Alexandre Poulain
Associate Professor
Biology
University of Ottawa
Canada
Biography
Dr. Poulain is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, at University of Ottawa, Canada. His laboratory explores the fate of contaminants in temperate and polar ecosystems in order to better predict their mobility and toxicity. Microbes exhibit tremendous and fascinating metabolic diversity. As such, they use them as sentinels of environmental perturbations and aim at a better understanding of their role as actors shaping the environment around us. Our current research topics focus on mercury (Hg), a potential potent neurotoxin, and iron (Fe), a key element in cellular and geochemical processes. He is the author of many articles published in several reputed journals.
Research Interest
Biogeochemistry, Molecular genetics, Microbes, Bioreporters, Metals, Redox reactions, Contaminants, Polar ecosystems, Boreal forest.
