Zoë Migicovsky
Dr. Migicovsky (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in Biology and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Agri-Food and Sustainable Agriculture at Acadia University. She draws on a decade of experience with perennial fruit crops to study variation in plant diversity at both a trait and genomic level. Of particular interest are consumer perception related traits such as fruit quality, nutritional content, and appearance. In addition to cultivated agricultural plants, her work examines variation in crop wild relatives for use as rootstocks, breeding, and conservation.
To view her publications visit her Google Scholar page. She can be reached at zoe.migicovsky[at]acadiau[dot]ca
Blake Hewens Higgins
BSc Biology Honours Student (2023-2024)
Alison Purcell
Tissue Culture Technician (2023-2024)
Mckenna Batsone
Honours (2024-2025), Previously Research Topics (Winter 2024)
Justine Haziza
Research Skills (Winter 2024)
Justine Haziza is a second year biology major with a minor in biotechnology at Acadia University. She is completing a research skills course in the lab working on apple leaf image analysis as well as assisting Alison Purcell in the tissue culture lab on Balsam fir. She is interested in a career in viticulture and biopharmaceuticals. She has a lifelong love of horses and botany and is the co-vice captain of Acadia’s equestrian team.
Lachlann Simms
Honours (2024-2025), Previously Research Topics (Winter 2024)
Lachlann Simms (he/him) is a fourth-year biology and chemistry student at Acadia University. He is currently completing a Research Topics project in the lab using image analysis to examine diversity of leaf shape across over 30 Malus (apple) species. After graduation, he hopes to pursue a career in the healthcare field. Outside of the lab, he enjoys spending time outdoors regardless of the season, as well as playing various sports.