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Matt Vijayan is a Professor and the NSERC Canada Research Chair in Environmental Physiology and Toxicology at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in stress tolerance in fish. Currently, his work aims to understand the regulatory role of corticosteroids, their significance in developmental programming, growth, and metabolism, and their effects during early exposure to toxicants. He employs an integrative approach using genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and genetic tools like CRISPR-Cas9 to explore stress responses in various fish species, including zebrafish and rainbow trout. His lab investigates novel stress signaling pathways, maternal effects of stress, and the impacts of municipal wastewater effluents on fish behavior and physiology. He teaches several courses, including Animal Physiology, and has published numerous research articles emphasizing the biological stress response mechanisms and their implications in aquatic ecology.
Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.