Lab Alumni

John Koussiouris

John Koussiouris, Project Student

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

Krishna P

Krishna Priya Syama, Research Volunteer

Active in Lab: 2019-2020
Currently a Research Associate at the National Research Council of Canada

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Annie Chau Burgos

Active in Lab: 2019-2020

Jatinder Juss

Jatinder Juss, MD, PhD Student

Project: NETosis in sepsis
Active in Lab: 2018-2020
Currently a Critical Care Fellow at St. Michael’s Hospital

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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 4

Jacky Chen

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

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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 1

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 2

Johann Licht, B.Sc. Student

Project: LPS in NETosis
Active in Lab: 2017-2018
Currently a Graduate Student (MSc)

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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

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Armin Farahvash, B.Sc. Student

Project: Kinases in NETosis
Active in Lab: 2014-2018
Currently studying medicine at the University of Toronto

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Lu Chen

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

Cristiane Naffah de Souza 3

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

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

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)

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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

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Lijy Mary Philip, B.Tech., M.Res

Project: NETosis Pathways
Active in Lab: 2015-2017

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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

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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 2

Guillaume Cheung, B.Sc.

HMB/LMP Project Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2016
Currently a Registered Nurse at University Health Network

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Zhuyuan Chen

Active in Lab: 2013-2013

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Elizabeth (Nhu Y) Chau

Active in Lab: 2014-2015

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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

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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

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Hyunjin (Christina) Kim

Active in Lab: 2014-2014
Currently a student at the University of Toronto

Adam Groh

Adam Groh

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

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Olivia Cheng, M.Sc. Student

Project: NETosis and Inflammation in CF mouse models
Active in Lab: 2011-2013

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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 2

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

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Ran Mo, MD Student

Project: Ion channels and NETosis
Active in Lab: 2015-2015

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Shawn Vadakepeedika, B.Sc., MBBS.

Project: Bacteria and NETs
Active in Lab: 2014-2015

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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

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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

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Olivia Z. Cheng, B.Sc., M.Sc.

Project: NETosis and Inflammation in CF mouse models
Active in Lab: 2011-2013

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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Michael Nguyen, MD Student

LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2015

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Kaimehr Rahemipour, B.Sc. Student

LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2014
Currently a VP External Affairs at McGill University

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Kelly (Quynh Nhe) Le, B.Sc. Student

LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2013-2014

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Chongbo (Bob) Yang, MD Student

SURP Summer Student from China
Active in Lab: 2013-2013
Currently a PhD student in China

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Ryan Le, B.Sc., MD Student

LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2011-2014

Adam H

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

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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

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Andrew Rajkumar, B.Sc. Student

Project: SP-D and NETosis
Active in Lab: 2013-2014

Andrew Zikic

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 Gaiha

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

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

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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

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Yongjun (George) Wang, B.Sc., MD Student

LMP ROP Student, Summer Studentship
Active in Lab: 2009-2010

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Ellen Yang, B.Sc.

LMP ROP Student
Active in Lab: 2009-2010
Currently a Resident Physician at the University of Toronto

Ali Anari 5

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 2

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

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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

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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

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Jeva Nadesalingam, M.Sc., PhD Student

Project: Structure-function studies of collectins SP-D and MBL
Active in Lab: 2000-2004

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Thomas Krogh-Meibom, B.Sc., PhD.

Project: Bovine and Porcine serum collectins
Active in Lab: 1998-2004
Currently a research scientist in Denmark.