Assistant Professor Post-doctoral research (Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Prague, Czechia) Post-doctoral research (University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA) PhD (Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada) BSc (University of Western Ontario, London, Canada) Office: Evaristus C302 902-457-6296…
Academics - Biology
The following Prizes and Awards of Merit are avaialble for Biology students: Department of Biology Award for Best Student: Each year the Biology Department chooses a course and identifies the best student in the class.…
Lab Instructor MSc (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia) BScH (Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia) Office: Evaristus C213 (902) 457-6295 Megan.Fisher3@msvu.ca Labs: Introductory Biology I (1152) Introductory Biology II (1153) Plants: Form and Function (2203) Cell…
Assistant Professor Post-doctoral research (University of Exeter, Exeter, UK) PhD (University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany) MSc, BSc (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) Office: Evaristus C215 (902) 457-5068 Lab: Evaristus 117 Lori.Borgal@MSVU.CA Research Interests: My lab uses…
M.Sc. project in Forest Soil Ecology, Saint Mary’s University Halifax, Nova Scotia The Atlantic Root Symbiosis Lab seeks a Masters of Science student for a project in forest soil ecology through the Masters in Applied…
Membership The following department members serve on the EDI Committee: Dr. Lori Borgal Ms. Megan Fisher Mr. Kevin Shaughnessy Biology Department EDI Statement The Biology Department has developed the following guiding principles to align with…
Interested in getting a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology? Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Mount Saint Vincent University (the Mount) offers a biology program that introduces students to the world of Biology.
Students who require courses not offered by the Biology Department in a given year, or those with timetable conflicts, may take a limited number of courses at other local universities. Students must first obtain a…
These are fungi that live within plant tissue, but don’t cause disease. We don’t really know what they are doing, but every part of every plant ever studied by anyone has these fungi inside. There…
Mycorrhizal fungi are particular soil fungi that form symbioses with plant roots and help the plant to access water and soil nutrients. In return, the plant supplies the fungi with sugar for energy. A particular…