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Tammy Rodela

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology, StFX

  • Science Teaching and Learning Fellow, CWSEI, UBC

  • PDF University of British Columbia

  • PhD  University of Ottawa

  • MSc University of Guelph

  • BSc University of Guelph

Current Lab Members

Past Students

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: Summer Research Student, StFX

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.

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

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