THEME

The Aquatic Omics Lab is in the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University and is supervised by Dr. Denina Simmons. The research we do falls at the intersection of environmental toxicology, bioanalytical chemistry, and bioinformatics. Dr. Simmons is very interested in how small changes to minute detail can have large effects on the big picture. With that in mind, her research aims to identify patterns in large molecular data sets that can be used as indicators of biological stress - in organisms and ecosystems. Dr. Simmons' long-term goal is to use the information we learn from our research to improve environmental effects monitoring programs by using non-lethal methods and high-throughput ‘Omics approaches.