About the Lab
The Marine Invasive Species Lab based at the University of British Columbia is a collection of scientists devoted to the problems invasive species cause in marine waters. We work mainly in British Columbia but have study sites on the east coast of Canada and the western United States.
Members include:
Evgeny Pakhomov - Associate Professor
Cathryn Clarke Murray - PhD student (Oceanography)
Megan Mach - PhD student (IRES)
Francis Choi - MSc student (Oceanography)
Jocelyn Nelson - Research Assistant
Brandon Hill - Field Assistant, Research diver
Nicole Backe - Research Assistant and diver
Associates of MISLabs
Thomas Therriault - Research Scientist (DFO)
Christopher Harley - Assistant Professor (University of British Columbia)
Melissa Frey - Postdoctoral fellow (Encyclopedia of Life and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
Christina Simkanin - PhD student (University of Victoria)
Heidi Gartner - MSc student (University of Victoria)
Blair Ranns - Co-op student (University of Victoria)