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Janice Lawrence
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Latest papers
The global proliferation of aquatic, benthic Microcoleus: Taxonomy, distribution, toxin production, ecology, and future directions.
Water research · 2026
Anatoxin biosynthesis gene abundance correlates with anatoxin concentration in freshwater benthic samples.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2026 · senior author
Limnofasciculus delicatus (Coleofasciculaceae, Coleofasciculales), a Novel Mat-Forming Cyanobacterium From Shenandoah River, Virginia, USA.
Environmental microbiology reports · 2026
Latest funding
- $298,500
Understanding toxic benthic cyanobacteria prevalence and risk factors in Nova Scotia surface waters
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $150,000
The role of viruses in the life and death of phytoplankton
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
- $53,310
Real-time PCR thermal cycler to quantify genes and gene expression
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
14 publications.
The global proliferation of aquatic, benthic Microcoleus: Taxonomy, distribution, toxin production, ecology, and future directions.
Kelly LT, Beach DG, Blaszczak JR, Bouma-Gregson K, Brown SM, Cheng H, Davidson JL, Fastner J, Francis M, Jimenez AG, Genzoli L, Goel R, Gonzalez D, Handley KM, Hilt S, Humbert JF, Jamieson R, Johnston L, Junier P, Lawrence J, McCarron P, Meissner S, Mormando J, Puddick J, Quiblier C, Rajpirathap N, Schampera C, Selwood A, Shearer K, Sohrab A, Stancheva R, Valadez-Cano C, Zabrecky JM, Wood SA
Anatoxin biosynthesis gene abundance correlates with anatoxin concentration in freshwater benthic samples.
Evans JR, Beach DG, Stillwell J, Bruce M, Reyes-Prieto A, Valadez-Cano C, McCarron P, Lawrence J
Limnofasciculus delicatus (Coleofasciculaceae, Coleofasciculales), a Novel Mat-Forming Cyanobacterium From Shenandoah River, Virginia, USA.
Stancheva R, Valadez-Cano C, Van Aken B, Selckmann GM, Lawrence J, Cahoon AB
Genetic Diversity and Anatoxin Profiles of Freshwater Benthic Cyanobacteria From Nova Scotia (Canada).
Valadez-Cano C, Tromas N, Reyes-Prieto A, Johnston L, Huang Y, Morris H, Zamlynny L, Beach DG, Jamieson RC, Lawrence J
The co-existence of Microcoleus strains with gene variations in the anatoxin-a biosynthesis cluster can explain the different toxin profiles observed in freshwater benthic mats.
Valadez-Cano C, Reyes-Prieto A, Johnston L, Huang Y, Morris H, Zamlynny L, Comeau AM, Beach DG, Jamieson RC, Lawrence J
Genomic characterization of coexisting anatoxin-producing and non-toxigenic Microcoleus subspecies in benthic mats from the Wolastoq, New Brunswick, Canada.
Valadez-Cano C, Reyes-Prieto A, Beach DG, Rafuse C, McCarron P, Lawrence J
Novel virulent and temperate cyanophages predicted to infect Microcoleus associated with anatoxin-producing benthic mats.
Valadez-Cano C, Reyes-Prieto A, Lawrence J
Anatoxins from benthic cyanobacteria responsible for dog mortalities in New Brunswick, Canada.
McCarron P, Rafuse C, Scott S, Lawrence J, Bruce MR, Douthwright E, Murphy C, Reith M, Beach DG
Rapid Quantitation of Anatoxins in Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats Using Direct Analysis in Real-Time-High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry.
Beach DG, Bruce M, Lawrence J, McCarron P
Adaptive evolution of viruses infecting marine microalgae (haptophytes), from acute infections to stable coexistence.
Sandaa RA, Saltvedt MR, Dahle H, Wang H, Våge S, Blanc-Mathieu R, Steen IH, Grimsley N, Edvardsen B, Ogata H, Lawrence J
Understanding toxic benthic cyanobacteria prevalence and risk factors in Nova Scotia surface waters
Principal investigators: Jamieson, Rob RC
Keywords: aquatic ecology; benthic cyanobacteria; cyanotoxins; lakes; limnology; molecular analysis; public health; rivers; water quality; water resources
The role of viruses in the life and death of phytoplankton
Principal investigators: Lawrence, Janice
Real-time PCR thermal cycler to quantify genes and gene expression
Principal investigators: Patten, Cheryl
Characterization of viruses infecting alexandrium fundyense
Principal investigators: Lawrence, Janice
Canadian aquatic invasive species research network
Principal investigators: MacIsaac, Hugh
Algal Virology Research Laboratory
Principal investigators: Lawrence, Janice
Keywords: algal viruses, phytoplankton, red tides, harmful algal blooms, marine microbial ecology
Cellular receptors for algal viruses
Principal investigators: Lawrence, Janice
Algal virus culturing facility
Principal investigators: Lawrence, Janice
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Rob Jamieson and Robbie Jamieson: 184 shared papers
- Adrian Reyes-Prieto and Janice Lawrence: 6 shared papers
- Rob Jamieson and Janice Lawrence: 2 shared papers
- Robbie Jamieson and Janice Lawrence: 2 shared papers
- Rob Jamieson and Adrian Reyes-Prieto: 1 shared paper
- Robbie Jamieson and Adrian Reyes-Prieto: 1 shared paper
- Science Fr Bio
- Department of Civil and Resource Engineering
- Civil and Resources Engineering
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