meet the team
Research Team
Dr. Amy Fitzgerald
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Assess how emergent ethical issues may impact social acceptance and adoption of the genomic Toolkits.
Dr. Brian Dixon
Professor, University of Waterloo
Validating Fish Survey Toolkit with fish immune functional assays.
Dr. Bryan Neff
Professor, University of Western Ontario
Developing and validating experimental protocols and statistical models for the use of microsatellite eDNA to estimate changes in population...
Dr. Céline Audet
Professeur émérite, Université du Québec à Rimouski
Comparing different strains and populations of freshwater fish to predict performance/fitness.
Dr. Christina Semeniuk
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Testing the ability of the genomic chip (Fish Health Toolkit) to predict behaviour and physiology of fish species and working closely with...
Dr. Daniel Heath
Professor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor
Overseeing network and working on environmental RNA and environmental microsatellite DNA.
Dr. Dennis Higgs
Professor, University of Windsor
Assessing transcriptional responses to underwater noise and then using field assays to determine the degree of stress on wild fish populations.
Dr. Hugh MacIsaac
Professor, University of Windsor
Validating the application of the Fish Survey Toolkit for the presence and impact of invasive freshwater fish species in Canada.
Dr. John Livernois
Professor, University of Guelph
Determining benefits and costs of adopting the newly developed genomics Toolkits versus continuing use of the current, conventional community...
Dr. Kenneth Jeffries
Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Applying extensive expertise in transcriptomics to the development and validation of the Fish Health Toolkit.
Dr. Margaret Docker
Professor, University of Manitoba
Developing and standardizing eDNA markers for detecting and quantifying fish in water bodies.
Dr. Mark Shrimpton
Professor, University of Northern British Columbia
Using the molecular techniques developed by the program to understand the effect of flooding watersheds following the development of hydroelectric...
Dr. Nicholas Bernier
Professor, University of Guelph
Dr. Bernier will contribute to the development and calibration of the gene transcription chip in the Fish Health Toolkit.
Dr. Nicholas Mandrak
Professor, University of Toronto Scarborough
Using genomics in assessing the impacts of invasive species and power plant entrainment on fishes, fish habitat, and fish production.
Dr. Nicolas Derome
Professeur agrégé, Université Laval
Using the Fish Health Toolkit to identify genetic factors in fish linked to susceptibility to bacteria.
Dr. Oliver Love
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Using the Fish Health Toolkit to assess how physiological responses influence the performance and success of fish species in the face of...
Dr. Pedro Peres-Neto
Professor, University of Concordia
Examining how fish communities are impacted by changing environments and non-native species to generate predictive models.
Dr. Phillip Karpowicz
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Incorporation circadian gene expression into the construction of the gene chip (Fish Health Toolkit) to help detect fish health biomarkers...
Dr. Robert Hanner
Professor, University of Guelph
Profiling and developing molecular probes for freshwater fishes and facilitating knowledge translation and transfer.
Dr. Sapna Sharma
Associate Professor, York University
Characterizing fish community composition between historical and contemporary time periods for 500 lakes and rivers in Canada.
Dr. Scott Pavey
Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick
Extending the research to the Atlantic Provinces by helping to validate the stress-response transcriptional profiling chip and also develop...
Dr. Steven Cooke
Professor, Carleton University
Cooke will examine the genomic behaviour/fitness link of wild fish and will connect the natural and social science aspects of the project.
Dr. Tongzhe Li
Assistant Professor, University of Guelph
Quantitatively assessing social, economic and regulatory factors as well as innovation adoption preferences and behaviour impacting the social...
Dr. Trevor Pitcher
Associate Professor, University of Windsor
Developing and validating experimental protocols and statistical models for the Fish Health Toolkit to estimate changes in the overall population...
Dr. Vivian Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Carleton University
Exploring perceptions and attitudes towards the use of eDNA as a fisheries management tool including social and ethical acceptance of eDNA...