In the lab
Explore our work in the field, the instruments use, and why collecting these measurements is important.
Here, Caroline Nochasak, Sydney Dicker, and Joseph Onalik dissect Arctic char collected from Sagliik and Nain Bay.
Inuit Research Coordinator John Winters dissecting an Arctic char to retrieve the fish's otoliths, and subsampling for DNA and fatty acids.
An otolith (ear stone) from a char. These are used to tell how old a char is, similar to the rings of a tree.
Here, Inuit Research Coordinator Almuni Sydney Dicker takes a look through the microscope to identify microorganisms within soil samples.
Here, Inuit Research Coordinator John Winters and Katrina Anthony conduct water sampling techniques in order to measure nutrient contents.
Here, Nathan Jacque, Inuit Research Coordinator from Rigolet, and Caroline Ofosu, MUN PhD student studying char populations in Nunatsiavut, work together on lipid extraction at the BBERG Lab, at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
