Allison Mcdonald
Associate Professor
Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Allison McDonald, received his PhD in Cell and Systems Biology from the University of Toronto Scarborough in 2007 and my MSc in Biology from Queen’s University in 2000. Prior to joining Laurier, I was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at Western University (2008-2010). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Post-doctoral Fellowship (2008-2010). John R. Evans Leaders Fund, Canada Foundation for Innovation (2014).
Research Interest
Focuses on the electron transport systems of photosynthesis and respiration
Publications
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McDonald AE, Vanlerberghe GC. Origins, evolutionary history, and taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase and plastoquinol terminal oxidase. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. 2006 Sep 30;1(3):357-64.
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Amirsadeghi S, Robson CA, McDonald AE, Vanlerberghe GC. Changes in plant mitochondrial electron transport alter cellular levels of reactive oxygen species and susceptibility to cell death signaling molecules. Plant and Cell Physiology. 2006 Nov 1;47(11):1509-19.
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McDonald AE, Grant BR, Plaxton WC. Phosphite (phosphorous acid): its relevance in the environment and agriculture and influence on plant phosphate starvation response. Journal of plant nutrition. 2001 Oct 31;24(10):1505-19.
