Janz, David Professor Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences Western College of Veterinary Medicine 52 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4 Telephone: (306) 966-7434 Facsimile: (306) 966-7376 Email:david.janz@usask.ca

Academic Degrees

 B.Sc. (Simon Fraser), M.Sc. (Trent), Ph.D. (British Columbia)

Current Teaching

TOX 300.3  General Principles of Toxicology

TOX 412.3  Toxicology of Industrial Pollutants

TOX 842.3  Biochemical Toxicology

VBMS 323.3  Basic Principles of Pharmacology (pharmacokinetics section)

Current and Recent Research Projects

Development of techniques to determine long term stress in wildlife

Endogenous and exogenous factors influencing gonadal development in fish

Aquatic ecotoxicology of selenium in native fish species

Noninvasive approaches to evaluate effects of environmental stressors

Publications

Driedger, K., L.P. Weber, C.J. Rickwood, M.G. Dubé and D.M. Janz. 2009. Overwinter alterations in energy stores and growth in juvenile fishes inhabiting areas receiving metal mining and municipal wastewater effluents. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28: 296-304.

Muscatello, J.R. and D.M. Janz. 2009. Selenium accumulation in aquatic biota downstream of a uranium mining and milling operation. Science of the Total Environment 407: 1318-1325.

Kelly, J.M. and D.M. Janz. 2008. Altered energetics and parasitism in juvenile northern pike (Esox lucius) inhabiting metal-mining contaminated lakes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 70: 357-369.

Rickwood, C.J., M.G. Dubé, L.P. Weber, K.L. Driedger and D.M. Janz. 2008. Assessing effects of a mining and municipal sewage effluent mixture on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) reproduction using a novel, field-based trophic-transfer artificial stream. Aquatic Toxicology 86: 272-286.

Bennett, P.M. and D.M. Janz. 2007. Bioenergetics and growth of young-of-the-year northern pike (Esox lucius) and burbot (Lota lota) exposed to metal mining effluent. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 68: 1-12.

Bennett, P.M. and D.M. Janz. 2007. Seasonal changes in morphometric and biochemical endpoints in northern pike (Esox lucius), burbot (Lota lota) and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus). Freshwater Biology 52: 2056-2072.

Ogunkoya, A.E., A.G. Van Kessel, D.M. Janz and M.D. Drew. 2007. Dietary influence of replacing fish meal and oil with canola protein concentrate and vegetable oils on growth performance, fatty acid composition and organochlorine residues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture 267: 260-268.

Lin, L.L. and D.M. Janz. 2006. Effects of binary mixtures of xenoestrogens on gonadal development and reproduction in zebrafish. Aquatic Toxicology 80: 382-395.

Muscatello, J.M., P.M. Bennett, K.T. Himbeault, A.M. Belknap and D.M. Janz. 2006. Larval deformities associated with selenium accumulation in northern pike (Esox lucius) exposed to metal mining effluent. Environmental Science and Technology 40: 6506-6512.