University of Saskatchewan

Staff

Faculty

Dr. John Giesy
Professor & Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology

Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-7441
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: john.giesy@usask.ca
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Dr. Markus Hecker
Associate Professor

Research Scientist
Toxicology Centre
University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-5233
Fax: (306) 966-4796
Email: markus.hecker@usask.ca
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Dr. David Janz
Graduate Program Chair

Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
52 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B4
Phone: (306) 966-7434
Fax: (306) 966-7376
Email: david.janz@usask.ca
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Dr. Paul Jones
Associate Professor

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-5062
Fax: (306) 966-4796
Email: paul.jones@usask.ca
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Dr. Karsten Liber
Director & Professor, Toxicology Centre

Director & Professor
Toxicology Centre
University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-7444
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: karsten.liber@usask.ca
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Dr. Rishikesh Mankidy
Research Scientist

Toxicology centre
Room 137
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-8733
Email: rishi.mankidy@usask.ca
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Dr. Som Niyogi
Associate Professor

Department of Biology
University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5E2
Phone: (306) 966-4453
Fax: (306) 931-4461
Email: som.niyogi@usask.ca
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Dr. Steven D. Siciliano
Graduate Chair Soil Science

Soil Science
51 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5A8
Phone: 306-966-4035
Fax: 306-966-6881
Email: steven.siciliano@usask.ca
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Biography

I explore how humans poison soil and how soil poisons humans.   In Canada, soil cleanup guidelines protect the most sensitive organism at a site for a specific contaminant.  For example, typically humans are very sensitive to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) pollution, whereas soil nutrient cycling is sensitive for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) [REFs 96,92,76].  Thus, at a site contaminated with PAHs and TPH, the site would have to be cleaned up to protect humans and nutrient cycling if both receptors are present.  As a result, improving policy and technologies in Canada requires that we investigate how humans and all other ecosystem components interact with, and are affected by polluted soils.  Incidental ingestion of soil by humans is the primary exposure pathway by which polluted soils poison humans. And among soil biogeochemical cycles, the nitrogen cycle is proving to be the most sensitive to pollutants.  Thus, I focus on incidental soil ingestion and the soil nitrogen cycle to understand how human activities impact ecosystems and how these ecosystems impact human health. 

Dr. Patricia Thomas
Adjunct Professor

Toxicology Centre
University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 244-4807
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: pat.thomas@usask.ca
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Dr. Mark Wickstrom
Associate Professor

Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Program
Toxicology Centre
University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-7446
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: mark.wickstrom@usask.ca
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Staff

Adriana Brown
Manager of Finance and Operations

Room 11.2
Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-7443
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: adriana.brown@usask.ca
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Dr. Lorne Doig
Research Scientist

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-4049
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: lorne.doig@usask.ca
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Tina Klein
Lab/Office Manager

Toxicology Centre
Room 11
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-2795
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: tina.klein@usask.ca
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Fiona Price
Undergrad/CREATE Secretary

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-7441
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: fiona.price@usask.ca
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Dr. Jason Raine
Research Scientist

Research Scientist/Aquatic Toxicology Research Facility Manager
ATRF
Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-6287
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: jason.raine@usask.ca
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Bryan Sarauer
Research Technician

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-4071
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: bryan.sarauer@usask.ca
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Anne St. Yves
Lab/Office Assistant

Room 124
Toxicology Centre
University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-4680
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: anne.styves@usask.ca
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Huy Thai - Custodial

Facilities Management Department
Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
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Dr. Xiaofeng Wang
Research Chemist

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-1316
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: xiw680@mail.usask.ca
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Dr. Steve Wiseman
Research Scientist

Toxicology Centre
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-4912
Fax: (306) 931-1664
Email: steve.wiseman@usask.ca
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Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Garry Codling

Toxicology Centre
Room 133
44 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7N 5B3
Phone: (306) 966-4978
Email: garry.codling@usask.ca
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