Zhanna Kovonalova – Research Technician, 2012-2014

Zhanna Konovalova got her B.Sc. from Ryerson University and M.Sc. in forensic science from King’s College London, UK. During her undergraduate degree, she was working on DNA damage response in hematopoietic stem cells.  In the Ellis lab, she worked on the development of neuronal production platform by assessing various neuronal differentiation protocols.

Selected Publication

Milyavsky M, Gan OI, Trottier M, Komosa M, Tabach O, Notta F, Lechman E, Hermans KG, Eppert K, Konovalova Z, Ornatsky O, Domany E, Meyn ES, Dick JE. (2010) A Distinctive DNA Damage Response in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Reveals an Apoptosis-Independent Role for p53 in Self-Renewal. Cell Stem Cell. 7:186-197.