Galen Guo
Affiliation
PhD Student
Biology, Specialization in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology
Email: gguo094@uottawa.ca
Research interests
Microbial Ecology
Bioinformatics
Ecotoxicology
Biogeochemistry
Bio
Microbial ecologist with a penchant for computer science.
Research project
I am currently investigating the relationship between mercury and the gut microbiota across different animal species. My research is divided into two parts: exploring microbially-mediated pathway(s) involved in methylmercury degradation in the human gut environment and relationship between mercury and contaminants on wildlife (River otters and seabirds) gut microbial structure.
Presentations
D'Aoust, P.M., Delatolla, R., Poulain, A.J., Guo, G., Wang, R., Rennie, C., Chen, L., Pick, F.R. (2017) Emerging investigators series: Hydrogen sulfide production in municipal stormwater retention ponds under ice covered conditions. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 3: 686-698
Guo, G., Yumvihoze, E., Poulain A.J., Chan, H.M.L., (2018) Monomethylmercury degradation by the human gut mircrobiota is stimulated by protein amendments. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences. 43(12):717-725.
Guo, G., Eccles, K.M., McMillan, M., Thomas, P.J., Chan, H.M., and Poulain, A.J., (2020) The gut microbial community structure of the North American river Otter (Lontra canadensis) in the Alberta Oil Sands Region of Canada: relationship with local environmental variables and metal body burden. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. (accepted)
Human trials examining the benefits of country food on gut microbiota mercury transformation. Gananoque Environmental Sciences and Engineering Conference, Gananoque, Ontario. January 29 - 31, 2016. (Poster)
Chronic N and nutrient loading in a bog: A peek into the microbial black box. International Symposium on Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms (ISMOM 2015), Montreal, Quebec. July 5 - July 10, 2015. (Presentation)
Chronic nutrient loading in a bog: how do microbial decomposers and methanotrophs respond? Mer Bleue Workshop, Montreal, Quebec. March 3, 2015
Galen Guo, Ria Saha, Laurie H.M. Chan, Alexandre J. PoulainGut microbiota role in methylmercury transformation. OCIB symposium in Ottawa. May 5th, 2016. (Presentation)