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Our team<\/strong><\/h1><\/span>
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Andrea Kassner<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Senior Scientist |<\/strong> SickKids Research Institute<\/p>\n

Co-Director |<\/strong> SILC<\/p>\n

Full Professor |<\/strong> University of Toronto<\/p>\n

Background: <\/strong>PhD (2002) Imaging Science & Biomedical Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
\nM.Sc. (1994) Biomedical Engineering & Medical Physics, University of Dundee, Scotland
\nB.Sc. (1993) Biomedical Engineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Daniel Sare<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Clinical Research Project Assistant (2022 – Present)<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong>: M.Sc Biomedical Physics \u2013 Ryerson University
\nB.Sc Life Physics, Medical Physics \u2013 University of Waterloo<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Efe Momodu<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Ethics Board Coordinator<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Daniel Li<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Project Assistant<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong>\u00a0M.Sc Neuroscience \u2014 McMaster University<\/p>\n<\/div>

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James Chiella<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research Student (2023 – Present)<\/p>\n

Background:<\/strong> Honours B.Sc Neuroscience & Chemistry – University of Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Past members<\/strong><\/h1><\/span>
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Post-doctorate<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Trish Domi
\nPaula Croal
\nJing\u00a0Yu
\nRebecca\u00a0Thornhill
\nJeff\u00a0Winter
\nShengping\u00a0Wu
\nLogi\u00a0Vidarsson
\nElissa Flagg<\/p>\n<\/div>

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PhD<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Yonni Friedlander
\nJorn\u00a0Fierstra
\nSina Zarei\u00a0Mahmoodabadi
\nNasim Maleki<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Master’s<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Francesca Szarsetto
\nFaraz Honarvar
\nPrzemyslaw Kosinski
\nJunseok Kim
\nAmir\u00a0Behpour
\nMarina Sonkin
\nJoe Barfett<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CREMS<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Daniel Kapustin
\nMatthew Taylor
\nZamir Merali
\nMeah Gao
\nAlexis Gordon
\nKun Huang<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Research Staff<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Cecilia Jobst
\nMashal Amad
\nJackie Leung
\nKelly Zhang
\nAntonella Kis
\nTeser Wong
\nAlexander McGregor
\nIgor Sitartchouk
\nFang Liu<\/p>\n<\/div>

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