CURRENT MEMBERS
STAFF
Jasmine Yang, BSc
Lab Manager, Vancouver
Research Interests | Mechanisms of neuronal differentiation
Undergraduate | Tianjin Medical University, China | Advanced Molecular Techniques in Research
Dina McRae, PhD
Research Associate, Toronto
Research Interests | Single-cell RNA sequencing approaches to stem cell biology
Post-doctorate | University of Toronto, Canada | High-throughput techniques to identify molecular markers in pancreatic cancer, Dr. Jason Moffat
Doctorate | University of British Columbia, Canada | Developmental Biology, Dr. Michael Underhill | Delineating the molecular mechanisms regulating chondrogenesis
Undergraduate | University of Western Ontario, Canada | Physiology & Pharmacology
POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS
Christine Eisner, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver & Toronto
Research Interests | Mechanisms of digit tip regeneration
Doctorate | University of British Columbia, Canada | Experimental Medicine, Dr. Fabio Rossi | Examination of the role of Hic1 and PDGFRa mesenchymal progenitors in adult murine bone homeostasis and regeneration
Undergraduate | University of Ottawa, Canada | Biomedical Sciences
Marissa Lithopoulos, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver & Toronto
Research Interests | Relationships between neural stem cells and the vascular niche in the developing brain
Doctorate | University of Ottawa, Canada | Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Dr. Bernard Thebaud | Utilizing umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cell therapy to mitigate neural progenitor cell impairments in neonatal chronic lung injury models
Undergraduate | University of Ottawa, Canada | Biomedical Science, minor in Philosophy
Sruthi Purushothaman, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver
Research Interests | Digit tip development and regeneration.
Doctorate | University of Kentucky, USA | Biology, Dr. Ashley W. Seifert | Characterization and functional analysis of patterning genes involved in axolotl limb development and its evolutionary perspective
Graduate Degree | Cochin University of Science and Technology, India | Biotechnology, Dr. M. Mohammed Idris | Proteomic and gene expression analysis of zebrafish brain undergoing continuous light/dark stress
Undergraduate | St.Xavier’s College for Women, India | Zoology
Ashleigh Willis, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver
Research Interests | Neural stem cell differentiation in the developing brain and how perturbations may be linked to neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders
Doctorate | University of Glasgow, Scotland | Neuroscience, Professor Brian Morris and Professor Judith Pratt | Consequence of TAOK2-JNK signaling disruption to cortical GABAergic interneuron & perineuronal net development and factors which contribute to schizophrenia risk during early brain development
Graduate | University of Glasgow, Scotland | Brain Sciences, Prof. Gregor Thut and Dr. Stuart Cobb | Investigation of EEG correlates of audiovisual integration in humans, and optimization of microcontact printing of proteins for controlled neuronal cell growth
Undergraduate | University of Glasgow, Scotland | Psychology (BPS Clinical Accredited)
Sandeep Saxena, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow, Vancouver
Jointly supervised with Dr. Fabio Rossi
Research Interests | Importance of mesenchymal cells during digit tip regeneration and bone remodeling in mice
Doctorate | University of Kentucky, USA | Regeneration Biology, Dr. Ashley W Seifert | Cellular bioenergetics regulating cell proliferation during mammalian regeneration
Graduate | University of British Columbia, Canada | Cell and Developmental Biology, Dr. Ivan Robert Navi | Proteomic analysis of the impact of Y14 phosphorylation of Cavolin-1 on its binding partner
Undergraduate | Rajasthan Technical University, India | Biotechnology
PhD CANDIDATES
Alice Shan, BSc
PhD Candidate, Toronto
Jointly supervised with Dr. Meredith Irwin
Research Interests | Determination of neuroblastoma metastasis regulation
Undergraduate | University of Toronto, Canada | Human Biology and Psychology
Sarah Ebert, BSc
PhD Candidate, Vancouver
Jointly supervised with Dr. Brian MacVicar
Research Interests | The meningeal-brain interface, meningeal and glial cell interactions
Undergraduate | University of Victoria, Canada | Microbiology and Neuroscience
Beatrix Wang, BSc
PhD Candidate, Toronto & Vancouver