Former Lab Personnel

Birgitte Jensen (PhD candidate visiting from Aarhus University)

Research: Uncoupling of mitochondria by free fatty acids in a mammalian hibernator

NEWS

Birgitte wins Best student poster prize at ICCPB2019! See Birgitte's poster here.

Leah Hayward (MSc 2018)

BSc (McMaster, 2016)

Research: Effect of anoxia on mitochondrial performance in a mammalian hibernator.

Leah was runner-up in the Helen I. Battle Award competition for best student poster at the 2018 meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. See a copy of Leah's poster here.

Current Position: Clincal Trial Administration

Amanda MacCannell (MSc 2018, co-supervised by Charlie McKenzie).

BSc (UWO, 2016)

Research: Seasonal growth of adipose tissue in an "obligate" hibernator.

See Amanda's awesome poster from the most recent International Symposium on Hibernation Biology here.

Current Position:PhD candidate, Univ. of Leeds

Kate Mathers (PhD 2017)
MSc (Queen's, 2013)

BSc (Queen's, 2011)

Research: Inducing/reversing mitochondrial metabolic suppression.

Current Position: Associate Data Scientist

Jason Brown

Helen Battle Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2013)
Ph.D. (UWO 2011)
M.Sc. (UWO 2007)
B.Sc. (Wilfrid Laurier)

Research: Mitochondrial Metabolism and ROS production in daily torpor and hibernation

Current Position: University/College Lecturer

Alex Cooper

M.Sc. (2013)
B.Sc. (Guelph, 2010)

Research: Long-chain CoAs and succinate transport

Current Position:Product Manager; Stem Cell Technologies

Dillon Chung

M.Sc. (2012)
B.Sc. (UWO 2010)

Research: Post-translational regulation of mitochondrial metabolism in hibernation

Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, NIH

Katie Belgrave

M.Sc. (2012, co-supervised with Dr. Tim Regnault)
B.Sc. (UWO 2010)

Research: Effect of hypoxia on muscle metabolism

Current Position: Regulatory Coordinator (CCTFA)

Kirsten Gallagher

Honors B.Sc. (2012)
Gold Medal in Animal Physiology

Research: Brain mitochondrial metabolism in a hibernator

Current Position: Zookeeper

Chris Armstrong

M.Sc. 2010
B.Sc. (Trent)

Research: Mechanism of mitochondrial respiratory suppression in hibernation

Current Position: teaching technician, University of Toronto Scarborough

Alex Gerson

M.Sc. 2007
B.Sc. (Syracuse)

Research: Mitochondrial Metabolism in Hibernation

Current Position: Assistant Professor, U. Mass. (Amherst)

Allison McDonald

B.Sc. (Queen's)
M.Sc. (Queen's)
Ph.D. (Toronto, Scarborough)

Research: Alternative Oxidase evolution and function.

Current Position: Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier U.