Biological Sciences Research Area: Biodiversity
Faculty Members
Dr. Peter Dunfield
Ecology and genomics of extremophilic bacteria; environmental microbiology of the methane cycle.
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Dr. Jeremy Fox
Population and community ecology; food web dynamics; biodiversity and ecosystem function.
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Dr. Paul Galpern
Research interests are related to ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, agricultural sustainability and ecological methods.
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Dr. Lisa Gieg
Anaerobic hydrocarbon metabolism; bioremediation; enhanced energy recovery; molecular biology/ecology of hydrocarbon resource environments; biotechnological applications in petroleum industry.
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Dr. Ann Gregory
Viromics; viral ecology & evolution; viral discovery; synthetic ecology, genomics, environmental microbiology, biodiversity.
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Dr. Lawrence Harder
Ecology and evolution of plant reproduction; pollinator behavior.
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Dr. Joe Harrison
Microbial population biology; biofilm microbiology; bacterial genetics and genomics; cyclic-di-GMP signalling; antibiotic and metal resistance; chronic infectious diseases.
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Dr. Allyson Menzies
Indigenous values and teachings within the context of environmental monitoring: hibernation physiology of bats: winter physiology and behaviour of red squirrels, snowshoe hares, and Canada lynx.
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Dr. Mindi Summers
Invertebrate diversity, systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biology; undergraduate learning and visual literacy; Drawing-to-Learn in Zoology.
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Dr. Jana Vamosi
Macroecology and macroevolution of angiosperms; influences of pollination and dispersal on speciation and extinction rates; comparative phylogenetic analysis.
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Dr. Steven Vamosi
Ecology and evolution of species interactions; biodiversity; comparative methods; aquatic bioindicators.
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