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Ione V. Hunt Von Herbing

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Biological Sciences

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, Dalhousie University, 1994
    Major: Biology
    Specialization: Marine Fish Physiology
    Dissertation: Form, Function and Energetics of the Early Life History of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)
  • MS, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, 1989
    Major: Oceanography
    Specialization: Coral Reef Fish Biology
  • BS, Queen's University, Kingston Ont., 1983
    Major: Biology (Honours)

Current Scheduled Teaching

BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2025
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2025
BIOL 3996.724Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2024
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2024
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 3996.724Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2024
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2024
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2023
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2023 SPOT
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2023
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2023
BIOL 4910.724Special ProblemsSpring 2023
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2022
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2022
BIOL 6910.724Special ProblemsFall 2022
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2022
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2021
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6900.724Special ProblemsFall 2021
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2021
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2020
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2020
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W2 2020
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2020
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2020 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2020
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2020
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2019 SPOT
BIOL 5950.724Master's ThesisFall 2019
BIOL 5900.724Special ProblemsFall 2019
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsFall 2019
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer SUM 2019
BIOL 5950.724Master's ThesisSummer 5W2 2019
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2019 SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2018 SPOT
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSummer 8W1 2018
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2018
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2018
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2017
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2017 SPOT
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2017
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 3W1 2017
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2017 SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2017
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2017
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2016
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2016
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2016
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 10W 2016
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer SUM 2016
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2016
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2016 SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2016
BIOL 3996.705Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2016
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2016
BIOL 4805.001Biological Sciences Capstone SeminarFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2015
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2015
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2015
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2015
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2015
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W1 2015
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer SUM 2015
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2015
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2015
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2015
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2014
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2014
BIOL 5900.724Special ProblemsFall 2014
BIOL 6950.724Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2014
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2014
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2014
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2014
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2014
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsSpring 2014
BIOL 6900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2014
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2013
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2013
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2013
BIOL 5910.724Special ProblemsFall 2013
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W2 2013
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W1 2013
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2013
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2013
BIOL 6900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2013
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2012
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2012 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2012
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W2 2012
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSummer 5W1 2012
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2012 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2012
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2012
BIOL 6900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2012
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchFall 2011
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2011 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2011
BIOL 5290.791Marine BiologyFall 2011
BIOL 6910.724Special ProblemsFall 2011
BIOL 4330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2011 Syllabus
BIOL 5330.001Developmental BiologySpring 2011
BIOL 6940.724Individual ResearchSpring 2011
BIOL 6910.724Special ProblemsSpring 2011
BIOL 4290.001Marine BiologyFall 2010 Syllabus
BIOL 5290.001Marine BiologyFall 2010
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2010
BIOL 6900.724Special ProblemsFall 2010
BIOL 4005.013Contemporary Topics in BiologySpring 2010
BIOL 1710.003Principles of Biology ISpring 2010
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2010
BIOL 5005.013TOPICS IN BIOLOGYSpring 2010
BIOL 4950.724Honors Thesis in BiologyFall 2009
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2009
BIOL 5900.724Special ProblemsFall 2009
BIOL 4940.724Honors Research in BiologySpring 2009
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSpring 2009
BIOL 5005.013TOPICS IN BIOLOGYSpring 2009
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsFall 2008
BIOL 4910.724Special ProblemsFall 2008
BIOL 5005.010TOPICS IN BIOLOGYFall 2008
BIOL 4900.724Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2008
BIOL 4930.724Special ProblemsSpring 2008
BIOL 5005.002TOPICS IN BIOLOGYSpring 2008

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2002). Should metabolic scaling be used to infer biological mechanisms in developing animals?.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2000). To larvae and beyond: Growth and metabolism in developing fishes.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (1998). Energetics of swimming and feeding in larval fish. In: Fish Performance Studies.
  • Book Chapter

  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and M. Turnbough. (2011). The effects of environmental and genetic factors on energetic balance throughout development in fishes. In: Larval Fish Nutrition . Ed. Joan Holt, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 249-263..
  • McCollum, A., Geubtner, J., and Hunt von Herbing I.. (2006). Temperature Effects on Growth in Developing Atlantic Cod: Measuring SDA in Larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2006). The physiological basis of metabolic scaling in animals: a developing perspective. In: Warburton, S. et al. (eds.) Comparative Developmental Physiology.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and K. Keating. (2003). Temperature-induced changes in viscosity and its effects on swimming speed in larval haddock. In: (Browman, H. and Skiftesvik, A. (eds.) The Big Fish Bang-Proceedings from the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and Hand, R.G.. (2000). The power to conserve: the Edwards Dam and its impact on endangered species. In: (Baden, J. and Geddes, P. (eds.). Saving a place for endangered species in the 21st Century.) pp. 117-131.
  • Journal Article

  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (2023). The Yin and Yang of Self-Regulation in Developing Vertebrates. An Energetics Perspective. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63 (6) 1-12.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.V., Pan, F. (2022). Multiple Stressors, Allostasis and Metabolic Scaling in Developing Zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225 (20)
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., Tonello, L., Benfatto, M., Pease, A., Grigolini, I.P. (2021). Crucial Development: Criticalty is important to cell-to-cell communication and information transfer in living systems.. Entropy. 23 (9) 1141-1154. Basel,
  • Ericson, M.N., Shankar, S.K., Chahine, L., Omary, M.A., Hunt von Herbing, I., Marpu, S. (2021). Development of Neutral Red as a pH/CO2 Luminescent Sensor for Biological Systems. Chemosensors. 9 210. MDPI.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., Schroeder-Spain, K. (2019). Hemoglobin Polymerization in Red Blood Cells of Marine Fishes: A Case of Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity. Biological Bulletin. 236 (1) 29-42.
  • Pan, T., Hunt von Herbing, I. (2017). Metabolic Plasticity in development: Synergistic responses to high temperature and hypoxia in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Denton, 4005 Stone Oak Blvd
  • Durrer, K., Allen, M.S., Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (2017). Genetically engineered probiotic for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU); assessment of a novel treatment invitro and in the PAH (enu2) mouse model of PKU. PloS ONE. 12 (5)
  • Barriga-Vallejo, C., Hernandez-Gallegos, O., Hunt Von Herbing, I.V., Lopez-Moreno, A., Ruiz-Gomez, M., Granados-Gonsalez, G., Garduno-Paz, M., Mendez-Sanchez, J., Banda-Leal, J., Davis, A.K. (2015). Assessing population health of the Toluca axolotl Ambystoma rivulare (Taylor 1940) from Mexico, using leukocyte profiles. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. (10) 592-601.
  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V., Pan, T., Mendez-Sanchez, F., Garduno-Paz, M., Hernandez-Gallegos, O., Rodriguez-Vargas, G. (2015). Chronic stress of rainbow trout Onchorhynchus mykiss at high altitude: a field study. Journal of Fish Biology. 87 (Issue 1) 1-21. Hoboken, New Jersey, Wiley-Blackwell. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1095-8649
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., Garduño, M., Gallegos, O., Méndez-Sánchez, F., Pan, T-.C. F., Ruiz L., Rodríguez, G.. (2013). Environmental Sustainability Science in Mexico: A Case Study of Rainbow Trout Culture and Water Quality at High Altitude. The International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context. 8 (2) 15. Champaign, IL, Common Ground Publishing. http://sustainability.com//
  • Hansen, S.L. and Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2009). Aerobic scope for activity in small age-0 juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., Cashon, R, Babcock, M.. (2009). Hemoglobin Gelation in Boreal Fishes: adaptation to the cold?.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. Hunt von Herbing, I., Cashon, R, Babcock, M.. (2008). Polymerizationof hemoglobin in boreal marine teleost fishes.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2003). A review of "Fishes of the Gulf of Maine" for the 21st century: A Look at a New Bigelow and Schroeder".
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2003). Is Life on Earth Just a Balanced Chemical Reaction? Or is it Ecological Stoichiometry?.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2002). Effects of temperature on larval fish swimming performance: the importance of physics to physiology.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and L. White. (2002). The effects of body mass and feeding on metabolic rate in small juvenile Atlantic cod.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2001). Development of feeding structures in larval fish with different life histories: winter flounder and Atlantic cod.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. , Gallager, S.M., and Halteman, W.. (2001). Metabolic costs of pursuit and attack in early larval Atlantic cod.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and Gallager, S.M.. (2000). Foraging behavior in early Atlantic cod larvae (Gadus morhua) feeding on a protozoan (Balanion sp.) and a copepod nauplius (Pseudodiaptomus sp.).
  • Hamlin, H., Hunt von Herbing, I. and Kling, L.J.. (2000). Histological and morphological evaluations of the digestive tract and associated organs of haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, throughout post-hatching ontogeny.
  • Harosi, F., Hunt von Herbing, I., and Van Keuran, J.. (1998). Sickling of anoxic red blood cells.
  • Miyake, T., Hunt von Herbing, I. and Hall, B.K.. (1997). Neural ectoderm, neural crest, and placodes: Contribution of the otic placode to the ectodermal lining of the embryonic opercular cavity in Atlantic cod (Teleostei).
  • Hunt von Herbing I., Kornfeld I., Tupper M., Wilson J.. (1997). The Implications of Local Fishery Stocks.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. and R.G. Boutilier. (1996). Activity and metabolism of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Scotian Shelf and Newfoundland source populations.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., R.G. Boutilier, T. Miyake and B.K. Hall. (1996). Effects of temperature on morphological landmarks critical to growth and survival in developing larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. T. Miyake and B.K. Hall. (1996). The ontogeny of feeding and respiration in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): (II) Function.
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. T. Miyake, B.K. Hall and R.G. Boutilier. (1996). The ontogeny of feeding and respiration in larval Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, Teleostei, Gadiformes : (I) Morphology.
  • Hunt von Herbing I. and W. Hunte. (1991). Spawning and recruitment in the bluehead wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum, in Barbados.
  • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V., Busby, W., Anderson, M., Youngblood, V., Zhang, B. (2023). Using Microbial Ecology for Globally Sustainable Aquaculture. World Aquaculture.
  • Deming, K., Hunt von Herbing, I. and M. Allen. (2013). Genetically Engineered Probiotics for PKU Treatment. PKU News, pp.2-3..
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.. (2010). Truchas and Tequila: High Altitude Trout Aquaculture in Mexico. Texas AquaNotes.Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 11-12..

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Hunt von Herbing, I.V. (Principal), "Global Venture Fund: Toward Quantum Biology at UNT: Fostering Trans-Disciplinary International Collaborations between Biologists and Physicists for the Future.," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2350 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I.H., Grigolini, P. (Co-Principal), "Investigating biophoton emissions as a communication system throughout development in animals.," sponsored by University of North Texas, Local, $10000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. (Principal), Marpu , S. (Co-Principal), "Miniaturized Fiber Optic Sensors for Monitoring PCO2/pH in Fish Red Blood Cells," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I., "Assessing Effects of Probiotics on Fish Gut Microbiome Diversity using Next Generation Technologies," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $9945 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Hunt von Herbing, I. (Co-Principal), Marpu, S. (Principal), "Miniaturized Fiber Optic Sensors for Monitoring pCO2/pH in Fish Red Blood Cells," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
  • Sengor, S. (Principal), Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (Co-Principal), "Investigation of Enhanced Methane Generation through Probiotic Treatment. Hunte Institute for Sustainability.," sponsored by SMU - Hunte Institute of Engineering, Private, $18000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (Principal), "Toward Ocean Health and Sustainable Aquaculture: Microbes to improve Growth and Survival in Marine Finfish Aquaculture.," sponsored by Sea Pact, Private, $29968 Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Sengor, S. (Principal), Hunt von Herbing, I. (Co-Principal), "Investigation of Enhanced Methane Generation through Probiotic Treatment. Hunte Institute for Sustainability.," sponsored by SMU - Hunte Institute of Engineering, Private, Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (Principal), "Toward Ocean Health and Sustainable Aquaculture: Microbes to Improve Growth and Survival in Marine Finfish Aquaculture," sponsored by New Venture Fund, FOND, Funded. (2015 - 2017).
  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (Principal), "Humanized GMO Probiotic for the Treatment of PKU," sponsored by University of North Texas Health Science, ST, Funded. (2014 - 2017).
  • Hunt Von Herbing, I.V. (Principal), "Support for Continuing Research on a Genetically Modified Probiotic to Treat PKU," sponsored by National Society for Phenylketonuria, NFP, Funded. (2013 - 2015).
  • Grant - Service

  • Hunt von Herbing, I. (Co-Principal), Padilla , P. (Principal), Golden, T.D. (Co-Principal), Lund, A.K. (Co-Principal), Philipose, U. (Co-Principal), Wang, X., "Women in Science Mentoring Group: Team Mentoring Grant (renewed for a second year - $5000 per year)," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
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    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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