Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cross-Appointment, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Associate Scientist, Children’s Health Research Institute
Christina received her HBSc (Genetics), MSc, and PhD in Biology (Molecular Genetics, Dr. Shiva Singh) from WesternUniversity
Christina completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Computational Genomics, Dr. Dan Arking), Department of Genetic Medicine
Phyo is a PhD student in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Phyo has a MSc in Physiology and Pharmacology from Western University
He is investigating the effect of mitochondrial DNA variation on the nuclear epigenome and transcriptome
In his free time, Phyo enjoys travelling, running, and cooking
Elly Shin, M.Sc. Student
Elly is a MSc student in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Elly has a HBSc in Human Biology: Fundamental Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto
She is investigating the mechanism(s) of mito-nuclear crosstalk through metabolomics and direct epigenome editing
Outside of school, Elly enjoys cooking and swimming
Rachel Barboza, M.Sc. Student
Rachel is a MSc student in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Rachel has a HBSc in Medical Science: Medical Bioinformatics from Western University.
She is investigating the role metabolites play in mitochondrial DNA copy number variation by leveraging longitudinal cohort models and machine learning frameworks.
Rachel enjoys reading, photography, and trying new foods!
THESIS STUDENTS
Brent Selimi, 4th Year Thesis Student
Brent is a 4th year Biochemistry and Pathology BMSc student
His research involves characterizing and optimizing cell line models of mitochondrial DNA variation.
In his free time, Brent enjoys playing basketball, video games, and cooking.
Steven Chen, 4th Year Thesis Student
Steven is a 4th year Medical Bioinformatics BMSc student.
He is investigating the use of machine learning methods to predict mitochondrial DNA copy number using genomic, metabolomic, and epigenomic data
In his spare time, Steven enjoys birding, playing the piano, and playing sports!
Undergraduate students
Sandra Abraham, Undergraduate Student
Sandra is a 1st year BMSc student
She is fascinated by the relationship between the mitochondria and their impact on the epigenome
During her spare time, Sandra loves to cook new recipes and read classic novels!
If you are a prospective student, please see the opportunities page.