Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Researchers
Hannah Robeson, PhD (Master of Applied Molecular and Health Sciences, co-supervised with Cezar Khursigara)
Graduate Students
Natalina Becke, BSc (PhD Candidate)
Ellis Chartley, BSc (PhD Student)
Lia Reynolds, BSc (MSc Student)
Vanessa Read, BSc (MBS.BMED, co-supervised with Melissa Perreault)
Undergraduate Trainees & Visiting Researchers
Aikoo Yieshabelle, BSc in Neuroscience, Internship in Biological Science (University of Guelph)
Macee Popowich, BSc in Neuroscience, Research Volunteer (University of Guelph)
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Former Graduate Students & Research Associates
2023/25 - Ananya Aneja, MSc (BIOM, co-supervised with Jonathan LaMarre)
2020/25 - Jennifer Holborn, PhD2019/25 - Begüm Alural, Postdoctoral Researcher (co-supervised with Nina Jones, now at Mass General Hospital)
2023/24 - Tiana Gluscevic, MBIOT
2018/22 - Alicia Walczyk-Mooradally, PhD (now Manager, Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Eversana)
2018/22 - Tristen Hewitt, PhD (now PDF at University of Helsinki Neuroscience Center)
2018/21 - Yamna Rizwan, MSc (Psychology, co-supervised with Elena Choleris, now Scientist II at BenchSci)
Former Undergraduate Research Trainees
2025/26 - Kaliyana Benisty (Internship in Biological Science, Undergraduate Research Project)
2025/26 - Gabriel Masutti (Undergraduate Research Project)
2025/26 - Allyson Pinnock (Undergraduate Research Project)
2025 - Raquel Mandel (Internship in Biological Science)
2025 - Léna Voukotitch (Visiting Researcher Internship, École des Bio-Industries, Cergy, France)
2025 - Himain Perera (Co-op Internship, Carleton University)
2024/25 - Andra Popa (Undergraduate Research Project)
2024/25 - Vanessa Read (Undergraduate Research Project)
2024/25 - Marissa Pasqualino (Undergraduate Research Project)
2024 - María Paula Cadena Malaver (Mitacs Globalink Research Internship)
2024 - Zhi-Xian (Andrea) Cui (Internship in Biological Science, McMaster University)
2023/24 - Ellis Chartley (Undergraduate Research Project, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award)
2023/24 - Lia Reynolds (Undergraduate Research Project, CBS Summer Assistantship Research Award)
2023/24 - Allison Carter (Undergraduate Research Project)
2023/24 - Erin Anderson (Undergraduate Research Project)
2023/24 - Jamie McBride (Undergraduate Research Project)
2023/24 - Adina Borenstein (Undergraduate Research Project)
2023 - Malwina Belinska (Mitacs Globalink Research Internship)
2023 - Shyue Yiing (Hazel) Kuar (Undergraduate Research Project)
2023 - Thea Moubarak (Undergraduate Research Project)
2022 - Irene González García (Visiting Scholar, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain)
2022 - Stephanie Gröschl (Mitacs Globalink Research Internship)
2021/22 - Joyce Ang (Undergraduate Research Project)
2021/22 - Xavier Rutherford (Undergraduate Research Project)
2021/22 - Kendra Loedige (Undergraduate Research Project)
2020/21 - Cara Aitchison (Undergraduate Research Project, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award)
2020/21 - Claire Gage (Undergraduate Research Project)
2020/21 - Joyce Ang (Internship in Biological Science, Research Volunteer)
2020/21 - Emma Proud (Undergraduate Research Project)
2020 - Claire Gage (CIBC Undergraduate Assistantship in Cancer Biology)
2019/20 - Jordyn Beda (Undergraduate Research Project)
2019/20 - Samana Sopariwala (Undergraduate Research Project)
2019 - Cara Aitchison (NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award)
2019 - Amanda Martins De-Sa Shmuel (Undergraduate Research Project)
2018/19 - Catherine Meng (Undergraduate Research Project)
2018/19 - Samantha Riddell (Undergraduate Research Project)
2018 - Jennifer Holborn (Undergraduate Research Project & URA)
2018 - Victoria Schenkel (Undergraduate Research Project)