Alumni
Hanga Agoston
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: CNP Signalling in Cartilage
Dr. Tom Appleton, PhD
MD/PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Molecular Mechanisms of Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis
Laura Aubrey
Research Interests / Specializations: GSK-3 in Skeletal Development
Cinnamon Barone
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: RXR in Bone/Cartilage Development
Laurie Baybayan
NORTH Summer Student
Research Interests / Specializations: Glucocorticoid Signalling in Cartilage Development
Simran Benipal
Undergraduate Volunteer
Laura Bursell
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: The Role of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) in Skeletal Development
Dr. Jason Bush
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests / Specializations: CTCF in Bone Development
Fahad Cadili
NORTH Summer Student
Research Interests / Specializations: Rho Signalling in Cartilage
Mekalah Cofell
Technician in Training
Karim Diab
4th Year Thesis Student
Alessandra DiMattia
Summer Student
Research Interests / Specializations: GSK3beta in Cartilage
Dr. Hang (Elvis) Fang, MD
PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Gene expression in bone following injury
Christina Fung
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests / Specializations: TGFalpha and Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase Signalling in Osteoarthritis
Natasha Gill
4th Year Honours Graduate
Kamal Gill
DDS/PhD
Research Interests / Specializations: Bone Salioprotein (BSP) Signalling
Dr. Ryan Gillespie, PhD
PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: GSK3beta in Cartilage
Daniel Glick
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Rho Signalling in Cartilage
Dresden Glockler-Lauf
4th Year Honours Thesis Graduate
Dalia Halawani
Research Associate
Research Interests / Specializations: p38 MAP Kinase Signalling in Chondrocytes
Ashleigh Higgs
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: GSK3beta in Cartilage
Katie Hoensalaar
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests / Specializations: PI3Kinase Signalling in Cartilage
Dr. Claudine James, PhD
PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Glucocorticoid Signalling and Gene Expression in Developing Cartilage
Akrit Jaswal
Vising PhD Candidate
Sameena Khan
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: CNP Signalling in Cartilage
Sami Khan
4th Year Honours Graduate
Dr. Gunwoo Kim, MD
Visiting Professor
Research Interests / Specializations: Mechanisms of Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis
Sadia Ladhani
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Signalling Pathways in Chondrogenesis
Jennifer Lam 4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Interleukin 11 Regulation of Cartilage Physiology
Emily LeBlanc
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Excercise in Osteoarthritis
Martha LeBlanc
Undergraduate Summer Student
Jennifer R Li
MSc Candidate
Research Interests / Specializations: Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes in Skeletal Development
Lyuba Lytvyn
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Effects of Low-Protein Diet on Endochondral Bone Growth
David Makar
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Chromatin Remodeling Proteins in Osteoarthritis
Dr. Matthew McCann
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests / Specializations: Intervertebral Disc Formation and Homeostasis
Staci Miao
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Retinoic Acid in Osteoarthritis
Zahida Meghji
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Rho Signalling in Chondrocytes
Dr. Paxton Moon, MD/PhD
PhD/MD
Research Interests / Specializations: Panx3 in Osteoarthritis
Sara Ohora
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Obesity and Arthritis
Carley Ort
JuMP Summer Student
Daphne Pala
MSc Graduate, DDS Candidate
Research Interests / Specializations: Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) in Cartilage
Ryan Perlus
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: RORalpha in Skeletal Development
Katie Rabicki
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: CTCF in Bone Development
Dr. Anusha Ratneswaran
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests / Specializations: PPARdelta in Osteoarthritis
Adam Ropchan
SRTP Student
Research Interests / Specializations: ROCK in ex vivo Cartilage Degeneration
Bailey Russell
4th Year Honors Graduate
Dr. Lee-Ann Stanton, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests / Specializations: Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Signalling in Chondrocytes
Dr. Lauren Solomon
PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes in Skeletal Development
Cassandra Spyridis
SRTP Student
Dr. Margaret Sun, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Dai Suzuki
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Interests / Specializations: ATF3 in Cartilage Development
Chantal Tacchino
MSc Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: RORalpha in Skeletal Development
Chris Thome
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Chromatin Remodeling Enzymes in the Early Limb
Dr. Veronica Ulici, MD, PhD
Research Associate
Research Interests / Specializations: PI3Kinase/Akt Signalling in the Skeleton
Dr. Shirine Usmani
MD/PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Mechanisms of Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis
Priya Varghese
4th Year Thesis Stdent
Janine Voyer
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: MAPK Signalling in Chondrocytes
Eric Walser
4th Year Honours Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: PPARdelta in Skeletal Development
Dr. Gaelle Wambiekele
Posto
Dr. Anita Wood, PhD
Research Associate
Research Interests / Specializations: ROCK and Actin Signalling in Cartilage
Dr. Jidong Yan
Visiting Scientist
Dr. Qian Yan, PhD
PhD Graduate
Research Interests / Specializations: Oxidative Signalling in Cartilage Development
