Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Office: BioSci G315
Office: 780.492.4430
BioSci Lab: 780.492.1087
Prion Lab: 780.248.1719
Fax: 780.492.9234
Current Appointments:
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Associate Professor (adjunct), Department of Medical Genetics
Intramural Faculty Member, Centre for Prions & Protein
Academic Career:
Associate Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 2014 - present
Assistant Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, 2008-2014
Postdoctoral Fellowship: NSERC PDF at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Genetics
of zebrafish photoreceptors with Collegiate Professor Pamela Raymond.
Dissertation: Doctoral Award from CIHR & Alzheimer Society of Canada. Novel
models of cone degeneration and regeneration in trout. University of Victoria with
Professor Craig Hawryshyn.
Certificate of Business Administration, University of Victoria.
Honours B.Sc., University of Victoria, with Dr. Hans van Netten regarding breast
cancer and relationship of macrophages and nervous system.
Honours & Awards:
NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement, 2014
Young Investigator Award, 2013, Alberta Alzheimer Research Program
Young Investigator Award, 2008, Alzheimer Society of Canada
Recruitment Award, 2008, PrioNet Canada
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006
President’s Blue & Gold Circle, 1996, University of Victoria for Community Service
Affiliations:
Member, Team to Prevent Blindness
Member, Centre for Neuroscience
Member, Women and Children’s Health Research Institute
Memberships:
Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
Teaching:
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•Zoology 370. Ethological Mechanisms. Neuroethology with an emphasis on sensory systems.
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•Zoology 402. Current Topics in Developmental Biology. Constructive critique of current literature. Focus in 2009 & 2013 was Evo-devo. Theme for 2011 was “Regeneration: evolution and clinical application”
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•Zoology 442. Current Topics in Intercellular Communication. Critique of recent literature, especially breakthrough papers in Neuroscience. 2012 theme was Synaptogenesis. Theme for Winter 2014: ‘Retina as an accessible part of the brain’.
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•Zoology 502. Advanced Current Topics in Developmental Biology. Similar to Zoology 402 above, with opportunity for a greater synthesis of the literature.
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•Zoology 542. Advanced Current Topics in Intercellular Communication. Aligned with Zoology 442 above, with opportunity for a greater synthesis of the literature.
Editorships:
Guest Editor for special issue of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Basis of Disease entitled “Zebrafish models of neurodegeneration and prion disorders”. Targeted for publication 2010.
Publications: here.
