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| DR. IRENA KACZMARSKA - PROFESSOR |
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| Academic History |
| M.Sc. | Jagellonian University (Krakow) |
| Ph.D. | Jagellonian University (Krakow) |
| Research Interests |
| • Evolution of diatoms (NSERC) |
| • Alien and harmful species (CAISN) |
| • Molecular taxonomy (BOLD) |
| • Application of artificial intelligence in biological imaging (with J. M. Ehrman, Digital Microscopy Facility, NBIF) |
| Representative Publications |
| Luddington IA, Kaczmarska I, Lovejoy C 2012. Distance and character-based evaluation of the V4 region of the 18S rRNA gene for diatom identification. PLoS ONE 7: e45664. (PDF) |
Davidovich NA, Kaczmarska I, Karpov SA, Davidovich OI, MacGillivary ML, Mather L 2012. Mechanism of male gamete motility in araphid pennate diatoms from the genus Tabularia (Bacillariophyta). Protist 163: 480-494. (PDF) |
MacGillivary ML, Kaczmarska I 2012. Genetic differentiation within the Paralia longispina species complex. Botany 90: 205-222.(PDF) |
| Lang I, Kaczmarska I 2011. A protocol for a single-cell PCR of diatoms from fixed samples: method validation using Ditylum brightwellii. Diatom Res 26: 43-49. |
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MacGillivary ML, Kaczmarska I 2011. Survey of the efficacy of a short fragment of the rbcL gene as a supplemental DNA barcode for diatoms. J Euk Microbiol 58: 529-536. |
Villac, M.C. & I. Kaczmarska. 2011. Estimating propagule pressure and viability of diatoms detected in ballast tank sediments of ships arriving at Canadian ports. MEPS 425: 47-61. |
Klein, G., K. MacIntosh, I. Kaczmarska and J.M. Ehrman. (2010). Diatom surviorship in ballast waters during trans-Pacific crossing. Biological Invasions 12: 1031 - 1044. (PDF) |
| Moniz, M.B.J. and I. Kaczmarska (2010). Barcoding of diatoms: nuclear encoded ITS revisited. Protist 161: 7 - 34 (PDF) |
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| Biology 2301 | Plant Biology | Biology 3021 | Paleontology | |
| Biology 4371 | Advanced Marine Science | Biology 4903 | Current Advances in Biology | |
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| Biology 4950 | Special Topics in Biology |
| Biology 4990 | Honours Thesis |
| Biology 5990 | M.Sc. Thesis in Biology |
| Contact Information |
| E-mail: | iehrman@mta.ca |
| Snail Mail: | Department of Biology |
| Office: | 211 Flemington |
| Telephone: | (506) 364-2510 |
| Fax: | (506) 364-2505 |
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