PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS

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.