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My
research focuses on the reproductive biology of molluscs, such as snails
and chitons from gametogenesis, through fertilization to larval development.
I make extensive use of light microscopy, as well as
electron microscopy and confocal laser microscopy (see Microscopy Suite) The Philips 300 transmission electron microscope is used by myself and two other faculty in their research, as well as by six students each year in the electron microscopy course. |
| At the Science Fair at Mayfest 2001, demonstrating “Microscopic Life” to children of all ages, with help from honours students Jacqueline Boutilier (in rear) and Gabrielle Tompkins. |  |
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Vanessa
Partridge is studying multiple paternity and the functions of
parasperm in littorinids. |
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Leslie
Buckland-Nicks (Research Associate and Consultant) is
characterizing proteins of Fusitriton parasperm with the idea of sequencing prominent ones and making RNA probes to detect them during formation in the testis or follow their fates in the female. |
| Research
Assistant, Norma Mitchell, is helping with everything from
electrophoresis, to making plates and fixing up our reprint library. |
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Gabrielle Tompkins is characterizing the functional morphology of parasperm in a whelk, Ceratostoma foliolatum, by doing electron microscopy, as well as electrophoresis of proteins. |
| Shown
here in the lab with me (left to right) are Ian Bryson, director
of Infinity Media internet company and former student; Vanessa Partridge (MSc student and NSERC.PGSA recipient) ; and Gabrielle Tompkins (honours student and NSERC.USRA recipient). |
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