Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Professor Giannina Descalzi at the University of Guelph

Giannina Descalzi

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition affecting 1 in 5 humans and animals. Our research aims to address the urgent need for the development of effective therapeutic strategies to clinically alleviate chronic pain symptoms.

Email: gdescalz@uoguelph.ca

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Wael Ahmed

Multiphase flow takes place in a wide spectrum of engineering applications such as food production, power generation, water treatment, oil production, water desalination, refrigeration and air conditioning, as well as in carbon capture and sequestration systems. My lab aims at providing reliable solutions for our many industrial problems and new technologies that can make these engineering systems more efficient and sustainable.

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Rebecca Shapiro

I run a dynamic research program that tackles important biological questions, using cutting-edge molecular tools and technologies.

Email: shapiror@uoguelph.ca

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Aziz Houmam

My research interests lie in the areas of electron transfer initiated reactions, surface and interfacial chemistry, and synthesis and applications of metal sulfide materials.

Email: Houmam@uoguelph.ca

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Lee-Anne Huber

My research attempts to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of pork production in Ontario and Canada, to support a vibrant and diverse industry that employees many people, which ultimately provides high-quality, safe, and affordable pork for us to eat.

Email: huberl@uoguelph.ca

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Tina Widowski

My specialization is Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animals. My research and teaching focus on how various housing and management practices affect the behavioural biology and welfare of farm animals. 

Email: twidowsk@uoguelph.ca

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Robin Milhausen

Robin Milhausen studies human sexuality and couple relationships using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her program of research includes...

Email: rmilhaus@uoguelph.ca

Mark J. Fenske

Mark J. Fenske

My lab combines measures of human behaviour with brain imaging techniques, such as functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), to examine the cognitive and neural mechanisms of visual recognition and affective response, and how...

Email: mfenske@uoguelph.ca