Laboratory of Comparative Neurobiology
Dalhousie University, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 1X5

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Current Laboratory Members

Roger Croll
Principal Investigator


Molluscan neurobiology, comparative neurobiology of invertebrates and vertebrates, zebrafish autonomic nervous system development and buoyancy and chemoreception.
George Robertson
Research Associate

Zebrafish autonomic nervous system development and buoyancy.
Russell Wyeth
Postdoctoral Fellow

Peripheral sensory pathways in the pond snail  Lymnaea stagnalis.
Oliver Braubach
Ph.D. Candidate


Chemosensory processing and its modifications through learning in zebrafish  (Danio rerio).

Benjamin Lindsey
M.Sc. Candidate

Development of buoyancy control in the swimbladder system of the zebrafish and how this system is affected by exposure to simulated microgravity.
Tristan Dumbarton
M.Sc. Candidate

Swimbladder physiology in the zebrafish and the effect of exposure to simulated microgravity on physiological responses.
Nervous system development and behaviour in the ctenphore.
Heather-Dawn Wood
M.Sc. Candidate

Olfactory learning in the zebrafish.
Matthew Stoyek
Honours Biology Student

The effect of the compliance of the swimbladder wall on buoyancy and hearing function in the zebrafish.
Maureen Murray
NSERC Undergraduate

The innervation and musculature of the colonial ascidian  Botryllus schlosseri.
Evan McCarvill
NSERC Undergraduate


Nervous system development and behaviour in the ctenophore, Pleurobranchei bachei.
Sylvio LeBlanc
Undergraduate Volunteer


Nervous system development and behaviour in the ctenophore,  Pleurobranchei bachei.
Heidi Harding
Undergraduate Volunteer


Nervous system development and behaviour in the ctenophore,  Pleurobranchei bachei.
Larval musculature of the pond snail,  Lymnaea stagnalis.
Former Laboratory Members
Former Position Present Position
(or last known)
 Email
Chantelle McGee Neuroscience Honour's student Journalism  student, University of Waterloo
Carol Evans M.Sc. student Ph.D. student, University of Ottawa
Jessica Finney Biology Honour's student M.Sc. student, Simon Fraser University
Amanda Dickinson Ph.D.  student Postdoc, Whitehead Inst., M.I.T.  adiskinson@wi.mit.edu
Jasmine Plummer M.Sc. student Ph.D. student, University of Toronto  plummer@mshri.on.ca
Annette Klussmann-Kolb Visiting scholar Assistant Prof., Uni. Frankfurt  Klaussmann-Kolb@zoology.uni-franfurt.de
Janette Nason Technician Technician, Dalhousie University
Zoey Zahorodney Biology Honour's student Research Associate, NOAA, Beaufort, N.C.
Dan Jackson Postdoctoral Fellow Scientist, Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Chunde Wang Ph.D. student Scientist, PecNord Inc.  pacificshells@yahoo.ca
Stephanie Smith M.Sc. student Orthoptics student, Dalhousie University
Jeff Ram Visiting scholar/ sabbaticant Physiology prof., Wayne State University  jeffram@med.wayne.edu
Michael Baker Ph.D. student, Pyschology Honour's student Research Associate, UC San Diego  mwbaker@ucsd.edu
Elena Voronezhskaya Visiting student/ Postdoc Research Associate, Inst. Dev. Biol., Russian Academy of Science  lena_vor@mail.ru
Dmitri Sakharov Visiting scholar Inst. Dev. Biol., Russian Academy of Science
Cathy Too Postdoctoral Fellow Associate prof.  Biochem, Dalhousie University
Bernie Chiasson M.Sc. student, Psychology Honour's student
Rene Marois M.Sc. student Associate Prof., Vanderbilt University  rene.marois@vanbderbilt.edu