Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research
University of Waterloo
Biology 1 – 375A
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
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We will bring together shared computational and multi-omic infrastructure and methodology, with research themes and groups covering microbiology, genomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, earth sciences, environment and ecology, as well as engineering. Researchers, from all six faculties of the University of Waterloo, explore, discover and innovate through dedication, motivation and diligence to address environmental, industrial, economic and human health challenges.
Microbes can be found across many diverse environments all over the earth. For example, Pyrolobus fumarii lives at very high temperatures around deep-sea hydrothermal vents while at the other extreme, Methanogenium frigidum is found living in Antarctic lakes.
Microbes play important roles in their respective environments. They are major players in nutrient cycling, they will break down harmful chemicals found in their environments, and they are the cause of many diseases. Microbes in the environment have large roles to play in global warming, waste accumulation, human health, and agriculture.
Researchers in the WCMR study the interactions between microbes and their interactions with their environment to better understand the lithosphere, biosphere and atmosphere. Through the use of various methodologies and principles adopted from the all faculties at the University of Waterloo, researchers can use the knowledge gained from their results and apply them in the field of Environmental Engineering, Biogeochemistry, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Psychology and Environmental Microbiology.
Keywords: Agriculture, Environmental Microbiology, Nutrient Cycling, Climate Change, Bioremediation, Biofiltration, Geomicrobiology, Biodiversity, Groundwater Contamination.
Email: wcmr.manager@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519.573.3349
Office: Biology 1, room 375A, University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.