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Adames, Neil R
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Assistant Professor |
Molecular genetics, cell biology and protein biochemistry of cell cycle control of mitosis using budding yeast as a model organism. The signalling and force-production mechanisms involved in nuclear migration and spindle orientation, as well as the signals that coordinate exit from mitosis with karyokinesis (nuclear division) and cytokinesis (cell division). |
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Ali, Declan W
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Assistant Professor |
Research focuses on the development of regions of contact (synapses) between cells in the central nervous system. Specifically interested in: 1) how pre-and post- synaptic receptors are modulated during development and 2) how the function of theses receptors plays a role in the formation of synapses. |
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Bayley, Suzanne E
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Professor |
Ecosystem ecology, especially the biogeochemistry, ecology and management of wetlands, streams and shallow lakes. Interactions between hydrology, nutrient cycling and production in northern wetlands. Effects of fire and climate change in wetlands and shallow lakes. Restoration and management of wetland and riparian ecosystems. Management of protected areas, national parks and wetlands. |
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Bell, John
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Professor |
Investigation of genes involved in wing development (vg and others) in Drosophila; tRNA genes and suppression, yeast and Drosophila. |
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Belosevic, Mike
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Professor |
Immunobiology of host-parasite interactions, molecular mechanisms of host defense against protozoan parasites Leishmania and Giardia; lymphokine regulation of macrophage anti-microbial activities; biochemical and immunological characterization of parasite antigens and immunodiagnosis of parasitic infections. Molecular mechanisms of fish immune responses. |
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Boutin, Stan A
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Professor |
Population ecology of boreal mammals with emphasis on the relationship between behavior and resources; parental investment and dispersal; management of boreal communities, predator-prey relationships. Current interests also include forestry-wildlife interactions in the boreal mixed woods of northeastern Alberta, cumulative effects; integrated landscape management. |
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Cahill, James F
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Associate Professor |
Ecological consequences of root competition between plants; How root interactions can affect the ability of plants to compete aboveground and how changes in resource supply (through space and time) alter the relative importance of root and shoot competition; How common field methods in ecology can fundamentally alter the outcome of plant-insect interactions. |
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Caldwell, Michael
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Associate Professor |
Vertebrate palaeontology with an emphasis on the fossil record, phylogeny and evolution of squamates (snakes and lizards) and marine reptiles. Current research is focused on marine and terrestrial snakes from Cretaceous rocks in the southern hemisphere (Gondwana), the cranial anatomy and phylogeny of extant scolecophidian snakes (blind, burrowing snakes), fossil mosasauroids from Upper Cretaceous rocks in New Zealand, Europe, Africa and North America, terrestrial lizards from the Cretaceous rocks of North America, and molecular data bearing on the varanoid lizard phylogeny. |
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Campbell, Shelagh D
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Associate Professor |
Regulation of the cell cycle during development, using the model organism Drosophila; Projects include investigations of Cdc2 regulation by inhibitory kinases and studies of genes involved in signaling pathways that link stress responses to cell cycle “checkpoints”; Genetics; molecular biology; biochemistry. |
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Cass, David
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Professor |
Developed rapid techniques for sperm cell and embryo sac isolation in maize; Currently developing new procedure for in vitro fertilization and embryogenesis in several lines of maize; Reproductive biology and fertilization mechanisms of other flowering plants. |
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Chang, John
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Professor |
Comparative molecular endocrinology, with emphasis on post-receptor signal transaction pathways mediating the actions of peptide hormones and neurotransmitters in fishes. Current focus is on the second messenger systems involved in gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation of gonadotropin and growth hormone release from cultured dispersed pituitary cells of the goldfish; as well as the receptor subtypes and mechanisms mediating biogenic amine actions on the release of these two pituitary hormones. |
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Cohen, Michael B
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Associate Professor |
Insect-plant interactions; strategies for sustainable deployment of transgenic insect-resistant crops;, host plant resistance to insect pests of rice; insect toxicology (particularly cytochrome P450 monooxygenases).
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Currah, Randy S
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Professor |
Systematics, ecology and evolution of mutualistic and pathogenic relationships involving fungi and other organisms. Current research involves: 1. mycorrhizas of boreal timber species, arctic, alpine and subalpine plant communities, heath plants, temperate and tropical orchids; 2. keratinophilic fungi (primarily Onygenales and related anamorphs) associated with vertebrate animals and their habitations; 3. fossil fungi associated with plant remains from the Eocene; 4. monographic studies of Dikaryomycota of northwestern North America.
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Dale, Mark R
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Professor |
Methods for detecting and analyzing the spatial relationships of plants in populations and communities; The effects of various processes such as competition, abiotic stress and nucleation on the development of spatial pattern during succession. |
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Dennis, Jonathan J.
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Associate Professor |
Bacterial multidrug efflux pumps; Organic solvent tolerance; Bacterial genetics and genomics; Mobile genetic elements; Bacterial pathogenesis; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Phage therapy |
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Derocher, Andrew E
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Professor |
Ecology, conservation, and management of large Arctic mammals focussing on polar bears; Interests centre on limiting and regulating factors of polar bear populations including habitat use, harvest effects, and predator-prey relationships; Current research includes assessment of the effects of climate change and toxic chemicals on polar bears. |
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Devito, Kevin J
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Associate Professor |
Biogeochemistry, ecology and hydrology wetlands, stream and lakes with an emphasis on landscape controls; Use of upland-wetland-stream hydrogeologic linkage approach to model 1) the influence of hydrogeology and groundwater-surface water interactions on nutrient cycling, contaminant removal and ecology of riparian wetlands-streams-lakes, 2) the impact of logging and the use of riparian buffer zones on water, sediment and nutrient yields to streams and lakes, and 3) environmental controls of soil nutrient cycling. |
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Deyholos, Michael
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Assistant Professor |
Plant Biotechnology and Genomics; We use Arabidopsis and other species to study responses to drought, salinity, and changes in temperature; We also study the process of tracheary element (wood) differentiation, and the structure and function of introns. This involves techniques of genetics, bioinformatics, and molecular biology, including high-throughput technologies such as DNA microarrays. |
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Fedorak, Phillip M
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Professor |
Environmental microbiology; Aerobic degradation of hydrocarbons, sulfur- and nitrogen-heterocycles in crude oil; Anaerobic degradation of phenols by methanogenic consortia; Bioremediation |
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Foght, Julia M
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Professor |
Current interests include microbial biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons, particularly under adverse environmental conditions in fuel-contaminated Antarctic soils, cold groundwater, subsurface soils and anaerobic environments such as oil sands tailings basins. Other research areas related to petroleum microbiology include fundamental studies on mechanisms of hydrocarbon transport across bacterial membranes, and the use of whole cell biocatalysts for biological upgrading of petroleum and refined products.
Interests unrelated to hydrocarbon degradation include the isolation and characterization of cold-adapted bacterial communities that live underneath glaciers. |
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Frost, Laura S
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Professor |
Bacterial conjugation was discovered over 50 years ago and was attributed to the F or fertility factor a few years later. Early research showed that the F factor was a plasmid that assembled long structures called pili which were essential for transferring DNA from bacterial cell to bacterial cell. These pili were also the site of attachment of many bacteriophages, the most notable being f1 and its relatives. This phage is the basis for many biotechnological applications including phage display which can be used to construct synthetic antibodies. Many systems turn out to be related to F conjugation including the process that gives rise to tumours in plants and the secretion of toxins and other virulence factors by many enteropathogenic bacteria. My lab is interested in the regulation of conjugative transfer at two levels: 1. what controls transfer gene expression in vegetatively growing cells? and 2. what allows the F+ cell to sense that the pilus has interacted with a recipient cell leading to the immediate replication of the DNA and transfer of a single strand to the recipient? A second project in the lab is understanding the structure of the pilus filament and its role in this signaling process. We are also using the pilus to display epitopes in a manner reminiscent of filamentous phages.
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Gallin, Warren J
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Professor |
Comparative molecular studies of physiologically functional molecules. We are isolating cDNA and genomic clones encoding voltage-gated ion channels from the hydroid cnidarian Polyorchis penicillatus; Comparing the structure and function of these proteins, which are essential for neuronal excitability. We are also isolating cadherins from P. pencillatus. These molecules are essential for cell-cell adhesion and interaction in multicellular organisms. We are also studying factors that control the development of bile canaliculi between liver cells. The canaliculi carry the bile out of the liver and into the gall bladder; thus, defects in their structure can have severe consequences for an individual. We are studying the importance of soluble factors, cell-cell interactions, and cell-substrate interactions in the development and maintenance of the bile canaliculi. |
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Gifford, David J
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Professor |
Research is in the area of seed biology focusing on the regulation of gene expression. This involves biochemical and molecular studies of dormancy, germination and early seedling growth. Emphasis is on genes encoding enzymes involved in storage reserve hydrolysis. Study systems include seeds of gymnosperm and angiosperm species including pine and castor bean. |
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Goldberg, Jeff
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Professor |
Development of nervous systems in molluscs is examined with specific attention to the following topics: 1) Roles of neurotransmitters in regulating neurite outgrowth and other aspects of neural development; 2) Roles of neurotransmitters in regulating the early behaviour of molluscan embryos; 3) Mechanisms of neurotransmitter actions; 4) Developmental expression of neurotransmitter systems; 5) Embryonic development of identified neurons. |
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Good, Allen
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Professor |
Plant molecular biology and stress physiology, regulation of gene expression in plants, genetics of pathogen and insect resistance in plants. |
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Goss, Greg G
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Associate Professor |
Comparative physiology and biochemistry of ion transport in aquatic vertebrates. Current focus is on the physiology and biochemical pathways involved in homeostatic regulation of ion transport systems in response to environmental stress. These stresses include osmotic changes, hyperoxia and hypercapnia. Particular attention is focused on the ion transporters linked directly to pH regulation. |
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Graham, Sean W
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Assistant Professor |
Systematics and evolution of vascular plants. My research program focuses on using DNA sequence data to infer relationships at deep and recent levels of seed plant, angiosperm and monocot phylogenetic history. I am also interested in methodological issues concerned with data-set congruence, long-branch effects in phylogenetic analysis, and the use of phylogenetic trees for reconstructing character evolution. |
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Hannon, Susan J
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Professor |
Population and behavioral ecology of northern birds and conservation biology. Research involves examining the impact of forest fragmentation on breeding and wintering bird populations; population ecology of black-capped chickadees; reproductive biology and life history patterns in ptarmigan and other birds; dispersal patterns in birds. |
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Heming, Bruce S
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Professor |
Interests are in development and functional morphology of insects and in systematic aspects of the Order Thysanoptera. Recent studies have focused on the origin and fate of germ cells in embryos of the bug Rhodnius prolixus, germ line history in Thysanoptera, and the embryogenesis of sense organs in blister beetle embryos (Coleoptera: Meloidae). |
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Hik, David
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Associate Professor |
Plant-herbivore-climate interactions in northern alpine ecosystems. Current projects are focused on population dynamics and foraging ecology of collared pikas, hoary marmots, Arctic ground squirrels and Dall sheep; responses of alpine vegetation to herbivory and climate change; and treeline landscape dynamics in the southwest Yukon |
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Hoddinott, John
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Professor |
Current research is investigating the role of elevated carbon dioxide and ultra-violet B levels on the growth and development of boreal forest conifer species. The influence of those treatments on photosynthesis and frost hardiness is given particular emphasis. |
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Hodgetts, Ross B
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Professor |
Molecular genetic analysis of steroid hormone action, developmentally regulated gene cascades and gene targeting in Drosophila; forest biodiversity. |
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Jensen, Susan E
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Professor |
My current research is focused on the production of antibiotics by Streptomyces clavuligerus. Particular emphasis is placed on the genetic regulation of the early steps in the cephamycin C biosynthetic pathway, and on the elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway leading to clavulanic acid. Clavulanic acid biosynthesis is being studied by systematically cloning, sequencing and then knocking out genes encoding enzymes involved in each step of the pathway. In this way, biosynthetic intermediates can be identified. A separate research project involves the isolation and characterization of an antifungal agent active against the fungus which causes blackleg disease of canola. |
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Kaufman, W. Reuben
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Professor |
Physiology, pharmacology and endocrinology of ixodid ticks. Projects include: a) Endocrinology of salivary gland development and degeneration during the feeding cycle, b) Control of vitellogenesis, c) Actions of hormones on salivary glands and reproductive system, and d) Pharmacology of fluid secretion in salivary glands. |
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Keddie, Andrew B
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Associate Professor |
Pathogen-host interactions from the cellular to organism levels, primarily baculoviruses in lepidopteran hosts, and the role of pathogens in the population biology of phytophagous insects. |
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Leskiw, Brenda K
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Associate Professor |
Members of the genus Streptomyces are soil bacteria responsible for the production of about 70% of all known antibiotics. As such these organisms are of great industrial importance and are the subject of intensive research aimed at trying to elucidate the regulatory pathways responsible for the onset of antibiotic production. My research interests are in global regulation of antibiotic production and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces. Current research projects include: investigation of the role of a rare codon and its cognate tRNA in global regulation of the onset of both antibiotic production and differentiation; studies aimed at understanding the function of the bldD gene product (a DNA-binding protein) and the nature of its targets; investigation of the bldG locus, which appears to encode two proteins, an anti-anti-sigma factor and an anti-sigma factor, that regulate both antibiotic production and differentiation; and investigation of a putative RNA helicase that is divergently transcribed from, and coordinately expressed along with, bldG. |
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Lewis, Mark
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Professor |
Mathematical biology, with a focus in spatial ecology. Biological problems include modeling the process of territorial pattern formation in wolves, predicting population spread in biological invasions, calculating optimal strategies for biocontrol, and assessing the effect of habitat fragmentation on species survival. A significant part of the research involves the formulation and verification of quantitative models. Mathematical approaches include methods for dynamical systems, perturbation theory, and computational methods. |
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Leys, Sally
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Assistant Professor |
Evolution of animal body plans. My current research focuses on two areas: developmental mechanisms in basal metazoans (sponges, cnidarians, placozoans, flatworms), and mechanisms of cell-cell communication in sponges. We use molecular (incl. in situ hybridization) and cell biological (EM, video and light microscopy), and physiological techniques. We also use a ROV and SCUBA to study the animals in their environment. Field work occurs at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre . |
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Locke, John
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Professor |
My research interests involve gene regulation, structure and function of chromatin and structure function of heterochromatin. We are using classical, molecular, and cytogenetic techniques to investigate the role of chromasomal proteins in gene regulation in Drosophila. We are paying particular attention to the phenomina of position effects and how it relates to higher order chromatin structure. |
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Magor, Bradley
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Assistant Professor |
My interests are in the evolutionary origins of immune systems. We are taking a genomics approach to identifying the molecular ancestor(s) to the Major Histocompatibility Complex (molecules mediating self/non-self recognition) in a colonial proto-chordate (Botryllus) which undergoes a natural tissue transplantation process in the wild. We also study the nature of antibody responses (class switching & somatic hypermutation) following ‘vaccinations’ in sharks, fish and amphibians and the possible role of transcriptional enhancers & transposons in the evolution and mechanics of these processes. |
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Magor, Katherine
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Assistant Professor |
My research focuses on the genetics of disease resistance in non-mammalian vertebrates. We identify the genes involved in immunity to viruses in ducks, to learn how influenza and hepatitis viruses evade the immune system while exploiting the duck as a host. We are cloning the duck genes that drive resistance in viruses in animals, namely the Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes. I am interested in the co-evolution of MHC Class I and the cell receptors that recognize them and will examine these gene families in both birds and fish. |
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McDermid, Heather E
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Professor |
My research involves human chromosome 22 rearrangements: the molecular mechanisms of their origin and their phenotypic consequences. The focus is on two syndromes: cat eye syndrome, associated with a duplication, and del (22) (q13.3) syndrome, associated with a deletion. Approaches include long range mapping and cloning; isolating and characterizing genes and cytogenetic analyses. |
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Merrill, Evelyn
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Associate Professor |
Research focuses on large mammals with emphasis on foraging and nutritional ecology of ungulates, plant-herbivore interactions and landscape modifications on wildlife populations. Current interest lies in linking small-scale processes to large-scale patterns in animal distribution and population dynamics. |
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Nargang, Frank E
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Professor |
Two projects investigating mitochondrial biogenesis are currently under way. In one project the process of import of proteins into mitochondria is investigated through the study of mutants affected in the process. The second project examines the mechanisms by which mitochondria influence the expression of nuclear genes. |
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Owttrim, George W
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Associate Professor |
My lab is investigating the mechanisms by which photosynthetic organisms sense and respond to environmental change, using cyanobacterial RNA helicases as our model system. Expression of two distinct RNA helicases is regulated specifically by light induced alterations in the redox status of the plastoquinone pool or alterations in temperature (cold shock). Since RNA helicases unwind dsRNA (inactive) to produce ssRNA which is functional, they have the potential to regulate translation, thereby linking environmentally induced changes in gene transcription with control at the translational level. The research involves an integrated approach using molecular, biochemical and physiological techniques. |
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Page, William J
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My research concentrates on the physiology of Azotobacter including iron-regulated gene expression and nutritional control of cell activities. Applied work includes the production and biodegradation of poly-b-hydroxybutyrate copolymers, a family of natural plastics. |
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Palmer, Richard A
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Professor |
Primary interests: functional morphology, ecology, systematics and evolution of marine invertebrates. My students and I have documented some striking examples of predator-induced effects on shell form and behavior in marine snails, and diet-induced effects on claw form in shell-breaking crabs. I also maintain an ongoing interest in fluctuating asymmetry (small, random departures from perfect symmetry), both as a measure of developmental stability and as a source of information about how asymmetrical characters evolve from symmetrical precursors |
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Paszkowski, Cindy A
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Associate Professor |
Ecology and behaviour of birds, freshwater fishes and amphibians, especially foraging behaviour, habitat use, inter- and intra-specific competition, and direct and indirect effects of predation. |
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Peter, Richard E
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Professor |
Neuroendocrine regulation of secretion of gonadotropins, growth hormone and prolactin in teleost fish. Current questions include the nature of the brain hormones involved in regulating the secretion of the pituitary hormones, interactions between the neurohormones, receptor specificity for the neurohormones, and regulation of release and gene expression of the neurohormones themselves. |
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Pilgrim, David B
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Professor |
Developmental genetics, using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Specifically, we are currently studying problems of sex determination, signal transduction and muscle and nervous system development using a combined genetic and molecular approach. We are also interested in the techniques and approaches of genome mapping and characterization. |
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Proctor, Heather C
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Associate Professor |
My main research area comprises the ecology, evolution, systematics and behaviour of mites (Arachinda: Acari). Within this fascinating and diverse subclass there are three groups in which I am most interested: aquatic mites, soil mites, and feather mites. My theoretical research areas include the community ecology of freshwater and soil invertebrates, determinants of biodiversity, co-evolution of hosts and symbiotes, and both macro- and microevolutionary aspects of sexual selection. |
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Raivio, Tracy L
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Assistant Professor |
Stress responses of Escherichia coli and their role in pathogenesis. Genetic, molecular biological and biochemical approaches are used to identify and characterize regulatory pathways involved in responding to stresses to the bacterial envelope that may be encountered either in the environment or during an infection. |
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Reha-Krantz, Linda J
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Professor |
DNA polymerase function, DNA replication and mutagenesis in phage T4, in yeast, and in human cancer cells. Expertise in DNA polymerase function is being applied to the development of a new DNA sequencing method. Genetic, biochemical and molecular biological techniques are used. |
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Roland, Jens
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Professor |
My research is in two main areas: population dynamics of insects, and ecology of foraging by insect parasitoids. Research emphasizes the impact of habitat structure on population processes such as fecundity, mortality and insect movement, and is aimed at understanding dynamics at the landscape (regional) level. Current projects are: 1) Effect of forest fragmentation on the dynamics of the forest tent caterpillar and its natural enemies, 2) Effect of size and isolation of alpine meadows on dynamics of butterfly populations, and 3) Effect of habitat structure on willow-gall insects (and their parasitoids) in prairie pothole communities. |
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Samuel, Bill M
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Professor |
Influence of parasites on host distribution and abundance with current emphasis on: 1) winter ticks on moose populations, 2) meningeal worm (Nematode) and close relatives on various species of big game, and 3) impact of an expanding game ranching industry on introduction and establishment of exotic parasites/disease |
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Schindler, David W
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Professor |
Research interests include ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry and experimental ecology, with special reference to boreal, alpine and subalpine, and arctic or subarctic lakes and watersheds. |
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Spencer, Andy N
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Professor |
Our group is interested in the evolution of the nervous system in early metazoans with particular emphasis on hydrozoan jellyfish. We use a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the early evolution of the basic molecular and physiological building blocks of nervous systems. At present we are determining the structure and functional significance of "primitive" voltage-gated ion channels (K+, Na+, Ca++) using both electrophysiological and molecular biological techniques including: primary neuronal culture, current and voltage-clamp, oocyte expression assays, cloning by PCR, in situ hybridization. Other projects include ion channel modulation by transmitters and development of excitable cell lineages in cnidarians. |
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Sperling, Felix A. H.
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Associate Professor |
Insect systematics with interests in molecular evolution, population genetics, biodiversity and conservation. Emphasis on speciation in swallowtail butterflies and spruce budworm moths. Also insect pest complexes, phylogeny reconstruction, taxonomy, plant-insect interactions, forensic entomology and internet-accessible faunal inventories. |
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St Clair, Colleen Cassady
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Assistant Professor |
Interests in behavioural ecology, evolutionary ecology and conservation biology; past work on seabird ecology; current focus on movement behaviour by birds and mammals in fragmented habitats as part of a broader program that integrates the field of behavioural ecology with conservation issues. |
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St. Louis, Vincent L
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Associate Professor |
Whole-ecosystem Experimentation, Biogeochemical Cycling, Reservoir Impact Studies, Greenhouse Gases, Methylmercury Bioaccumulation, Limnology, Wetland Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Avian Ecology. |
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Stacey, Norm E
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Professor |
Interactions among hormones, pheromones, and reproductive behaviors in fish. Our finding that many fish use released hormones (steroids and prostaglandins) as potent and specific sex pheromones makes possible a wide range of studies on pheromone evolution and function. A long term interest is to describe the nature and distribution of hormonal pheromones among the cypriniform fishes, especially the southeast Asian cyprinids (carps, minnows), to develop a broad understanding of species specificity, and how hormonal pheromones function in signaling and reproductive isolation. More specific goals are to understand the physiological mechanisms underlying endocrine and behavioral responses to hormonal pheromones, and how these responses are influenced by the receiver's endocrine status. |
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Stockey, Ruth A
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Professor |
Paleobotany, anatomy and morphology of vascular plants and fungi. Phylogenetic trands in gymnosperms, evolution and systematics, especially conifers in the Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae. Cretaceous and Tertiary plants: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms. Reproductive biology and whole plant biology of fossil aquatic vascular plants.
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Strobeck, Curtis
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Professor |
My research is focused on the use of DNA sequence variation to infer the genetic structure within, and the phylogenetic relationships between, natural populations and the application of molecular techniques to wildlife forensics. Species currently being studied in my laboratory include a variety of ungulates (bison, elk, caribou, and bighorn sheep), bears, trout, and ground squirrels. Techniques being used include DNA sequencing and cloning, DNA fingerprinting, and PCR. |
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Taylor, Gregory J
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Professor |
Research addresses the physiology and biochemistry of metal tolerance in higher plants and the ecology of plant growth on metal-contaminated soils. The major focus of current work is on aluminum and manganese, two metals which are important growth-limiting factors on acid soils. We are seeking to understand the physiological and biochemical mechanisms by which certain plant species, cultivars, and ecotypes can grow in the face of severe metal stress. We are also investigating potential interactions between phytotoxic metals and the adaptive significance of low growth rate. Research is interdisciplinary in nature, utilizing a wide variety of biochemical, physiological, and ecological techniques on whole plant and cell culture systems. |
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Tonn, William M
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Professor |
My research, and that of my students, focuses on the ecology of fishes in boreal and arctic regions, addressing the general question: what factors of the northern environment affect the ecology of fishes at the individual, population and community levels? Laboratory and field experiments are combined with broad-scale comparisons in studies of community organization, population dynamics and life history. |
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Volpe, John
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Assistant Professor |
Principle research interests in my lab are i) Ecological studies of food production systems, particularly aqua- and mariculture. These food production systems often include cryptic natural subsidies which are not reflected in the market value of the final products. I and my students are interested in quantifying these often overlooked ecological costs of production and finding ways for these "costs" to be realistically reflected in natural resource economies. The array of implications associated with aquaculture escaped Atlantic salmon in BC is a particular focus of the lab ii) Use of aquatic and marine bioinvasions to investigate processes affecting abundance, distribution and adaptive responses of organisms. Current studies examine invasions at multiple levels of organization, from individual based adaptive behavioural responses to shifts in selection regimes affecting population dynamics and genetic structure to large scale changes in ecosystem functions. The role of introduced brook trout in structuring population dynamics of rocky mountain rivers is a particular focus at the present time. Other ongoing research projects include the management of apex aquatic predators (walleye, pike) in large Alberta lakes; quantifying effects of culverts on boreal forest Arctic grayling population structure; and conservation biology of the endangered Banff Springs snail (Physella johnsoni). |
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Wang, Larry C. H.
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Professor |
The physiology of cold: 1) Ecology, physiology and biochemistry of mammalian hibernation, 2) Physiology of hypothermia, including the establishment of animal models for prolonged survival under profoundly depressed body temperature, and 3) Mechanisms of improved cold tolerance in animals and men, including the modulation of maximum heat production in cold by nutritional and pharmacological manipulations and the strategies for prevention of accidental hypothermia in man. |
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Waskiewicz, Andrew J
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Assistant Professor |
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Wilson, Mark V. H.
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Professor |
Vertebrate paleontology with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny, and paleoecology of fishes. Current research projects include anatomical and phylogenetic studies of several species of Paleocene and Late Cretaceous teleosts, studies of temporal variation in the morphology of fish preserved in varved lake sediments of Eocene age, analysis of taphonomic evidence for cause of death and preservation in a mass-death layer of Paleocene fish, and morphological and phylogenetic studies of Silurian and Devonian jawless fish. |
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Wong, Paul
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Associate Professor |
Research interests center on understanding the genetic causes and mechanisms leading to inherited retinal degeneration. We have adopted human genetic approaches to map human retinal disease genes and to define genes that are important for the normal function of the retina. In addition, we have taken a molecular approach in order to clone and characterize some of the genes underlying the active cell death process. |
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