Belinda S.W. Chang, Professor
Canada Research Chair in Comparative Evolutionary Neurobiology
Artyom Gritsunov, PostDoc
Expression of Drosophila rhodopsin genes in yeast
Different factors that affect rhodopsin light activation
Steven Chen, PhD Student
Protein evolvability and function
High-throughput technologies for cell engineering
Emily Dong, PhD Student
Evolution and development of photoreceptors in snakes and lizards
Anthony Rajkumar, PhD Student
Molecular evolutionary changes in stingrays, accompanying a transition from marine to freshwater ecosystems; with a focus on vision.
Peter L.S. Hong, MSc Student
Disease mutations associated with inheritable retinopathies with a focus on retinitis pigmentosa
Jing Liu, MSc Student
Molecular mechanisms of selectivity in protein-protein interactions
Bryan Guo, MSc Student
Functional impact of rhodopsin mutations in whales and dolphins
Undergraduates:
Tony Xie, Undergraduate Student
Developing automation tools for gene sequences
Investigating ecological differences within cetaceans and elasmobranchs
Chong Wan, Undergraduate Student
Developing automation tools for research (R, ggplot)
Computer Science Specialist, Bioinformatics specialist
Alena Qin, Undergraduate Student
Interested in Molecular Genetics
Emma Yu, Undergraduate Student
Interested in Animal Physiology and Immunology
Hudson Wentzell, Undergraduate Student
Detecting patterns of positive selection in phototransduction and visual cycle genes within cetaceans
Arhan Rupani, Undergraduate student
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Specialist
Irene Cao, Undergraduate student
Interested in Toxicology and Health and Disease
Francesca Chernous, Undergraduate student
Interested in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Chang Lab Members, April 2023
