Chloe is a postdoctoral fellow and STREAM project manager within the Hajibabaei Lab, having previously completed her PhD in 2018 at Swansea University (UK). Her research background is largely in DNA-based environmental research, with focus on developing new DNA techniques for monitoring of freshwater and marine species. Chloe also has an extensive Read more…
I am a fourth year Arts & Science student at the University of Guelph, specializing in biology, biotechnology and French with a certificate in business. I started volunteering in Dr. Hajibabaei’s lab in February 2020. I assist with various lab protocols, such as sample homogenization, and DNA extraction, as well Read more…
I received my BSc.H in Microbiology from the University of Guelph. Following this I continued my education and received both a BEd and MBinf from the University of Western Ontario and the University of Guelph respectively and am currently working towards the completion of a PhD in bioinformatics. I am Read more…
I am a fourth-year Wildlife Biology and Conservation student at the University of Guelph. I began volunteering in the Hajibabaei Lab in my first year of university before being hired in April 2018 as a laboratory technician. The biomonitoring projects, such as STREAM, that this lab conducts attracted me to this position, Read more…
Integrative Biology PhD student: I am interested in applications of molecular biology for ecological monitoring and management. My project builds upon the lab’s stream-biomonitoring efforts. I am using RNA sequencing to study the transcriptomes of benthic arthropods in streams with exposure to agricultural activity. Before joining the Hajibabaei lab, I Read more…