People
Students, collaborators & research partners.
The research program brings together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, government scientists, universities and community partners across Canada and internationally.
Current & recent trainees
Hallie Arno
Uses population genomics to investigate adaptation, connectivity and climate resilience in Atlantic salmon and other aquatic species.
Samantha Crowley
Studies Arctic Charr, climate change and vulnerability, using genomic approaches to understand responses to environmental change.
Katherine Hache
Investigates sex determination and landscape genomics in Banded Killifish.
Julianna Dyke
Uses genomic approaches to explore the causes of marine mortality in Atlantic Salmon across the Northwest Atlantic.
Abbi Scher
Studies recent evolution in introduced Brown Trout populations in Newfoundland.
Cameron McPhail
Investigates watershed-scale population structure and genomic variation to better understand connectivity and conservation of aquatic species.
Daria Martchenko
Investigates the genomics of Calanus copepods, with a focus on climate adaptation and responses to environmental change.
Danielle Davenport
Investigates redfish speciation and the evolutionary response of sea lice to therapeutics used in salmon aquaculture.
Tyler Beech
Uses genomic approaches to investigate population structure and diversity in marine fishes, including North Atlantic redfish.
Thomas Baker
Specializes in ecological niche modelling and species distribution modelling (ENM/SDM), with applications to climate change, habitat suitability and aquatic species distributions.
Tony Kess
The lab’s bioinformatics expert, specializing in computational analysis of genomic data, population and evolutionary genomics, and genomic responses to environmental change.
Nicole Smith
Lab Manager in Newfoundland, coordinating laboratory operations and supporting molecular and genomic research across the lab’s aquatic research programs.
Collaboration
Research is a team effort.
Projects are developed with university, government, Indigenous and community partners, linking field knowledge, genomic tools and management needs.
Research partners & collaborators
Memorial University · Dalhousie University · INRS · Atlantic Salmon Federation · Government of Nunatsiavut · NunatuKavut Community Council · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Genome Canada · ICES
Our research is built on long-term collaborations across universities, Indigenous organizations, government, conservation organizations and international research networks.
