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Sevan Hopyan<\/strong>, MD, PhD, FRCSC<\/h4>\n

Senior Scientist<\/strong> – Developmental. Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program<\/a>, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)<\/p>\n

Associate\u00a0Professor\u00a0<\/strong>–\u00a0Departments of Molecular Genetics<\/a> & Surgery<\/a>, The University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Orthopaedic Surgeon<\/strong> – Division of Orthopaedics<\/a>,\u00a0SickKids<\/p>\n

Full Licentiate <\/strong>–\u00a0College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario<\/p>\n

Fellow <\/strong>–\u00a0Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (Orthopaedic Surgery)<\/p>\n

Clinician-Investigator Program\u00a0<\/strong>– Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dr. Min Zhu
\n<\/strong>PhD – Mechanical Engineering<\/h4>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow\u00a0<\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids<\/p>\n

Project:\u00a0Physical forces that regulate morphogenesis<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Dr. Evan Thomas
\n<\/strong>PhD – Physics<\/h4>\n

Postdoctoral Fellow\u00a0<\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids<\/p>\n

Project: Computational modelling of multicellular systems<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Yun-Kyo Kim<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD\u00a0Student\u00a0<\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Project: Physical control of chromatin topology<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Mikaela Nevin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD\u00a0Student\u00a0<\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Project: Myoblast ingression<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

mikaela.nevin@sickkids.ca<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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Liz Woolaver<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PhD\u00a0Student\u00a0<\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
\nCo-supervised with Dr. Bret Pearson, Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids<\/p>\n

Project: Electrical regulation of limb patterning<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Iris Li<\/strong><\/h4>\n

MSc Student <\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Project: Heart looping mechanism<\/span><\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Tigran Bleyan<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Research Student <\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Undergraduate Arts Science double major. Physics, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Project: Electrical regulation of limb patterning<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Alice Bate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Research Student <\/strong>– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, <\/span>University of Toronto.<\/p>\n

Project: Electrical regulation of limb patterning<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9400<\/p>\n

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Angie Aizic<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Animal Health Technologist<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Lab Animal Services<\/p>\n

angie.griffin@sickkids.ca<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

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Tirhas Okubazghi<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Research Administrative Co-Ordinator<\/strong>\u00a0– Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program, SickKids<\/p>\n

PGCRL 16.9801 – U3E
\n416-813-6518<\/p>\n

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