- evolution of complexity, multicellularity, development, cell
differentiation, altruism
- co-option of responses to stress
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evolution and cancer
- evolution of sex and programmed cell death
Irina Chan - Undergraduate Work-Study student (2014 - present)
- Fitness analyses of Chlamydomonas reinhardttii rls1 RNAi transformants
- Exploring cancer's evolutionary vulnerabilities
Linna Meng - Undergraduate Research Student (2014 - present)
- Transcriptome analyses of marine Chlamydomonas species
ALUMNI
Alex May - exchange MSc student (from the Free University of Amsterdam) and Research Assistant (February 2015- December 2015)
- Using evolutionary principles and
experimental evolution to understand the role of multicellular tumor
circulating clusters
Aleatha Lee - MSc Student (2013 - 2016)
- Exposing evolutionary vulnerabilities to suppress cancer: Proof of principle using Volvox
Stephan Koenig - PhD Student (Sept 2007 - Jan 2015)
- The genetic basis for the evolution of somatic cell differentiation in Volvox carteri Jennifer Earle - Undergraduate Work-Study student (2012 - 2014)
Amal Alahmadi - Undergraduate Research Assistant (2012- 2014)
- Stress-induction of the regA gene in Volvox carteri
Linna Meng - NSERC USRA (summer 2013)
- Lateral gene transfer in the evolutio of animals
Matheus Lima - International exchange student (from Brazil) (summer 2013)
- Evolution of multicellularity
Josh Clowater - Honour Student (2011-2012)
- Programmed cell death in glaucophyte algae
Jassy Meng
- Somatic cell senescence in Volvox carteri
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Tyler Feeney - Volunteer Research Assistant
(November 2008 - June 2009)
- RegA Mutations in Volvox carteri
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Emma Logan - Undergraduate Research Assistant (Work-study;
2007); Independent Research Study (2007-2008)
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- Evolution of programmed cell death protein 2
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Isabelle Miles - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student
(2007)
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-
PCD in Pleodorina
- Lateral gene
transfer in Monosiga - see our paper
in JEB
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Ahmed Fagir - NSERC USRA
summer undergraduate student (2007)
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- PCD in Eudorina
- Lateral gene transfer in Monosiga - see
our paper in JEB
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Kanishk Karol - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student
(2007)
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- PCD in Gonium
- Lateral gene transfer in Monosiga
- see our paper in
JEB
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Christopher Tan
- Undergraduate Research Assistant and
Honours student (2006-2007)
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- Evolutionary history of p53 (Honours Project)
- see our paper in DGE
- Programmed cell death genes in Volvox carteri
(2006-2007)
- RegA in volvocalean green algae (winter 2006;
Work-Study):
- Volvocales wiki (summer 2006; SEED) -
see our Volvocales wiki
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Sarah Garnett -
MSc graduate student (2005 - 2006)
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- Programmed cell death genes in
Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii
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Marcia English
- undergraduate research assistant (2002-2005; SEED; Work-Study
; Science Co-Op Program) (currently: MSc student - Dalhousie Univ.,
Pharmacology)
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- Sex and oxidative stress in
Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii
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Fei Liu - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student
(summer 2003; summer 2005)
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- Reactive oxygen species and sex: Manipulating the
cellular antioxidant system in the green alga, Volvox
carteri
- A p53-induced gene in
Volvox carteri
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Sankalp Bhavsar
- NSERC USRA summer undergraduate
student (summer 2003; summer 2004) (currently: Medical School)
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- The evolution of programmed cell death during the
unicellular-multicellular transition in the volvocalean algal group
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Andrea Simmonds - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate
student (summer 2003) (currently: Medical School) |
- Reactive oxygen species and sex in the unicellular green
alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
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Mononita Roy
- NSERC USRA summer undergraduate
student (summer 2003) (currently: Medical School student, Dalhousie)
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- Reactive oxygen species and sex in the multicellular
green alga, Volvox carteri: the role of mitochondria
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Theodore Cios (winter 2003)
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- undergraduate research assistant
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