Department of Biology

Welcome

The Department of Biology at the University of Regina provides quality undergraduate teaching, graduate student training, and postdoctoral fellow mentorship. In addition to its modern facilities for advanced molecular and environmental research, the Department of Biology is home to several of the top scientists in ecological, environmental, and cellular and molecular biology.

Upcoming Events

Seminar - April 12 at 3:30 CL127

"Habitat selection and distribution of the Richardson’s ground squirrel" - Ashley Fortney - Department of Biology ...
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News

New Biology Course - Fall 2013

Neurophysiology 490BT What makes your brain tick? How did the brain evolve? What does a snail dream about? Why does your dog...
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U of R - SIAST partnership benefits biology students

Joint program with SIAST benefits U of R BSc graduates....
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Biology graduate student wins best presentation award

Leanne Heisler won the Best Graduate Student Presentation award at the 23rd North American Prairie Conference in Winnipeg (2012). Her talk was entitled: "Studying Small Mammals Vicariously through...
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Biology graduate student wins "Bryophyte Bonanza"

Shawn Robinson was part of a team that won the "Bryophyte Bonanza" proposal challenge sponsored by the NSF. The team's proposal was entitled "Branching Out: Revealing the Evolutionary History of the...
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Microbiology Grad Students bring home awards

Elizabeth Vanderlinde won the Best Student Symposium presentation award and Shirin Afoj won the Best Student poster award at the 62nd Annual General Meeting for the...
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Recent Publications

Beal, M.A., Glenn, T.C., Lance, S.L, Somers, C.M.Characterization of unstable microsatellites in mice: no evidence for germline mutation induction following gamma-radiation exposure. Environmental...
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Fortney, A.N., Poulin, R.G., Martino, J.A., Parker, D.L., Somers, C.M. Proximity to Hibernacula and Road Type are Key Factors Influencing Potential Road Mortality of Snakes in...
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Kilgour, R. J., and R.M. Brigham. The relationships between behavioural categories and social influences in the gregarious...
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Skalak, S.L., R.E. Sherwin and R.M. Brigham. Sampling period, size and duration influence measures of bat species richness from acoustic surveys. Methods...
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Rahube, T.O. and Yost, C.K. Characterization of a mobile and multiple resistance plasmid isolated from swine manure and its detection in soil after manure application. Journal of...
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Tambalo, Dinah D., Fremaux, Bastien, Tyler Boa, Christopher K. Yost. Persistence of host-associated Bacteroidales gene markers and their quantitative detection in an...
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