Cell and Molecular Biology are research strengths in our department. In particular, our faculty, staff and students perform cutting edge research in areas that include:
- Developmental Biology
- Plant Biology
- Stress Biology
- Neurobiology
Biology Faculty
- Dr. Jenny Bruin
Pancreas Development - Dr. Ashkan Golshani
Functional genomics, microbiology, molecular biology, interaction networks, systems biology
- Dr. Root Gorelick
Evolution of sex, evolutionary theory, classical botany, mathematical biology, climate change
- Dr. Shelley Hepworth
Plant molecular genetics, developmental biology
- Dr. Iain Lambert
Molecular biology and genetic toxicology - Dr. Owen Rowland
Plant molecular biology and biotechnology - Dr. Myron Smith
Fungal molecular genetics and antimicrobial drug discovery
- Dr. Ken Storey
Biochemical adaptations - Dr. William G. Willmore
Biochemistry, biotechnology
- Dr. Tim Xing
Plant genomics - Dr. Alex Wong
Evolutionary genomics; microbiology; experimental evolution - Dr. Susan Aitken – Affiliated Faculty
Protein and pathway engineering, enzymology, amino acid metabolism, pyridoxal phosphate biochemistry
Adjunct Ressearch Profesors
- Dr. Burton Blais – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Dr. Steve Brooks – , Health Canada
Animal biochemistry
- Dr. Balu Chakravarthy – National Research Council
Molecular signaling and cell adaptation
- Dr. Francesco Marchetti – , Health Canada
Mutation, environmental health, germ cells
- Dr. Amanda McFarlane – Health Canada
- Dr. Carlos Monreal – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
- Dr. Laurian Robert – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
- Dr. Johann Schernthaner – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Plant molecular biology and biotechnology - Dr. Jeff Skevington – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Insect systematics - Dr. Rajagopal Subramaniam – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Fungal genetics; plant disease resistance - Dr. Carole Yauk – Health Canada
Mutations, environmental health
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