Meet the Team

Olesia Ignatenko, PhD. Currently a Post-doctoral fellow with Joni Nikkanen at UC Berkeley, USA.

Aurele Besse-Patin, PhD.

Dhaval Patel, PhD.

Jack Collier, PhD. Currently a Post-doctoral fellow with Rita Horvath at Cambridge University, UK.

Tim Konig, Ph.D. Currently Research Scientist at Bayer, Germany

Michiel Krols, Ph.D. Currently Application Scientist at TESCAN XRE.

Maxime Jacoupy, Ph.D. Currently training as a data scientist within datascientist.com.

Ayumu Sugiura, Ph.D. Currently a researcher at the Laboratory of Molecular Biochemistry Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (ayumu@toyaku.ac.jp).

Julien Prudent, Ph.D. Currently Program Leader (PI) MRC Mitochondrial Unit, Cambridge. (julien.prudent@mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk)

Joe Pogson, Ph.D. Currently Post-doctoral fellow with Julie St.Pierre, McGill University (joe.pogson@mail.mcgill.ca).

Tim Shutt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary (timothy.shutt@ucalgary.ca).
http://www.ucalgary.ca/medicalgenetics/timothy-shutt-0

Alexander Sheftel, Ph.D. Spartan Biosciences, Ottawa.

Abhishek Mohanty, Ph.D. Principal Research Officer and Head , Dept. of Research , Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (abhishek.m.iisc@gmail.com)

Vincent Soubannier, Ph.D. Research Associate with Stefano Stefani, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University (vincent.soubannier@mcgill.ca).

Astrid Schauss, Ph.D. Director of the CECAD Cologne Imaging Facility, facilitating research for scientists within the University of Koln and the Max Planck Institute for Aging, Germany (aschauss@uni-koeln.de).

Sylwia Wasiak, Ph.D Research Scientist at Resverlogix, Calgary, Alberta Canada (sylvia.wasiak@@resverlogix.com).

Akihiro Yamashita, Ph.D (2017 - 2023) Scientist for Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Japan.

Yiyang Chen, M.Sc (2017-2019) Ph.D student with Jerry Chipuk, Mount Sinai NYC.

Sevan Mattie, Ph.D (2013-2019) immersed in philosophy and religion, man of the world.

Karine Doiron, Ph.D (2012-2018) PDF in the lab of Serge McGraw at McGill.

Andrew Dixon, M.Sc (2015-2017) Enrolled in medical school at McGill University, 2018.

Lerato Magosi, M.Sc (2010-2012) Completed Ph.D at Oxford in statistical genetics, PDF at Harvard Center for communicable diseases and part of the Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership.

Emelie Braschi, Ph.D (2006-2010) Completed MD at University of Toronto, currently family medicine doc with research focus on development of a more evidence-based curriculum in medicine at University of Ottawa.

Margaret Neuspiel, Ph.D (2003-2008) Policy Specialist, Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Zdena Harder, M.Sc. (2001-2004) Early childhood education, Gatineau, Quebec.

Sandhya Gangaraju, M.Sc. (2000-2003) Research Technician at National Research Council, Ottawa.

Rodolfo Zunino, M.Sc. Research Assistant.

Liqun Xu, M.Sc, MD, Research Associate. Currently with Bernard Thibeau, Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, University of Ottawa (Lxu@uottawa.ca)

Sebastien Soubeyrand, Ph.D, Research Associate. Currently with Ruth McPherson, University of Ottawa Heart Institute (ssoubeyrand@ottawaheart.ca).

Patricia Bilodeau, M.Sc. Research Associate. Currently with Jonathon Lee, University of Ottawa.

Roxane Hazrati-Roy (Summer 2024). Student in Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Sophie Luo (2022-2023). Honours student in Anatomy and Cell Biology.

Justin Simo (2021-2022). Honours student in Neuroscience. Currently a PhD candidate in Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill studying undiagnosed genetic white matter (including mitochondrial) disorders in Dr. Roberta La Piana’s lab.

Maria Graham (2020-2021). Honours student in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Currently working for Klox Technologies.

Lucas Perus (2017/2018) Honours student in Immunology.

Kyla Germain (2016/2017) Honours student in Anatomy and Cell Biology. Now in grad school at U of T.

Ruo Ran Wang (2015) NSERC summer student. Completing B.Sc McGill.

Nika Maani (2013) Summer student. Now in grad school at U of T.

Thomas Schamhart (2011-2014) In Edinburgh.

Sanjeeva Rajapakse (2012-2014) Honours and NSERC summer student. Now at UBC Medical School.

Norman Yau (2011-2013) In graduate school at the University of Toronto.

Ivan Zvonar (2011-2012) In Medical School in Boston.