Dr. Szabo received a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Florida in 1995 for application oriented studies using surface-enhanced Raman spectrometry (SERS) with commercially available substrates.  She was a post-doctoral fellow at the Pesticide Residue Laboratory at the University of Florida from 1993-1995, where she developed and evaluated analytical methodology for the determination of organophosphate pesticides applied to minor crops.  In a joint position between the Food and Environmental Toxicology Laboratory at the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Mercury Program in Tallahassee, Florida, from 1995-1998, she studied the effects of nutrient status on algal profiles from Everglades National Park and consequent effects on the formation of methyl mercury from available inorganic mercury.  Dr. Szabo currently serves as director for the Analytical Toxicology Core Laboratory at the University of Florida Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology. Her research focuses on the analysis of toxic or potentially toxic components (pesticides, drugs, metals, etc.) in environmental and biological samples, the development of new methods of analysis, and the modification of traditional techniques to low level analysis and/or to complex ‘field-type’ matrices.

Faculty rank
Assistant Scientist 

Department
Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Recent Publications
White SD, LK Maxwell, NJ Szabo, JL Hawkins, C Kollias-Baker. 2005. Pharmacokinetics of azathioprine following single-dose intravenous and oral administration and effects of azathioprine following chronic oral administration in horses. AJVR, in press.

Gelsleichter, J, CA Manire, NJ Szabo, E Cortés, J Carlson, L Lombardi-Carlson. 2005. Organochlorine concentrations in bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) from four Florida estuaries. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48:474-483.

Rauschenberger, RH, MS Sepúlveda, JJ Wiebe, NJ Szabo, TS Gross. 2004. Predicting maternal body burdens of organochlorine pesticides from eggs and evidence of maternal transfer in Alligator mississippiensis. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23:2906-2915.

Gelsleichter, J, CJ Walsh, NJ Szabo, LEL Rasmussen: Environmental risks to unique populations of freshwater stingrays in Florida’s St. Johns River. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Project No. NG01-006.  May 1, 2004.

Kuroda, Y, J Akaogi, DC Nacionales, SC Wasdo, NJ Szabo, WH Reeves, M Satoh. 2004. Distinctive autoimmune response induced by different types of hydrocarbons. Anal. Toxicol. 78:222-228.

Szabo, NJ. 2003. Indolealkylamines in Mucuna species. Trop. Subtrop. Agroecosys. 1:295-307.          

Teixeira, AA, EC Rich, NJ Szabo. 2003. Water extraction of L-dopa from Mucuna bean. Trop. Subtrop. Agroecosys. 1:159-172.

Ukachukwu, SN, NJ Szabo. 2003. Effect of processing, additives and vitamin B6 supplementation of Mucuna pruriens var cochinchinensis on broilers. Trop. Subtrop. Agroecosys. 1:227-238.

Szabo, NJ, IR Tebbett. 2002. "The Chemistry and Toxicity of Mucuna Species," in Mucuna as a Food and Feed, edited by M. Flores, M. Eilittä, R., Myhrman, L. Carew, and R. Carsky, CIDICCO, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 120-141.

Källberg, ME, DE Brooks, GA Garcia-Sanchez, AM KomBromy, NJ Szabo, LT Tian. 2002. Endothelin-1 Levels in the Aqueous Humor of Dogs with Glaucoma. J. Glaucoma. 11:105-109.

Ross, EA, NJ Szabo, IR Tebbett. 2000. Lead Content of Calcium Supplements. JAMA. 284:1425-1429.