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Staff and Trainees

A large team of staff and trainees work and conduct their studies at the Meakins-Christie Laboratories. There are approximately 50-60 postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at the Meakins at any given time. In addition to Research Associates, Research Assistants, and Technicians, the Meakins-Christie Laboratories is home to several undergraduate students, summer students, clinical fellows, and visiting scientists.

Baglole Lab

Room: E03.4374
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76419

Arlen, Maddison – PhD Grad Student
Caruana, Vincenza – PhD Grad Student
Gorgani, Roham – PhD Grad Student
Heimbach, Nicole – PhD Grad Student

Huck, Laurent PhD – Research Associate / Lab Manager
Naphin, Ava – MSc Grad Student
Ondrová, Karolína – Post Doctoral Fellow
Purdy, Emma – MSc Grad Student
Rijnbout St. James, Willem – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Ding)
Thomsen, Lucy – Post Doctoral Fellow
Wahab, Fariya – MSc Grad Student (co-supervisor Assayag)
Wilson, Emily – PhD Grad Student

Ding Lab

Room E03.4142
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76169
Bao, Haigang – Visiting Professor
El-Hajjar, Mikal – PhD Grad Student
Gao, Wenjing – Graduate Research Trainee
Jiang, Guo – Research Assistant
Jolasun, Yasmin – PhD Grad Student
Karsan, Sameena – PhD Grad Student
Morencé, Camille – MSc Grad Student (co-supervisor Yang-Yi)
Raghavan, Vishvak – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Li)
Rijnbout St. James, Willem – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Baglole)
Song, Kailu – PhD Grad Student
Wang, Jingtao – PhD Grad Student
Yang, Xiuhui – PhD Grad Student
Zhao, Bowen – PhD Grad Student
Zhao, Hengzhi – PhD Grad Student
Zheng, Yumin – PhD Grad Student

Divangahi Lab

Room: E03.2379
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76237

Bolori Hanafi, Shahin – Post Doctoral Fellow
Cai, Susan – MSc Grad Student
Martinez Cordova, Zuzet PhD – Research Associate
Sadeghi, Mina – PhD Grad Student

Sun, Rui (Sam)– Post Doctoral Fellow
Zhou, Ziqing (Angie) – MSc Grad Student

Fixman Lab

Room: E03.4366
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76366

Hussain Lab

Room: E03.4358
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 36016 or 76419/407

Breadmore, Connor – MSc Grad Student
Mayaki, Dominique – Research Assistant / Lab Manager
Sedraoui, Sami – Research Associate

Kaufmann Lab

Room: E03.2137
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext
Cai, Joy – Post Doctoral Fellow
Teimouri Nezhad, Sara – Research Assistant
Venkatesan, Santosh – MSc Grad Student

King Lab

Room: E03.4380
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext. 76372

Bogza, Andrei – PhD Grad Student
Fontes, GhislaineResearch Associate / Lab Manager
Giles, Braeden – Post Doctoral Fellow
Jeroncic, Sophia – MSc Grad Student
MacMahon Clara – PhD Grad Student
Sinha, Anshul – Post Doctoral Fellow
Thurairajah, Bavanitha – PhD Grad Student
Westfall, Susan
– Research Associate

Kristof Lab

Room: E03.4366
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 36015

Abouelazm, Nihad Tousson – Research Assistant

Lands Lab

Room: E03.2155
Lab phone: 514-934-1934 ext 23803 / 37830

Akik, Wided – PhD Grad Student / Lab Manager
Belhadj, Mohamed – MSc Grad Student
Mamishi, Neda – Research Assistant

Rivas, Daniel – Clinical Research Coordinator
Rojas Gutierrez, Paola
– Post Doctoral Fellow
Sawant, Laximan – Research Associate
Slezak, Kevin – MSc Grad Student


Lauzon Lab

Room: E03.2389
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76153

Fletcher, Sean – MSc Grad Student
Intrevado, Rafael – MSc Grad Student
Kachmar, Linda – Technician / Lab Manager
Schultz, Matheus
PhD Grad Student

Martin Lab

Room: E03.4150
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76304

Dunberry, Savannah – MSc Grad Student
Feng, Hansen – MSc Grad Student
Joy, Sydney – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Colmegna) / Lab Manager
McGovern, Toby PhD – Research Assistant
Nair, Kersen – MSc Grad Student (co-supervisor Colmegna)
Pyo, Daniel – Lab Technician / Lab Manager

Mazer Lab

Room: E03.2363
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76373 or 35260

Abi Rafeh, Jana – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Sapir-Pichhadze)
Cousineau, Elsa – MSc Grad Student
Ke, Danbing – Research Assistant (co-supervisor Sapir-Pichhadze)
Lejtenyi, Duncan – Project Manager (co-supervisor McCusker)
Plesa, Maria – Research Associate (co-supervisor McCusker)
Shpilman, Israel (Izzy) – PhD Grad Student
Schnaider, Christina – MSc Grad Student
Toscano Rivero, Diana – PhD Grad Student
Zhao, Wei (Wendy) – PhD Grad Student
Zismanov, Victoria – Lab Manager

McCusker Lab

Room: E03.2155
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 23803

Elzein, Samar – Clinical Research Coordinator
Lejtenyi, Duncan – Lab / Junior Assistant (co-supervisor Mazer)
Plesa, Maria PhD – Research Associate (co-supervisor Mazer)

Nguyen Lab

Room: E03.2129
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76319

Casey, Angela – Project Manager – AMR Centre
Cella, Monica – PhD Grad Student
Farkas, Eszter – PhD Grad Student
Fox, Brenna – MSc Grad Student
Goldman, Sophia – PhD Grad Student
Hupperetz, Cedric – Research Assistant
Mathé, Justine – Post Doctoral Fellow
McGibbon, Ashley – MSc Grad Student
McKay, Euan – Lab / Junior Assistant
McKay, Geoffrey PhD – Research Associate / Lab Manager
Rich, Jacquelyn (Jackie) – PhD Grad Student

Petrof Lab

Room: E03.4126
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76415

Deprez, Alyson – Post Doctoral Fellow
Gaudet, Mellissa – Program Manager – MCI (co-supervisor Pamidi)
Gusev, Ekaterina – Research Assistant / Lab Manager
Lang, Ryann – PhD Grad Student
Liang, Feng – Research Associate / Lab Manager
Tiranardi, Matthew – PhD Grad Student

Qureshi Lab

Room: E03.2143
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 44654

Abi Rafeh, Jana – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Mazer)
Angers, Isabelle – Lab Manager / Technician
Lacas, Eugénie – Animal Health Technician

Rousseau Lab

Room: E03.2137
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 76205 or 76372

Asslan, Mariana – Coordinator BQC19
Bédard-Matteau, Jérôme – PhD Grad Student
Bérubé, Julie MSc – Project Manager – BQC19
Liu, Yixiu (Katelyn) – PhD Grad Student
Mikaeeli, Sahar – Research Associate (co-supervisor Bourbeau)

Soulé, Antoine – Research Associate
Stern, Kiri – PhD Grad Student (co-supervisor Emad)

Wagner Lab

Room E03.4134
Lab Phone: 514-934-1934 ext 37855
Alousi-Jones, Sidrah – Research Assistant
Augusto da Silva, Iran – Post Doctoral Fellow
Bressanelli Maffacioli, Tiago – MSc Grad Student
Hajj, Joëlle PhD – Project Manager
Jaffer, Simran – MSc Grad Student
Moreno Olmedo, Alfredo – PhD Grad Student
Nutakor, Esther – MSc Grad Student
Redondo Bort, Noelia – Data Analyst
Roudier, Gaëtan – Post Doctoral Fellow
Simões, Leonor – PhD Grad Student
Vonniessen, Nicholas – Post Doctoral Fellow