Travel and Expenses, PCards, Diners, Vouchers (cheque requests), key or swipe access requests/returns, general website changes or contact list updates please send to biology2@mcmaster.ca.  Susan will be monitoring and responding to requests to this address.

Travel and Expenses, PCards, Diners, Vouchers (cheque requests), key or swipe access requests/returns, general website changes or contact list updates please send to biology2@mcmaster.ca.  Susan will be monitoring and responding to requests to this address.

Items related to Undergraduate Studies including syllabus updates, calendar changes, scheduling requests, course permissions/waivers, enrollment requests, planning related to undergraduate events, grades and grade changes, items for the Biology Undergraduate Studies Committee (BUGS), and thesis/independent study paperwork should all be sent to biology@mcmaster.ca.  Tyler will be monitoring and responding to requests to this address.

Items related to Undergraduate Studies including syllabus updates, calendar changes, scheduling requests, course permissions/waivers, enrollment requests, planning related to undergraduate events, grades and grade changes, items for the Biology Undergraduate Studies Committee (BUGS), and thesis/independent study paperwork should all be sent to biology@mcmaster.ca.  Tyler will be monitoring and responding to requests to this address.

Development in multicellular bacteria; Regulation by small RNAs; Antibiotic production The goal of our research is to understand development and regulation in multicellular bacteria, using Streptomyces coelicolor as our model system. The streptomycetes are extremely important to the pharmaceutical industry as they make a large number of secondary metabolites having a profound medical benefit, including anti-cancer agents, immunosuppressants, and the majority of clinically useful antibiotics. They are also unusual in that they have a complex, multicellular life cycle and are capable of differentiating into distinct tissue types. Intriguingly, this differentiation process coincides with the production of secondary metabolites. One aspect of our research is focused on understanding the components necessary for differentiation, and centres on a novel family of proteins, termed the chaplins, that are essential for the transition from one differentiated state to another. We are also interested in the regulatory networks that control differentiation, metabolism, and environmental adaptation in S. coelicolor, and are focussing on a newly emerging, and universally important, class of regulators known as the small RNAs.

Development in multicellular bacteria; Regulation by small RNAs; Antibiotic production The goal of our research is to understand development and regulation in multicellular bacteria, using Streptomyces coelicolor as our model system. The streptomycetes are extremely important to the pharmaceutical industry as they make a large number of secondary metabolites having a profound medical benefit, including anti-cancer agents, immunosuppressants, and the majority of clinically useful antibiotics. They are also unusual in that they have a complex, multicellular life cycle and are capable of differentiating into distinct tissue types. Intriguingly, this differentiation process coincides with the production of secondary metabolites. One aspect of our research is focused on understanding the components necessary for differentiation, and centres on a novel family of proteins, termed the chaplins, that are essential for the transition from one differentiated state to another. We are also interested in the regulatory networks that control differentiation, metabolism, and environmental adaptation in S. coelicolor, and are focussing on a newly emerging, and universally important, class of regulators known as the small RNAs.

Items related to Graduate Studies including grad student applications and recruitment/offer letters, supervisory committees and meetings, transfer exams, comprehensive exams, defences, scholarships including departmental and research scholarships, graduate courses, permission to be off campus or leaves of absence for grad students, and concerns around confirmation of enrollment or completion of graduate studies that are not addressed at https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/, can be sent to biolgrad@mcmaster.ca.

Items related to Graduate Studies including grad student applications and recruitment/offer letters, supervisory committees and meetings, transfer exams, comprehensive exams, defences, scholarships including departmental and research scholarships, graduate courses, permission to be off campus or leaves of absence for grad students, and concerns around confirmation of enrollment or completion of graduate studies that are not addressed at https://gs.mcmaster.ca/current-students/, can be sent to biolgrad@mcmaster.ca.

My lab strives to understand the integrative mechanisms (from molecule to organism) for how vertebrate animals tolerate and perform in challenging physical environments. We are interested in the physiological, cellular, and genomic bases of adaptation and acclimatization, particularly in response to hypoxia and/or temperature change. Physiological systems important for respiration and exercise are emphasized.

My lab strives to understand the integrative mechanisms (from molecule to organism) for how vertebrate animals tolerate and perform in challenging physical environments. We are interested in the physiological, cellular, and genomic bases of adaptation and acclimatization, particularly in response to hypoxia and/or temperature change. Physiological systems important for respiration and exercise are emphasized.

Temp/casual or post-doctoral hiring documents/requests, workstudy, CAPS, etc., please send to – bioaadm@mcmaster.ca.  Nicole Smith will be assisting with these hires.

Temp/casual or post-doctoral hiring documents/requests, workstudy, CAPS, etc., please send to – bioaadm@mcmaster.ca.  Nicole Smith will be assisting with these hires.

Astro-, Computational, Developmental, and Evolutionary biology (with smattering from Ecology and Physiology); Viruses to elephants, including human menopause and especially gastropods, echinoids, and water bears (oh my).

Astro-, Computational, Developmental, and Evolutionary biology (with smattering from Ecology and Physiology); Viruses to elephants, including human menopause and especially gastropods, echinoids, and water bears (oh my).

The Wilson laboratory studies the impacts of environmental stressors on aquatic organisms, with a strong emphasis on aquatic toxicology research. Our research intersects environmental physiology, ecology and evolution, and bioinformatics and functional genomics. Our basic research program focuses on the evolution, regulation and function of cytochrome P450 enzymes; enzymes that are critical for xenobiotic metabolism and steroid production. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are an important superfamily involved in chemical defense. Our environmental physiology research examines the impacts of contaminants (e.g. human drugs, metals, complex effluents), temperature, and low dose radiation. We are particularly interested in the effects on development, growth, and reproduction. The biological approaches used in the lab are quite diverse and include gene expression, histology, protein assays (e.g. enzyme activity, steroid levels), morphometrics, growth, and behaviour. Likewise, our species of interest are diverse. Our primary fish model species are zebrafish and rainbow trout but we include important native species such as lake whitefish, round whitefish, and Arctic charr. For invertebrate systems, we use the brown and green hydra, both freshwater Cnidarian species, and a marine annelid Capitella telata.

The Wilson laboratory studies the impacts of environmental stressors on aquatic organisms, with a strong emphasis on aquatic toxicology research. Our research intersects environmental physiology, ecology and evolution, and bioinformatics and functional genomics. Our basic research program focuses on the evolution, regulation and function of cytochrome P450 enzymes; enzymes that are critical for xenobiotic metabolism and steroid production. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are an important superfamily involved in chemical defense. Our environmental physiology research examines the impacts of contaminants (e.g. human drugs, metals, complex effluents), temperature, and low dose radiation. We are particularly interested in the effects on development, growth, and reproduction. The biological approaches used in the lab are quite diverse and include gene expression, histology, protein assays (e.g. enzyme activity, steroid levels), morphometrics, growth, and behaviour. Likewise, our species of interest are diverse. Our primary fish model species are zebrafish and rainbow trout but we include important native species such as lake whitefish, round whitefish, and Arctic charr. For invertebrate systems, we use the brown and green hydra, both freshwater Cnidarian species, and a marine annelid Capitella telata.

TAships and TA pay issues, time entry for casual employees, journal entries, budgeting questions, labour relations issues,  and broader planning or policy questions should be sent to me at woodwor@mcmaster.ca.

TAships and TA pay issues, time entry for casual employees, journal entries, budgeting questions, labour relations issues,  and broader planning or policy questions should be sent to me at woodwor@mcmaster.ca.