WHO ARE WE?
DR. JIM UNIACKE
Principal Investigator
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
Hobbies: Hockey, wine, travel
Current Lab Members
Sydney Pascetta
PhD Candidate
Previous Education:
BSc Honours Specialization in Biology-Psychology, Queens University
BA French Language and Literature, Queens University
Hometown: Guelph, ON
Hobbies: reading a really good book on the couch
Olivia BebeneK
PhD Candidate
Previous Education: BSc Honours Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Brampton, ON
Hobbies: Playing music and sports, reading, eating
Lexi Kellington
PhD Candidate
Previous Education: BSc Biological Sciences, MacEwan University
Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Hobbies: Cooking and exploring Ontario's hiking trails
Jenna GoodbranD
Master's Student
Previous Education: BSc Honours Molecular Biology and Genetics, minor in Statistics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Burlington, ON
Hobbies: Reading and baking
Morgan mizzoni
Master's Student
Previous Education: BSc Honours Biological Science, minor in Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Hobbies: Hiking, skating and anything to do with the snow
Nichola nelson
Undergraduate Research Project
Program: Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Barrie, ON
Hobbies: Photography, baking, hiking and playing sports
Jadyn
Negin-Shecter
Undergraduate Research Project Student
Program: Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Thornhill, ON
Hobbies: Traveling, reading and listening to good music
Ryan GilletT
Undergraduate Research Project Student
Program: Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Orangeville, ON
Hobbies: Sports, music and outdoor/cottage stuff
Kaila Gabriel
Undergraduate Research Project Student
Program: Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph
Hometown: Barrie, ON
Hobbies: Boxing, backpacking and reading
Lab Alumni
PostDoctoral Fellow
Dr. Phil Meideros
LABORATORY MANAGER
Erin Specker
PHD Graduates
2021 – Gaelan Melanson
2020 – Andrea Brumwell
2018 – Sara Timpano
MSC GRADUATES
2022- Sarah Kirsh
2021 – Jenna Kerry
2018 – Sonia Evagelou
2017 – Nicole Kelly
2016 – Joseph Varga
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
2022
Makenna Cameron
Doris Tadic
Aybeniz Irmak Kanoglu
2021
Jessica Whittaker
2020
Jenna Rops
Antonia du Bois
Leslie Fell (CIBC Summer Research Assistant)
2019
Michael Rosen
Caroline Webster
Colin Jamieson
2018
Rulan Shaath
Lindsay Obress (USRA)
Thomas Corazzola
Marcos Ibrahim
2017
Marlowe Schott (MICR Coop)
Victoria Sorbely
Lorian Fay (USRA)
Crystal Gong (CIBC Summer Research Assistant)
Ahmed Al Khalil
Taha Elghamudi
2016
Shannon Sproul (BIOC Coop)
Brianna Guild (USRA)
2015
Milena Ljumovic (BIOC Coop)
Christina Romeo
Christina McTavish (BIOC Coop)
Amanda Gisele Alves de Barros (Exchange student (Brazil))
2014
Vincent Lau
Ankita Bandheri
Sasha Monteiro