Tammy Rodela
Associate Professor
Department of Biology, StFX
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Science Teaching and Learning Fellow, CWSEI, UBC
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PDF University of British Columbia
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PhD University of Ottawa
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MSc University of Guelph
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BSc University of Guelph
Current Lab Members
Riley McInnis
MSc Candidate (co-supervised with Heather Penney)
Project: Naive Host Response to Repeated Freshwater Mussel Glochidia Infection in Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)
Funding: NSERC CGS-M
Madison Seeley
BaSc Honours Student (co-supervised with Laura Lambe)
Project: Virtual Reality for Stress Relief - A Multi-Methods Study on The Impact of Autonomy
Tegan Llewellyn
AQUA 450 Student
Project: Physiological responses of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) associated with brown seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) in Nova Scotia salt marshes
Amber Gough
Directed Studies Student
Project: Timecourse characterization of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA in mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) exposed to multiple stressors
Brooke MacEachern
Directed Studies Student
Project: Glucose metabolism in mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) following exposure to low oxygen and elevated ambient ammonia
Past Students
Tanner Clow
BSc Honours (Completed 2024)
Project: Gill remodelling in the mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias maroratus) in response to environmental hypoxia and elevated ambient ammonia
Funding: NSERC USRA (2023), NSERC USRA (2024)
Current Position: MSc Student, Univeristy of Waterloo (NSERC CGS-M Recipient)
Luke Burton
MSc (Completed 2024) (co-supervised with Dr. Jantina Toxopeus)
Project: Seasonal trends in cold and hypoxia tolerance in three groups of winter active pond insects
Funding: Scotia Scholars Master's Award
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Emma Willard
BSc Directed Studies (Completed 2024)
Project: The study of emersion behaviour in the Mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
Emma Jamrik
BSc Directed Studies (Completed 2024)
Project: Examining the Interactions of Multiple Stressors Low Dissolved Oxygen and High Ammonia on Catalase Activity in the Freshwater Mussel Elliptio complanata
Bridget Ward
BSc Honours (Completed 2023)
Project: HSP70 And HSP90 mRNA Expression in Danio rerioBrain Following Exposure to Ammonia and Hypoxia
Funding: NSERC USRA (2022), NSERC USRA (2023)
Current Position: MSc Student, McGill University
Kate Cordeau
BSc Directed Studies (Completed 2023)
Project: Physiological Effects of Temperature and Hypoxia on Na+/K+ ATPase Activity in the Gills of Mytilus edulis
Current Position: Dentistry Student, Dalhousie University
Amy Dodge
BSc Honours (Completed 2021)
Project: The Role of the Adenosine A1 Receptor and HIF-1a in the Cross-Tolerance of Danio rerio to Hypoxia and Ammonia
Funding: NSERC USRA (2020)
Current Position: MSc Student, Dalhousie University
Ben Fisher
BSc Honours (Completed 2021)
Project: A Review of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates and Insights into Functional Divergence
Current Position: MSc Student, Dalhousie University
Julia Press
BAScH Honours (Completed 2021)
Project: Lactate metabolism in muscle and brain tissue of Danio rerio following hypoxia and ammonia exposure.
Current position: Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Dalhousie University
Lauren Berrington
BSc Honours (Completed 2020)
Project: An examination of energy balance in fish following acclimation to hypoxia and ammonia.
Funding: UCR Undergraduate Research Award (2019)​
Current position: Master of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Manitoba
Amanda Gormley
BSc Honours (Completed 2020)
Funding: Scotia Scholar Undergraduate Research Award (2019)
Project: Lactate metabolism in fish acclimated to hypoxia and ammonia
Current position: Medical Student, Dalhousie University
Lydia Schurman
Undergraduate Honours Student
BSc Honours (Completed 2020)
Project: Effects of Temperature Acclimation on Ion Regulation in the Striped Bass
Current position: MSc student, University of Calgary