Lab Members

Welcome to the Rowland lab!

Dr. Owen Rowland
Associate Professor
B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Alberta, 1992
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1998
Postdoctoral Fellow, Sainsbury Lab, John Innes Centre, England, 1998-2001
Research Associate, University of British Columbia, 2002-2005
Assistant Professor, Carleton University, 2005-2009
Associate Professor, Carleton University, 2009-present

Phone: 613-520-2600  ext. 4213
Office: 218B Nesbitt Biology Building
Lab: 215 Nesbitt Biology Building

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Currently Teaching the Following Courses:
BIOL 2104: Introductory Genetics
BIOC 4203: Advanced Metabolism (Biochemistry of Natural Products)
BIOL/BIOC 4901: Directed Studies
BIOL/BIOC 4908: Research Thesis Project
BIOL 6002 (Graduate Course): Advances in Plant Molecular Biology


Dr. Jhadeswar Murmu
Research Associate
Oct. 2012-present
Project title: "Regulation of suberin biosynthesis"
Email: jmurma@connect.carleton.ca



Nayana De Silva
Ph.D. Candidate
Sept. 2012-present
Thesis title: "Roles of suberin in protection against pathogens and abiotic stresses"
Email: nayanadesilva@cmail.carleton.ca






Hefeng (Jasmine) Hu
M.Sc. Candidate
Sept. 2015-present
Thesis title: "Characterization of root endodermal-specific transcription factors associated with suberin polymer production"
Email: hefenghu@cmail.carleton.ca

Alaa Alsaafin
M.Sc. Candidate
Sept. 2015-present
Thesis title: "Application of CRISPR-mediated genome editing technology to study the production and deposition of plant acyl-lipid barriers in Arabidopsis thaliana"

Rebecca Kalinger
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biochemistry
NSERC-USRA and Research Thesis Student
Sept 2014-present
Project title: "Characterization of a novel family of plant acyl lipid thioesterases"

Ali Ahmadi Pirshahid
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Integrated Science
Research Thesis Student
May 2015-present
Project title: "Genetic engineering of the industrial oilseed crop Camelina sativa to enhance yield and modify oilseed composition"

Mawj Brykea
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Research Thesis Student
May 2015-present
Project title: "Assessing protein-protein interactions involving ALT-type thioesterases"

Daniel Klein
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biochemistry
Research Thesis Student
Sept 2015-present
Project title: "The role of Arabidopsis Myb transcription factors in regulating suberin deposition"

Tim Garant
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Independent Research Student (BIOC 3400)
Sept 2015-present
Project title: "Screening for novel genes involved in suberin deposition using a leaf transient assay system"

Jose Nimo
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biology and Biotechnology
I-CUREUS Research Intern
May 2015-present
Project title: "Use of dominant negative chimeric repressors to elucidate plant surface biopolymer formation"

Amanda Rampersaud
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biology
Work-Study Student
Sept 2013-present

Sylvia Girgis
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biology
Research Assistant
May 2015-present



Co-Supervised


Beatriz Lujan Toro
M.Sc. Candidate
Sept 2015-present (co-supervised with Dr. Sara Martin, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Thesis title: “Genome sequencing of Camelina microcarpa, a possible parent of the emerging oilseed crop Camelina sativa”
Undergraduate - B.Sc. in Biology and Biotechnology
Research Thesis Student (Rowland and Abizaid Labs)
May 2014-April 2015
Email: BeatrizLujan@cmail.carleton.ca

Chris Bonner
M.Sc. Candidate
Sept 2015-present (co-supervised with Dr. Gopal Subramaniam, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Thesis title: “Proteomic profiling of the secretome of the crop pathogen Fusarium graminearum”
Email: Chris.Bonner@AGR.GC.CA



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