Advisors

Academic advisors are able to give advice regarding course selection, degree requirements, and program information. A list of academic advisors is provided below, organized by program.

Before contacting an advisor, consult the faculty's frequently asked questions page.

We would appreciate if you contact only one advisor within a program. It will help us utilize our time more efficiently. Thank you in advance.

Biology

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Simon Chuong 38142 B1 267A schuong@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Kesen Ma 33562 B1 379C kma@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Bruce Wolff 38977 ESC 357D brwolff@uwaterloo.ca
Mrs. Jeannie Redpath-Erb
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
49271 ESC 351C jredpatherb@uwaterloo.ca
Mrs. Sue Whyte
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
46394 ESC 351B sdwhyte@uwaterloo.ca

Biochemistry

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Dara Gilbert 45047 C2 389 d2gilber@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Laura Lemieux 38067 B1 278 ljlemieux@uwaterloo.ca

Bioinformatics Option

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Brendan J. McConkey 47020 B1 165A mcconkey@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Andrew Doxey 33889 B1 166A acdoxey@uwaterloo.ca

Biomedical Sciences

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Vivian Dayeh 37582 B1 276A vrdayeh@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Cheryl Duxbury 36450 ESC 357F cduxbury@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Heidi Engelhardt  38133 B1 280 heidi.engelhardt@uwaterloo.ca
Dr. Marcel Pinheiro 39182
B1 276

mpinheir@uwaterloo.ca

Mrs. Jeannie Redpath-Erb
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
49271 ESC 351C jredpatherb@uwaterloo.ca
Mrs. Sue Whyte
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
46394 ESC 351B sdwhyte@uwaterloo.ca

Biotechnology Program (Joint with Conestoga College)

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Vivian Dayeh 37582 B1 276A vrdayeh@uwaterloo.ca

Environmental Science (Ecology Specialization), Biology and Environment and Resource Studies, Biology and Geography

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Jonathan Witt 35951 B2 252A jwitt@uwaterloo.ca

Life Physics Program (Joint with Physics)

Name Extension Office Email
Department of Physics and Astronomy Advisors   PHY 262  

Medical Physiology Minor (Joint with Kinesiology)

Name Extension Office Email
Dr. Vivian Dayeh 37582 B1 276A vrdayeh@uwaterloo.ca
Mrs. Jeannie Redpath-Erb
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
49271 ESC 351C jredpatherb@uwaterloo.ca
Mrs. Sue Whyte
(Biology Undergraduate Office)
46394 ESC 351B sdwhyte@uwaterloo.ca