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
Amanda Morin, M.Sc. Student
Amanda is a MSc student in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Amanda has a BSc in Biology and a BHSc in Health Sciences with Biology from Western University
Amanda is Ojibwe from Wikwemikong First Nation on Manitoulin Island and is interested in complex disease, particular those that affect Indigenous communities
Amanda enjoys spending time outside, doing beadwork and hanging out with her cat Khloe!
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
THESIS STUDENTS
Rachel Barboza, 4th year Honours Thesis Student
Rachel is a 4th year Medical Bioinformatics BMSc student
Her research interests involve investigating atypical mitosis in neoplasms (brain tumours) using computational methods
Rachel enjoys reading, photography, and trying new foods!
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.