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Kevin Strychar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
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Education
- Ph.D, Central Queensland University, Australia, 2002
- M.Sc., University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1997
- B.Sc., University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1995
Research Interests
The interface between environmental stress and conservation biodiversity with molecular ecology is an exciting and rapidly growing area of interdisciplinary science. My research currently utilizes cross-disciplinary methods (e.g. genomics and medical biochemistry) to understand complex biodiversity issues of aquatic research pertaining to (1) the study of deep-water and tropical coral community dynamics; (2) microbial assemblages associated with shallow and deep-water corals; and (3) phytoplankton dynamics. The overall theme is to develop innovative research strategies that reveal the interconnectedness of science, human activities and the biosphere.
Current active projects:
- Microbial organisms associated with deep-water corals
- Molecular biology of deep-water and tropical corals
- Cell death processes of symbiotic reef organisms
- Cell biochemistry of harmful algal blooms
- The study of diseases of reef organisms
Selected Publications
Strychar KB, LC Hamilton, EL Kenchington & DB Scott. 2005. Genetic circumscription of deep-water coral species in Canada using 18S rRNA. In: Freiwald A and JM Roberts (eds), Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 679-690.
Strychar KB, MC Coates, PW Scott, TJ Piva & PW Sammarco. 2005. Loss of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium; zooxanthellae) from bleached soft corals Sarcophyton, Sinularia and Xenia. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 320: 159-177.
Strychar KB, MC Coates, PW Sammarco & TJ Piva. 2004. Apoptotic and necrotic stages of cell death activity: Bleaching of soft and scleractinian corals. Phycologia 43: 768-777.
Strychar KB, MC Coates, PW Sammarco & TJ Piva. 2004. Bleaching as a pathogenic response in scleractinian corals, evidenced by high concentrations of apoptotic and necrotic zooxanthellae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 304: 99-121.
