Research Interests

Our research uses a wide range of approaches to investigate the sources, fate, and hazards of genotoxic substances. Click Research for more details about specific projects.

Lab Members

Dr. Alexandra Long - Research Biologist

Dr. Nikolai Chepelev – Research Biologist

Julie Cox - PhD Student

Joleen Hanna - MSc Student

Ellen Wessel - Undergraduate Honours Student, University of Ottawa

Nicolas Villeneuve - Undergraduate Honours Student, Carleton University

Past graduate students and post-doctoral fellows – where are they now?

1. Rebecca Maertens, MSc, 2003-2005, Scientific Evaluator, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. Krista Lynes, MSc, 2003-2006, Krista Lynes Chiropractic, Ottawa, Ontario.
3. Dr. Guosheng Chen, post-doc, 2003-2005, Senior Toxicologist, Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. Christine Lemieux, MSc, 2004-2006, Senior Evaluator, New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. Dr. Moazzam Khan, post-doc, 2004-2006, Senior Evaluator, Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. Dr. Staffan Lundstedt, post-doc, 2005-2006, Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
7. Melanie Gagnon (Charlebois), MSc, 2005-2008, Senior Evaluator, New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
8. Jennifer McAllister, MSc, 2006-2011, Senior Evaluator, Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
9. Chris Whynot, MSc, 2006-2009, RCMP Constable, Aklavik, Northwest Territories.
10. Dr. Mamady Hapsatou, post-doc, 2006-2009, Research Associate, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
11. Natalie Osika, MSc, 2007-2010, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
12. James R. Doyle, PhD, 2007-2011, Contractor, Atomic Energy of Canada, Chalk River, Ontario.
13. Caroline Rose, MSc, 2008-2010, Senior Evaluator, New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
14. Julie Bourdon, PhD, 2008-2012, Senior Evaluator, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ontario.
15. Sarah Labib, PhD, 2010-2016, Scientific Evaluator, Water and Air Quality Bureau, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada, Ontario.
16. Graham Irvine, MSc, 2011-2013, Environmental Assessment Coordinator, Health Canada, Edmonton, Alberta.
17. Rebecca Greenan, MSc, 2011-2015, Scientific Evaluator, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
18. Dr. John Wills, post-doc, 2014-2017, Research fellow, Girton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.
19. Jennifer Keir, MSc, 2014-2017, Research Associate, University of Ottawa, Ottawa.