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Department Chair
Eric Littley, PhD
Lecturer
elittley@tru.ca
250-828-5407
Office: S206
Courses: Principles of Biology 1, Principles of Biology 2, Issues in Biology
Research interests: Root pathogens of ginseng, ginseng production systems |
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Lucille Anderson, BSc
Lecturer
landerson@tru.ca
250-828-5297
Office: S146
Labs: Principles of Biology 1 & 2
Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2 |
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Lyn Baldwin, PhD
Assistant Professor
lybaldwin@tru.ca
250-377-6167
Office: S248
Courses: Principles of Biology 2, Evolution & Ecology of Land Plants, Systematics of Flowering Plants, Plant Ecology, Field Methods in Terrestrial Ecology
Research Interests: Plant ecology |
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Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham, PhD
Assistant Professor
ncheeptham@tru.ca
250-371-5891
Office: S354
Courses: Introductory Microbiology 1 & 2, Molecular Evolution, Advanced Microbiology Laboratory, Advanced Seminar (Bioremediation and Industrial Microbiology)
Research Interests: Microbial diversity: searching for potential bioactive compounds from microorganisms in different unique habitats (particularly volcanic caves and alkaline ponds) |
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Val Collins, PhD
Assistant Professor
vcollins@tru.ca
250-828-5452
Office: S318
Courses: Vertebrate Physiology 1 and 2, Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2
Research Interests: Columbian ground squirrel hibernation and reproduction |
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Dean of Science
Tom Dickinson, PhD
tdickinson@tru.ca
250-852-7137
Office: S210
Courses: Introduction to Animal Behavior
Research Interests: Bird communities in high elevation forests, energy utilization by nuthatches |
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Carolynne Fardy, RT, ID
Lecturer
fardy@tru.ca
250-828-5444
Office: S365G
Labs: Veterinary Microbiology |
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Don Ferguson, BSc
Lecturer
dferguson@tru.ca
250-371-5545
Office: S118
Labs: Principles of Biology 1 & 2 |
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Nancy Flood, PhD
Senior Lecturer
nflood@tru.ca
250-828-5436
Office: S130
Courses: Principles of Biology 2, Biometrics, Population Biology, Field Methods in Terrestrial Ecology
Research Interests: Ecology and evolution of orioles; bird communities in high elevation forests |
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Canada Research Chair
Lauchlan H. Fraser, PhD
lfraser@tru.ca
250-377-6135
Office: RC201
Course: Research methods, preparation and presentation
Research Interests: Plant community restoration and management; Trophic dynamics; Conservation of freshwater resources |
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Debbie Gill, MSc
Lecturer
dgill@tru.ca
250-371-5746
Office: S114
Labs: Principles of Biology 2, Introduction to Ecology, Evolution of Animal Body Plans |
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Louis A. Gosselin, PhD
Associate Professor
lgosselin@tru.ca
250-828-5423
Office: RC203
Courses: Evolution of Animal Body Plans, Introduction to Ecology Community & Ecosystem Ecology, Population Biology, Introduction to Research, Field Methods in Marine Ecology
Research Interests: Ecology of early juvenile marine invertebrates: life history, mortality factors, adaptations, behaviour; invasive and threatened species. Ecology of invertebrates inhabiting saline ponds (alkaline ponds) of the BC interior |
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Rob Higgins, PhD
Assistant Professor
rhiggins@tru.ca
250-392-8176
Williams Lake Campus
Courses: Principles of Biology 1, Principles of Biology 2, Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology
Research Interests: Ecology of ants in sub-boreal forests and the management of post-harvest coarse woody debris |
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Stephen Joly, BSc
Lecturer
sjoly@tru.ca
250-371-5572
Office: S361A
Labs: Principles of Biology 1 & 2, Biology of the Environment, Evolution of Animal Body Plans, Terrestrial Vertebrate Zoology |
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Mairi MacKay, PhD
Associate Professor
mackay@tru.ca
250-828-5463
Office: S328
Courses: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Regulation of Gene Expression
Research Interests: DNA fingerprinting of Burrowing Owls |
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Don Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor
dnelson@tru.ca
250-828-5425
Office S346
Courses: Molecular Genetics, Biochemical Techniques 2, Advanced Seminar in Selected Topics in Biology, Chemical Biology Laboratory
Research Interests: Application of molecular techniques to the study of embryonic development and neuroscience |
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Christine Petersen, MSc
Lecturer
cpeterson@tru.ca
250-371-5746
Office S114
Labs: Principles of Biology 1 & 2, Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, Introduction to Ecology, Evolution & Ecology of Land Plants |
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Susan Purdy, MSc
Lecturer
spurdy@tru.ca
250-828-5166
Office S132
Labs: Principles of Biology 1 & 2, Evolution of Animal Body Plans, Animal Behaviour
Lectures: Biology of the Environment |
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Matthew Reudink, PhD
Assistant Professor
mreudink@tru.ca
250-828-5428
Office S350
Courses: Principles of Conservation Biology, Evolution
Research Interests: Behavioural ecology, sexual selection and ornithology; use of genetic and biogeochemical tools to track the year-round ecology of migratory animals |
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Karen Ross, MSc
Lecturer
kross@tru.ca
250-371-5535
Office S110
Lectures: Biology of Humans, Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2
Research Interests: Exercise induced changes in the diabetic heart |
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Cynthia (Cindy) Ross Friedman, PhD
Associate Professor
cross@tru.ca
250-828-5424
Office: S348
Courses: Principles of Biology 1, Introduction to genetics, Biochemistry
Research Interests: Anatomy and development in dwarf mistletoes; microscopy |
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Ron Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor
ronsmith@tru.ca
250-371-5544
Office S316
Courses: Cell Physiology, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Techniques 1
Research Interests: Analysis of ginsenoside content in ginseng, photosynthetic studies of ginseng |
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Joanna Urban, RT, MSc
Lecturer
jurban@tru.ca
250-371-5542
Office: S352
Labs: Principles of Biology 1, Introductory Microbiology 1 & 2, Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology, Advanced Microbiology Lab, Biochemical Techniques 2 (Molecular Techniques)
Lectures: Human Biology: Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2
Research Interests: Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology |
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Jonathan D. Van Hamme, PhD
Associate Professor
jvanhamme@tru.ca
250-377-6064
Office: S240
Courses: Introductory Microbiology, Microbial Physiology, Microbial Ecology, Advanced Microbiology Laboratory
Research Interests: Environmental microbiology and biotechnology |
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David Williams, MSc
dwilliams@tru.ca
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Plant Phenology |