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2023

KELLY, Erin
Addressing Indigenous community concerns of lake health by assessing water quality in Constance Lake, ON and biomarker responses in freshwater mussles, Pyganodon grandis and Lampslis siliquoidea
Supervisor: Dr. J. Carney, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LYWOOD, Breanne
"Assessing the vulnerability of south-central Ontario’s maple syrup industry to climate change: a multidisciplinary approach"
Supervisor: Dr. G. Reyes, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MOHAMMADI, Marc
"Biosynthesis of ω–hydroxy fatty acid polyesters in Nicotiana tabacum stigmas"
Supervisor: Dr. W, Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WOOD, James Benjamin
Impacts of Invasive Spiny Water Flea (Bythotrephes cederstromii) on Walleye (Sander vitreus) Mercury Accumulation, Ecosystem Biomagnification, and Bionergetics
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2022

FAULKNER, Ashley
"Evaluation of Anti-E6 Single Domain Antibodies for the Treatment of Human Papillomavirus-related Cancer"
Supervisor: Dr. I. Zehbe, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

FEDUS, Amber
"Effects of macrophyte cutting on a whole lake ecosystem"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

FERRIS, Courtney
"Neutrophils in the interface between innate and adaptive immunity in response to Haemophilus influenzae type a"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Ulanova, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

GARTSHORE, Danielle
"Invasive spiny water flea (Bythotrephes cederströmii) and their impacts on young-of-year walleye growth"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PERRONS, Paige
"Skeletal muscle adaptation in response to chronic oral corticosterone treatment in C57BL/6N mice"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Lees, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

PUSKAS, Jacob
"Pre-clinical assessment of the selective androgen receptor modulator RAD140 to increase muscle mass and bone mineral density"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Lees, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

RIPKU, Tyler
"Evaluating the Utility of a Point of Care Device to Assess Stress Differences Among Wild Boreal Fishes"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ST. JAMES, Colin
"Floristic composition and functional stability of black spruce-Kalmia shrub savannah"
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SLONGO, Brenden
"The Effects of Climate Change on the Growth and Spawning Phenology of Fishes in Aquatic Boreal Environments"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WIEBE, Mallory
"Brook Trout abundance and distribution at multiple spatial scales in Lake Superior tributaries"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WISCH, Carsten
"The effect of cottage development on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and water quality in central Ontario lakes"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2021

BERGSON, Scott
"Abundance, Transportation, and Preservation of Mysis diluviana eDNA in Freshwater Ecosystems"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CHAHAL, Simrun
"Study of the Activation of the Inflammasome Protein Complex by Haemophilus influenzae Type a"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Ulanova, NOSM

CUMMINGS, Nancy
"Efficacy of a multimolecular extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MAHAL, Zannat
"Enhanced Hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by Ozone and Ultrasound pretreatment"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Rakshit, Internal Adjunct, Chemical Engineering & BRI

MCFADDEN, Jessie
"Characterization of an Arsenite-Oxidizing Caballeronia sp. Soil Bacterium and its Mutualistic Relationship with Trifolium pratense for Arsenic Remediation"
Supervisor: Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SALAMON, Ashley
"Recovering the Proteome of Archived Biomedical Specimens"
Supervisor: Dr. C. Matheson

SINGH, Paridhi
"Isolation of arsentite-oxidizing bacteria with plant growth promoting characteristics to enhance phytoremediation of arsenic"
Supervisor: Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2020

ALLAN, Brendan
"Exploring the effect of predator experience on Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) behaviour and predator recognition"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BEL, Nicholas
"Role of polyphenols on blue light induced retinal pigment cell damage: an in vitro study"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Khaper

BOUCHARD, Tyson
"Utilization of Alternative Testing Methods in the Evaluation of Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Toxicity"
Supervisor: Dr. P Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HANCOCK, Hannah
"Physical Habitat Associations of Fish Species in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LEITRANTS, Cameron
"Salmonid Thermal Habitats in Lake Superior Tributaries"
Supervisor: Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR) & Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MASOOM, Mehran
"Pull-down of human papillomavirus 16 E6 variants for interactome analysis: a methods development and analysis"
Supervisor: Dr. I. Zehbe,  Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MILLING, Andrew
"Impacts of Mysis diluvoana extirpation on a whole lake ecosystem"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie,  Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PUN, Adam
"Utilization of Hydrodynamic Modeling in Predicting Water Quality and Brook Trout Habitat: Reclamation of a Mine Impacted Boreal Shield Lake"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ST JAMES, Michael D.B.
"Hydrodynamic and water quality modeling of a shallow lake influenced by stormwater discharge from an active goldmine"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

TURNER, Nicole
"Walleye (Sander vitreus) movement ecology in Lake Winnipeg, Canada: historic and contemporary"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2019

AGOSTINO, Martina
"Diagnostic and treatment approaches to fibromyalgia management: Quantification of peripheral blood mononuclear cell function and evaluation of radial shockwave therapy"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Lees

ALBAHRI, Ashraf
"Increased Production of Sugar Streams from Lignocellulosic Materials Through Enzyme Recycling"
Supervisor: Dr. L. Christopher

BAJINA, Kerman
"Density-dependent habitat selection alters fitness in a clonal hexapod"
Supervisor: Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CRAWFORD, Katelynn
"Studies on phosphate solubilizing bacteria from two lakes in Central Southern Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Kurissery, Department of Biology, & Dr. C. Murry, Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

DYSIEVICK, Kristi
"Wild rice (Zizania palustris L.) re-establishment through mechanical harvesting of invasive cattails (Typha angustifolia L.)"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LANGEN, Victoria
"The Effects of Invasive Dreissenid Mussles on the Offshore Food Web of Lake Simcoe, Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MCKEE, Graydon
"Movement, resource use, and life history strategies of Black Bay Walleye (Sander vitreus)"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

STEVENS, Ryan
"Efficacy of various Hypholoma spp. and Phlebiopsis gigantea as biocontrol agents for root rotting fungi Amillaria ostoyae"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil & Dr. G. Reyes, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

STRATTON, Kyle
"Causes and Consequences of Population Changes in Black Bay Steelhead"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WEGHER, Marissa
"Evaluating spatial variation in food web connectivity and energetics within the Lake Superior fish community"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2018

BEL, Jocelyn
"Characterization of sediment, sewage, and 0157 E. coli: A comparison of their virulence genes, biofilm forming capacity, antibiotic resistance, and level of reactive oxygen species (ROS)"
Supervisor: Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BOYLE, Joseph
"A multi-omic approach to ancient North American Bison"
Supervisor: Dr. C. Matheson, Internal Adjunct, Department of Anthropology

DAVIDSON, Caitlund
"Fetal programming from sub-lethal radiation: Glucose metabolism in the liver and brown adipose tissue"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Lees, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

EADE, Statton
"Improved anti-melanoma and anti-melanogenic effects of birch bark triterpenes delivered in ethosomes"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Rakshit, Internal Adjunct, Chemical Engineering & BRI

FLIGG, Cassandra
"Diatoms as an indicator of pharmaceutical contamination in a freshwater system"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

FLIGG, Nathan
"Efficacy of bacteria and caffeine as indicators of anthropogenic waste in freshwater systems"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Kurissery, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

HAYHURST, Lauren
"Bioenergetic evaluation of a whole-ecosystem nanosilver addition on fish communities"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Rennie, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ROBB-MACKAY, Cameron
"The effect of metformin on absolute telomere length"
Supervisor: Dr. C. Matheson, Internal Adjunct, Department of Anthropology

SHARIF, Ibtisam
"The impact of alternate pretreatment methods and osmotic dehydration on the drying of wild blueberries (V. angstifolum)"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Rakshit, Internal Adjunct, Chemical Engineering & BRI

SHARMA, Hem Kanta
"Bacterial isolation and bioconversion of organic materials to industrial platform chemicals"
Supervisor: Dr. W. Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2017

ALHAMMAD, Alaa
"Increased Production of Cellulosic Sugars from Lignocellulosic Materials"
Supervisor: Dr. L. Christopher, External Adjunct, BRI

ALHAZMI, Hanin
"Extraction of phytochemicals betulin and betulinic acid from the chaga mushroom and their effect on cancer cell lines"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Rakshit, Internal Adjunct, Chemical Engineering & BRI

ALMUHAREF, Iman
"Isolation and Characterization of Bioconversion Microbes and Aerobic Conversion of Crude Glycerol"
Supervisor: Dr. W. Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ALSAYAHAN, Fatimah
"Algal mixotrophic metabolism for the production of oil"
Supervisor: Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CHIODO, Anthony
"The parasite communities of two populations of walleye (Sander vitreus) from Black Bay and Circle Lake, Ontario, Canada"
Supervisor: Dr. J. Carney, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

GRANT, Amanda
"The Impact of Golf Courses on Nutrient Dynamics from Developed Areas"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

HUSKA, Brenda
"In Vivo Assessment of Leucine Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Lees, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

KIRK, Stefanie
"The effect of polyphenols on the angiotensin II receptor type 1 activation"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Khaper, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

LETWIN, Lyndon
"Biological activities of select North American lichens"
Supervisor: Dr. L. Christopher, External Adjunct, BRI

McCLYMONT, Anastasia
"Zooplankton Community Dynamics in the Trent Severn Waterway along Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

REMMELGAS, Lynn
"Understanding human-carnivore conflict: A journey towards coexistence with wolves"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

ROMANIUK, Jazmin
"Phytochemical Analysis of Boreal Forest Flora of Northwestern Ontario, Canada"
Supervisor: Dr. C. Matheson, Internal Adjunct, Department of Anthropology

VILLA, Peter
"A combined method for establishing keratinocyte cultures from cervical biopsy specimens and creating patient-derived 3-dimensional organotypic raft cultures"
Supervisor: Dr. I. Zehbe, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2016

ALBALAWI, Sultanah
"Developing a Multiplex PCR Platform to Determine the Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli in Boulevard Lake, Thunder Bay, Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BABGI, Randa Hassan
"Cancer Biomarker Discovery Using Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry"
Supervisor: Dr. B. Ross, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

ELMORE, Diane
"Studies on water quality of aquaculture farms with an emphasis on flavobacterium psychrophilum and UV treatment"
Supervisor: Dr. S. Kurissery, Department of Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia Campus)

FERRAZZO, Paige
"Examining the Role of Ascorbic Acid in Prevention of Heterotrophic Ossification"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Khaper, Internal Adjunct, NOSM, & Dr. S. Lees, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

GROCHOWSKI, Jessica
"Comparing Canonical and Dicer Substrate Small Interfering RNA and Their Effects on the Silencing of Two Common Papillomavirus 16 E6 Variants"
Supervisor: Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct faculty, Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute

JOSEPH, Felicia
"Evaluating DNA Extraction and Analysis of Ancient Seeds: A Study in Peach"
Supervisor: Dr. C. Matheson, Internal Adjunct, Department of Anthropology

NEMEC-BAKK, Ashley
"Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside reduces cell death and upregulates antioxidants in cardiac iron overload"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Khaper, Internal Adjunct, NOSM

PAUDEL, Yagya
"Isolation and Characterization of Novel Cellulase and Pectinase Producing Bacteria"
Supervisor: Dr. W. Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2015

BANNISTER, Allison
"Critical decisions:  risk allocation in a model arthropod (Folsomia candida)"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

GIFFIN, Karen
"Biogenic lead levels in human skeletal remains from the cemetery of the British Royal Navy hospital (A.D. 1793-1822) at English Harbour, Antigua, West Indies"
Supervisor:  Dr. T. Varney, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

KAYES, Imrul
"Black spruce (Picea mariana) regeneration in post-fire cryptogamic mats"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MACDONALD, Tallie
"Effect of periphytic Escherichia coli and lake water bacterial population on the biofilm establishment of a Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O157:H7"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. T. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2014

BALIKA, Deborah
"Periphyton community dynamics in varying natural environments:  A study from northern Lake Simcoe"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Kurissery, Department of Sustainability Sciences, Lakehead University (Orillia campus)

CHOI, Joshua
"The role of Haemophilus influenzae Lipooligosaccharide in the activation of innate and adaptive immunity"
Supervisor: Dr. M. Ulanova, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine 

CUNINGHAME, Sean
"The Asian-American variant of human papillomavirus 16 E6 promotes the Warburg effect and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 signalling under hypoxia"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zebhe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay ON

GEORGIEVA, Dimka
"Using SIFT-MS for detection of beer spoilage bacteria and compounds causing off-flavour in beer"
Supervisor:  Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. B. Ross, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) (Thunder Bay campus)

JONES, Jessie
"Testing British Columbia's water quality guidelines as a mixture of four important contaminants, hardness, exposure time, and species effects"
Supervisor:  Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KACHUR, Karina
"The effects of naturally-derived plant compounds on Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity"
Supervisor:  Dr. Z. Suntres, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) 

KHAN, Saiful Islam
"Functional niche differentiation in co-occurring congeneric plants"
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

O'CONNOR, Sheri
"Testate Amoebae (Thecamoebian) based reconstruction of Lake Simcoe fringe wetland paleoenvironments"
Supervisor: Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Sustainability Sciences/Biology, Lakehead University (Orillia campus)

SARVAS, Jessica
"Physiological outcomes on interleukin-6 in high fat diet and voluntary physical activity"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Lees, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) 
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. N. Khaper, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)

2013

ALHAZMI, Alaa
"Expression of T4 Lysozyme gene in Escherichia coli and Trichoderma reesei"
Supervisor: Dr. W. Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BROERE, Michael
"Identification of genes involved in early endodormancy break in potato tubers"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. D. Law, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

DANCO, Victoria
"The association between watershed characteristics and mercury concentrations in fish of northern Ontario lakes"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

FORSYTH, Heidi
"Intra-lake and inter-lake variation in copper tolerance in Daphnia from clean and metal-contaminated lakes"
Supervisor:  Dr. G. Pyle, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge 

HASSAN, Haider
"In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activity of twenty-one northern Ontario medicinal plants"
Supervisor:  Dr. W. Qin, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. J. Jiang, Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University

JORGENSON, Kimberly
"Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.) as a phytoremediation species in eutrophic wetlands - Investigation of root-sediment interactions"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Supervisor:  Dr. N. Kanavillil, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Lakehead University (Orillia campus)

MOSES, MaryJane
"Adaptive habitat selection by a single celled alga?"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

TOGTEMA, Melissa
"Differential response of two common human papillomavirus 16 E6 variants to small interfering RNA"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

WASYLENKO, Blair
"Lake trout and their egg predators' ability to locate spawning substrate using olfaction"
Supervisor:  Dr. G. Pyle, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge

2012

ABID, Sana
"Lignin degradation by some wood-rot fungi with emphasis on Cylindrocladium camelliae"
Supervisor:  Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BAREGZAY, Boran
"The cumulative effects of hypoxia and hyerglycemia on cardiac oxidative stress"
Supervisor:  Dr. N. Khaper, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine 
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. Z. Suntres, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

CERQUEIRA, Ashley
"The antioxidant resveratrol down-regulates inflammation in an in vitro model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of lung epithelial cells"
Supervisor:  Dr. M. Ulanova, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

CHANG, Mary
"Protease production and in vitro growth of Sarracenia purpurea"
Supervisor:  Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HALLIDAY, William
"Safety from predators or competitors?  Interference competition leads to apparent predation risk"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

JACKSON, Robert
"The life cycle of human papillomavirus type 16 E6 variants and its effects on the innate immune system of host keratinocytes"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care

JARVINEN, Amber
"Population genetics and phylogeography of Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque (freshwater drum)"
Supervisor:  Dr. J. Carney, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KRAVCHENKO, Dmitri
"Role of safe sites in black spruce recruitment and growth release in post-fire Kalmia heath"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MALIK, Imran
"The Effect of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Lipid Composition, Oxidative Stress, and Aldehyde Concentrations in Rat Liver and Brain"
Supervisor:  Dr. B. Ross, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

NICCOLI, Sarah
"The carcinogenic properties of naturally occurring human papillomavirus 16 E6 oncogene variants"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care

PUUKILA, Stephanie
"The effect of secoisolariciresinol diglucoside on oxidative stress and inflammation in cardiac iron overload"
Supervisor:  Dr. N. Khaper, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

PYCKO, Roxanne
"Lipoic Acid and its Potential Role in the Treatment of Oxidative-Induced Injury of A549 Lung Epithelial Cells"
Supervisor:  Dr. Z. Suntres, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

2011

MISENER, Eric
"The impacts of forest management practices on mercury contamination in small stream biota"
Supervisor: Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

ROGERS, Kyle
"The influence of wetlands and watershed geology on lake chemistry of five remote lakes in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WEISBORD, Cassidy
"Chemoreception in invasive rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus):  Learning and adaptation in aquatic ecosystems of Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. G. Pyle, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2010

BRYAN, Sean
"Cystathionine y-lyase and hypoxia:  Implicating hydrogen sulfide in the hypoxic stress response"
Supervisor: D. N. Khaper, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Co-supervisor: Dr. R. Wang, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CHENG, Caroline
"Characterization of rainbow trout (Oncorthynchus mykiss) and fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) cell lines as models to study pulp and paper effluent effects in fish"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Law, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ESAU, Neal
"Detection of Deoxyribonucleic Acid damage induced by Metal Ion interactions and repair of Metal Ion Deoxyribonucleic Acid cross-links"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

GODWIN, Amy
"Geochemical and toxicological investigation of the Hogarth and Caland Pit Lakes, former Steep Rock Iron Mine site"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. A. Conly, Department of Geology, Lakehead University

LEHTO, Ryan
"Assessing in vitro DNA repair methods"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

MacEACHERN, Jody
"How does environmental variation effect fitness of density-dependent habitat selectors?"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Recipient of the 2010 President's Award for Graduate Students

McKEE, Lisa
"Factors influencing thermal variability and fish distribution in small boreal streams"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

MOREIRA, Stefan
"Biofilm formation of environmental and enterohemorrhagic Escherichis coli"
Supervisor: Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PIDGEN, Keri
"Plant community assembly 15-37 years after clear cutting, clear cutting plus prescribed burning, and wildfire in jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forests in central Canada"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SPALVIERI, Cristina
"Understory species response to partial harvesting in riparian boreal forests"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WESTERBACK, Ashley
"Aspects of infectious agents and cancer:  The influence of human papillomavirus 16 and Escherichia coli on the innate immune defence of human keratinocytes"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

2009

CLOUTIER, Louise
"Towards the optimisation of a detection system for markers linked to neural tube defects"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

EDMUNDS, Christopher
"A tissue culture system facilitates examination of gene expression during vegetative dormancy emergence in the potato tuber shoot apical meristem"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Law, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

IACHETTA, Liana
"Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry in Plant Volatile Compound Analysis"
Supervisor:  Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Co-supervisor:  Dr. B. Ross, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

LECRAW, Robin
"Sources of small-scale variation in headwater stream habitat and macroinvertebrate communities"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

REGULY, Brian
"Detection and characterization of DNA damage"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

SHELDON, Jessica
"One-step inactivation of rpoS to investigate its role on Escherichia coli 0157:H7 biofilm formation and survival"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2008

BARNES, Rebecca
"Study of host-pathogen interactions using a model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of lung epithelial cells"
Supervisor:  Dr. M. Ulanova, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

BISWAS, Shekhar
"Riparian vegetation response to clearcutting along small streams of boreal forest"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

DAVEY, Lauren
"Modulation of Listeria monocytogenes biofilms by Pseudomonas spp. secreted substances"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

DeCARLO, Correne
"Method optimization of gene expression analysis of interferon kappa mRNA in HPV-associated cervical disease"
Supervisor:  Dr. I. Zehbe, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care Centre, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

GODIN, Peter
"Pulp and paper mill bacteria as a potential source of novel encapsulation materials"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

GOOLD, Andrea
"Water quality and toxicological investigations of two pit lakes of the former Steep Rock iron mines near Atikokan, Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HAWDON, Nicole
"Freeze-thaw effects on selected fecal indicator bacteria:  Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KEPKA, Grzegorz
"Interaction of Pseudomonas putida and Listeria monocytogenes in mixed culture biofilms"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MAKI, Miranda
"The effect of biofilm and the role of rpoS on the survival of a p-nitrophenol-degrading Pseudomonas putida strain"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

OUELLET, Jacob
"Changes in physiology and reproductive success in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed to pulp and paper mill effluent"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Law, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SIEGWART, Laura
"Does fire severity difference create divergent plant communities in black spruce-Kalmia forests of eastern Canada?"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SUTHERLAND, Lindsay
"Radiation response in cells derived from individuals with hereditary breast cancer"
Supervisor:  Dr. N. Khaper, Adjunct Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Co-Supervisor:  Dr M.L. Tassotto, Regional Cancer Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

2007

BERGLUND, Eric
"Culverts as instream barriers to fish movement at the local and riverscape level in coldwater, small streams along Lake Superior tributaries"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

BROOKES, David
"Comparisons of aerotolerant gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni biofilms and planktonic cells"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CARR, Natasha
"Site fidelity and habitat characteristics of Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) nursery areas in Wabakimi and Woodland Caribou Provincial Parks, Northern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Rodgers, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

CHOY, Nicholas
"Identification of genetic determinants for microbial adhesion, biofilm growth and biofilm structure of Listeria monocytogenes"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CUMMING, Andrew
"Investigating the role of prostate specific antigen in prostate cancer bone metastasis"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Duivenvoorden, Adjunct Faculty, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton ON

HAYTER, Shana
"Improving genetic profiling techniques for Low Copy Number DNA"
Supervisor:  Dr.C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

HENEY, Melanie
"Cytotoxicity of liposomal taxol"
Supervisor:  Dr. Z. Suntres, Adjunt Faculty, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

MARION, Travis
"Optimizing the sensitivity and specificity of genetic disease detection"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

ROSA, Bruce
"The transport of Escherichia coli through soil"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Co-Supervisor:  Dr. B. Kjartanson, Civil Engineering, Lakehead University

ZELLER, Alexander
"Influence of pre-fire tree composition and burn intensity on post-fire species composition"
Supervisor:  Dr. B. Wilson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geography, Lakehead University

2006

DEWAR, Nancy
"Development and evaluation of inductive and deductive models of elk (Cervus elaphus) summer resource suitability in northwestern Ontario" 
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Rodgers, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

FARRELL, Lindsay
"Subspecies status of the Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Cuculidae:  Coccyzus americanus occidentalis):  Using cytochrome b to elucidate the enigma"
Supervisor:  Dr. J. Hughes, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

IACHETTA, Lucia
"Molecular detection and identification of parasites involved in human disease"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

INGRAM, Mary Kate
"The development of a Toxicity Early Warning System (TEW)"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LAMERS, Ryan
"Genetic profiling variation caused by tissue type, error, and damage"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

METCALFE, Brent
"Influence of light intensity on activity and habitat utilization of Walleye (Sander vitreus) in two Northwestern Ontario lakes"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

OATWAY, Michael
"Is patch use determined by fine-scale microhabitat differences or density-dependent habitat selection?"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Recipient of the 2006 President's Award for Graduate Students

PARKER, Scott
"The influence of local and landscape scale factors on the presence, relative abundance, and characteristics of Book Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in beaver ponds"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

TALLON, Pamela
"Effect of rpoS inactiviation on biofilm formation of a p-nitrophenol degrading Pseudomonas putida strain"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

VERMEULEN, Natasha
"The effects of ultra violet and visible light on bacterial survival"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2005

LAMBERT, Kaylin
"The use of feeding behaviour as an indictor of toxicity in Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia magna"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MATTHEWS, Donald
"Effects of Flavopiridol on CDK2 activity in cultured cell lines"
Supervisor:  Dr. J. Th'ng, Adjunct Faculty, Regional Cancer Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

MURRAY, Carolyn
"Mitochondrial DNA analysis of ancient hair shafts from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt: Challenges and recommendations"
Supervisor:  Dr. E. Molto, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

SANZO, Domenico
"Patterns of amphibian species richness and distribution in relation to water chemistry in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Hecnar, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

VANCOOK, Mark
"Limnology and remediation of two proximal pit lakes in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

VANDER WAL, Eric
"Core areas of habitat use:  The non-uniform nature of home range utilization in a large bodied herbivore"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Rodgers, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

WALKER, Gregg
"Performance of black spruce in relation to site tilling and mycorrhizal inoculation in the boreal forest, central Newfoundland"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ZHOU, Yuchang (Grace)
"Comparison between Campylobacter jejuni in biofilms and its planktonic cells"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2004

ABBOTT, Virginia
"Species richness, species incidence and turnover of amphibians in Northwestern Ontario:  Assessing the role of habitat characteristics"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Hecnar, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BEAULNE, Christine
"The nature and structure of DNA through the process of degradation"
Supervisor:  Dr. C. Matheson, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

HAAPA-AHO, Kristian
"The effectiveness of self-restoration for two small mine impacted shield lakes"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HILL, Steven
"Small-scale disturbance and vegetation dynamics in trembling aspen dominated forests in Northeastern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KARIM, Md. Nayeemul (Shuvo)
"Roadside floristic pattern and revegetation by native plants in Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MOENTING, Alissa
"Habitat change and the scale of predation risk"
Supervisor:  Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Recipient of the 2005 President's Award for Graduate Students

MOORE, Michael
"Effect of carbon-starvation on the survival of and PNP degradation by a Moraxella strain"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

STEWART, Katherine
"Edge effects at clearcut, fire and riparian buffers in the Boreal Forest of Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WADDINGTON, Lisa
"Detection of Campulobacter jejuni in poultry samples using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)"
Supervisor:  Dr. H. Schraft, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2003

BROWNE, Constance
"The status of turtle populations in Point Pelee National Park"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Hecnar, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CHIKOSKI, Jennifer 
"The effects of timber harvest on moose use of aquatic feeding areas in the Great-Lakes St. Lawrence and Boreal Transition Forest of central Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Rodgers, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

CROUSE, John 
"Investigations of health status, body condition, and productivity of moose (Alces alces) in northwestern Ontario:  Comparisons between forest management practices"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Rodgers, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

DEBRUYNE, Christine
"Pattern and chronology of prebasic moult in wood-warblers (Parulidae)"
Supervisor:  Dr. J. Hughes, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HILDEBRANDT, Curtis
"The efficacy of molecular techniques for sexing skeletonized human remains"
Supervisor:  Dr. E. Molto, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, Lakehead University

JEFFERY, Rebecca
"Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Newfoundland, Canada"
Supervisor:  Dr.M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MCINTOSH, Terese
"Movements and habitat use by elk (Cervis elaphus) reintroduced to northwestern Ontario."
Supervisor:  Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MUCHA, Jamie
"Habitat use, movement patterns, and home ranges of coaster brook trout in Nipigon Bay, Lake Superior"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR)

ROBINSON, Jeffrey
"Patterns of amphibian species richness in northwestern Ontario:  The importance of hydroperiod"
Supervisor:  Dr. S. Hecnar, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WATTERWORTH, Leigh
"Ecology of pathogenic Escherichia coli in water:  Survival and molecular detection"
Supervisor:  Dr. K. Leung, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2002

BLOOM, Robin
"Direct and indirect effects of post-fire conditions on successional pathways and ecological processes in black spruce-Kalmia forests"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

CHALLEN, Laura
"Impacts of timber harvesting on stream macroinvertebrate communities at different spatial scales in Ontario's boreal forest"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth, Adjunct Faculty, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research (OMNR) 

JUNNILA, Amy
"Characterization of the second Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS-2) rDNA region among the Elaphostrongylinae (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae)"
Supervisor:  Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University 

LAMB, Eric
"Ecology and management of riparian zone vegetation along small coldwater streams in northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2001

MCNAUGHTON, Kimberly A.
"The Limnology of two proximal pit lakes after twenty years of intense flooding"
Supervisor:  Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MACINTOSH, Kenneth J.
"Habitat Use and Movement by Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Three Tributatires of Nipigon Bay, Lake Superior"
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Mackereth

WHEELER, Tanya
"Nesting Ecology of a Population of Red-Necked Grebes in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor:  Dr.J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

2000

BALL, Mark Christopher
"Factors Affecting the Distribution and Transmission of Elaphostrongylus rangiferi in Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) of Newfoundland"
Supervisor:  Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HAYES, Tara M.E.
"The Use of Wetlands to Remediate Gold Mine Effluent"
Supervisor:  Dr. Peter Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KWIATKOWSKI, Derrick Allan
"Prediction of a modern gold mine's contaminant dispersion and deposition in a river mixing zone"
Supervisor:  Dr. Peter Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1999

AGRAWAL, Smriti Mona
Existence and Distribution of Serotonin and its 5-HT₂-like Binding Site in the Brain: Pituitary Axis of Juvenile and Sexually Recrudescing Female Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Omeljaniuk, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ALLISON, Cyndie M.
Specific Binding Sites for [³H] Dexamethasone and [³H] 17β-Estradiol in the Hypothalamus of Juvenile Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Omeljaniuk, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BAXTER, Thomas S. H.
A Foraging Time-Acitivity Study of Breeding Songbirds in a Successional White Spruce Community
Supervisor:  Dr. M Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HRABOK, Jacqueline Theresa
Density, Depth Distribution and Richness of Emerging Insects (Diptersa: Chironomidae) Before and After Experimental Watershed Deforestation
Supervisor:  Dr. R. Steedman

1998

DAVIDSON, Douglas L.
Effect of Population Density on the Foraging Effort of Deer Mice
Supervisor: Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1997

BARNES, Don M.
Beaver Dams: their site selection, establishment, and impact on a Northern Ontario watershed
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

FORRESTER, Sean Geritt
The Over-Winter Survivorship of Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis First-Stage Larvae
Supervisor: Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

GALLO, Antonio Agostino
Temporal variation in the carabid (Coleoptera: Carabidae) community structure at five sites east of a Kraft Paper mill in Thunder Bay Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. R. Freitag, G.Ozburn, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MOOLA, Faizal M.
Yield and morphological responses of wild blueberry (vaccinium spp.) to forest harvesting and conifer release treatments
Supervisor: Dr.A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KINGSTON, Steven Robert
Life on the edge: the role of habitat selection on vole density near forest boundaries
Supervisor: Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PREZIO, John R.
Effects of alternative conifer release treatments on terrestrial gastropods of regenerating spruce plantation
Supervisor: Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SPENCER, Stephen
Pulse Fishing of a Walleye Population: Response, Recovery and Management Implications
Supervisor: Dr. P. Colby, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

WOODCOCK, John Michael
Effects of manual, mechanical, and aerial herbicide conifer release on songbird numbers in regenerating spruce plantations in Northwest Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. J.P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1996

COOTE, Michael
The Effects of Bleached Kraft Effulent on Aquatic Macrophyte Communities in a Lake System on the Northern Shore of Lake Superior
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SCHUMANN, Christina M.
Development of a protocol to profile the gonadal steroid intermediates of vitellogenic ovaries from fathead millows, pimephales promelas
Supervisor: Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1995

HU, Duan
Soil Respiration Following Alternative Site Preparation Treatments in a Boreal Mixedwood Forest
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KRISTMANSON, James Daniel
Detecting trends in walleye (Stizostedion v. vitreum, Mitchill) abundance using catch-effort data
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LIGR, Martin
Ubiquitin metabolism in Chamydomonas reinhardtii
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PICARD, Chris R.
Factors that Predict Brook Trout Distribution, Thermal Habitat, and Abundance in Northwestern Ontario Streams
Supervisor: Dr. M. Bozek, and Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University, co-supervisors

QUAYYUM, Habib Abul
Interferences of aquatic plants associated with wild rice (Zizana palustril L.)
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Departmetn of Biology, Lakehead University and Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University, co-supervisors

WATT, Karen Elizabeth
The Effects of Copper, Zinc and Cadmium on the Pigments and Photosynthesis of Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P) Seedlings
Supervisor: Dr. L. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1994

JAMIESON, Cindy
The Proventriculus of Cicindelidae: systematics and functional morphology
Supervisor: Dr. R. Frietag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SCHWARTZENTRUBER, Robert Steven
Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) receptors in the hypothalamus and pituitary rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and pituitary of goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Supervisor: Dr. R. Omeljaniuk, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SLOMKE, Angela Marie
Infrapopulation Dynamics of Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis in White-Tailed Deer
Supervisor: Dr.M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1993

AGUSTINI, Verena
Physiology of development, germinatin and ubiquitination in pea seeds
Supervisor: Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KNIGHT, Thomas W.
Spatial Scaling in Northern Landscapes: Habitat selection by small mammals
Supervisor: Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MARSHALL, Terry R.
The Role of Aquatic Macrophytes in the Trophic Status of Northwestern Ontario Lakes
Supervisor: Dr. P. Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

RUSAK, James
Resistance, resilience and regulation of north-temperate lake communities
Supervisor: Dr. D. Morris, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SANGARI, Martina A.
Litter Fall and Decomposition in 40-Year-Old Red Pine and White Spruce Plantations
Supervisor: Dr. A. Mallik, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WHITLAW, Heather Ann
An Evaluation of the Effects of Parelaphostrongylosis on Moose Populations
Supervisor: Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1992

CARRENO, Ramon Alexander
Morphology and Phylogeny of the Elaphostrongylinae (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae)
Supervisor: Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PANGKEY, Henneke
The 96-hr LC50 and uptake of sodium tellurite in goldfish (Carrasius auratus)
Supervisor: Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1991

STEPHENSON, Sam A.
The distributation of Fishes in the Thunder Bay Area of Northwestern Ontario Since Deglaciation, with Special Reference to the Darters (GENUS Etheostoma) and the Sibley Peninsula
Supervisor: Dr. W.T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1989

BOURGEOIS, Jacqueline
Priming physiology and proteinase purification from resting Jack pine seeds
Supervisor: Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

BRESELE, Lana M.
Attempts to Differentiate Elaphostrongyline Larvae (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) Using Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) as Alternate Hosts
Supervisor: Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

HARRIS, Allan G.
Aspects of the Vegetation, Hydrology, Water Chemistry and Microclimate of Barclay's Bog, Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Barclay, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MOROZ, Christopher P.
Germination in Pea Seeds: Proteolytic Enzyme Activity and Electron Microscopy
Supervisor: Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

VAN NATTO, Christopher R.A.
Preliminary investigation into the bioacoustics of Cicindela spp. (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)
Supervisor: Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1988

BALL, Helen Elizabeth
The Dynamics of a polyphagous lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum), population in a Northwestern Ontario lake
Supervisor: Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

DAY, William R.
Growth of Wild Rice, Zizania aquatica L., in Flocculent Sediments
Supervisor: Dr. Peter Lee, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

JOHNSTON, Victoria Helen
The relationship of body size to time of nesting and mate preference in the Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Supervisor: Dr. John P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LAINE, Arnold
Ecology of a Northern Pike (Esox lucius) Population in a Small, Oligotrophic Lake, with Comparisons to Other Northwestern Ontario Populations
Supervisor: Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LIU, Zhaowei
Patterns of Allozyme Variation in Tamarack (Larix Laricina (du roi) K. Koch) From Northern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Peggy Knowles, Department of Forestry, Lakehead University

MAXWELL, Sabine
Effects of Selected Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Growth and Survival of Young Crayfish Orconectes virilis (Hagen)
Supervisor: Dr. Walter T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

PFEIFFER, Helmut Nickolaus
Use of a single epiphyte lichen species Hypogymnia physodes as an indicator of air quality in northern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Barclay-Estrup, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SCHINCARIOL, Larry Aldo
Mating Behaviour, spermatophore structure, ecology and systematics of the Cicindela splendida group (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)
Supervisor: Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

TRIMBLE, Kevin
Ecology of Forage Fish Following Cessation of Overharvest of Walley in Henderson Lake, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. W. T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WISENDEN, Brian D.
Community dynamics resulting from an experimental pulse fishery of the walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum Mitchill) in Henderson Lake
Supervisor: Dr. W. T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1987

BAIDWAN, Harsharan K.
Studies on the Fungus Flammulina Velutipes
Supervisor: Dr. E. Setliff, Natural Resource Management, Lakehead University

DEXTRASE, Alan J.
The Biology of Cystidicola farionis Fischer, 1798 (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) in Salmonid Fishes
Supervisor: Dr. M. W. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

FRUETEL, Michael
The Biology of the Gastro-Intestinal Helminths of Woodland and Barren-Ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Supervisor: Dr. M. W. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MORGAN, George E.
Population Dynamics of an Exploited Population of Orconectes virilis in Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Walter T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KOZIERADZKI, Ivona
Chloroplast-based in vitro translation systems
Supervisor: Dr. L. Malek, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

STEVENSON, Shawn C.
The Effects of Water Depth Increases on the Production and Growth of Wild Rice, Zizania aquatica L.
Supervisor: Dr. M. W. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1986

MEATHREL, Catherine Elizabeth
The Effect of Body Condition on Reproductive Performance and Secondary Sex Ratios in Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis)
Supervisor: Dr. J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SPARE, Brian Gerrard
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Isokinetic Exercise on Serum Enzymes and Electrolyes
Research Advisor: Dr. Thomas M. K. Song

1985

ARMSTRONG, Kimberly Blythe
The Biology and Histropathology of Proteocephalus ambloplitis Leidy, 1887 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) Infecting Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) and Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake of the Woods, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. M. W. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SNIDER, J. Barry
The Biology of Rumen Flukes (Trematoda: Paramphistomatidae) in Moose, Alces Alces L., In Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

REID, David M.
Effects of an Episodic Removal Scheme on a Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum, Population
Supervisor: Dr. W.T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1984

HAMILTON, George D.
Native Use of Moose and Woodland Caribou in the Cat Lake Band Area, Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. H. G. Cumming, School of Forestry, Lakehead University

RITCHIE, Beverlee J.
Comparison of the Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchell), Populations in Henderson Lake and Savanne Lake, Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. W.T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WONG, Pooi Leng
Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Schistorophinae (Nematoda: Acurioidea) and its North American distributation in waders belonging to the families Charadriidae, Scolopacidae and Recurvirostridae (Aves).
Supervisor: Dr. M. W. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1983

CAESAR, J. Cartey
Aspects of Comparative Growth, Morphology and Anatomy of Long and Short Shoots of Betula Paprifera Marsh
Supervisor: Dr. Alastair D. Macdonald, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MELINCHUK, Ross Wayne
Body Condition of Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix L.) During Fall and Winter in Saskatchewan
Supervisor: Dr. J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

ROCHE, Karen E.
A Behavioral Bioassay Examining the Effects of Ethanol on Flagfish Reproduction
Supervisor: Dr. George Ozburn, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SPANTON, Timothy Gordon
A Revision of the Nearctic Species of the Cicindela sylvatica group (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae)
Supervisor: Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1982

BOERSMA, Dora Catherina
Biology of "peak" - and "late" - nesting Ring-billed Gulls, Granite Island, Lake Superior
Supervisor: Dr.J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KAULBARS, Michael M.
Systematics and ecology of teh sexguttata species group, genus Cicindela (Coleopters: Cicinelidae)
Supervisor: Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

KOVACS-Nunan, Kathleen (Kit)
Behaviour and Reproductive Success of Female-female Pairs of Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis), Granite Island
Supervisor: Dr.J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

LAI, James
The Effect of Physical Fitness Exercise on the Distribution of Plasma High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Other Lipid Fractions
Supervisors: Dr. S. G. A. Magwood, Department of Biology, Lakehead University and Dr. F. J. Lone, Director of Laboratories, Port Arthur General Hospital adn St. Joseph's General Hospital

LINDEMAN, Dorothy Helen
Production Ecology of the Amphipod Hyalella azteca (Saussure) in a Northern Ontario Lake
Supervisor: Dr. W. T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

NUNAN, Christopher P.
Initial Effects of the Exploitation of Walleye Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill) of the Boreal Percid Community of Henderson Lake, Northwestern Ontario
Supervisor: Dr. W. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1980

BLACK, Geoffrey Alan
"Migration and Development of Cystidicola Spp. (Habronematoidea) in their Definitive Hosts and the Population Biology of C. Christivomeri White, 1941 in Salvelinus Spp."
Supervisor: Dr. M. Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

MOSINDY, Thomas
"Ecology of northern pike, Esox lucius Linnnaeus, in Savanne Lake, Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. W.T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SEABROOK, Roderick G.
Aspects of the reproductive biology of clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf.
Supervisor: Dr. D. R. Lindsay, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1979

KETCHESON, Maureen Victoria
"Vegetation and Vegetation-Environment Relationships in a Muskeg-Fen near Thunder Bay, Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Parclay-Estrup, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SANBORNE, Paul Michael
"The Life History, Habits and Phylogenetic Relationships of Ithycerus noveboracensis (Forster), (New York Weevil (Coleopters: Curculionoidea)"
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SANDHU, Jagraj S.
"Annual Production and Population Dynamics of a Relatively Unexploited Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum (Mitchill 1818), Population in Savanne Lake, Ontario"
Academic Advisor: Dr. W.T. Momot, Department of Biology, Lakehead University
Research Advisor: Dr. P.J. Colby, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

TIMMERMANN, H. R. (Tim)
"Morphology and Anatomy of the Moose (Alces Alces L.) Bell and its Possible Functions"
Supervisor: Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1978

MURPHY, James A.
"Effects of depressed pH on reproduction, growth and survival of flagfish, Jordanella floridae (Goode and Bean)"
Supervisor: Dr. George Ozburn, Dr. Murray Lankester, Dr. Walter Momot, Dr. Stanley Magwood, Dr. Richard Frietag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

OLYNYK, John Edward
"Carabidae (Coleoptera) and associated Acari in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. Richard Frietag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SMITH, John Douglas
"Studies of the Biology of Swim Bladder Nematodes, Cystidicola spp. (Habronematoidea)"
Supervisor: Dr. Murray Lankester, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SOMPPI, Patricia Lynn
"Reproductive Performance of Ring-billed Gulls in Relation to Nest Location"
Supervisor: Dr. J. P. Ryder, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SPARE, Peter D.
"The Effects of Regular Long Term Hemodialysis on Serum Electrolytes and Parathyroid Hormone Levels"
Supervisor: Dr. S.G.A. Magwood, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1977

RINNE, Robert J. K.
"Heavy Metal Accululation in a Feather Moss, Pleurozium schreberi, and Soils in Northwestern Ontario"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Barclay-Estrup, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

SMITH, Alasdair D.
"Effects of depressed pH on survival, growth, and reproduction of brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill)"
Supervisor: Dr.Walter T. Momot, Dr. George W. Ozburn & Dr. Stanley G. A. Magwood, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1971

ELSEY, Fawn
"Annotated list of ants in the Thunder Bay District"
Supervisor: Dr. W.M. Graham & Dr. R. Freitag, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

1970

WEAGLE, Kenneth Vernon
"A Life History of the Crayfish, Orconectes Virilis (Hagen)"
Supervisor: Dr. G. W. Ozburn, Department of Biology, Lakehead University

WILSON, Ross Alexander
"Factors Influencing Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes in a Small Northwestern Ontario Lake"
Supervisor: Dr. P. Barclay-Estrup, Department of Biology, Lakehead University