Paul Craig
Assistant Professor
Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Craig's research program is aimed at gaining a fundamental understanding of multiple, mixed stressors found within the environment and the impact its having upon aquatic species, specifically model (i.e., zebrafish) and native (i.e., rainbow darter) fish species. Dr. Craig's research takes an integrative approach, crossing all levels of biological organization, from epigenetic regulation (the mechanisms controlling how the genome expresses itself) to whole animal responses, to making predictions regarding the impact of mixed stressors on species health and abundance. 2009 PhD Comparative Physiology, McMaster University , 2014 Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Ottawa, PDF Award for Best Oral Presentation; Canadian Society of Zoologists (2014), NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010-2012), NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship D (2006-2009) and Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2006; Declined in lieu of NSERC).
Research Interest
Comparative and environmental animal physiology Phenotypic responses to multiple environmental stressors Molecular and epigenetic analysis, including microRNA and methylation profiling Energetics and metabolism
Publications
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Craig PM, Wood CM, McClelland GB. Gill membrane remodeling with soft-water acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Physiological genomics. 2007 Jun 1;30(1):53-60.
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Bernier NJ, Craig PM. CRF-related peptides contribute to stress response and regulation of appetite in hypoxic rainbow trout. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2005 Oct 1;289(4):R982-90.
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McClelland GB, Craig PM, Dhekney K, Dipardo S. Temperatureâ€and exerciseâ€induced gene expression and metabolic enzyme changes in skeletal muscle of adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). The Journal of physiology. 2006 Dec 1;577(2):739-51.
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Craig PM, Wood CM, McClelland GB. Oxidative stress response and gene expression with acute copper exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio). American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2007 Nov 1;293(5):R1882-92.
