Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Western University
1151 Richmond St. N
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B7
Office: Biological & Geological Sciences 2051
Lab: Biological & Geological Sciences 2061
Email: smacfie@uwo.ca
Phone: (519) 661-2111 x 86487
Fax: 519 661-3935
| Dr. Melanie Columbus | Establishing a protocol for PGPR inoculation of Arabidopsis | 2013 |
| Dr. Michelle Harrison-Belton | Using synchrotron radiation to monitor metals in plants | 2004 |
| Dr. Steve Naftel | 2002-2004 |
| Adnan Khan | Environmental fate of BACs (co-supervised with M. Ray) | 2016 |
| Melanie Columbus | Plant-microbe interactions under cadmium stress | 2013 |
| Fardausi (Shathi) Akhter | Translocation and distribution of cadmium in plants. | 2012 |
| Michelle Sweeney | The response of durum wheat to cadmium | 2004 |
| Marnie Demand | Interactions among Se, S and Cd in several plant species | 2022 |
| Spencer Matt | Addition of S does not improve Cd tolerance in soybean | 2022 |
| Paul Boersma | Sliver nanoparticles inhibit N-fixation in soyben | 2021 |
| Leily Kazemi | Soybean root exudates and the rhizobiome | 2020 |
| Ezinne Ndbueze | Phytoremediation (co-supervised with E Yanful) | 2018 |
| Sergio Dominguez | Modelling exudation of organic exudates | 2017 |
| Joshua Frank | PGPR reduce Cd-induced ethylene stress | 2016 |
| Ian Willick | PEPC responds to Cd stress in Arabidopsis | 2013 |
| Nahed Mahrous | Studying the intact rhizosphere of corn | 2012 |
| Hollydawn Murray | Organic matter influences metal uptake in urban garden soils | 2009 |
| Bolaji Adeniji | Differential cadmium accumulation in durum wheat | 2008 |
| Shirin Bahrami | Phytochelatins and cadmium-accumulation in durum wheat | 2006 |
| Winona Rani Gadapati | Phytochelatins and Brassica species | 2003 |
| Jordan Smith | True army worm herbivory on Zn-treated corn | 2024 |
| Jessica Zhao | Sulpher and reduced cadmium toxicity in soybean | 2024 |
| Lance Javier | Microplastics, copper and soybean | 2023 |
| Guilia Clarizio | Metallothionein-related genes, copper and canola | 2023 |
| Spencer Matt | Sulfer and reduced Cd toxicity | 2019 |
| Paul Boersma | Silver nanoparticles and soybean | 2019 |
| Hannah Nadler | Plant growth-promoting bacteria | 2017 |
| Gillian Davison | BAC toxicity in soybean | 2017 |
| Mark Libby | BAC toxicity in garden cress | 2016 |
| Daniel Winnick | BAC toxicity in lettuce | 2016 |
| Gabriëlle Zieleman | Localization of cadmium in wheat roots | 2016 |
| Danya Nguyen (Jan-Apr only) | Morphological reposnes to increased temperature and CO2 | 2016 |
| Lucas Albano | Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria | 2015 |
| Bethany Hodgins | Biomarkers of soil contamination | 2015 |
| Joshua Frank | Plant growth-promoting bacteria and plant-produced ethylene | 2014 |
| Olivia Parisi | Nutrition and cadmium-tolerance in Kentucky bluegrass | 2014 |
| Brittany Sadkowski | Drought tolerance in Poa pratensis as influenced by nutrition | 2012 |
| Melissa Giamou | Compost quality and metal uptake in lettuce | 2011 |
| Ian Willick | Response of PEPcarboxylase to cadmium | 2011 |
| Caitlin Parker | Compost quality affects metal uptake in lettuce | 2010 |
| Christina Quinn | Transpiration and Cd uptake in durum wheat | 2010 |
| Pooja Sharma | Ni and Zn accumulation in radish and lettuce | 2009 |
| Christine Tran | Effect of cadmium on plant-induced changes in the rhizosphere | 2009 |
| Mackenzie Budimir-Hussey | Identification of Cd-responsive genes in B. juncea | 2009 |
| Justin Kicks | Suppression of Cd-sensitivity in yeast by cDNA of B. juncea | 2007 |
| Karen Thompson | Predicting the uptake of metals from soils into edible crops | 2007 |
| Hollydawn Murray | Localization of cadmium and zinc in soybean tissues | 2006 |
| Namrata Joshi | Effects of grazing on Cd-laden plants on two herbivorous insect | 2005 |
| Jill Van Wallegham | Effects of cadmium on nodulation in soybean | 2004 |
| Tracy Shute | Phytoremediation potential of soybean | 2003 |
| Michelle McCutcheon | Effects of cadmium on Triticum turgidum | 2003 |
| Kacy Johnson | Using CE to separate carboxylic acids | 2002 |
| Jennifer Heidenheim | Where does the cadmium go during sample preparation? | 2001 |
| Mariam Ghali |
Metal-induced changes in branching pattern | 2000 |
| Anisa Omar |
Localization of cadmium in Brassica juncea | 2000 |
| Michelle Sweeney |
Tolerance of corn to cadmium and zinc: importance of pH | 1999 |
| Iain McIntosh |
Brassicaceae and phytoremediation | 1999 |
| Michael daSilva | Metal-tolerance in Zea mays: developing a test system | 1998 |
| Alexa Seal | Copper tolerance in Chlorella vulgaris | 1998 |
| Gerard Reyes | Effects of light on clonal expansion on Labrador tea | 1998 |
| Michael BeGora | Cadmium-induced exudations in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | 1997 |
| Ha Ryun Yang | Interaction between compost and cadmium uptake | 2021 |
| Marnie Demand | BACs and N-fixing bacteria in root nodules | 2017 |
| Amro Mohammad |
Transpiration and metal uptake in durum wheat | 2010 |
| Pooja Sharma | Predicting metal uptake from soil solution | 2008 |
| Justin Kicks | Suppression of Cd-sensitivity in yeast by cDNA of B. juncea | 2007 & 2005 |
| Tracy Shute |
Cd-induced P-deficiency in corn | 2002 |
| Michael Gretes | Metal stress in Brassicacea | 2001 |
| Michelle Sweeney | Cadmium tolerance and toxicity | 1999 |
| Jessica Zhao | USRI project: Can S alleviate Cd toxicity? | 2023 |
| John Palmer | BAC phytotoxicity | 2016 |
| Shagana Balasubramaniam | Using PBPR to improve Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis | 2013 to 2015 |
| Lucas Albano | Lab assistant extraordinaire | 2012 & 2015 |
| Joanna Konopka | Effects of Cd on herbivorous insects | 2011 |
| Ian Willick | General assistant and waiter of Arabidopsis seeds | 2011 |
| Mackenzie Budimir-Hussey | Changes in gene activity in response to Cd | 2009 & 2010 |
| Trevor Pinchin | Absorption of Cd to plant cell walls | 2009 |
| Christine Tran | Plant induced changes in rhizosphere pH | 2007 |
| Pooja Sharma | The transfer of metals from urban gardens to vegetables | 2006 |
| Justin Kicks | Localization of Cd and Zn in plant roots | 2004 & 2003 |
| Andrew Jacques |
Cd and the cell wall - FTIR | 2002 |
| Kacey Johnson | Metal stress in Brassicaceae | 2001 |
| Maureen Carey |
Making and using a cDNA library | 2000 |
| Uma Manchiraju |
Localization of Cd in Indian mustard | 1997 |
| Michael BeGora | Accumulation of metals in green algae | 1997 |
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