Noreen Kelly

Ph.D. (2007)noreen

Thesis

Recruitment of hydrothermal vent invertebrates on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Northeast Pacific

Current Position

NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow (2010-present)
York University, Department of Biology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada                                         ****Visit Noreen on her website****

Education

Ph.D. Biological Oceanography (2007), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

BSc. Honours Marine and Freshwater Biology (2001)                                              University of Guelph , Guelph , ON, Canada
Thesis: Presence and actions of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) in vitellogenic ovarian follicles of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Supervisor: Dr. G.J. Van Der Kraak

Awards

  • NSERC PGS D Scholarship (National; 2004-2006)
  • Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship (Institutional, Dalhousie University ; 2002-2005)
  • NSERC PGS A Scholarship (National; 2002-2004)
  • Gaskin Medal in Marine and Freshwater Biology (Institutional, University of Guelph ; 2001)
  • NSERC University Student Research Award (National, University of Guelph ; 2001)
  • NSERC University Student Research Award (National, University of Guelph ; 2000)
  • College of Biological Science Dean’s Scholarship (Institutional, University of Guelph; 1999 and 2000)
  • Entrance Scholarship (Institutional, University of Guelph; 1997-1998)

Publications/Presentations

September 2005. Spatial and temporal variation in recruitment of hydrothermal vent invertebrates on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific. Oral presentation. Third International Symposium on Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Biology. La Jolla , California.

September 2005. Reproductive biology and size at maturity of the vent limpet, Lepetodrilus fucensis , from hydrothermal vents of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific. Poster presentation. Third International Symposium on Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Biology. La Jolla , California.

April 2005. Adventures in histology: defining the size-based recruitment stage of an hydrothermal vent gastropod. Oral presentation. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth , NS.

March 2004. Spatial and temporal variability in invertebrate recruitment at hydrothermal vents of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific. Oral presentation. 2 nd Annual Conference of Dalhousie Oceanography Graduate Students, Dalhousie University , Halifax , NS.

April 2001. Presence and actions of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) in vitellogenic ovarian follicles of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss . Undergraduate Honour’s Thesis. University of Guelph , Department of Zoology, Guelph , ON.

April 2001. The presence and actions of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) in vitellogenic ovarian follicles of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss . Poster presentation. University of Guelph Honours Biology Presentation Session. University of Guelph , Department of Zoology, Guelph , ON