Welcome!

My name is Lauren Rowsey and I am a PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick Saint John under the supervision of Dr. Ben Speers-Roesch. I completed my BSc at the University of Texas at Austin where I carried out research with Dr. Andrew Esbaugh on how oil exposure impacts the physiology and behavior of larval fish. For my PhD thesis, I am investigating whether limitations on physiological performance explain winter dormancy in fishes. When I’m not doing research and freezing fish, you can find me either on a sailboat or scuba diving! 

What's new?

July 2019
Conference season is in full swing! I attended my first SEB meeting in Seville, Spain and was blown away by the awesome science presented and wonderful people in attendance. It was great to get feedback from a different perspective on my research and think of new ideas for collaborations! 
May 2019
The BSR Lab attended another fantastic CSZ-SCZ meeting in beautiful Windsor, Ontario. I presented both my thesis research and some work I completed on brook trout. Met some great new sci friends, chatted with old ones, and came back with lots of research ideas! See you next year in Saskatoon! 
March 2019
UNB Saint John's Department of Biological Sciences hosted Dr. Julia Baum for the first ever graduate student invited seminar series! Great conversations were had by all on climate change, coral reefs, and gender bias in academia.