Ingrid Pickering

B.A. (honours), Ph.D.

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Molecular Environmental Science

Office: Geology 330
Phone: 5706
Email: ingrid.pickering@usask.ca

Program Leader, CIHR Training grant in Health Research Using Synchrotron Techniques (CIHR-THRUST)

http://artsandscience.usask.ca/thrust

Research

Chemical form and distribution of metals and other elements in living things

Environmental and health applications

Publications

(2011)

125. M. K. Driessnack, M. G. Dubé, L. D. Rozon-Ramilo, P. D. Jones, C. I. E. Wiramanaden and I. J. Pickering. “The use of field-based mesocosm systems to assess the effects of uranium milling effluent on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) reproduction.” Ecotoxicology, 20, 1209-1224 (2011). DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0666-5

124. J. Phibbs, C. I. E. Wiramanaden, D. Hauck, I. J. Pickering, K. Liber and D. M. Janz. “Selenium uptake and speciation in wild and caged fish downstream of a metal mining and milling discharge.” Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 74(5), 1139-1150 (2011). DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.02.020
· CLS Highlight: http://www.lightsource.ca/media/pdf/SciHigh-seleniumtabs.pdf

123. J. J. Tse, G. N. George and I. J. Pickering. “Use of Soller slits to remove reference foil fluorescence from transmission spectra.” Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 18(3), 527-529 (2011). DOI: 10.1107/S090904951100344X

122. A. J. Martin, S. Simpson, S. Fawcett, C. I. E. Wiramanaden, I. J. Pickering, N. Belzile, Y.-W. Chen, J. London and D. Wallschläger “Biogeochemical Mechanisms of Selenium Exchange between Water and Sediments in Two Contrasting Lentic Environments.” Environmental Science and Technology 45(7), 2605-2612 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/es103604p

121. M. J. Pushie, I. J. Pickering, G. R. Martin, S. Tsutsui, F. R. Jirik and G. N. George. “Prion protein expression level alters regional copper, iron and zinc content in the mouse brain.” Metallomics 3(2), 206-214 (2011). DOI: 10.1039/c0mt00037j

120. G. S. Bañuelos, S. C. Fakra, S. S. Walse, M. A. Marcus, S. I. Yang, I. J. Pickering, E. A. H. Pilon-Smits and J. L. Freeman. “Selenium Accumulation, Distribution, and Speciation in Spineless Prickly Pear Cactus: A Drought- and Salt-Tolerant, Selenium-Enriched Nutraceutical Fruit Crop for Biofortified Foods.” Plant Physiology 155(1), 315-327 (2011). DOI:10.1104/pp.110.162867

119. J. Fu, R. E. Hoffmeyer, M. J. Pushie, S. P. Singh, I. J. Pickering and G. N. George, “Towards a custom chelator for mercury: evaluation of coordination environments by molecular modeling.” J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 16(1), 15-24. (2011). DOI: 10.1007/s00775-010-0695-1

118. J. Essilfie-Dughan, I. J. Pickering, M. J. Hendry, G. N. George and T. Kotzer, “Molybdenum Speciation in Uranium Mine Tailings Using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy”, Environmental Science and Technology 45(2), 455–460 (2011). DOI: 10.1021/es102954b
· CLS Highlight: http://www.lightsource.ca/media/pdf/SciHigh-seleniumtabs.pdf