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WILLIAM BATES
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
william.bates@ubc.ca
SCI 155
250.807.9550
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 PhD University of Texas, Austin
Postdoctoral Research University of Oxford, UK
RESEARCH: African savannah biology and
urochordate development
TEACHING: African savannah biology;
developmental biology; evolution and
development; molecular cellular biology
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JOYCE BOON
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
Acting Unit 2 Head
joyce.boon@ubc.ca
SCI 316
250.807.9545
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 BSc University of Alberta
PhD University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: neural control of breathing and complementary medicine; neuron's role in controlling breathing during sleep and wakefulness or in conditions where oxygen levels are low; works with the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy to study the effects of massage therapy in people who have osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip.
TEACHING: biochemistry; metabolism; health, wellness and disease states
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DANIEL DURALL
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
Director, SARAHS
WEBSITE
RESEARCH WEBSITE
daniel.durall@ubc.ca
SCI 377
250-807-8759
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 PhD University of Calgary
Postdoctoral Research University of Oxford, UK
RESEARCH: fungi in forest and wine systems; determining the structure of fungal networks connecting trees and the strains of yeast responsible for fermentation
TEACHING: microbiology; mycology; botany; ecology
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MARY FORREST
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
mary.forrest@ubc.ca
SCI 160
250.807.9560
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 BSc University of Calgary
PhD University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: molecular genetics and gene expression; exploring genes of a bacterium which builds a unique antitumor agent
TEACHING: classical genetics; molecular genetics; biotechnology
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SANJOY GHOSH
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
sanjoy.ghosh@ubc.ca
ASC 369
250.807.8162
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 Post-doctoral Research, Child and Family Research Institute
PhD, University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: biochemica aspects of dietary fats and exercise in preventing the development and complications of obesity and diabetes
TEACHING: biochemical basis of nutrition
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DEANNA GIBSON
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
deanna.gibson@ubc.ca
ASC 368
250.807.8790
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 Post-doctoral Research Child and Family Research Institute
PhD University of Victoria
RESEARCH: dietary modulation of the intestinal microbiome; immune responses and susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases
TEACHING: medical microbiology, virology and immunology
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MIRANDA HART
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY
RESEARCH WEBSITE
miranda.hart@ubc.ca
ASC 372
250.807.9398
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 MSc University of Alberta
PhD University of Guelph
RESEARCH: microbial ecology of soil microbes; the role and the applications of microbes in sustainable agriculture, viticulture, and ecological restoration
TEACHING: botany, ecology, microbial ecology, microbiology
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KAREN HODGES
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
karen.hodges@ubc.ca
SCI 382
250-807-8763
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 AB Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts
PhD University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: conservation biology; spatial ecology; population dynamics; peripheral populations; exploration of how habitat types and configurations affect species interactions and endangerment of at-risk species; understanding population dynamics at the periphery of species’ ranges, as these populations may be more vulnerable to the threats
TEACHING: conservation biology; science writing; culture of science
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LAURA HOOKER
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
laura.hooker@ubc.ca
SCI 158
250.807.9551
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 MSc University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: aquatic ecology
TEACHING: aquatic ecology; limnology; evolution and ecology; microbial ecology
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MELANIE JONES
Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
RESEARCH WEBSITE
melanie.jones@ubc.ca
SCI 385
250.807.9553
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 PhD University of Toronto
Postdoctoral Research University of Oxford, UK
RESEARCH: ecophysiology of ectomycorrhizae; microbiology of forest soils; forestry and ectomycorrhizae; in situ approaches to studying physiology of roots and hyphae; influence of symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizal fungi, on nutrient intake by woody plants
TEACHING: soil ecology; plant physiology; general biology
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ANDIS KLEGERIS
Assistant Professor, PHARMACOLOGY
WEBSITE
andis.klegeris@ubc.ca
ASC 371
250.807.9557
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 PhD University of Oxford, UK
Postdoctoral Research University of British Columbia
RESEARCH: neuroimmunology; pathogenesis of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; Glial cell biology; cellular and molecular pharmacology; method development for protecting neurons from age-related deterioration
TEACHING: pharmacology; neuroimmunology; inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases
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JOHN KLIRONOMOS
Professor, BIOLOGY
RESEARCH WEBSITE
john.klironomos@ubc.ca
ASC 373
250.807.9254
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 PhD University of Waterloo
Post Doctoral Research San Diego State University
RESEARCH: community ecology; soil ecology; plant ecology; microbial ecology; determinants of plant and microbial community structure; biodiversity and ecosystem functioning; microbe's use to help restore degraded landscapes
TEACHING: evolutionary ecology; general biology
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ROBERT LALONDE
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
robert.lalonde@ubc.ca
SCI 381
250.807.8764
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 MSc Laurentian University
PhD Simon Fraser University
RESEARCH: effects of information use on population and community processes; evolutionary ecology and population ecology of parasitic insects; developing insights into the biology of parasitic insects and the dynamics of parasite-dominated communities; potential applications in the area of biological control of both insect pests and introduced weeds
TEACHING: animal and insect ecology; evolutionary and population ecology
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SOHEIL MAHMOUD
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
soheil.mahmoud@ubc.ca
SCI 312
250-807-8752
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 PhD University of Calgary
RESEARCH: molecular, cellular, biochemical and environmental factors that regulate the quality and quantity of aromas and essential oils produced by herbal and medicinal plants; identification, cloning and characterization of structural and regulatory genes that are involved in the biosynthesis, inter- and intra-cellular trafficking, secretion and storage of monoterpenes in plants cells specialized for secondary metabolite production
TEACHING: plant molecular biology and biochemistry; metabolism of natural products; plant biotechnology
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BRUCE MATHIESON
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
bruce.mathieson@ubc.ca
SCI 378
250.807.8760
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 PhD University of Ottawa
RESEARCH: effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on brain neurochemistry
TEACHING: anatomy and physiology; pathobiology; clinical neuroscience; neurobiology
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LOUISE NELSON
Professor, BIOLOGY
Associate Dean, RESEARCH & STRATEGIC PLANNING
RESEARCH WEBSITE
louise.nelson@ubc.ca
ASC 402
250-807-8756
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 BSc University of Western Ontario
PhD University of Calgary
RESEARCH: soil microbiology; plant-microbe interactions; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; biological control of fungal pathogens; detection of fungal pathogens using DNA macroarrays and microbial inoculants; development of microbial inoculants in agriculture and horticulture to improve plant growth, root development, and to suppress fungal pathogens pre- and post-harvest
TEACHING: environmental microbiology; sustainability; plant-microbe interactions
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BLYTHE NILSON
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
blythe.nilson@ubc.ca
SCI 154
250.807.9555
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 MSc, Developmental and Cell Biology, University of Victoria 1985
BSc, Zoology University of Victoria 1980
RESEARCH: skepticism and scientific literacy
TEACHING: biology for non-science majors; anatomy and physiology for nursing students; biochemistry; molecular genetics labs
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JASON PITHER
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY & PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
WEBSITE
jason.pither@ubc.ca
ASC 367
250.807.9629
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 MSc Acadia University
PhD Queen's University
RESEARCH: spatial ecology, community ecology and biodiversity; how changes in landscape structure and the environment affect biodiversity patterns within and among ecological communities; pattern investigation within a variety of taxa, including terrestrial plants, insects, and freshwater diatoms
TEACHING: geographic information systems; data management and analysis; ecology
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SCOTT REID
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
scott.reid@ubc.ca
SCI 379
250.807.8761
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 PhD McMaster University
Postdoctoral Research University of Ottawa
RESEARCH: comparative physiology, fish physiology, and metal metabolism in freshwater fish; how animals physiologically adjust to changes in the quality of their environment
TEACHING: comparative animal physiology; membrane biophysics; general biology
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MARK RHEAULT
Assistant Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
mark.rheault@ubc.ca
ASC 370
250.807.9630
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 PhD McMaster University
Postdoctoral Research University of Florida
RESEARCH: molecular identity and physiological characterization of various epithelial transport processes used by insects to regulate their internal ion composition, fluid balance, and pH; the processes by which insects excrete potentially toxic organic compounds or heavy metals
TEACHING: cellular physiology; vertebrate and invertebrate anatomy and physiology; insect molecular physiology
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MICHAEL RUSSELLO
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
michael.russello@ubc.ca
FIP 346
250.807.8762
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 PhD Columbia University
Postdoctoral Research Yale University
RESEARCH: genetic and genomic approaches to species conservation, phylogeography, adaptation to changing environments, and mechanisms of invasion success
TEACHING: evolution; population genetics; ecology; conservation biology
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DAVID SMITH
Associate Professor, BIOLOGY
dave.smith@ubc.ca
SCI 159
250.807.9558
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 BA Adams State College
TEACHING: non-vascular plants; human anatomy and physiology; vascular plants; microbiology
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IAN WALKER
Professor, BIOLOGY
WEBSITE
ian.walker@ubc.ca
FIP 339
250.807.9559
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 MSc University of Waterloo
PhD Simon Fraser University
RESEARCH: environmental change; chironomid palaeoecology; quaternary palaeoecology and palaeoclimatology; dynamics of arctic and alpine tree-line ecosystems; aquatic insect ecology; and biomonitoring; use of aquatic insects (living and fossil) as indicators of environmental change
TEACHING: quaternary palaeoecology; limnology; freshwater plants and animals; non-vascular plants
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