Jeff Waller
Biography
2011-2013 Assistant Professor (term), °µÍø51
2013-2018 Assistant Professor (tenure-track), °µÍø51
2018- 2026 Associate Professor (tenured), °µÍø51
2026 Department Head
Education
1996-2000 BScH Life Sciences (Biochemistry, Biology), Queen's °µÍø51 at Kingston
2000-2006 PhD Biology, Queen's °µÍø51 at Kingston
2006-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Horticultural Sciences Dept, °µÍø51 of Florida at Gainesville
Teaching
Fall 2026
BIOC 3041 (3.00) Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
This course interlinks structural, mechanistic, and regulatory aspects of nucleic acid function. It explores the structures of DNA and RNA and how DNA assembles into chromosomes. It also reviews the mechanisms of DNA replication, repair, recombination, transcription, and RNA splicing. It examines the complexity and ingenuity of gene regulation in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: BIOC 4911 Nucleic Acids)
Winter 2027
BIOC 3501 (3.00) Advanced Metabolism
This course examines the coordinated biochemical transformations of matter, energy, and information through metabolic pathways, emphasizing nitrogen, lipid, and secondary metabolism, metabolic compartmentalization and integration, and bioenergetics. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: BIOC 3501 Metabolism)
Grants, awards & honours
NSERC Discovery Grant (2012-2024)
NSERC Research Tools and Instrumentation Grant (2013, 2015)
CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund Instrumentation Grant (2014)
NBIF-RAI (2014-2015)
NBIF-Talent Recruitment Funding-Professor (2013-2018)