News
April 20, 2023: Lab members Andréa Johnson, Kale Scatterty, Matthew Harper, Ryan Verbitsky, Alycia Stewart and James Hudson present their research projects on zebrafish, terpenes and anxiety at MacEwan’s annual Student Research Day. The event provided an opportunity for these talented researchers to share their findings and contribute to scientific community. To read the project abstracts and learn more about their work, click here.
April 11, 2023: Research in the lab surrounding terpenes is highlighted in the news article “MacEwan University Researchers Test Effects of Cannabis Terpenes on Zebrafish” published in MacEwan magazine “the griff.” Click here to read the full article and learn more about the exciting research occurring in the lab.
March 8-10, 2023: Lab members Andréa Johnson and James Hudson present their work on terpenes at the R.E. Peter Biology Conference. Andréa’s work focused on the terpene alpha-pinene and its enantiomers, whereas James’ focused on the terpene bisabolol.
Andréa Johnson (left) and James Hudson (right)
August 30, 2022: Dr. Hamilton returns to the Research Recasted podcast to give an update on the research occurring in the lab. He also discusses the publication process and how science flourishes under criticism. Click here to listen to the full episode!
October 3-6, 2021: Lab member Joshua Szaszkiewicz presents his research titled “Chronic Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) exposure impacts anxiety-like behaviour but not boldness in zebrafish (Danio rerio).” at the Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop 2021!
September 16, 2021: Tune in to episode three of the Research Recasted podcast hosted by Brittany Ekelund and Dylan Cave, where Dr. Hamilton discusses the research taking place in the Hamilton lab!
January 18, 2021: Lab members Rachel Dean and Nicole Hurst Radke feature in MacEwan news article and discuss their most recent publication coming out of the zebrafish lab titled “Vision of conspecifics decreases the effectiveness of ethanol on zebrafish behaviour”. The news article can be viewed from the following link.
Rachel Dean
May 25-26, 2020: Lab members Shayna and Joshua win awards for their research presentations at the undergraduate research in science conference of Alberta (URSCA). Shayna Chaput was awarded 2nd place for her research on shoaling behaviours in zebrafish when the lateral line system was interrupted or disabled. Joshua Szaszkiewicz was awarded 1st place for his research on the long-term rearing effects of photoperiod and salinity on the behaviour of Coho salmon. The full list of award winners can be seen here: https://www.uleth.ca/artsci/ursca-2020-award-winners
Shayna Chaput (left) and Joshua Szaszkiewicz (right)
2019: Lab member Rachel Dean wins best presentation in the undergraduate research in science conference of Alberta (URSCA) for her research on the influence of social context during drug administration on anxiety-like behaviour in zebrafish.
Rachel Dean (left) and Trevor Hamilton (right)
January 15, 2018: Check out our publication in collaboration with Ted Allison and Patricia Leighton from the University of Alberta:
http://bio.biologists.org/content/early/2018/01/09/bio.025734
Image by Adam Morrill
2013: Enjoying the rockies at the Canadian Spring Conference on Behaviour and Brain in Fernie, BC
Erica Ingraham (left), Adrian Johnson (middle), Adam Morrill (right), and Trevor Hamilton (back)
The zebrafish lab, where all the research magic happens. Meet some of its members!
Adam Morrill (left), Adrian Johnson (center left), Erica Ingraham (center right) and Nathan Nadolski (right)