Collaborative Research
Faculty members in the Department of Biology – both regular & affiliated – are actively involved in collaborative, interdisciplinary research at Western and in the broader academic community. Memberships in formal research groups, centers, and institutes are listed below.
Research Groups
Integrative Avian Research Group (Department of Psychology).
- Chris Guglielmo
- Beth MacDougall-Shackleton
- Scott MacDougall-Shackleton
- Yolanda Morbey
- Liana Zanette
- Carrie Branch
Biology, Philosophy, Evolution Discussion Group (BiPED; Department of Philosophy).
Research Centers
Biotron Experimental Climate Change Research Centre (Biotron).
Centre for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR)
Soochow-Western Centre for Synchrotron Radiation Research (SWC-English)
Research Institutes
Biomedical Imaging Research Centre (BIRC)
Brain and Mind Institute
Lawson Health Research Institute
Rotman Institute of Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Programs for Research and Training
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Research Program (Western Biomedical Engineering)
Developmental Biology Program (Developmental Biology)
Neuroscience Program (Neuroscience)
Synthetic Microbial Genomes @ Western (SynGenMicrobes@Western)
Research Institutes & Organizations outside of Western
Children's Health Research Institute (CHRI)
Ontario Institute of Regenerative Medicine (OIRM)
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Toronto (Vector Institute)
Windsor Cancer Research Group (WCRG)