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I received my PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1999 and my MSc in Animal Science from UBC in 1995. My PhD included research at City University of Hong Kong (1997) and as a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the CNRS in Strasbourg France (1998). Prior to joining Laurier in 2014, I was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council postdoctoral fellow (2000-2002) followed by principal investigator (2003-2013) at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) at the University of Porto in Portugal. My affiliation with CIIMAR continues.
I have been pursuing a line of research in fish physiology focused primarily on elucidating the mechanisms of ion and nitrogen regulation. The backbone of my research is built upon the use of immuno-detection techniques complement with molecular genetics approaches to characterize the transport proteins involved in these physiological processes. My research has also expanded into understanding the wider story of stomach loss in vertebrates. I have been supported by external grants from NSERC and the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission and have been actively engaged in the training of graduate students.
NSERC DISCOVERY (RGPIN-2019-06838) The gut to gills of ion regulation. 2019-2026. NSERC ACCELERATOR 2019-2024
Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. Development of an artificial feeding system for parasitic lamprey. January 2019
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Discovery (RGPIN-2014-04289) Molecular physiology of ion transport in lower vertebrates.
The lab is currently opperating at capacity but am keen to take on undergraduate and graduate students in the future. If you are interested in the type of research I do, let me know.
International peer-reviewed publications since 2021:
(Students under my supervision are underlined)
ISI Web of Science (14 Auguest 2023): ISI Articles 128; Total citations 4953; H-index 41
ISI ResearcherID: I-6071-2012; ORCID: 0000-0003-3681-1166; Scopus: 23003162000.
BI256 Life on Earth Animals
BI330 Fundamentals of Histology
BI451 Physiological Adaptations of Fishes
BI439 Comparative Microscopic Vertebrate Anatomy
Contact Info:
T: 548.889.3758
F: 519.746.0677
Office location: BA438
Office hours:
Mondays 14.30 to 15.30 or by appointment
Languages spoken: English
Personal website:
researchgate.com