. Loeffler; Dorina Bodi
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Ciguatera Mini Review: 21st Century Environmental Challenges and the Interdisciplinary Research Efforts Rising to Meet Them

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063027
Contributors: Christopher R. Loeffler; Luciana Tartaglione; Miriam Friedemann; Astrid Spielmeyer; Kappenstein Oliver; Dorina Bodi
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Fish Hybridization Leads to Uncertainty Regarding Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Risk; Confirmation of Hybridization and Ciguatoxin Accumulation with Implications for Stakeholders

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
2019-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/jmse7040105
Contributors: Christopher R. Loeffler; Sara M. Handy; Harold A. Flores Quintana; Jonathan R. Deeds
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Ciguatoxin prevalence in 4 commercial fish species along an oceanic exposure gradient in the US Virgin Islands

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/etc.4137
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2-s2.0-85046101495
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Robertson, A.; Flores Quintana, H.A.; Silander, M.C.; Smith, T.B.; Olsen, D.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Investigation of ciguatoxins in invasive lionfish from the greater caribbean region: Implications for fishery development

PLoS ONE
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198358
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2-s2.0-85048785671
Contributors: Ransom Hardison, D.; Holland, W.C.; Darius, H.T.; Chinain, M.; Tester, P.A.; Shea, D.; Bogdanoff, A.K.; Morris, J.A.; Flores Quintana, H.A.; Loeffler, C.R. et al.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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An updated review of ciguatera fish poisoning: Clinical, epidemiological, environmental, and public health management

Marine Drugs
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/md15030072
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2-s2.0-85016498184
Contributors: Friedman, M.A.; Fernandez, M.; Backer, L.C.; Dickey, R.W.; Bernstein, J.; Schrank, K.; Kibler, S.; Stephan, W.; Gribble, M.O.; Bienfang, P. et al.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Effects of grazing, nutrients, and depth on the ciguatera-causing dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus in the US Virgin Islands

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3354/meps11310
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2-s2.0-84937876426
Contributors: Loeffler, C.R.; Richlen, M.L.; Brandt, M.E.; Smith, T.B.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Prevalence of ciguatoxins in lionfish (Pterois spp.) from Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélmy Islands (Caribbean)

Toxicon
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.05.015
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2-s2.0-84935855107
Contributors: Soliño, L.; Widgy, S.; Pautonnier, A.; Turquet, J.; Loeffler, C.R.; Flores Quintana, H.A.; Diogène, J.
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Christopher R. Loeffler via Scopus - Elsevier
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Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Analytical chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Biomolecules. (1)
Review activity for Chemosphere. (1)
Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for Foodborne pathogens and disease. (2)
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