Contaminant monitoring in the Great Lakes with Jessica Head
Jan 18, 2021 13:00 - 14:00
(GMT -7:00) Pacific Time
Event URL: https://oceanwise.webex.com/oceanwise/j.php?MTID=m1c30bcfc0cdddd16fd28e5a857f16ed3
Cost: Free
Our four mentors Jennifer, Samantha, Zihan and Marilie invite Jessica Head to speak about using birds to monitor contaminants in the Great Lakes. A current assistant professor at McGill University, Dr. Head’s research focuses on effects of early life exposure to environmental chemicals in fish and birds. This research is multidisciplinary, integrating aspects of molecular biology, ecology, and risk assessment. Laboratory models are used to study molecular mechanisms underlying biological responses to chemical exposure. These finding are applied to assessing the health of wild animals through field studies and the use of molecular biomarkers.
Jessica Head is an alumnus of McGill University and the Macdonald campus, completing a BSc in Biochemistry in 1997. After graduating from McGill, Dr. Head worked in the pharmaceutical industry, gaining valuable laboratory experience and knowledge of the private sector environment. She then enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Sean Kennedy, graduating in 2006. Her thesis examined the molecular basis underlying variation in responses to environmental contaminants among individuals and species of birds. Dr. Head joined McGill’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences in August 2014, as an Assistant Professor. Her laboratory focuses on genetic and epigenetic factors underlying responses to environmental contaminants in fish and birds.
Please join us during this call and if you can’t make it do not worry it will be recorded. You can therefore watch it later. The national call will be delivered in English but there will be a linguistic support for native French speakers. We will have Karine as a simultaneous translator who will be available through our second cisco webex line.
The National call will be hosted through a videoconference software called Webex Cisco. No worries, this platform is simple and free. Here are some easy instructions on how to join:
By Computer: You only need to click on the invite, and you will be redirected to the meeting page. Just type in your name and your email address and you are good to go! this option will allow you to have the audio and the video.
By phone: You can download the Webex Cisco app in your smart phone which is user-friendly and free. When the meeting is about to start, open the app and type in the access code and you should be joining the call in a matter of seconds! This option should allow you to have the audio and the video. Otherwise, dial and call the number provided below and then, type in the access code. You will be joining the call through a conference line, meaning, you will only be able to have the audio.
Do not forget to plug in the password (see below).
If you have any questions for about participating in English, please contact Zihan: Zihan.cai@ocean.org
Monday, 18 Jan, 2021 4:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Link:
https://oceanwise.webex.com/oceanwise/j.php?MTID=m1c30bcfc0cdddd16fd28e5a857f16ed3
Meeting number: 177 020 2588
Password: lake_jan18
30521cd7bb6d44919df479977081c0de
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