Shiva SinghWestern Science

Past Graduate Students


Patrick McDonald Ph.D. 2008 Epigenetic studies on candidate genes for schizophrenia located on chromosome 6
Melissa Symons M.Sc. 2008 Analysis of ethanol-responsive genes as candidates for ethanol preference in mice
Brenda Murphy Ph.D. 2007 COMT and SYNIII genes on 22q in schizophrenia
Katina Kam M.Sc. 2005 Ethanol preference and brain candidate gene expression in C57BL/6J and BALB/CJ and their RI lines
Julie Treadwell Ph.D. 2004 Candidate genes for ethanol preference identified through brain gene expression screening and genetic segregation in mice
Kimberly Loney M.Sc. 2004 Mouse metallothioneins and ethanol preference: Analyses of brain gene expression, co-segregation, and knockout studies
Ramajana Bundalo-Kalaba M.Sc. 2004 Genetics of behavioral phenotypes using C57BL/6J and BALB/CJ strains of mice, genome-wide brain gene expression and molecular characterization of the KIR4.1 gene
Michelle Harrison Ph.D. 2003 Genome-wide brain expression based search for candidate genes for alcohol preference in mice
Patrick McDonald M.Sc. 2001 Use of representational difference analysis in the assessment of any genetic differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia
Michael Lewis M.Sc. 2001 An assessment of DNA differences between monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia using representational difference analysis (RDA)
Raihan Uddin M.Sc. 2000 Differentially expressed brain cDNAs and alcohol preference or avoidance in mice
Paromita Deb-Rinker Ph.D. 2000 Human endogenous retroviral (Herv)-related sequences and their possible association with schizophrenia
Debora Mancini Ph.D. 1999 Methylation-mediated inactivation of tumour suppressor genes
Tillie Chiu M.Sc. 1998 Differential display in the isolation and characterization of expressed sequences related to ethanol preference in mice
Timothy Klempan M.Sc. 1998 Representational difference analysis (RDA) involving human retroviral-related sequences and their possible role in schizophrenia
Xiaomin Song M.Sc. 1997 Distribution and molecular characterization of #'-UTR binding proteins specific to the (U)15 region of Cas-1 gene
Andor Kiss M.Sc. 1997 A spatial and temporal study of mRNA binding proteins specific to a 134 base CA dinucleotide rich portion of the 3'-untranslated region from the BALB/c mouse catalase gene, Cas-1
Indira Pillay M.Sc. 1996 Analysis of tissue-specific cytosine methylation in the CpG island of the Cas-I gene in mouse
Nicholas Schisler Ph.D. 1996 The antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase): their molecular revolution and regulation in mice
Kathleen Hill Ph.D. 1995 Evolutionary dynamics of two loci of the human genome as assessed by examination of nucleotide sequence diversity and organization
Dorothy Reimer Ph.D. 1994 The molecular genetics of mouse catalase
Shari Bond Ph.D. 1992 Cytolic acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (Ahd-2) in mice: cDNA sequence, molecular characterization and a possible role in ethanol sensitivity.
Christine Tagliabracci M.Sc. 1992 The molecular genetics of the effect of ethanol on the genes of alcohol metabolism in mice: a possible role in ethanol preference
Mellissa Wigle M.Sc. 1990 DNA methylation and genomic imprinting of endogenous genes on mouse chromosome 11
Stephanie Ditta M.Sc. 1990 Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and HLA haplotype analysis of three narcoleptic caucasian families
Joseph Frappier M.Sc. 1989 Enhanced ferritin synthesis in brain and kidney of lithium-treated mice
Samar El-Hage M.Sc. 1989 Developmental expression of genes of oxygen radical metabolism in mice and their possible role in the formation of chromatid exchanges (SCE)
Shari Bond M.Sc. 1987 Methyl nitrosourea (MNU) induced sister chromatic exchanges (SCES) and unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) in vivo in mice (Mus musculus). The effects of background genotype during aging.
Sharmila Perera M.Sc. 1987 Characterization of sanfilippo: A (mucopolysaccaridosis IIIA) genotypes
Angela Porter M.Sc. 1987 Genotoxicity evaluation using pre- and post-implantation mouse embryos in vitro and in vivo
Vicjen Wei M.Sc. 1986 Biochemical genetics of the effects on chronic ethanol treatment in mice
Caroline Wang M.Sc. 1983 Genetic regulation of liver alcohol dehydrogenase on response to ethanol in mice
Dorothy Reimer M.Sc. 1983 Inherited variations associated with cyclophosphamide-induced chromosome damage in Mus musculus
Munir El-Kassem M.Sc. 1982 Pharmacogenetic phenotypes produced by lithium chloride, and their genetic basis in mice