Laboratory
Instructors:
Microscopist
Animal Care Staff:
Bonnie MacIsaac & Mary Murphy
The mainstay of our Department, Bonnie and Mary
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Randy Lauff
Randy teaches Comparative Anatomy of
Vertebrates (Biol 343) and
instructs the labs in Introductory
Cell Biology (Biol 111) and Comparative Vertebrate Physiology (Biol 304).
His research focuses on the ecologies of the Boreal Owl,
Aegolius funereus and Northern Saw-whet Owl,
Aegolius acadicus, by using a network of nest boxes, primarily in northern Cape Breton and
the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia. Randy also curates the
zoological collections and helps out
with the herbarium.
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John Bueglas
John
teaches the Ecology (203) and
Genetics (204) labs and is a marker
for Microbes in Human Biology (115).
He became a member of the St. FX
biology family in 2007 after
creating and implementing a
biological control program on Purple
Loosestrife for Duck’s Unlimited and
operating an aquatic plant nursery
for 12 years with his wife, Rollande
and his son, Jeff. John graduated
from the University of Guelph with a
Master’s Degree in Entomology and
Biological Control (1995).
Thesis: An ecological investigation
of Acanthoscelides tenuis
Bottimer and its impact on
Lythrum salicaria L. (purple
loosestrife) in southern Ontario.
In his “free” time he builds
waterfalls and ponds for homeowners
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Regina
Cozzi
Regina
teaches the labs for Introductory
Cell Biology (Biol 111) and
Diversity of Life (Biol 112). She
also does research for Dr. W.S.
Marshall, focusing on the hormonal
regulation of ion transport in
teleost fish membranes and in human
airway epithelial cells. She has a
background in Molecular Biology &
Biotechnology (B.Sc.) and in
Environmental Immunotoxicology
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Leslie Buckland-Nicks
Leslie teaches the Microbiology (Biol 315) and Genetics Laboratories (Biol 204) and prepares media for Environmental Microbiology (Biol 470).
Leslie coordinated the writing of lectures and Instructor's manual for the eXcel Science Program for StFX.
Her current research is characterizing proteins found in dimorphic parasperm of
Fusitriton, by electrophoresis. |
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Kris Hunter
Kris
teaches the labs for Anatomy and
Physiology, Bio251/Bio252. He joined the
St FX Biology Department in 2006
from UBC where he was working on his
Ph.D. in behaviour and muscle
physiology of salmon. In his spare
time, Kris works with Habitat
Unlimited and the St. Mary's River
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Chris Marchand
Chris teaches
the Human anatomy and physiology (251/252)
labs and assists in marking and other duties
whenever needed. He became a member of the
StFX biology team in 2008. Before coming to
StFX Chris was a high school teacher locally
and in the Halifax Regional School Board.
Chris is also, periodically a research
assistant, with the N.S. Department of
Inland Fisheries, which fits nicely into his
obsession with angling. Chris is also an
accomplished artist, focusing on wood
sculpture and painting. Most recently Chris
has focused his efforts on his family,
namely his wife Christine and his baby
daughter Chantal.
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Norma Mitchell
Norma does lab and media
preparation for Microbiology
and marking for a host of
courses.
Norma received her
B.Sc. in Biology (StFX
2001).
She
cares for almost 100
tropical freshwater fish in four
tanks and moderates
an online forum for the East
Coast Aquarium Society (http://www.eastcoastaquariumsociety.ca).
She also has several snakes
and a
dog. Somewhere in that
menagerie is also a husband,
Sean, two boys and a girl. |
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Justin Paturel
Synopsis coming soon.
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Leah
Rogers
Bio coming soon! |
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| Monica Schuegraf
Monica
has returned to us after
successfully completing her M.Sc. She
is teaching in the Biomechanics
and Introductory Zoology labs. |
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George
Robertson -
Microscopist
George is the
microscopist for the department.
Right now his research interests
include:
1)
Ultrastructural study of algae
(collaborated with Dr. D Garbary).
2) Immunolocalization of carbohydrates
in cell wall of root hair of
Arabidopsis (collaborated with Dr.
M. Galway).
3)
Histological study of lungs of birds
(collaborated with Drs. A.
Brackenbury and E. DeMont).
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Anne Louise
MacDonald –
Manager of Animal and Plant Care
Anne
Louise has been in charge of the
StFX Animal Care Facility and
the J. Bruce Brown greenhouse since
1982, ensuring the health of live
specimens used in research and
teaching. In 1995 she received the
Canada Council on Animal Care award
for the best small-sized animal care
facility in Canada.
Anne
Louise is currently working
part-time for StFX and part-time
writing children’s books.
The rest
of her time is spent enjoying her
gardens, her two horses and teaching
natural horse and hoof care and
therapeutic trimming on-line and
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Rollande Dubé - Animal Care Facility
Rollande
graduated from the University of
Guelph with honors in Biology
minoring in Botany and Forestry. For
the past 13 years she operated an
aquatic plant nursery, landscape
design and landscape installation
company. She has experience caring
for and handling a wide variety of
animals from the exotic to the
standard pet and farm breeds. She
now resides in Pomquet where she
hopes to devote more time to her
bird watching pursuits and keeping
up with her native French language.
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