Researcher profile
Karen Shapiro
Professor ยท UC Davis
Microplastics / health
Agricultural Runoff
Research focus
Ecological Exposure
Directory record
- Institution type
- UC
- Department or center
- Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
- Geography / service area
- Davis / Sacramento Valley
- Watershed / region
- Sacramento Valley / statewide
- Research topics
- Microplastics as potential carriers of zoonotic pathogens; environmental health
- Support roles
- Research Partner
- SB 54 / technical assistance
- High
- Current status
- Current / Publicly listed
- Evidence
- Published study; Active monitoring
- Verification confidence
- Medium
- Verified / accessed
- 2026-09-11
Linked projects and studies
2 verified linksPeer-reviewed experimental study
2026
Open-access publication
Microplastics Facilitate Protozoan Pathogen Contamination in Shellfish
UC Davis / CDFW / Bodega Marine Laboratory
CDFW Shellfish Health Laboratory, UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay
Review evidenceResearch consortium / network
2026
Protocols, projects and community monitoring are consortium goals; public datasets will vary
Land to Sea Microplastics Consortium
UC Davis and external partners
California / multiple planned and existing land-to-sea research settings
Review evidence