Conference Presentations/Posters
Capelle, P.M. Effects of maternal and environmental stressors on the physiology and behaviour of juvenile Chinook salmon Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s NFLD January 9, 2016
Dender, M. Using behavioural traits to explain energy management strategies and resultant inter-population variation in growth rates Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s NFLD January 9, 2016
Lehnert, S.J., Vandersteen, W.E., Devlin, R.H., Pitcher, T.E., Heath, J.W., Heath, D.D. Genome wide association study (GWAS) for flesh colour in Chinook Salmon Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s NFLD January 9, 2016
Mayrand, J. Behavioural flexibility of juvenile outcrossed Chinook salmon: Applications for aquaculture Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s NFLD January 9, 2016
Venney, C.J. Ontogenetic and tissue-specific DNA methylation in Chinook salmon Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s NFLD January 9, 2016
Shawna L. Semple, George Heath, Daniel D. Heath, and Brian Dixon Comparing the immune function of triploid and diploid Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Can we make triploid salmon immunocompetent International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology Portland, Maine USA June 2016 Poster Presentation
Sopinka N., Capelle P., Heath D., Semeniuk C., Love O. Egg cortisol and its effects on offspring phenotype Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research St. John’s, NFLD Jan. 2016 Poster presentation
Venney CJ, Roy D, Heath DD DNA methylation as an epigenetic mechanism for local adaptation in Chinook salmon. World Recreational Fisheries Conference July 16-20, 2017 Victoria, BC.
Venney CJ, Wellband KW, Heath DD Gene-specific parental influences on DNA methylation as a source of intraspecific variation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR) January 5-8, 2017 Montreal, QC
Dr. D. Heath Conversion Efficiency and Alternative Diets – Development of High Performance Chinook Salmon stocks for Commercial Aquaculture: Genetic Hybridization to Maximize Culture Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Impact NSERCPartners Meeting October 28, 2016 Heriot Bay, BC.
Dr. O. Love Correlated Traits and Salmon Performance – Development of High Performance Chinook Salmon stocks for Commercial Aquaculture: Genetic Hybridization to Maximize Culture Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Impact NSERC Partner Meeting October 28, 2016 Heriot Bay, BC
Shelby Toews Population and Family Effects on Gene Transcriptional Profiles of Eight Hybrid Chinook Salmon Populations: Implications for Conservation and Aquaculture NSERC Partner Meeting October 28, 2016 Heriot Bay, BC
Semple S.L., Heath D.D. and Dixon B. Outbreeding and Chinook Salmon Immunity. Oct. 28, 2016 – NSERC Partner Meeting, Heriot Bay, BC
Mallory L. Wiper Is there a neural basis to lateralized behaviour in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)? June 2017 Animal Behaviour Society Conference, Scarborough ON
Mubarak Ziab, SubbaRao Chaganti, Daniel Heath Partitioning of Environmental and Genetic Effects on the Gut Microbiome of Chinook Salmon June 18, 2017 Poster Session at the 67th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Shelby Toews Population and Family Effects on Gene Transcriptional Profiles of Eight Hybrid Chinook Salmon Populations: Implications for Conservation and Aquaculture Can. Conf. for Fisheries Research January 2017 Montreal QC
Celine Lajoie Inter-Population Differences in Farmed Chinook Salmon Product Quality NSERC Partner Meeting October 28, 2016 Heriot Bay, BC
Mallory L. Wiper Preliminary findings on brain/body trade-off differences between the differing populations of salmon from the 2013 cohort tested for laterality of startle response Oct. 28, 2016 – NSERC Partner Meeting, Heriot Bay, BC
Semple S.L., Heath D.D. and Dixon B. Using outbreeding to develop high-performing Chinook salmon stocks: an assessment of immune performance. 2016 Aquaculture Association of Canada, St. John’s, NL, Canada.
Semple S.L., Heath D.D. and Dixon B. Using outbreeding to improve the immunological performance of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in response to Vibrio anguillarum. 2016 North American Comparative Immunology Workshop, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada.
Semple S.L., Heath D.D. and Dixon, B. The impact of outbreeding on the immune performance of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) when challenged with Vibrio anguillarum. 2016 Canadian Society of Zoologists, London, ON, Canada.
Semple S.L. Improving Aquaculture: the impact of breeding strategies on disease susceptibility. 2017 University of Waterloo Biology Seminar Series, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Semple S.L., Heath G., Heath D.D. and Dixon B. Revealing immune differences between eight outbred chinook salmon populations when challenged with Vibrio anguillarum. International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology, June 2018 Santa Fe NM, USA.
Venney CJ, Wellband KW, Heath DD Additive, non-additive, and maternal effects on DNA methylation among different salmon rearing environments. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), January 4-7 2018, Edmonton, AB.
Heath G., Semple S.L., Heath D.D., Dixon B. Immune challenge of seven outbred Chinook salmon populations with Vibrio anguillarum results in differential survival and antibody titre. Poster presentation at North American Comparative Immunology Workshop, Waterloo, ON, Canada. 2019
Venney CJ, Love OPL, Drown EJ, Heath DD. 2020 Intergenerational transfer of maternal effects via DNA methylation in Chinook salmon. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), January 2-5, Halifax, NS.
St. Louis, B. 2019. Oral Presentation , Triploid Strategic Grant Partners Meeting Quadra Island, BC
Frank, C. 2019. Oral Presentation , Triploid Strategic Grant Partners Meeting Quadra Island, BC
St. Louis, B. 2020. Oral Presentation , Triploid Strategic Grant Students Meeting (Best Presentation Recipient) U. Windsor, ON
Cadonic, I., Reid, G., Semeniuk, C., Heath, D., Dixon, B., Craig, P. Can probiotics improve the health and survival of triploid Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Poster Session for the 29th Annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop, Rice Lake, ON. 2019
Sadeghi, J. Exploring fish microbial communities; opening the fish microbial black box Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), January 2-5, 2020 Halifax, NS.