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Christina Castellani, Assistant Professor

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 Western University
  • Christina completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Computational Genomics, Dr. Dan Arking), Department of Genetic Medicine

Graduate students

Phyo Wei Win, Ph.D. Student

  • 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

Hanrui Dou, Ph.D. Student

  • Hanrui is a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Biostatistics focus) co-supervised by Dr. Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
  • Hanrui holds an MSc in Biostatistics from Western University and a HBSc in Mathematical Application in Statistics/Probability from the University of Toronto
  • She is investigating the high-dimensionality problem in two-phase study designs
  • In her free time, Hanrui enjoys movies, painting, and traveling.

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

Quinn Le, 4th Year Thesis Student

  • Quinn is a 4th year Medical Bioinformatics BMSc student co-supervised by Dr. Joshua Pemberton
  • He is currently investigating the epigenetic consequences of mitochondrial transplantation
  • In his free time, he enjoys photography and playing piano

Annie Wang, 4th Year Thesis Student

  • Annie is a 4th year thesis student in HSp Medical Bioinformatics; she is also co-supervised by Dr. Weiping Min at the Matthew Mailing Centre for Translational Transplant Studies. 
  • Her research interests are working with live cells and RNA sequencing. 
  • Outside of the lab, Annie is in the Western Marching Band and Western Dragon Boat Club, and enjoys rock climbing and painting in her free time.
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Undergraduate students

Kevin Zhan, Undergraduate Student

  • Kevin is a 2nd Year BMSc Scholar’s Electives Student
  • His research interests is optimizing CRISPR-based epigenome editing to investigate bi-directional mito-nuclear crosstalk and its effects on mitochondrial DNA copy number
  • Kevin enjoys playing guitar and cooking
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Jannat Uddin, Undergraduate Student

  • Jannat is a 4th year work-study student in a Honours Double Major in Medical Sciences and Studio Art; she is also supervised by Dr. Mark Darling in the Oral Pathology Diagnostic Service Lab.
  • Her research interests are working with cardiovascular drug exposures on mitochondrial function.
  • Outside of the lab, Jannat enjoys participating in art exhibits, reading, and playing with her cat Alchemy!
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Stan Rayevskiy, Undergraduate Student

  • Stan is a 4th year BSc student double-majoring in Medical Science and Computer Science
  • He is currently researching the relationship between mitochondrial DNA and osteoarthritis, as well as developing a pipeline for measuring epigenetic age

If you are a prospective student, please see the opportunities page. 

OPPORTUNITIES

PAST MEMBERS

Graduate Students

  • Elly Shin, M.Sc. Student (2023 – 2025)
  • Amanda Morin, M.Sc. Student (2021 – 2024)

Honours Thesis Students

  • Brent Selimi, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (2024 – 2025)
  • Steven Chen, Medical Bioinformatics co-supervised with Dr. Espin-Garcia (2024 – 2025)
  • Pious Jose, One Health co-supervised with Dr. Cameron (2023 – 2024)
  • Julia Nguyen, Medical Bioinformatics (2022 – 2023)
  • Tyler Nagano, Medical Bioinformatics (2021 – 2022)
  • Hasti Gholami,  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine co-supervised with Dr. Cameron (2021 – 2022)
Undergraduate Students
 
  • Sandra Abraham
  • Ann Sony
  • Maya Lekhi 
  • David Leung 
  • Angela Lin
  • Tiffany Chu
  • Sarah Lowe
  • Cristina Turcu
  • Sam (Si Cong) Zhang
  • Lantram Hoang