Faculty in the Biology Department are engaged in award-winning research in viral biology, conservation of caribou and lynx, conservation of endangered plants, impacts of agriculture on birds, how animals react physiologically to fluctuating temperatures, the evolution of plant sex, wolf genetics, stress in the role of cancer, exercise physiology, the impact of heavy metals on cell lifespans, impacts of nutrient loading on lakes and streams, and the cellular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders.
By conducting cutting edge research we are able to bring to you, in our teaching, the newest developments in our rapidly advancing and always-changing discipline.
Below is a listing of our Faculty members followed by a very brief description of their research direction. Click on their names to learn more about their research interests, a list of recently published papers, contact information, and more.
Holly Bates, Associate Professor
Program Coordinator for the Specialization in Health Sciences
Program Coordinator for the Biomedical Science B.Sc.
Obesity and Diabetes
David V. Beresford, Associate Professor
Entomology
Craig Brunetti, Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor
Molecular Virology and Viral Pathogenesis
Gary Burness, Professor
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
Marcel Dorken, Professor
Plant Evolution
Neil Emery, Professor
Plant Physiology
Joanna Freeland, Professor
Molecular Ecology
Paul Frost, Professor
David Schindler Endowed Professor of Aquatic Science, Aquatic Biology
Amy Greer, Professor
Infectious Disease Biology and Epidemiology
Kirk Hillsley, Assistant Professor
Microbiota - Gut - Brain axis
Thomas Hossie, Assistant Professor
Terrestrial Ecology
Robert Huber, Chair of Biology, Professor
Cell & Molecular Biology
Leslie Kerr, Associate Professor
Behavioural Neuroscience / Cancer research
Maggie MacPherson, Assistant Professor
Ornithology, Conservation Biology, Spatial Ecology & Statistics, Global Change
Dennis Murray, Professor
Population and Behavioural Ecology
Graham Raby, Associate Chair of Biology, Associate Professor
Program Coordinator for the Specialization in Conservation Biology
Program Coordinator for the Conservation Biology B.Sc.
Fish Ecology
Cayleih Robertson, Assistant Professor
Developmental and Maternal Physiology
Jim Schaefer, Professor
Conservation Biology
Stephanie Tobin, Associate Professor
Cell and Animal Physiology
Sarah West, Dean of Science, Professor
Exercise Physiology and Bone Health
Paul Wilson, Professor
Genetics
Marguerite Xenopoulos, Professor
Aquatic Ecology
Janet Yee, Professor
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
