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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)