Juliette Colinas
PhD Candidate, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Environment Option
Bio
Out of an interest in the environment and chemistry, I studied Biochemistry for my undergrad. There, I became interested in genetics, and pursued a doctorate in that field. However, at the end of this doctorate, I realized that the very premise of genetics (DNA being a code for the organism) is a fallacy. So I took some time to travel and work on farms, and studied some philosophy. Now I am glad to have found this field of ecological economics, which I feel has the breadth and depth of thinking required to address the complex environmental issues of this complex world.
Research interests
I am interested in many things and currently in the process of finding a research topic. Current ideas include: the future of food without oil, green cities, organization of societies, science and the environment.
Degrees received
Propédeutique Philosophy (2012-2013). Université de Montréal, QC.
Ph.D. Genomics (2002-2006). Duke University, NC.
M.Sc. Biology (2000-2002). New York University, NY.
B.Sc. Biochemistry (1997-2000). McGill University, QC.
Publications
Colinas, J, S.C. Schmidler, G. Bohrer, B. Iordanov, P.N. Benfey, Intergenic and genic sequence lengths have opposite relationships with respect to gene expression. PLoS One, 2008. 3:e3670.
Mace, D.L., J.Y. Lee, R.W. Twigg, J. Colinas, P.N. Benfey, and U. Ohler, Quantification of transcription factor expression from Arabidopsis images. Bioinformatics, 2006. 22:e323-31.
Lee, J.Y., J. Colinas, J.Y. Wang, D. Mace, U. Ohler, and P.N. Benfey, Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of transcription factor expression in Arabidopsis roots. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2006. 103: 6055-60.
Nawy, T., J.Y. Lee, J. Colinas, J.Y. Wang, S.C. Thongrod, J.E. Malamy, K. Birnbaum, and P.N. Benfey, Transcriptional profile of the Arabidopsis root quiescent center. Plant Cell, 2005. 17:1908-25.
Colinas, J., K. Birnbaum, and P.N. Benfey, Using cauliflower to find conserved non-coding regions in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol, 2002. 129:451-4.
Das, M., C.B. Burge, E. Park, J. Colinas, and J. Pelletier, Assessment of the total number of human transcription units. Genomics, 2001. 77:71-8.
Mace, D.L., J.Y. Lee, R.W. Twigg, J. Colinas, P.N. Benfey, and U. Ohler, Quantification of transcription factor expression from Arabidopsis images. Bioinformatics, 2006. 22:e323-31.
Lee, J.Y., J. Colinas, J.Y. Wang, D. Mace, U. Ohler, and P.N. Benfey, Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of transcription factor expression in Arabidopsis roots. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2006. 103: 6055-60.
Nawy, T., J.Y. Lee, J. Colinas, J.Y. Wang, S.C. Thongrod, J.E. Malamy, K. Birnbaum, and P.N. Benfey, Transcriptional profile of the Arabidopsis root quiescent center. Plant Cell, 2005. 17:1908-25.
Colinas, J., K. Birnbaum, and P.N. Benfey, Using cauliflower to find conserved non-coding regions in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol, 2002. 129:451-4.
Das, M., C.B. Burge, E. Park, J. Colinas, and J. Pelletier, Assessment of the total number of human transcription units. Genomics, 2001. 77:71-8.
Other interests
I love being in the outdoors and doing crafts projects (pottery, wood work, renovation, sewing). Also I love growing vegetables and dream of one day living on a small farm (with chickens, goats and a horse), from which to feed myself and my family – whether this dream is realistic or not remains to be seen.