Science Advisory Panel
Jonathan Verreault, PhD
Professor
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
Department of Biological Sciences
Montreal, Canada
Ecotoxicology :
Bioaccumulation, biotransformation and effects of emerging contaminants (mainly HFRs)
Multidisciplinary approach: genomic, proteomic and physiological markers
Marine mammals, birds, urban and arctic fauna
Jeanine Brantschen, PhD
Researcher
Stanford University Hopkins Marine Station
Pacific Grove, California, USA
Aquatic Ecology :
Biodiversity monitoring in riverine ecosystems
Environmental DNA as novel tool
Bacteria, macroinvertebrates, fishes, marine mammals
Antoine Simond, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Simon Fraser University / DFO
Department of Biological Sciences
Vancouver, Canada
Ecotoxicology :
Biological effects of persistant organic pollutants on marine mammals
Genomic, proteomic and hormonal markers as indicators of potential endocrine disrupters
Minke whales, belugas
Melissa McKinney, PhD
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Department of Natural Resource Sciences
Montreal, Canada
Arctic Ecology :
Ecological change and environmental stressors in arctic and subarctic ecosystems
Chemical tracers, multiple stressor interactions and cumulative effects
Polar bears, marine mammals and fishes