Dean and Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology
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Email: shaunaz@athabascau.ca
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I am the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and an Associate Professor of Biology. I completed my PhD at the University of Calgary in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. My research is currently focused in two areas: environmental microbiology and open access education. In am working in collaboration with Bigstone Cree Nation and researchers at Athabasca University and the University of Calgary on a project analyzing water quality and biodiversity using metagenomics approaches. This work is focused on determining environmental impacts that affect animal health and food sustainability for First Nations communities.
I am also involved in open education research, through the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and the development and delivery of a MOOC in Quality Graduate Supervision with the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and researchers in the Taylor Institute at the University of Calgary. I support open science and open access publishing. As the dean I work closely with faculty, staff, and students and am fully committed to providing innovative and meaningful learning opportunities for our students.
BSc Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology University of Calgary
PhD Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary
Professional affiliations
Canadian Society for Microbiology
Lewenza S, Abboud J, Poon K, Kobryn M, Humplik I, Bell JR, Reckseidler-Zenteno SL. 2018. Pseudomonas aeruginosa displays a dormancy phenotype during long term survival in water. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0198384. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0198384
van Tilburg Bernardes E, Charron-Mazenod L, Reading D, Reckseidler-Zenteno S, Lewenza S. 2017. Exopolysaccharide-repressing small molecules with antibiofilm and antivirulence activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. pii: AAC.01997-16. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01997-16. [Epub ahead of print].
de la Fuente-Núñez C, Reffuveille F, Mansour SC, Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, Hernández D, Brackman G, Coenye T, Hancock REW. 2015. D-enantiomeric peptides that eradicate wild-type and multi-drug resistant biofilms and protect against lethal Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Chemistry & Biology. 22:196–205.
de la Fuente-Núñez C, Mansour SC, Wang Z, Jiang L, Breidenstein EBM, Elliott M, Reffuveille F, Speert DP, Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, Shen Y, Haapasalo M, Hancock REW. 2014. Anti-biofilm and immunomodulatory activities of peptides that inhibit biofilms formed by pathogens isolated from cystic fibrosis patients. Antibiotics. 3:509-526.
Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, Viteri DF, Moore R, Wong E, Tuanyok A, Woods DE. 2010. Characterization of the type III capsular polysaccharide by Burkholderia pseudomallei. J. Med. Microbiol. Dec.; 59(Pt 12): 1403-14.
Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, Moore R, Woods DE. 2009. Genetics and Function of the Capsules of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Their Potential as Therapeutic Targets. Mini Rev. Med. Chem. 9(2): 265-71.
Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, DeVinney R, Woods DE. 2005. The Capsular Polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei Contributes to Survival in Serum by Reducing Complement Factor C3b Deposition. Infect. Immun. 73:1106-1115.
Moore RA, Reckseidler-Zenteno S, Kim H, Nierman W,Yu Y, Tuanyok A, Warwara J, DeShazer D, Woods DE. 2004. The Contribution of Gene Loss to the Pathogenic Evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei. Infect. Immun. 72:4172-4187.
Reckseidler-Zenteno SL, Ling J, Moore RA, Woods DE. 2003. Recent Research Advances on the Pathogenesis of Melioidosis and Glanders. Recent Res. Dev. Infect. Immun. 1:187-202.
Reckseidler SL, DeShazer D, Sokol PA, Woods DE. 2001. Detection of Bacterial Virulence Genes by Subtractive Hybridization: Identification of the Capsular Polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei as a Major Virulence Determinant. Infect. Immun. 69:34-44.
Moore RA, Deshazer D, Reckseidler S, Weissman A, Woods DE. 1999. Efflux-Mediated Aminoglycoside and Macrolide Resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother. 43:465-470.
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