John Koussiouris, Project Student
Active in Lab: 2019-2020
Currently a Graduate Student (MSc) at the Krembil Research Institute (UHN)


John Koussiouris, Project Student
Active in Lab: 2019-2020
Currently a Graduate Student (MSc) at the Krembil Research Institute (UHN)

Krishna Priya Syama, Research Volunteer
Active in Lab: 2019-2020
Currently a Research Associate at the National Research Council of Canada

Annie Chau Burgos
Active in Lab: 2019-2020

Jatinder Juss, MD, PhD Student
Project: NETosis in sepsis
Active in Lab: 2018-2020
Currently a Critical Care Fellow at St. Michael’s Hospital

Samuel Suntharalingham, MSc Student
Project: NETs and complement
Active in Lab: 2017-2020
Currently a PhD student studying neurovascular biology

Zubair Sabz Ali, MSc Student
Project: Sex differences in CF lung disease
Active in Lab: 2017-2019
Currently studying medicine at Trinity College Dublin

Jacky Chen
Active in Lab: 2017-2019
Currently a Master of Science Graduate Student at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute

Xi (Lynn) Yuan, MSc Student
Project: Identify the sex differences in NETosis
Active in Lab: 2016-2019
Currently a volunteer as a virtual English tutor

Richard Ren, B.Sc. Student
Project: Serotonin and NETosis
Active in Lab: 2016-2019
Currently an Administrative Secretary at CAMH, Geriatrics Mental Health

Johann Licht, B.Sc. Student
Project: LPS in NETosis
Active in Lab: 2017-2018
Currently a Graduate Student (MSc)

Adamo D’Ovidio, B.Sc., M.Sc. Student
Project: Drug Screening/Website Technician
Active in Lab: 2015-2018
Currently a Third Year (Final Year) Medical Student at McMaster University

Armin Farahvash, B.Sc. Student
Project: Kinases in NETosis
Active in Lab: 2014-2018
Currently studying medicine at the University of Toronto

Lu Chen
Active in Lab: 2017-2017
Currently a PhD student at Shandong University, China

Cristiane Naffah de Souza, PhD Student
Project: Regulating NETosis in sepsis
Active in Lab: 2017-2017
Currently a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Transplantation Immunobiology Lab at the University of São Paulo

Leandro Breda, PhD Student
Project: Mechanism of Nox-independent pathway of NETosis
Active in Lab: 2017-2017
Currently a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Mycology Lab at the University of São Paulo

Raquel Arroyo Rodriguez, PhD Student
Project: Effect of SP-D and NETs on lung surfactant
Active in Lab: 2017-2017
Currently a PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati (Ohio)

Curtis Sobchak, B.Sc., MD Student
Project: The Effect of SP-D on Macrophages
Active in Lab: 2016-2017
Currently an MD Candidate at the University of Toronto

Lijy Mary Philip, B.Tech., M.Res
Project: NETosis Pathways
Active in Lab: 2015-2017

Daniel Storisteanu, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Cambridge University), PhD Student
LMP ROP Student, Summer Studentship
Active in Lab: 2014-2017
Currently a Research Fellow at Darwin College, University of Cambridge, and the Founder of Sim Prints

Pascal Djiadeu, B.Sc., MEng., PhD Student
Project: Therapeutic Potential of SP-D
Active in Lab: 2008-2017
Currently an Assistant Professor at McMaster University

Guillaume Cheung, B.Sc.
HMB/LMP Project Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2016
Currently a Registered Nurse at University Health Network

Zhuyuan Chen
Active in Lab: 2013-2013

Elizabeth (Nhu Y) Chau
Active in Lab: 2014-2015

Lee Cheng, B.Sc., M.Sc., MD Student
Project: Designing ELISA for NETosis
Active in Lab: 2013-2015
Currently in their 2nd year of residency at the University of Toronto

Qasim Alnajjad, MD Student
Project: The effect of inducible nitric oxide synthase and arginase isoforms on Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs)
Active in Lab: 2015-2015

Hyunjin (Christina) Kim
Active in Lab: 2014-2014
Currently a student at the University of Toronto

Adam Groh
Active in Lab: 2014-2015
Currently a PhD student in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University

Olivia Cheng, M.Sc. Student
Project: NETosis and Inflammation in CF mouse models
Active in Lab: 2011-2013

David Douda, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
PhD Project: SP-D and NETs
Active in Lab: 2008-2013
Currently a Senior Scientist at Zymeworks Inc.

Michael Litvack, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
PhD Project: SP-D and IgM in efferocytosis
Active in Lab: 2005-2011
Currently a Research Associate at The Hospital for Sick Children

Ran Mo, MD Student
Project: Ion channels and NETosis
Active in Lab: 2015-2015

Shawn Vadakepeedika, B.Sc., MBBS.
Project: Bacteria and NETs
Active in Lab: 2014-2015

Mahdi Haghighi, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
PDF Project: The study of role of miRNA in expression of apoB protein
Active in Lab: 2014-2015
Currently Research Staff at the University of Toronto

Lily Yip, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: SP-D and nucleases in NETs clearance
Active in Lab: 2011-2014
Currently a Laboratory Manager at Sunnybrook

Olivia Z. Cheng, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: NETosis and Inflammation in CF mouse models
Active in Lab: 2011-2013

Christopher Yildiz, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: NETs in mechanical ventilation
Active in Lab: 2011-2013
Currently a medical resident at Women’s College Hospital

Joshua Yuen, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: NETs and complement in bacterial clearance
Active in Lab: 2010-2013
Currently a Sports and Exercise Medicine Fellow at McMaster University

Peyman Ghorbani, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: SCFA in lung infection and inflammation
Active in Lab: 2010-2012
Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Ottawa

Rupreet Dhanju, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: ADA deficiency in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Active in Lab: 2010-2012
Currently a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Michael Nguyen, MD Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2015

Kaimehr Rahemipour, B.Sc. Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2014
Currently a VP External Affairs at McGill University

Kelly (Quynh Nhe) Le, B.Sc. Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2014

Chongbo (Bob) Yang, MD Student
SURP Summer Student from China
Active in Lab: 2013-2013
Currently a PhD student in China

Ryan Le, B.Sc., MD Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2011-2014

Adam Hseih, B.Sc., M.Sc. Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2012-2013
Currently a Resident Physician in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto

Mary Jiang, B.Sc., MD Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2010-2011
Currently a Pediatrics Endocrinology Fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Andrew Rajkumar, B.Sc. Student
Project: SP-D and NETosis
Active in Lab: 2013-2014

Andrew Zikic, B.Sc., M.Sc, MD Student
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2010-2011
Currently a Paediatric Resident at the Hospital for Sick Children

Dina Kulik, MD.
Project: Influenza in children
Active in Lab: 2009-2010
Is the Founder and Medical Director of Kidcrew

Gaurav D. Gaiha, B.Sc., PhD., MD.
Project: Collectins and HIV (Oxford Doctoral Student)
Active in Lab: 2003-2007
Currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as being a Group Leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard

Alison-Lauren Morelli, B.Sc., M.Sc., MD
Project: Pulmonary collectins in respiratory disease
Active in Lab: 2008-2010
Currently a Family Doctor at the Peterborough Family Health Team

Hayley Craig-Barnes, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Project: SP-D and alpha-2 macroglobulin
Active in Lab: 2007-2009
Currently a Laboratory Technician at Acadia University

Yongjun (George) Wang, B.Sc., MD Student
LMP ROP Student, Summer Studentship
Active in Lab: 2009-2010

Ellen Yang, B.Sc.
LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2009-2010
Currently a Resident Physician at the University of Toronto

Ali Anari, B.S., M.Sc., MD
Project: GP340 and proteases
Active in Lab: 2006-2008
Is the founder, CEO and Medical Director of San Fernando Pediatrics and Urgent Care in Los Angeles, California

Michael Shih, B.Sc., M.Sc., MD
Project: SP-D and DNA (Oxford Masters student)
Active in Lab: 2003-2005
Currently practicing cardiology in Lexington, Kentucky

ChengLun Na, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD.
Project: SP-D and phagocytes
Active in Lab: 2003-2004
Currently a research associate at Cincinnati Children’s

Edina Kim, B.Sc., M.Sc., MD
Project: SP-D and decorin (Oxford Masters student)
Active in Lab: 2002-2004
Currently an MD in Chicago, USA

Jeva Nadesalingam, M.Sc., PhD Student
Project: Structure-function studies of collectins SP-D and MBL
Active in Lab: 2000-2004

Thomas Krogh-Meibom, B.Sc., PhD.
Project: Bovine and Porcine serum collectins
Active in Lab: 1998-2004
Currently a research scientist in Denmark.
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