RESEARCHERS
Principal Investigator: Trushar R. Patel
Background:
Associate Professor, Tenured (Jul 2020 – ), University of Lethbridge, Canada
Assistant Professor, Tenure-track (Nov 2017 – Jun 2020), University of Lethbridge, Canada
Assistant Professor, Term (Apr 2016 – Oct 2017), University of Lethbridge, Canada
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK
MHRC and CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Manitoba, Canada
Ph.D. (Biosciences), University of Nottingham, UK
B.Sc. & M.Sc. (Biotechnology), Sardar Patel University, India
CURRENT MEMBERS
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Gunjan, PhD (Oct 2022 -)
- Higor Pereira, PhD (June 2021 -)
Graduate Students
- Kelly Liland (Sep 2024 – )
- Michael D’souza (Jan 2024 – )
- Anna Shearer (Sep 2023 – ) co-supervisor with Dr. Wade Abbott, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Aysha Demeler (Sep 2023 – )
- Liam Kerr (Sep 2023 – )
- Kenning Tran (May 2023 – ) co-supervisor with Dr. Nariman Shahhosseini, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Jenna Sullivan (May 2022 – , in partnership with Allos Biosciences) Supported by MITACS
- Jessica Manalaysay (Sep 2022 – ) co-supervisor with Dr. Nariman Shahhosseini, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Scott Tersteeg (Jan 2022 – )
- Mitchell Geeraert (Sep 2021 – )
- Dong Ju Kim (a.k.a. DJ, Jan 2020 – )
- Simmone D’souza (Sep 2019 – ) co-supervisor with Dr. Carla Coffin, UofCalgary, Supported by CanHepC and CIHR Graduate Student Scholarship
- Jeff Tingley (Sep 2019 -) co-supervisor with Dr. Wade Abbott, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Dani Gemmill (Sep 2018 – )
Research Associate/Technician
- Govi Veerareddygari, PhD (part-time, May 2021 – )
Undergraduate Students
- Sierra Mazurek (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2023 – )
- SarahAnn Walker (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2023 – )
- Zane Schroh (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2024 – April 2024, Sep 2024 – )
- Priyanshi Patel (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2024 – )
- Meshwa Patel (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2024 – )
- Tahiat Rahman (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2024 – )
LAB ALUMNI
- M. Quadir Siddiqui (Postdoctoral fellow, Nov 2019 – Sep 2024)
- Kelly Liland (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2023 – Aug 2024)
- Zach Robinson (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2021 – Dec 2021, May 2022 – Sep 2024), Supported by NSERC USRA in summer 2022
- Anneke De Klerk (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2022 – Apr 2024)
- Sofia Bird (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2023 – Dec 2023)
- Curtis Claassen (May 2023 – Dec 2024) Supported by NSERC – CREATE
- Geradro Balderas Figueroa (Jan 2021 – Aug 2023)
- Liam Kerr (Sep 2022 – Aug 2023)
- Rex Asis (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2023 – )
- Carmen Agenbacht (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2023 – )
- Curtis Claassen (Jan 2022 – Apr 2022, Sep 2022 – Apr 2023)
- Tyler Mrozowich (Jan 2018 – May 2023) Supported by NSERC Graduate Student Scholarship
- Angela Fredrickson (Jan 2021 – Aug 2022)
- Dr. Maulik Badmalia, PhD (Postdoctoral fellow, Mar 2019 – Aug 2022), Supported by MITACS Fellowship
- Marissa King (May 2020 – Sep 2022, co-supervisor with Dr. Wade Abbott, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada )
- Christy Bore (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2022 – Apr 2022)
- Aikina Peralta (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2021 – Apr 2022)
- Kieran Meadows (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2021 – Apr 2022)
- Sara Balderas (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2021 – Apr 2022)
- Nic Jujihara (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2021 – Apr 2022)
- Sean Park (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2020 – May 2022)
- Scott Tersteeg (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2021 – Dec 2021)
- Michael D’souza (MSc Student, Sep 2019 – Dec 2021)
- Elijus Slamas (Undergraduate Student, July 2021 – Sep 2021)
- Yubo Chang (PhD Student, Sep 2017 – Aug 2021, co-supervised with Dr. Zovoilis) Supported by AITF Graduate Student Scholarship
- Rutu Prajapati (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2019 – April 2021)
- Corey Nelson (MSc Student, May 2019 – Aug 2021) Supported by AITF Graduate Student Scholarship
- Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson, MD, PhD (Postdoctoral fellow, Aug 2017 – April 2021), Supported by CapHepC PDF
- Geradro Balderas Figueroa (Undergraduate Student, Sep 2019 – Dec 2020)
- Dia Michailidou-Koupan (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2020 – Aug 2020), Supported by AIHS Summer Studentship
- Nina Takahashi (Undergraduate StudentSep 2019 – Apr 2020)
- Chantel Plumb (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2020 – Apr 2020)
- Mitchell Geeraert (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2020 – Apr 2020, Sep 2020 – Dec 2020)
- Joel Jansen (Undergraduate Student, Jul 2019 – Aug 2019)
- Simmone D’souza (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2018 – Aug 2019)
- Kristi Turton (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2019 – Apr 2019)
- Christopher Lindgren (Jan 2018 – Aug 2018)
- Justin Pitcher (Undergraduate Student, Jul 2018 – Aug 2018)
- Alisha Merchant (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2018 – Apr 2018)
- Corbyn Pilling (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2018 – Apr 2018)
- Jason Schacher (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2018 – Apr 2018)
- Joseph Sopal (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2018 – Apr 2018)
- Brina Clark (BSc Biochemistry, Sep 2017 – Dec 2017)
- Niti Patel (BSc Neuroscience, Sep 2017 – Dec 2017)
- Mimi Pham (Undergraduate Student from Carlton Uni, May 2017 – Aug 2017)
- Monica Simpson (High-School Student, Jun 2017 – Aug 2018)
- Jeremy Quiroga (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2017 – May 2017)
- Sunil Stephenson, (Undergraduate Student, Jan 2017 – May 2017)