Department of Biology

Dr. Gillespie's research focuses on the systematics and evolution of flowering plants. Her lab...

Dr. Gilmour’s current research explores two themes. First, she aims to understand the mechanisms...

Dr. Harris' research combines laboratory, field and community-based approaches to study the...

Our main interest is trying to answer the questions “How are plant genes regulated” and “what...

Dr. Jonz’s research focuses on the morphology, neurophysiology, and development of sensory...

Dr. Kassen’s research aims to answer the most fundamental and persistent puzzle of nature: the...

The world has entered a period of mass extinctions that must be halted. Dr. Kerr's primary...

My research program is motivated by the key challenge facing ecologists and conservation...

Genetics of Joint Contractures The elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in the...

We are interested in how nervous systems process sensory information and produce behaviours. To...

The overarching goal of my research is to determine how environmental factors (both natural and...

Research focuses on how organisms adjust to their environment and to environmental change. The...

The major goal of my research is to understand how cognition (learning, memory and...

Ecology and control of black flies Size spectra of stream assemblages Impacts of human...

Scientists at our research centres work on projects to benefit Canadian farmers, industry and Canadians