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DEHEYN, DIMITRI

Project Scientist

Degrees:

  • M.S., Free University of Brussels, Belgium
  • Ph.D., Free University of Brussels, Belgium

Research Interests:

  • -Biochemical characterization of light producing reaction and identification of novel light producing compounds
  • -Structural coloration and hyperspectral imaging
  • -Biology of light production in invertebrates (bioluminescence and fluorescence)
  • -Environmental health assessment, development of sub-lethal bioassays
  • -Coastal management and marine pollution
  • -Marine ecotoxicology

Honors and Awards:

  • Recognition award, International Safe Water Organizing Committee, 2005
  • Best Poster Award, UC Toxic Subst. Res. & Training Program Symp., Lake Tahoe, 2001
  • Paul Brien Award, Université Libre de Bruxelles Faculty of Sciences (Belgium), to the most comprehensive Master Thesis of the Academic Year, 1992

Mentoring:

  • Eckmann , Jeff (Other; 2012-)
  • James, Chase (Undergrad; 2012-)
  • Cantin , Melanie (Canada) (Masters; 2011-2011)
  • Cao, Hanson (Undergrad; 2011-)
  • Chan, David (Undergrad; 2011-2011)
  • Fleming, Ryan (Undergrad; 2011-)
  • Gabriel, Alexi (Other; 2011-2011)
  • Lelles, Caitlin (USD) (Other; 2011-)
  • Mosley, Caroline (NSF-SURF) (Undergrad; 2011-2011)
  • Osborn, Zachary (Undergrad; 2011-)
  • Schlottman, Noah (HiTechHi) (Other; 2011-)
  • Thompson, Melissa (Hughes scholar) (Undergrad; 2011-)
  • Watier, Sabrina (Canada) (Masters; 2011-2011)
  • Belley, Veronique (Canada) (Masters; 2010-2010)
  • Beaulieu, Gabrielle (Canada) (Masters; 2010-2010)
  • Hsu, Eric (Undergrad; 2010-2011)
  • Rawat, Renu (Post Doc; 2010-)
  • Ryder, Marie (Other; 2010-2010)
  • Shimada, Russell (Undergrad; 2010-)
  • Tu, Jenny (Undergrad; 2010-)
  • Blanchet, Odile (France) (Masters; 2009-2009)
  • Enzor, Laura (Other; 2009-2010)
  • Miller, Allison (Undergrad; 2009-2009)
  • Roberson, Megan (Masters; 2009-2010)
  • Talbot-Servant, Catherine (Canada) (Masters; 2009-2009)
  • Washington, Lauren (Masters; 2009-2010)
  • Colvin, Molly (Masters; 2008-)
  • Shih, Leilei (Masters; 2008-2008)
  • Arrabit, Christine (Other; 2007-2007)
  • BenVau, Jeanne (Undergrad; 2007-2008)
  • Bomati, Erin (Post Doc; 2007-2009)
  • Graff, Cassie (Undergrad; 2007-2008)
  • Hartmann, Aaron (Graduate; 2007-)
  • Hoyt, Kim (Masters; 2007-2009)
  • Hu, Jocelyn (Undergrad; 2007-2008)
  • Komoroske, Lisa (Masters; 2007-2010)
  • Konotchick, Talina (Graduate; 2007-2007)
  • Kramer, Joel (Undergrad; 2007-2007)
  • Mietto, Anna (Venice, Italy) (Graduate; 2007-2010)
  • Perez, Veronique (Canada) (Masters; 2007-2007)
  • Roth, Melissa (Graduate; 2007-2010)
  • Amiotte, Aurelie (France) (Masters; 2006-2006)
  • Gnandi, Kissao (Other; 2006-2007)
  • Han, Seunghee (Post Doc; 2006-2008)
  • Mecklenborg, Amy (Masters; 2006-2007)
  • Porrachia, Magali (Other; 2006-2010)
  • Strohbehn, Kathryn (Germany) (Undergrad; 2006-2006)
  • Wachmann, Katherine (Germany) (Masters; 2006-2007)
  • Volpato, Elisa (Venice, Italy) (Graduate; 2004-2007)
  • Marchione, Brian (Undergrad; 2003-2003)
  • Gendreau, Philippe (Undergrad; 2002-2004)
  • Kaisey, Marwa (Other; 2002-2003)
  • Sherrillo, Michael (Undergrad; 2002-2002)
  • Tewes, Jarlyn (Undergrad; 2002-2002)
  • Yochum , Noelle (Undergrad; 2002-2002)
  • Ford, Callie (Undergrad; 2001-2001)
  • Schulte-Pelkum, Nadia (Germany) (Masters; 2001-2002)
  • Simon, Christine (Undergrad; 2001-2001)
  • Bell, Oliver (Germany) (Masters; 2000-2001)
  • Brams, Laura (Undergrad; 2000-2000)
  • Engler, Matt (Undergrad; 2000-2000)
  • Parker, Linda (UK) (Masters; 2000-2000)
  • Schile, Lisa (Undergrad; 2000-2000)
  • Stueckroth, Janina (Germany) (Masters; 2000-2001)


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Home Department:
MBRD

Mailing Address:
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla CA, 92093
Mail Code: 0202

Email: ddeheyn@ucsd.edu


Scripps Scholars Profile: http://scrippsscholars.ucsd.edu/ddeheyn

Lab Website: http://www.siobiolum.ucsd.edu
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Publications:

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1996. Deheyn D, Alva V, Jangoux M, Fine structure of the photogenous areas in the bioluminescent ophiuroid Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata, Ophiuridea). Zoomorphology 116 (4): 195-204

1997. De Bremaeker N, Deheyn D, Thorndyke MC, Baguet F, Mallefet J, Localization of S1- and S2-like immunoreactivity in the nervous system of the brittle star Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje 1828). Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B 264: 667-674

1997. Deheyn D, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Intraspecific variations of bioluminescence in a polychromatic population of Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 77: 1213-1222

1998. Deheyn D, Eeckhaut I, Moens J, A new species of polyclad (Plathelminthes), endosymbiont of the ophiuroid Ophiothrix purpurea. In: Mooi R & Telford M (eds) Echinoderms: San Francisco. AA Balkema, Rotterdam, pp 347-350

1998. Deheyn D, Watson NA, Jangoux M, Symbioses in Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Amphiuridae): geographical variation of infestation and effect of symbionts on the host’s light production. International Journal for Parasitology 28: 1413-1424

1998. Eeckhaut I, Grygier MJ, Deheyn D, Myzostomes from Papua New Guinea, related Indo-West Pacific distribution records and description of five new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 62(3): 841-886

1999. Deheyn D, Jangoux M, Colour varieties as sibling species in the polychromatic ophiuroid Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata): evidence from inheritance of body colour and luminescence characters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 234(2): 219-234

1999. Deheyn D, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Variation in bioluminescence with ambient illumination and diel cycle in a cosmopolitan ophiuroid (Echinodermata). Cahier de Biologie Marine 40: 57-63

2000. Deheyn D, Jangoux M, Warnau M, Alteration of bioluminescence in Amphipholis squamata (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata) by heavy metal contamination: a field study. The Science of the Total Environment 247: 41-49

2000. Deheyn D, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Cytological changes during bioluminescence production process in dissociated photocytes from the ophiuroid Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata). Cell and Tissue Research 299: 115-128

2000. Deheyn D, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Evidence of seasonal variation in bioluminescence of Amphipholis squamata (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata): effect of environmental factors. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 245: 245-264

2000. Deheyn D, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Expression of bioluminescence in Amphipholis squamata (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata) in presence of various organisms: a laboratory study. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK 80: 179-180

2000. Deheyn DD, Mallefet J, Jangoux M, Evidence from polychromatism and bioluminescence that the cosmopolitan ophiuroid Amphipholis squamata might not represent a unique taxon. Comptes Rendus des sessions de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 323: 499-509

2001. Deheyn DD, Bioluminescence in the brittlestar Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata): An overview of 10 years of research. In: Case J. F. et al. (eds) Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence 2000 Symposium Proceedings, John Wiley & Sons, USA, pp. 35-38

2001. Sponer R, Deheyn D, Roy MS, Large genetic distances within a population of Amphipholis squamata (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) do not support colour varieties as sibling species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 219: 169-175

2003. Doignon G, Artois T, Deheyn D, Discoplana malagasensis sp. nov., a new turbellarian (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Leptoplanidae) in an ophiuroid (Echinodermata), and cladistic analysis of the Discoplana/Euplana species. Zoological Science 20: 357-369

2004. Deheyn D, Bencheikh-Latmani R, Latz MI, Chemical speciation and toxicity of metals assessed by three bioluminescence-based assays using marine organisms. Environmental Toxicology 19: 161-178

2004. Doignon G, Deheyn D, Fiers, F, Telestacicola xenophiothricis n. sp. (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida), a remarkably well adapted commensal of the brittlestar Ophiothrix purpurea (Echinodermata). Belgian Journal of Zoology 134 (2/1): 67-73

2005. Deheyn DD, Gendreau P, Baldwin R, Latz MI, Evidence for enhanced bioavailability of trace elements in the marine ecosystem of Deception Island, a volcano in Antarctica. Marine Environmental Research 60(1): 1-33

2006. Deheyn DD, Latz MI, Bioavailability of metals along a contamination gradient in San Diego Bay (California, USA). Chemosphere 63: 818-834

2006. Deheyn DD, Lyskin S, Eeckhaut I, Assemblages of symbionts in tropical shallow water crinoids and assessment of symbionts' host-specificity. Symbiosis 42: 161-168

2007. Deheyn DD, Shaffer LR, Saving Venice: Engineering and ecology in the Venice lagoon. Technology in Society 29: 205-213

2007. Han S, Obraztsova A, Pretto P, Gieskes J, Choe K-Y, Deheyn DD, Tebo B. Evidences of biogeochemical factors affecting mercury methylation in sediments of the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(4): 655-663

2007. Deheyn DD, Latz MI. Bioluminescence characteristics of a tropical terrestrial fungus (Basidiomycete). Luminescence 22: 462-467

2007. Deheyn DD, Kubokawa K, McCarthy JK, Murakami A, Porrachia M, Rouse GW, Holland ND. Endogenous green fluorescent protein (GFP) from Amphioxus. Biological Bulletin 213: 95-100 (cover story).

2008. Han S, Obraztsova A, Pretto P, Deheyn DD, Gieskes J, Tebo B. Sulfide and iron control on mercury speciation in anoxic estuarine sediment slurries. Marine Chemistry 111 (3-4): 214-220

2009. Deheyn DD, Latz MI. Internal and secreted bioluminescence of the marine polychaete Odontosyllis phosphorea (Syllidae). Invertebrate Biology 128 (1): 31-45 (cover story).

2009. Gnandi, K, Rezaie Boroon, MH, Deheyn DD. Distribution, speciation and extractability of cadmium in the sedimentary phosphorite of Hahotoé-Kpogamé (Southern Togo). Aquatic Geochemistry. DOI:10.1007/s10498-009-9062-7

2009. Bomati EK, Manning G, Deheyn DD. Amphioxus encodes the largest known family of green fluorescent proteins, which have diversified into distinct functional classes. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 77, doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-77

2009. Deheyn DD, Ballantyne LA. Optical characterization and redescription of the South Pacific firefly Bourgeoisia hypocrita Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae). Zootaxa 2129: 47-62.

2009. Neira C, Delgadillo-Hinojosa F, Zirino A, Mendoza G, Levin LA, Porrachia M, Deheyn DD. Fine spatial distribution of copper in relation to recreational boating in a California shallow-water basin. Chemistry and Ecology 25(6): 417-433.

2010. Stancheva R, Deheyn DD (2010). Leudugeria thermalis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta): a new centric diatom from shallow hydrothermal venting systems in Saba, Dutch Antilles. European Journal of Phycology 45(1): 39-49.

2010. Han S, Narasingarao P, Obraztsova A, Gieskes J, Hartmann A, Tebo B, Allen E, Deheyn DD. Mercury speciation in marine sediments under sulfate-limited conditions. Environmental Science and Technology 44 (10): 3752-3757.

2010. Hartmann AC, Carilli JE, Norris RD, Charles CD, Deheyn DD. Stable isotopic records of bleaching and endolithic algae blooms in the skeleton of the boulder forming coral Montastraea faveolata. Coral Reefs, DOI 10.1007/s00338-010-0667-5.

2010. Roth MS, Latz MI, Goericke R, Deheyn DD. Green fluorescent protein regulation in the coral Acropora yongei during photoacclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 3644-3655.

2011. Kim M, Han S, Gieskes J, Deheyn DD. Importance of organic matter lability for monomethylmercury production in sulfate-rich marine sediments. Science of the Total Environment 409: 778-784.

2011. Gnandi, K, Seunghee, H,, Rezaie-Boroon, MH, Porrachia M, Deheyn, DD. Increased bioavailability of mercury in the lagoons of Lomé, Togo: the possible role of dredging. AMBIO 40: 26-42.

2011. Neira C, Mendoza G, Levin LA, Zirino A, Delgadillo-Hinojosa F, Porrachia M, Deheyn DD. Macrobenthic community response to copper in Shelter Island Yacht Basin, San Diego Bay, California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 701-717.

2011. Han S, Gieskes J, Obraztsova A, Deheyn DD, Tebo BM. Relocation effects of dredged marine sediments on mercury geochemistry: Venice lagoon, Italy. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 93: 7-13.

2011. Deheyn DD, NG Wilson. Bioluminescent signals spatially amplified by wavelength-specific diffusion through the shell of a marine snail. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological B 278: 2112-2121.

2011. Gnandi, K, Bandowe BAM, Porrachia M, Deheyn DD, Kersten M, Wilcke W. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace metal contamination of coastal sediment and biota from Togo. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13: 2033-2041.

2011. Han S, Porrachia M, Volpato E, Gieskes J, Deheyn DD. Mercury concentration and methylmercury production in sediment: effect of dredged sediment reuse on bioconcentration for ragworms. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 219: 59-68.

2011. Komoroske LM, Lewison RL, Seminoff JA, Deheyn DD, Dutton PH. Pollutants and the health of green sea turtles resident to an urbanized estuary in San Diego, CA. Chemosphere 84: 544-552.

2011. Browne KA, Deheyn DD, El-Hiti GA, Smith K, Weeks I. Simultaneous quantification of multiple nucleic acid targets using chemiluminescent probes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133: 14637-14648.

2012. Komoroske LM, Lewison RL, Seminoff JA, Deustchman DD, Deheyn DD. Trace metals in an urbanized estuarine sea turtle food web in San Diego Bay, CA. Science of the Total Environment 417-418: 108-116.

2012. Roth MS, Goericke R, Deheyn DD. Cold induces acute stress but heat is ultimately more deleterious for the reef-building coral Acropora yongei. Nature Scientific Reports 2: 240, DOI: 10.1038/srep00240.

2012. Vernon JP, Hobbs N, Lethbridge A, Vukusic P, Deheyn DD, Sandhage KH. Complex hierarchical 3D photoluminescent Eu-doped BaTiO3 microstructures made through morphology-preserving reaction processing of bioorganic templates. Journal of Materials Chemistry. In press


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