Dr Ilan Ruhr
Biography | I am a comparative physiologist who studies the impact of the environment on the phenotype of aquatic vertebrates. I specialise in cellular physiology of epithelial and cardiac cells and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Throughout my career, I have used multidisciplinary approaches to study vertebrate biology, at numerous levels of biological organization, from the whole animal to the isolated cell, organelle, and gene. I achieve this goal by using cutting-edge techniques, including whole-animal respirometry, epifluorescent microscopy, immunohistochemistry, microrespirometry, and epigenetics. I have also dedicated myself to teaching the next wave of scientists and future leaders. |
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Research Interests | Cardiac biology Epithelial physiology Developmental biology Ion homeostasis Osmoregulation Mitochondrial biology |
Teaching and Learning | University of Salford: -Animal Physiology, 2025 (fall semesters), 3 credits ----------------------------- Wellesley College: -Environmental Physiology (BISC 317), 2023 -Comparative Physiology (BISC 203), 2022 -Introduction to Organismal Biology (BISC 111), 2022-2023 ----------------------------- Carleton University (guest lecture): -Adaptations to Extreme Environments (BIOL 4318), 2021 ----------------------------- University of Manchester: -Animal Physiology (BIOL 2128-1), 2018-2019 -Group-based Learning, 2018-2019 ----------------------------- University of Miami: -Comparative Physiology (BIOL 360), 2015 -Environmental Physiology: Oxygen, Water, and Ionoregulatory Stress (BIL 466-01), 2014 -Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory (MSC 232-01), 2013 |
PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
PhD Topics | Comparative physiology, environmental physiology, osmoregulation, ion transport, epithelial function. |
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss