Current Lab Members
Dr. Gerhard J. GriesProfessor gries@sfu.ca NSERC-Industrial Research Chair in Multimodal Animal Communication Ecology Dr. forest., Georg-August-Universit瓣t, G繹ttingen (Germany) I am a genuinely curious fellow and consider it my hobby to run a large and diverse research program with many bright and enthusiastic students. Other hobbies are wildflower gardening and wildlife photography. |
Research Associates
Regine GriesResearch Associate mgries@sfu.ca Isolation and identification of candidate semiochemicals; electrophysiology; technical assistance in student projects; maintenance of laboratory equipment and vehicles. |
Dr. Stephen (Steve) Tak獺csResearch Associate stakacs@sfu.ca Acquisition and analyses of sonic and ultrasonic sound signals and cues; recordings and analyses of infrared (IR) foraging cues; laboratory and field testing of novel bait technologies. |
Dr. Anand Devireddy span>Postdoctoral Researcher anand_devireddy@sfu.ca Synthesis of new semiochemicals (message-bearing chemicals), or known semiochemicals that cannot be purchasable, and development of large-scale synthesis for proven effective semiochemicals. |
Graduate Students
Asim RenyardPh.D. asim_renyard@sfu.ca Foraging and communication ecology of the Carpenter Ant, Camponotus modoc more... |
Sam Meraj Ph.D. sanam_meraj@sfu.ca Immune response in Bed Bugs |
Emmanuel Hung
M.P.M. emmanuel_hung@sfu.ca Host-seeking and visual communication in biting flies |
Saif Nayani M.P.M. saif_nayani@sfu.ca Foraging ecology of stable flies |
Claire Gooding M.P.M. claire_gooding@sfu.ca Repellent semiochemicals of ticks and biting flies |
Emma Kovacs
M.P.M. emma_kovacs@sfu.ca Foraging ecology of horn flies |
Mikhaela Ong
M.P.M. maong@sfu.ca@sfu.ca Chemical ecology of root aphids |
Thet Thet Zaw
M.P.M. thet_thet_zaw@sfu.ca Foraging ecology of mosquitoes |