Joy Bruno

Toxicogenomic Biologist - Team Leader, Toxicogenomics Group

Pacific Environmental Science Centre (Vancouver, BC)

CURRENT S&T / RESEARCH

Contributing to Environment Canada's mandate to ensure aquatic ecosystems are conserved and protected

• Develops, validates and establishes capacity to use "omics" (subcellular) based tools (e.g. genomics, proteomics)
• Authors Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures for traditional toxicology and "omics" methods
• Performs risk assessment and management of priority substances and emerging contaminants
• Responsible for maintaining Canadian Association of Environmental and Analytical Laboratories (CAEAL) accreditation for Rainbow trout and Early Life Stages of Rainbow trout toxicity tests, including conducting proficiency tests
• Conducts toxicogenomic studies to examine gene expression changes in fish following toxicant or effluent exposures; these studies generated predictive and diagnostic data ultimately intended to prevent pollution by minimizing the impact on aquatic species

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / INTERESTS

Twelve years S&T experience in conducting and supervising toxicology and toxicogenomic studies

Develops, leads and participates in consultations, undertakes memberships on working groups, panels, involving internal/external stakeholders, provides advice as a specialist

Invited delegate to international and national conferences and workshops

Conference Workshop and Financial Organization, Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, Whistler, 2002

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Wiseman, S., H.Osachoff, E. Bassett, J. Malhotra, J. Bruno, G. VanAggelen, T.P. Mommsen and M.M. Vijayan. 2007. Gene expression pattern in the liver during recovery from an acute stressor in rainbow trout. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. D (doi:10.1016/j.cbd.2007.04.005).

Bruno, J.B., T.P. Mommsen, S. Horvath and G.C. vanAggelen. 2006. Genomic Responses of Underyearling Rainbow Trout to Effluent from Nine Pulp Mills in British Columbia. Technical report for EC and BCMOE.

J. Bruno. 2004. Effects of Two Industrial Effluents on Juvenile White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) J. Bruno for Sturgeon Contaminants Working Group in Kruse G and Webb M. 2006. Upper Columbia River White Sturgeon Contaminant and Deformity Evaluation and Summary Technical Report for Upper Columbia River White Sturgeon Recovery Team Contaminants Sub-Committee.