Supervision/Group

Current

Weronika Klecel, PDF. Inbreeding depression in Sable Island horses. Weronika is funded by a University of Calgary VPR Match-Funding Fellowship.

Aurelia Strauss, PDF. Gut-brain axis in Sable Island horses. Aurelia is funded by a European Commission MSCA Fellowship.

Samuel Deakin, PDF. Caribou conservation genomics.

Jasmine Veitch, PhD student. Gut microbiome variation in bighorn sheep. Jasmine is funded by an NSERC CGS D and Killam scholarships.

Sina Mohtasebi, PhD student. Equine parasitology. Sina is funded by University of Calgary Provost and Alberta Graduate Excellence Doctoral scholarships.

Micky Ahn, PhD student. Ecology and evolution of mixed parasitic infections in Sable Island horses. Micky is funded by NSERC CGS D and University of Calgary Eyes High Doctoral scholarships.

Charlotte Bourbon, PhD student. Caribou conservation genomics. Charlotte is co-supervised by Marco Musiani.

Katie Bull, PhD student (U. of Bristol, co-supervisor). Equine parasitology. Katie is co-supervised by Laura Peachey.  

Margaret Hughes, PhD student (co-supervisor). Caribou landscape ecology. Margaret is co-supervised by Marco Musiani.

Samantha Barrette, MSc student. Caribou conservation genomics. Samantha is funded by Alberta Graduate Excellence and NSERC CGSM Scholarships.

Team Sable Island 2022:  Chloe, Anastasia, Isla, Micky, Ihncheol, Rachel

Alumni

Asim Khan, PDF. Wildlife genomics and parasitology.

Elizabeth O'Hara, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Flight initiation distance in Sable Island horses. Elizabeth now works as a wildlife biologist for the Government of Saskatchewan.  

Katie Moyes, undergraduate student. Equine parasitology and genetics. 

Julie Colpitts, PhD student (U. of Saskatchewan, co-supervisor). Conservation and evolutionary genomics of Sable Island horses. 

Mason Stothart, PhD student. Ecology and evolution of gut microbiome variation in Sable Island horses. Mason now works as an Ecosystem Resource Scientist For the Government of Nova Scotia.

Stefan Gavriliuc, MSc student. Development of non-invasive genomic tools for feral horses. Stefan now works as a bioinformatician for Alberta Health Services.

Anita Michalak, MSc student. Caribou conservation genomics. Anita is now a conservation specialist with the Ecostudies Institute in Washington.

Maria Cavedon, PDF (co-supervisor). Caribou conservation genomics. Co-supervised by Marco Musiani. Maria now works as an environmental consultant.

Ihncheol Jung, undergraduate student. Reliability of body condition scores in horses. Ihncheol is now a DVM student at the University of Calgary.

Isla Botting, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Flight initiation distance in Sable Island horses. Isla pursued a PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University.

Nancy Ngo, undergraduate student. Parasitology of Alberta feral horses. Nancy is now a DVM student at the University of Calgary. 

Vivian Huynh, undergraduate student. Development of genetic markers for parentage analyses.

Jaimie Warren, DVM student. Genetics of hearth problems in Vancouver Island marmots. Jaimie was co-supervised by Doug Whiteside.

Naureen Othi, undergraduate student. Gut microbiome variation in bighorn sheep. 

Diana Jeong, MSc student. Inbreeding depression in Sable Island horses. Diana is now a project assistant at the Resilience Institute.

Elin May, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Costs of reproduction in Sable Island horses. Co-supervised with Alastair Wilson. 

Christina Tollett, MSc student (U. of Saskatchewan, co-supervisor). Genomic diversity in Canadian feral horse populations. Christina is now a PhD student at Queen's University.

Faeze Keshavarz-Rahaghi, undergraduate student. Horse microbiome metagenomics. Faeze pursued a PhD at the Univeristy of British Colombia. 

Astrid Henry, undergraduate student. Reproducibility of gut microbiome analyses in horses. 

Laura Tuke, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Evolutionary genetics of early development in Sable Island horses. 

Chiara Fraticelli, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Evolutionary genetics of risk aversion in Sable Island horses. 

Hanna Wigart, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Social correlates of risk aversion in Sable Island horses. 

Susannah Gold, MSc student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Quantitative genetics of parasite resistance in Sable Island horses. Susie completed a PhD at Imperial College London and is now a Senior Conservation Scientist with the RSPB.

Doreen Cabrera, MSc Student (U. of Exeter, co-supervisor). Determinants and repeatability of flight initiation distance in Sable Island horses. Doreen is now a PhD student at Brigham Young University.

David Robinson, Research Assistant, U. of Calgary. Genetics and parasitology of Alberta wild horses. David is now an instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Sultana Majid, Research Assistant, U. of Calgary. Genetics and parasitology of Sable Island horses. Sultana is now a MSc student at the University of British Columbia.