RESEARCH TEAM
Dynamic. Dedicated. Driven.
Our team is strongly committed to the principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and equal-opportunity environment where members feel empowered to share their views and experiences. Training opportunities relating to inclusion and anti-racism, intercultural awareness, indigenous cultural safety, and employment equity are regularly circulated to the research team. Our goal is to train leaders in the field of immunology and EDI champions of tomorrow.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
NADIA SURAY TAN
(she/her)
PhD Candidate
BSc Life Sciences
ALEXANDER RUZIC
(he/him)
MSc Candidate
BSc Medical Science
JULIA COTTERILL
(she/her)
MSc Candidate
BSc Biomedical Science
VISITING SCHOLARS
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LISE LOTTE ERIKSEN (she/her) - MSc, PhD Candidate | Supervisor: Dr. Celeste Porsbjerg
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NANNA DYHRE-PETERSEN (she/her) - MSc, PhD Candidate | Supervisor: Dr. Celeste Porsbjerg
PAST MEMBERS
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MEI NEE CHIU (she/her) - BPharm, MSc | Research Coordinator (Sept 2022 to May 2026)
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JESSIE LIU (she/her) - BHSc Biochemistry | Thesis student (Sept 2025 to Apr 2026)
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FIONA MACDOUGALL (she/her) - BHSc(c) Health Sciences | Thesis student (Sept 2025 to Apr 2026)
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AKUL LIMAYE (he/him) - BHSc(c) BDC | Thesis student (Sept 2025 to Apr 2026)
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ZEIN MIDANI (he/him) - BHSc(c) BDC | Thesis student (Sept 2025 to Apr 2026)
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JACKSON MILLER (he/him) - BHSc(c) Health Sciences | Project student (Sept 2025 to Apr 2026)
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BRIAN KIM (he/him) - BHSc Biochemistry | Thesis student (May 2024 to May 2025)
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KANIKA TIBRIWAL (she/her) - BHSc Health Sciences | Research Volunteer & NSERC awardee
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SWASTHIKA SWAMINATHAN (she/her) - BHSc BioPharm | Co-Op Student (May 2024 to May 2025)
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SNEHAL SOMALWAR (she/her) - BAMS, MD (India) | Research Coordinator
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KIHO SON (he/him) - MSc, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow
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KATE MIYASAKI (she/her) - BSc, MSc, Research Assistant | Undergrad Student & MSc Student (Sept 2020 to Sept 2023)
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EMILY VOLFSON (she/her) - BHSc, MD Candidate | Research Student (Sept 2022 to Apr 2023)
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NEEL THANAVALA (he/him) - BHSc, MD Candidate | Summer Research Student (May 2022 to Sept 2022)
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ZIL PATEL (she/her) - BHSc, MSc Candidate | Thesis & Research Student (Sept 2021 to Apr 2022)
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ALEX HUYNH (he/him) - BHSc, MD Candidate | Thesis & Research Student (Sept 2022 to Apr 2023)
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NARDIEN SEDHOM (she/her) - BHSc | Co-op & Thesis Student (Jan 2021 to Sept 2022)
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CYNTHIA CHUNG (she/her) - BSc, MSc Candidate | Thesis Student (Sept 2022 to Apr 2023)
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RAMEEN JAMIL (she/her) - BHSc, PhD Candidate | Co-op Student (Sept 2022 to Dec 2022)
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NABILA AHAMMED (she/her) - BHSc | Thesis Student (Sept 2022 to April 2023)
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LESLIE TAN (she/her) - BHSc, MBiotech Candidate | Thesis Student (May 2022 to Dec 2022)
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MIYOU SHIMOSHIGE (she/her) - BHSc Biology & Pharmacology Candidate | 5th Year Thesis (Sept 2023 to Dec 2023)
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MATHUSHA JEGATHEESWARAN (she/her) - BHSc Biology & Pharmacology Candidate | Co-op & 5th Year Thesis (May 2022 to Apr 2024)
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YU ZHANG (she/her) - BHSc (HESE) Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences Candidate (Sept 2023 to Dec 2023)
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ASWATHI NAIR (she/her) - BSc Life Sciences Candidate | Thesis Student & Research Volunteer
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XIAOTIAN JU (he/him) - BSc, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow