Research Overview

Note that this tab lists all 3 campuses and 102 faculty. The search tool on the right side of this page applies a dynamic filter, for example, typing “cyt” with the search box and it will show you who is working on “Cytoskeletal dynamics” or “oocytes”. Alternatively entering “neuro” will show you who is working on “neurodegenerative diseases” and “neurobiology of learning and memory”. The idea is to show all faculty on one page and enable narrowing a search based on key terms.

Photo	Last Name	First Name	Appointment	Title	Campus	Research Area	Research Description
	Arruda-Carvalho	Maithe	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Neurobiology Physiology Systems Biology Cell Biology Animal Biology	Our lab uses a systems level approach to explore the relationship between the maturation of sensitive brain circuits, the emergence of complex behaviour, and stress sensitivity in mice.
	AbouHaidar	Mounir G.	Full	Professor	St. George	Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology	Virology. Research interests lie in the area of the molecular biology of plant and human viruses. Development of "transgenic" plants resistant to viruses: mechanisms of resistance. Research interests lie in the area of the molecular biology.
	Anderson	James	Full	Professor Emeritus	UTM
	Barrett	Michael	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George
	Berleth	Thomas	Full	Professor	St. George
	Bonin	Robert	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	St. George	Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behaviour	We use in vivo and in vitro approaches to identify and address cellular mechanisms of pathological sensory plasticity contributing to chronic pain and sensory disorders.
	Boonstra	Rudy	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTSC
	Braeutigam	Katharina	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	My general research interest lies in the interaction between genome, epigenome, and phenotypic performance in plants with emphasis on persistent effects of past experience and molecular memory systems.
	Bruce	Ashley E.	Full	Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology	Our goal is to understand how morphogenesis and embryonic tissue patterning are linked. We use cellular, molecular and embryological techniques to study these questions in the zebrafish embryo.
	Buck	Leslie T.	Full	Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology	We use a comparative neurobiological/physiological/molecular approach to understand how animals survive environmental extremes, in particular how painted turtles and goldfish survive without oxygen for weeks.
	Butler	David G.	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Animal Biology, Physiology	Endocrine control of water and electrolyte balance in vertebrate animals. Hormonal control of water and electrolyte balance in vertebrates; comparative endocrinology of the adrenal cortex.
	Calarco	John	Full	Assistant Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology	We study how mRNA processing and post-transcriptional gene regulation influences the development, differentiation, and function of the nervous system
	Campbell	Malcolm M.	Full	Professor	UTSC	Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	Genome biology - exploring genome-wide responses to environmental stimuli. Interplay of development, epigenetics, transcriptome, & metabolome.
	Chang	Belinda S.W.	Full	Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Comparative Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology	Recreating the evolution of visual proteins in the laboratory; next generation sequencing and computational studies of visual proteins from animals in unusual habitats; mutagenesis studies of visual pigment structure/function
	Cheng	Hai-Ying (Mary)	Full	Professor	UTM	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior	In the Cheng lab, we seek to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern circadian rhythms in mammals using our animal model of choice, the lab mouse. We are also interested in other aspects of cellular or brain function, including neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, neurogenesis, mood regulation, cellular metabolism, protein trafficking, and transcriptional regulation
	Christendat	Dinesh	Full	Professor & Associate Chair, Undergraduate	St. George	Biotechnology, Metabolomics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Proteomics, Structural Biology	Structural biology approaches to understand the Functional divergence and regulation of metabolic proteins in plants and microbes
	Coleman	John R.	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Biotechnology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology	Molecular biology & biochemistry of photosynthesis
	Corbit	Laura	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior	I study the biological bases of reward-seeking and how different brain circuits contribute to distinct forms of learning and how experiences like drug exposure or diet alter learning and behavioural control.
	Currie	Mark	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Epigenetics, Genome Biology, Gene regulation, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology	We seek to understand the mechanisms that govern genome organization, epigenetic gene regulation, and genome stability in health and disease. We combine structural biology, biochemistry, and cellular model systems.
	Desser	Sherwin S.	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Microbiology, Pathology
	Desveaux	Darrell	Full	Professor	St. George	Chemical Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Plant Biology, Proteomics, Structural Biology, Systems Biology	Plant-Microbe Systems Biology
	Edwards	Elizabeth A.	Cross Appointment	Professor	St. George	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Comparative Genomics, Functional Genomics, Metabolomics, Microbiology, Proteomics	Anaerobic microbiology and biotechnology
	Ensminger	Ingo	Full	Associate Professor	UTM	Physiology, Plant Biology	Research in the Ensminger lab is focusing on the physiology of plants to understand the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying adaptation and acclimation of plants to their environment. In particular we are interested in the mechanisms by which environmental change impacts trees and forests from molecular to species and ecosystem levels. The understanding of these mechanisms is not simply for scientific interest. It addresses some of the fundamental questions in global change research and is indispensable to the justification of how plants will respond to climate change.
	Erb	Suzanne	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTSC	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior	The neurobiology of substance dependence and the relationship between stress and long-term vulnerability to drug use.
	Erclik	Ted	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics	Our lab's goal is to understand how complex neural circuits develop from an initial population of stem cells. As a model system, we use the Drosophila optic lobe, which is the visual processing center of the fruit fly brain.
	Espie	George S.	Full	Professor	UTM	Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology	We are interested in the understanding the structure and function of the cyanobacterial CO2 concentrating mechanism and how it affects photosynthetic activity and photoautotrophic growth under a variety of environmental stresses.
	Fernandez-Gonzalez	Rodrigo	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Quantitative Biology	Cytoskeletal dynamics and mechanical forces in the assembly and repair of epithelial tissues
	Fittipaldi	Nahuel	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	St. George	Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Clinical Microbiology and Labolatory Science
	Fulthorpe	Roberta R.	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTSC	Evolutionary Biology, Functional Genomics, Microbiology, Plant Biology	Evolution of catabolic activities in bacteria of soils, waters and the plant endosphere. The role of Recombinase in Trio elements in catabolic gene evolution.
	Garside	Christopher S.	Full	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	St. George	Lecturer	I am interested in finding ways to increase student engagement with lecture and laboratory materials by providing students with transferrable concepts and skills.
	Gazzarrini	Sonia	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology	My research interests involve understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the transition from dormancy to germination and the role that hormones and abiotic stresses play in this processes.
	Gerlai	Robert	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTM	Genetics, Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior	Neurobehavioural genetic analysis of zebrafish with a focus on alcohol effects, social behaviour, learning and memory.
	Gilbert	Penney	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	St. George	Cell Biology	Our team develops methods to uncover biomechanical influences of the muscle stem cell and its niche on skeletal muscle tissue homeostasis and repair.
	Godt	Dorothea	Full	Associate Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology	Analysis of molecular networks that drive cell shape changes, cell migration, and cell and tissue architecture during animal development
	Gonzales-Vigil	Eliana	Full	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Plant Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Metabolomics, Systems Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics	How, when and why do plants synthesize metabolites that cure our illnesses and flavour our foods? The lab is figuring out the answers to questions realated to plant specialized metabolism.
	Goring	Daphne R.	Full	Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology	My overall research interests are to understand how plant cells communicate through signal transduction pathways to regulate plant growth and development in species in the mustard family (Arabidopsis, Brassica, canola).
	Guttman	David S.	Full	Professor & CAGEF Director	St. George	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Comparative Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Microbiology, Pathology, Plant Biology	Comparative, evolutionary and functional genomics. Evolution of host specificity and virulence in pathogenic bacteria. Microbiome studies of human and plant diseases.
	Guzzo	Christina	Full	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Microbiology, Pathology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology	My research aims to delineate the molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 control and pathogenesis, including the role of host immune cell proteins (soluble and cell-derived) in altering HIV infection.
	Harris	Tony J.C.	Full	Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology	We study how molecular circuits control and coordinate cell polarity, adhesion, cytoskeletal and membrane trafficking machinery to build and re-shape cells during animal development.
	Harrison	Rene E.	Full	Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology	My lab uses advanced fluorescent imaging to study the cell biology of immune cells and bone cells under normal and pathological states.
	Hasenkampf	Clare	Full	Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology, Genetics, Plant Biology	Chromosome interactions during meiosis are the focus of the Hasenkampf lab.
	Heath	Michele	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George	Physiological Plant Pathology
	Hellebust	Johan	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Phycology
	Higgins	Verna	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George	Plant Pathology
	Hilfinger	Andreas	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	UTM	Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology	We develop and test mathematical models to describe the significant stochastic variability observed across populations of genetically identical cells.
	Holmes	Melissa M.	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior	My primary research interest is the reciprocal relationship between social interactions and adult plasticity in the mammalian brain.
	Ito	Rutsuko	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTSC	Systems Biology, Psychology & Behavior, Neurobiology, Animal Biology	We are interested in identifying brain circuits that underlie contextual and affective influences over motivated behaviour, and the neural and neurochemical mechanisms of approach avoidance decision making. We also use animal models of addiction, schizophrenia and depression to establish how approach-avoidance decision making is disrupted in diseased states.
	Kanelis	Voula	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM	Structural Biology	We study nucleotide binding domains (NBDs) from the sulfonylurea receptors (SURs). The SUR proteins, which are members of the ATP binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of proteins, form regulatory domains of ATP sensitive K+ channels. Mutations in the NBDs of the SUR proteins result in diabetes, hyperinsulinism, and cardiac disorders.
	Kim	Junchul	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior	Neural circuits underlying approach and avoidance behaviours
	Kohn	Linda M.	Cross Appointment	Professor Emerita	UTM	Comparative Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Plant Biology	Fungal Biology: Systematics, Population Biology, Trophic Interactions, Experimental Evolution, Speciation.
	Kronzucker	Herbert J.	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTSC	Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Metabolomics, Physiology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	My laboratory is dedicated to the exploration of transport systems in plants, and the relationship between transport pathways and plant productivity.
	Lange	Angela B.	Full	Professor	UTM	Animal Biology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology	I am an insect physiologist who studies how the nervous system and visceral tissues communicate and integrate information allowing for coordinated behaviours such as egg-laying, digestion, and circulatory function.
	Larsen	Ellen W.	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George	Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics	Development of foliose lichens, self-organization in development and evolution. Mechanisms of environmental effects on the penetrance of mutations.
	Levine	Joel	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTM	Mechanisms of Social Behaviour and Circadian Clocks
	Liu	Baohua	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Systems Biology Animal Biology Cell Biology Neurobiology Physiology	We are interested in the circuit mechanisms underlying the orchestration of the ocular motor behavior and visual information processing, which is essential for proper vision.
	Lovejoy	David A.	Full	Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology	Integrated molecular and organismal neuroendocrinology on the actions of stress on metabolism, reproduction and behaviour
	Lovejoy	Nathan R.	Cross Appointment	Professor	UTSC	Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Comparative Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics	I am interested in the relationship between naturally occurring genomic variation and animal function. Current research focuses on the evolution of genes involved in electric signal production in Amazonian fishes.
	Lumba	Shelley	Full	Assistant Professor	St. George	Comparative Genomics, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	Our goal is to elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying dormancy and germination in both non-parasitic and parasitic plants. We apply systems biology approaches to generate signalling networks during seed germination.
	Martin	Loren	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	UTM	Neurobiology, Animal Biology, Psychology & Behavior, Molecular Biology, Physiology	We investigate the relationship between stress and pain by looking at the neurological changes induced by chronic pain and how cognitive and social factors alter pain sensitivity.
	Mason	Andrew C.	Cross Appointment	Professor & Chair	UTSC	Animal Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior	acoustic and vibrational communication; complex signals; sensory processing; decision making; signal function and evolution
	Master	Emma	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	St. George
	Masui	Yoshio	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology	Control of cell cycles in development and meiosis in oocytes in animals (1967-2005 no longer continued)
	McCourt	Peter	Full	Professor	St. George	Biotechnology, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	The laboratory is focused on how hormones regulate developmental responses in higher plants. In particular, we use functional and chemical genomics approaches to dissect abscisic acid (ABA) and strigolactone signaling.
	McFarlane	Heather	Full	Assistant Professor	St. George	Cell Biology Plant Biology Molecular Biology Development Biology Systems Biology Genetics	We ask and answer questions about the fundamental mechanisms by which plants sense their environment through the cell wall and how plants adjust their growth in response to these signals.
	McGowan	Patrick O.	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior, Systems Biology	Epigenetic mechanisms of neurodevelopment and behaviour. Focus on molecular mechanisms that mediate the adaptation to psychosocial stress and complex disease in humans and other species.
	McMillen	David R.	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Quantitative Biology, Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology	Systems and synthetic biology. Design, construction, and analysis of synthetic networks (feedback controllers, logical operators, etc.) in microorganisms and (through collaboration) mammalian cells, to alter cellular behaviour from within.
	Nguyen-Ba	Alex	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Quantitative Genetics, Experimental Evolution, Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology	High-throughput approaches for understanding quantitative genetics and evolution
	Milstein	Joshua N.	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM	Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Quantitative Biology	Quantitative Biology; DNA Dynamics; Super-Resolution Imaging; Mechanobiology
	Mitchell	Jennifer A.	Full	Associate Professor & Associate Chair, Research	St. George	Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Developmental Biology	We study how stem cells maintain the ability to self-renew and differentiate to specialised cells. Our focus is on finding the on/off instructions in DNA that regulate genes required for stem cell function.
	Monks	Douglas Ashley	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM
	Moses	Alan M.	Full	Professor	St. George	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Comparative Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Proteomics, Systems Biology	DNA and protein sequences that control gene regulation. Population genetics and molecular evolution of regulatory networks. Development of computational and statistical methods for analysis of large biological datasets.
	Mott	Adam	Full	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Plant Biology, Systems Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology	We combine wet lab and computational approaches to study how plants use cell surface receptors to sense their environment, integrate this information, and regulate growth and immunity.
	Nambara	Eiji	Full	Professor	St. George	Biotechnology, Chemical Biology, Comparative Genomics, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Metabolomics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Systems Biology	My research team investigates molecular mechanisms by which plants regulate plant hormone metabolism.
	Nash	Joanne E.	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Neurobiology	We employ a multidisciplinary approach to understand the cell and molecular mechanisms underlying neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease. It is hoped that these studies will lead to better treatments for patients suffering from these diseases.
	Ness	Rob W.	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	UTM	Comparative Genomics Functional Genomics Evolutionary Biology Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Genetics Plant Biology Microbiology	The Ness lab investigates how mutation and recombination interact with selection and genetic drift to drive evolution. We combine natural and experimental populations with new fangled genomic technologies.
	Neumann	Melody J.	Full	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream	St. George	Lecturer	My primary research interest is the scholarly and scientific analysis of teaching practices to improve student learning in cell and molecular biology.
	O'Day	Danton H.	Full	Professor Emeritus	UTM	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology	My lab focuses on the role of calmodulin binding proteins in cellular function.
	Orchard	Ian	Full	Professor Emeritus	UTM	Animal Biology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Proteomics	We examine the functioning of the nervous system, using insects as experimental models. We establish the mechanisms by which the nervous system communicates; examining hormonal, synaptic, and modulatory mechanism.
	Peever	John H.	Full	Professor & Associate Chair, Graduate	St. George	Neurobiology, Physiology, Systems Biology	Neurobiology of brain arousal states
	Phillips	Michael	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Metabolomics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Quantitative Biology, Systems Biology	My research focuses on the control of flux in plant metabolic networks and the adaptive responses of the plant metabolome to stress at the interface of primary and secondary metabolism.
	Plotnikov	Sergey V.	Full	Assistant Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Quantitative Biology	We are interested in understanding the mechanisms utilized by mammalian cells to sense and transduce physical inputs from the microenvironment and how cell migration is guided by the mechanical cues.
	Provart	Nicholas J.	Full	Professor & Chair	St. George	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Comparative Genomics, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, Systems Biology	Bioinformatic tools and analyses for hypothesis generation in plant biology. Wet-lab validation of hypotheses generated using such tools.
	Reber	Michael	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	St. George	Systems Biology, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Cell Biology, Psychology & Behevior	How is the visual system network wired? How does it function? These are the questions we are addressing in the lab, using state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches.
	Reid	Stephen	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC
	Rhee	Ho-Sung	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology	We study how a unique neuronal cell type is specified and maintained during mammalian development. To understand these processes, we use cutting-edge stem cell differentiation and genomics approaches in neural development and disease.
	Richards	Blake A.	Full	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior, Systems Biology	My lab studies the neurobiology of learning and memory. We take a multidisciplinary, circuit-level approach to examine how neurons encode information about our past experiences.
	Riggs	C. Daniel	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology, Comparative Genomics, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology	Developmental genetics and meristem biology
	Ringuette	Maurice	Full	Associate Professor	St. George
	Romans	Patricia	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George
	Roots	Betty I.	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George	Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology
	Saltzman	Arneet	Full	Assistant Professor	St. George	Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cell Biology	Understanding chromatin regulation during development using C. elegans as a molel system.
	Senatore	Adriano	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Animal Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Functional Genomics, Neurobiology, Physiology, Proteomics	We seek to understand the function and dysfunction of several ion channels that play important roles in the nervous system, and further, how these and other electrogenic genes were adapted during nervous system evolution for complex cellular coordination and animal behavior. Through a broad phylogenetic approach, we explore the functional and physiological properties of 1) voltage-gated calcium channels that drive muscle contraction and neurotransmitter release, 2) peptide and acid-gated ion channels (i.e. DEG/ENaC) involved in pain signaling, learning and memory, and synaptic transmission, and 3) the sodium leak channel NALCN, involved in circadian rhythm, neural excitability, and sensitivity to anesthetics. Researchers in the lab integrate a broad range of techniques using several animal model systems, including behavioral analysis, microscopy, molecular biology, electrophysiology, cell culture, proteomics, and genomics/transcriptomics and bioinformatics.
	Shin	Jumi	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	UTM	Protein design and engineering Directed evolution Artificial transcription factors	Our work uses molecular and cellular biology and biophysical approaches to design small proteins that target DNA sequences important in disease. For example, our 66 amino acid protein ME47 targets the E-box sequence, which is involved in over half of all cancers, and competitively inhibits native transcription factors from binding their DNA targets. ME47 can be used to modulate breast cancer cell growth in mouse models. We also study how continuous exposure to pollutants, like quantum dots, can cause organisms to genetically adapt.
	Smith	J.J. Berry	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Physiology
	Sokolowski	Marla B.	Cross Appointment	Professor	St. George		Prof Sokolowski's lab is interested in individual differences and behaviour and how they arise. They mostly use Drosophila to investigate gene by environment interactions and epigenetics around the regulation of individual differences in foraging, feeding, metabolism as well as learning and social behaviour.
	Stephenson	Richard	Full	Associate Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior	Regulation and function of sleep
	Stewart	Bryan	Full	Professor	UTM	Animal Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology	Our research is aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern the function and development of neurons. We use a variety of genetic, molecular, biochemical, imaging and physiological techniques aimed at determining how neurons communicate with other cells.
	Subramaniam	Gopal	Adjunct Appointment	Senior Scientist	St. George	Chemical Biology, Comparative Genomics, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Plant Biology	My Laboratory studies regulation of secondary metabolism and virulence in the phytopathogen Fusarium graminearum.
	Takehara-Nishiuchi	Kaori	Cross Appointment	Associate Professor	St. George	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Psychology & Behavior	My research program aims to understand how the cortical network stores a permanent record of daily experiences and how it deteriorates in memory disorders.
	Tepass	Ulrich	Full	Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology	We study the mechanisms of cell polarity and cell adhesion of epithelial cells during animal development. Our work is relevant for several human diseases, in particular cancer and blindness.
	Terebiznik	Mauricio R.	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology, Microbiology, Structural Biology	My laboratory specializes in cellular microbiology and cell biology. We investigate different unexplored aspects of the interplay of macrophages, and epithelial cells with intracellular pathogens and toxic fibres like asbestos.
	Thiele	Tod	Full	Assistant Professor	UTSC	Neurobiology, Psychology & Behavior, Systems Biology	Our research uses zebrafish to investigate how neural circuits control behaviour. To gain insights into neural circuit function we use a combination of behavioural analyses, calcium imaging, optogenetics and genome engineering.
	Tobe	Stephen S.	Full	Professor Emeritus	St. George	Animal Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology	Comparative endocrinology of invertebrates, particularly Arthropods. Reproduction in insects and crustaceans.
	Treanor	Bebhinn	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Cell Biology	My research focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling immune cell activation through the development and implementation of cutting edge optical microscopy.
	Tropepe	Vincent	Full	Professor & Vice-Dean of Research	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology	Developmental Neuroscience
	Vanlerberghe	Greg C.	Full	Professor	UTSC	Plant Biology	We investigate the impact of abiotic and biotic stress on plant energy metabolism. We uncover the signature responses of metabolism to stress and elucidate how these responses support stress acclimation.
	Varmuza	Susannah L.	Full	Professor Emerita	St. George	Developmental Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology	My research area is Epigenetics, with a focus on genomic imprinting in mammals and its impact on development.
	Walters	Brandon	Full	Assistant Professor	UTM	Neurobiology, RNA biology, Learning and Memory, Epitranscriptomics, Epigenetics, Obesity, Alzheimers Disease.	The role of epitranscriptomic modifications in learning and memory.
	Welch	Kenneth C.	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Animal Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Systems Biology	I use and integrative and comparative approach to study the physiology of muscle function, fuel use, metabolism and energetics during locomotion.
	Westwood	J. Timothy	Full	Associate Professor	UTM	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology	The Westwood lab primarily studies the regulation of gene transcription, using the Drosophila heat shock genes as a model system, as well as post-transcriptional gene regulation during early Drosophila embryogenesis.
	Winklbauer	Rudolf	Full	Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Quantitative Biology	We study the molecular and cellular mechanisms and the tissue mechanical basis of vertebrate gastrulation.
	Woodin	Melanie A.	Full	Professor	St. George	Cell Biology, Neurobiology	The Woodin Lab is focused on discovering the cellular mechanisms underlying inhibitory GABAergic synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. These discoveries are made by combining cell biology, fluorescence imaging, computer modeling, and electrophysiology and optogenetics.
	Yoshioka	Keiko	Full	Professor	St. George	Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, Systems Biology	Signal transduction of stress responses in plants with an emphasis on immunity; environmental effects on pathogen resistance; signal transduction networks in abiotic and biotic stress responses; production of stress resistant plants.
	Zhao	Rongmin	Full	Associate Professor	UTSC	Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Proteomics, Systems Biology	The mechanism of action of molecular chaperones and their roles in plant development, and in organelle functions; the mechanism of regulated protein degradation by the 26S proteasome.
	Zhen	Mei	Cross Appointment	Professor	St. George	Neurobiology, Developmental Biology, Systems Biology, Genetics, Quantitative Biology, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology	We combine electron microscopy, genetics, genomics, optogenetics, calcium imaging, and electrophysiology to study how a neural circuit develops and operates, and apply C. elegans models to study neurological disorders.
	Zovkic	Iva	Cross Appointment	Assistant Professor	UTM	Neurobiology, Animal Biology, Psychology & Behavior, Epigenetics	Epigenetic mechamisms of learning and memory in rodents; role of histone variants in memory formation and maintenance; age-related cognitive decline.