Who We Are
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Jean-Pierre Desforges, PhD Assistant Professor, Dept. Environmental Studies and Sciences My research in environmental toxicology and wildlife stress ecology is focused on understanding the impacts of human activities on the environment and wildlife populations. My research has largely been on the health impacts of environmental pollutants on Arctic top predators like polar bears, toothed whales, and seals. My work involves a mix of field and laboratory based studies to characterize pollutant accumulation and potential adverse health effects. I am also developing energy budget models to look at energy intake and allocation to physiological processes in wildlife species to link environmental and anthropogenic stressors to animal health, fitness and population dynamics. |
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Andrew Klein MSc student, University of Winnipeg Andrew is investigating the long term impacts of hydroelectric dams on brook trout populations in the lower Nelson River in Manitoba, Canada. |
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Janelle Laing MSc student, University of Winnipeg Janelle's MSc project aims to investigate spatiotemporal variation in the foraging ecology of ringed seals and bearded seals as well as examine how each species is responding to ecosystem changes such as sea ice extent. |
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Robyn de Bruijn MSc Student, University Centre of the Westfjords Robyn is investigating the presence of microplastics in blue mussels from different locations within the Westfjords region, Iceland |
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Maria Isabel Garcia Rojas Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Winnipeg Maria is using dynamic energy budget models to explore how climate change and other stressors in the Arctic are affecting individual fitness and population dynamics of beluga, bowhead whales, and walrus in the Canadian Arctic. |
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Chathuri Mudalige MSc Student, University of Winnipeg Chathuri is combining in vitro cell-based experiments with transcriptomic tools to understand toxicity thresholds and mode of action of priority Arctic contaminants. |
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Briee Villeneuve-Armstrong BSc Honours Student, University of Manitoba Briee is doing an honours research project with ringed seal macrophage cells to characterize the immunological impacts of exposure to multiple PFASs. |
