Dr. Daniel Heath
Professor
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
University of Windsor
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 3762
Email: dheath@uwindsor.ca
Website: Heath Lab
Dr. Heath is one of Canada’s leaders in the application of genomics and transcriptomics to fish conservation and fisheries. His work ranges from conservation-related studies of gene expression response to stress in species of conservation concern, to advancing the performance of aquaculture species in captivity.
As the Operational Director of GEN-FISH, Dr. Heath will oversee coordination of all aspects of the network. He will also contribute to the technical development of eDNA applications such as environmental RNA and environmental microsatellite DNA. This work will contribute to the development of the genomics chip (Fish Health Toolkit) with over 100 fitness-related genes.