Belinda S.W. Chang, Professor
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Evolutionary Neurobiology
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Gianni Castiglione, Former Post-Doc/Lab Manager
Comparative approaches to Rhodopsin structure and function
Eduardo de Almeida Gutierrez, Former PhD Student
Molecular evolution of bat visual pigments
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Nihar Bhattacharyya, Postdoctoral Associate/Lab Manager
Investigating the role of the chromophore in rhodopsin thermal stability
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Iris Chiu, MSc Student
Comparative studies of visual pigments and disease-associated mutations
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Steven Chen, MSc Student
Investigating rhodopsin variants of uncertain significance using yeast
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Raphaël Brisset Di Roberto, Former PhD Student
Evolution of Ste2 in yeast
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Sarah Dungan, Former PhD Student
Evolution of vision in cetaceans
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Ahmed Elbassiouny, PhD Student
Functional genomics approaches to understanding bio-electrogenesis and sensory systems in fishes
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Frances Hauser, Former PhD Student
Neotropical cichlid cone pigment molecular evolution
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Ryan Schott, Former PhD Student
Molecular mechanisms controlling differences in rod and cone function in reptiles
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Benjamin Scott, PhD Student
Heterologous expression of functional GPCRs using the yeast S. cerevisiae
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Alexander Van Nynatten, PhD Studen
Functional evolutionary changes accompanying a transition from marine to freshwater ecosystems
Matthew Woo, MSc Student
Investigating Retinitis Pigmentosa disease-associated mutations in rhodopsin using comparative approaches and natural variation
Current Undergraduate Students:
Current Chang Lab members, 2017