Research

There are four main research directions of the Department of Biological Sciences.

  • M. Bidochka
    Molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry of insect pathogenic fungi
  • R. L. Carlone
    Developmental Biology: Retinoids in nerve growth and regeneration
  • Y. Haj-Ahmad (Emeritus)
    Molecular genetics; virology; mammalian viral vectors
  • Y. Li
    Fundamental study and biological applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning (analysis & modelling of omics data, pathways, signal networks, and biomedical images, etc.)
  • P. Liang
    Understanding the mechanism of genetic diversity and their contribution to phenotype via bioinformatics and genomics approaches
  • A. Skandalis
    Protein structure and function of enzymes involved in nucleic acid replication; molecular biology of aging
  • J. Stuart
    Mitochondrial bioenergetics and cell physiology
  • F. F. Hunter
    Behavioural ecology of haematophagous insects; molecular systematics; cytogenetics
  • M. H. Richards
    Evolution of social behaviour in insects; population genetics and molecular systematics of insects
  • L. Vasseur
    Climate change, sustainable development, community-based ecosystem management and conservation ecology
  • D. H. Bruce (Emeritus)
    Photosynthesis; regulation of primary events of energy conversion in photosynthesis; excitation energy distribution in algal/green plant photosystems
  • V. De Luca (Emeritus)
    Plant Biochemistry, natural products, metabolic engineering
  • C. Després
    Plant Proteomics and Molecular Pathology
  • D. Inglis
    Redox balance in wine yeast under hyperosmotic stress, yeast gene expression, yeast metabolism, icewine fermentation
  • G. Pickering
    Wine science, sensory science, flavor chemistry, sensory perception, and wine chemistry
  • A. Zavafer
    Photobioreactor design; Waste-water treatment using Biophotonic Engineering; Development of biosensing methods.

Analytical Services for UPLC-MS (Ultraperformance Chromatography-Mass Spectometry) offered by Dr. Kyung Hee Kim in the laboratory of Dr. De Luca.

Location: Cairns building Lab 535, Biology Department, Brock University

Phone: 1-905-688-5550 [extension 4554 (office) or 4161 (lab)]

Email vdeluca@brocku.ca or Kkim@brocku.ca

 

Analytical Service* Description Academic

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Academic

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Commercial

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Type of Analysis UPLC

MS

UPLC-MS

 

$50

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$70

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$100

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LC-MS Method development UPLC

MS

UPLC-MS

 

$20

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$30

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$50

 

$50

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$70

 

Sample Preparation  

 

Included with LC-MS analysis

 

Included with LC-MS analysis

 

Included with LC-MS analysis

 

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*The service is limited to phytochemical analysis

**Data analysis is based on standards available in the laboratory of supplied by the investigator