Professor
For more information about Dr. Qin’s research, please click wqin.lakeheadu.ca
Graduate Studies Positions Available
Microbial Bioremediation and Environmental Cleaning Project & Microbial Biotechnology for Biomass Biodegradation and Enzymes MSc & PhD student positions are available. Preference will be given to the domestic applicants (Canadians or Permanent Residents of Canada). International students with a MSc or PhD degree for doing 2nd MSc or 2nd PhD degrees will be considered too (course studies requirements may be waived for quickly getting a 2nd PhD degree). Biology Master’s Program is a two-year program https://www.lakeheadu.ca/academics/departments/biology/programs/grad/msc, and the Biotechnology PhD Program is a three-to-four year program http://biotechnology.lakeheadu.ca/.
The potential students will work on understanding molecular mechanisms of microbial degradation of lignocellulosic biomass and microbial conversion of biomass to value-added biobased products and industrial enzyme production. The students will use microbiological techniques and molecular biology methods to manipulate microorganisms to enhance microbial enzymes yields and activities to improve lignocellulosic biomass degradation and conversion. Excellent Master’s students may directly transfer to the Biotechnology Program for PhD study after 8-12 months of study in his/her Master’s Program.
For further information, please read: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/ and https://wqin.lakeheadu.ca.
You are welcome to send your (1) Cover letter, (2) Updated CV, (3) Unofficial transcripts, (4) PDF copies of your representative peer-reviewed publications to the Labposition@gmail.com. You are highly appreciated if you include your complete name and your institution and country name in your email title. Please note international students pay higher tuition fees than domestic students https://www.lakeheadu.ca/current-students/tuition-fees. Thank you very much!
Research Internship Courses and Honours Thesis Opportunities Are Possibly Available!
Currently we may have research internship course and Honours Thesis positions available for Lakehead students to work on one of the several projects such as [1] Biodegrading Enzyme Producing Microorganism Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: Polyphenol, Saponin, and Quercetin Extraction from Dandelion, Milkweed, and Goldenrod. [2] Mixture of Organic Wastes and Rock-dissolving and Biodegrading Bacteria for Mining Tailing Sites Bioremediation and Vegetation. [3] Other Projects can be arranged.
(For Lakehead Students Only, you may register for one or more of the following courses: Biol 3990, 3991, 4610, 4630 & Biol 4101 Honours Thesis, APBI 3811, 3813, 4811, 4813, NMRT 4259, 4270).
If you have interest to discuss, you may send your (1) Cover Letter, (2) Updated CV, (3) Unofficial Transcripts (must include Cover Letter, CV, Unofficial Transcripts) to Labposition@gmail.com.
Students in the 2nd year and 3rd year studies are preferred!
