SCHOLAR DETAILS
Name
Christian Lacroix
Email
lacroix@upei.ca
Position
Faculty Member
Department(s)
Biology
Phone
902-620-5231
Building
Duffy Science Centre 442
Website
https://www.upei.ca/profile?u=lacroix
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5882-9634
Status
Current
Biography

Chair, Biology; Professor

BSc, MSc (McGill); PhD (Guelph)

Dr. Lacroix has been a full-time faculty member in the Department of Biology at the University of Prince Edward Island since August 1990. He was granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor in July 1995 and became full professor in 2003. His field of specialty is Developmental Plant Morphology and teaches Plant Science related courses. His research highlights relationships between morphologically different structures that share similar developmental pathways. His current research interests include leaf complexity in seed-bearing plants, developmental aspects of floral organ identity, and the biology of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster.

Recent Citations
RNA-Seq analysis reveals potential regulators of programmed cell death and leaf remodelling in lace plant (Aponogeton madagascariensis)
BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Function of autophagy in lace plant programmed cell death
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Effects of seed age and dormancy-breaking treatments on the viability and germination of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence aster (Symphyotrichum laurentianum)
Botany, 2019
Quantitative developmental analysis of two phenotypes of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in the context of homeosis
Botany, 2018
Remodelling of lace plant leaves: antioxidants and ROS are key regulators of programmed cell death
Planta, 2017
Research Interests
Comparisons between compound leaves and shoots
Transitions in patterns of leaf arrangement
Homeosis in flowers
Conservation biology of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster
Developmental plant morphology