Wensheng Qin

Wensheng Qin

Professor

Department: 
Biology
Biotechnology
Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Mining & Exploration
Email: 
wqin@lakeheadu.ca
Phone Number: 
+1 807-343-8010ext. 8467
+1 (807) 766-7141
Office Location: 
Office: CB4016
Lab: CB3037
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Academic Qualifications: 

Postdoctoral Training, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Stanford University, USA

PhD: Biotechnology and Genetics, Queen's Univeristy, Kingston, Canada

BSc, MSc: Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China

For more information: wqin.lakeheadu.ca

Previous Teaching/Work: 

Previous Teaching/Work: Biology 3610 Environmental Biology
Courses:

  • Biology 2171 Genetics
  • Biology 4630 Biomanufacturing & Bioprocessing
  • Biology 4650 Issues in Biotechnology
  • Biology 5111 Molecular Biotechniques
  • Biology 5131 Biotechnology and Bioproducts
  • Biotechnology 6230 Current Topics in Environmental Biotechnology
Research Interests: 

Biotechnology for Enzymes, Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Bioremediation. 

For more information about Dr. Qin’s research, please click wqin.lakeheadu.ca

Research Internship Courses and Honours Thesis Opportunities Are Available

Currently we 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.

(For Lakehead University 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 are welcome to send your (1) Cover letter, (2) Updated CV, (3) Unofficial transcripts if available to the Labposition@gmail.com.

August 18, 2022: Looking a 2nd year (will start 2nd year in 2022 Fall) (or 3rd year student) to work on the project: Biodegrading Enzyme Producing Microorganism Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: Polyphenol, Saponin, and Quercetin Extraction from Dandelion, Milkweed, and Goldenrod.

Professor

For more information about Dr. Qin’s research, please click wqin.lakeheadu.ca

Research Internship Courses and Honours Thesis Opportunities Are Available

Currently we 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.

(For Lakehead University 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 are welcome to send your (1) Cover letter, (2) Updated CV, (3) Unofficial transcripts if available to the Labposition@gmail.com.

August 18, 2022: Looking a 2nd year (will start 2nd year in 2022 Fall) (or 3rd year student) to work on the project: Biodegrading Enzyme Producing Microorganism Assisted Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: Polyphenol, Saponin, and Quercetin Extraction from Dandelion, Milkweed, and Goldenrod.

https://wqin.lakeheadu.ca