Integrative Biology

Researcher seeking answers to questions of healthy development

Brian DeVealeAnimal development hinges on where and when different genes are expressed. Brian DeVeale is delving deep into the genome to dissect roles that molecules called MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play in gene expression.

Humans have more than 1,000 distinct miRNAs. At least two dozen mammalian miRNAs are essential for viable development, and mutation or excess production of many others disrupt development.

attendees at ornithology conferenceSeven ornithologists from the University of Windsor were among more than 800 researchers from 45 countries in London, Ont., for a joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Photo by G. Mitchell.

Bird researchers soar at international ornithological conference

University of Windsor researchers were high-flyers at the joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists last week in London.