Ahmed Siah
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| Name | Ahmed Siah |
| Position | Faculty Member |
| asiah@upei.ca | |
| Department(s) | Pathology and Microbiology |
| Phone | (902) 566-0668 |
| Website | http://www.cahs-bc.ca/bios.php#ahmed |
Ahmed Siah
BiographyOriginally from Morocco, Dr. Siah pursued his PhD studies in Oceanography at the University of Quebec at Rimouski (Quebec) and then spent three years of postdoctoral studies at the University of Le Havre (France). After an additional year as a postdoctoral fellow at the Atlantic Veterinary College (PEI), Dr. Siah was hired as an Associate Researcher and Adjunct Faculty at the same institution (AVC) in 2007. His research focused on the effects of contaminants such as antifouling compounds released in sea water on the health of shellfish, clams and mussels. More specifically, he aimed at understanding what could be the cause or causes of diseases that affect molluscs in their natural habitat and how mollusc health could be assessed.
In 2011, Dr. Siah took a position as a research scientist and diagnostician at the BC Centre for Aquatic Health Services in Campbell River, British Columbia, where he lives with his wife and two children.
Recent Citations
- Induction of transposase and polyprotein RNA levels in disseminated neoplastic hemocytes of soft-shell clams
- Effects of pesticide compounds (Chlorothalonil and mancozeb) and benzo[a]pyrene mixture on aryl hydrocarbon receptor, p53 and ubiquitin gene expression levels in haemocytes of soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria)
- Differential gene expression of γ-actin, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2) and interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) in Mya arenaria haemocytes induced by in vivo infections with two Vibrio splendidus strains
- Differential gene expression of gamma-actin, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2) and interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) in Mya arenaria haemocytes induced by in vivo infections with two Vibrio splendidus strains
- Identification and expression of immune-related genes in hemocytes of soft-shell clams, Mya arenaria, challenged with Vibrio splendidus
Research Interests
- DiagnosticMolecular BiologyAquatic Health
Grants
GRACE YEAR: Immuno-competency in Mytilus edulis from the larvae to the adult stage and its sensitivity to bacterial challenge.- Strategic Project Grants
- Natural Science and Engineering Council
- Discovery and Development
- PEI Innovation Department
Other Scholars in Pathology and Microbiology
- Hongtao Xu
- Andrea Battison
- James Bellamy
- F. C. J. Berthe
- Arnost Cepica
- Carmen Fuentealba
- David Groman
- Oscar Illanes
- Gerald Johnson
- Thijs Kuiken
- Jan Lovy
- Sandra McConkey
- Alfonso Lopez
- Frederick Kibenge
- Pierre-Yves Daoust
- Lisa Miller
- Shelley Burton
- Cornelia V. Gilroy
- Molly Kibenge
- Rick Cawthorn
- C. Anne Muckle
- Enrique Aburto
- Fred Markham
- Carmencita Yason
- Gary Conboy
- P. Jeffrey Lewis
- Mark Fast
- Byeonghwa Jeon
- María J. Forzán
- Andrea Bourque
- Scott McBurney
- Paul E. Hanna
- Barbara S. Horney
- David Spear
- Donald L. Reynolds
