2022-2023
PresidentEllie Weise (she/they)
PhD, Ruzzante lab Interested in population genetics and development of genetic assessment tools for adaptive management. Thesis is focused on assessment of Scotian shelf of Atlantic Halibut including the development of a close-kin mark-recapture census size model. |
Vice-PresidentBrent Robicheau (he/him)
PhD, LaRoche lab Genetics of coastal microorganisms and marine microbial biodiversity |
TreasurerEmily Yeung (she/her)
MSc, Bentzen lab Broadly interested in fish and aquatic ecology and ecosystem-based approaches. Currently working on epigenetic responses to salinity in Atlantic Whitefish. |
Secretary Sammy Crowley (she/her)
PhD, Bentzen lab (co-supervised by Ian Bradbury) Interested in predicting climate-related drivers of change in the genetics and epigenetics of Arctic Charr and their freshwater fish communities |
Graduate Admissions & Scholarship RepresentativeScott Pollara
PhD, Bertrand Lab Microbial interactions and proteomics |
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Outreach RepresentativeKate Ortenzi (she/her, they/their)
PhD, Bailey lab I work in Nunatsiavut (at the tippy top of Labrador) on mapping benthic species and then connecting those habitats to Nunatsiavut community members through stories, values, and keystone species. I'm doing this work in collaboration with community members and by using methodology that supports a holistic view of the ecosystem that better aligns with Inuit ways of knowing, and acknowledges non-hierarchical relationships between people, plants, and animals. Leticia Magpali (she/they)
MSc, Bielawski lab I study the evolution of cetacean (whales, dolphins and porpoises) vocal behaviour in different environments by integrating genomic and acoustic data. |
Intramural CoordinatorScott Pollara
PhD, Bertrand Lab Microbial interactions and proteomics |
BioCoffee Team
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Social Coordinators
Shelby Clarke (she/her)
PhD, Filgueira lab I study the effect of climate change and invasive species on mussel aquaculture in Atlantic Canada. I specifically focus on physiological and behavioural response to stress from heatwaves and tunicates. |
Jasmine Talevi (she/her)
MSc, Filgueira Lab Ecophysiology of marine bivalves |
Lett Symposium Coordinators
Rebecca Stevens-Green (she/they)
PhD, LaRoche lab I’m interested in the tiny things! I study marine microbial communities in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean using genomics and transcriptomics. |
Shannon Myles (he/him)
MSc, LaRoche lab In the LaRoche Lab, Shannon's MSc. research aims to uncover the compositionality of marine ecosystems around Nova Scotia through environmental molecular signatures. Shannon has a strong interest in the conservation of marine biodiversity and the development of efficient methods for biomonitoring. |
FISH Talk Coordinators
Sam Beal (she/her)
MSc, Bentzen Lab Interested in conservation genetics; currently working to develop environmental DNA tools for Atlantic Whitefish |
Sammy Crowley (she/her)
PhD, Bentzen lab (co-supervised by Ian Bradbury) Interested in predicting climate-related drivers of change in the genetics and epigenetics of Arctic Charr and their freshwater fish communities |
BioBall Coordinators
Shelby Clarke (she/her)
PhD, Filgueira lab I study the effect of climate change and invasive species on mussel aquaculture in Atlantic Canada. I specifically focus on physiological and behavioural response to stress from heatwaves and tunicates. |
Ella Kantor (she/her)
MSc, Co-supervised by Julie LaRoche and John Archibald I am examining the nitrogen fixing unicellular cyanobacteria (UCYNA) using metagenomic analysis of samples collected from the Bedford Basin and Scotian Shelf. I am focused on its symbiotic relationships and environment preferences. |
TA Representatives
Emily Cormier
MSc, Lotze lab I am a master’s candidate in Heike Lotze’s lab of marine ecology going into my 5th semester as a graduate student. I am passionate about the study of species and their habitat use, especially sharks! My master’s thesis focuses on using remote sensing (satellite imagery) to map mangrove and seagrass coverage over the past 2 decades in Bimini, the Bahamas, to understand the impact of habitat loss on survival rates of juvenile lemon sharks from age-1 to age-0. In my spare time I like to hike, camp, surf, scuba dive or play board games! I look forward to working alongside Becca in BOGS to advocate for TAs in our department! |
Rebecca Stevens-Green (she/they)
PhD, LaRoche lab I’m interested in the tiny things! I study marine microbial communities in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean using genomics and transcriptomics. |