Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

• BSc (co-op) – University of Lethbridge, Biological Sciences
• MSc – University of Lethbridge, Biological Sciences
• PhD – University of British Columbia, Microbiology and Immunology
• Postdoctoral Fellow – Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Proteomics and Signal Transduction

We are interested in characterizing the mechanisms of pathogenesis, adaptation, and survival in fungal and bacterial microbes from a systems biology perspective through mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics. Specifically, research in the lab centres around the following areas:

1. Differential patterns of pathogenic regulation between microbial species;
2. Systems biology to elucidate microbial proteome dynamics and interactions;
3. Mechanistic characterization of pathogenic proteins; and
4. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics for drug discovery and repurposing.

Our long-term goals emphasize the utilization of mass spectrometry-based proteomics to fundamentally understand differential microbial adaptation and survival strategies and to integrate a novel systems biology platform for investigation of diverse biological systems, defining functional mechanisms of cellular regulation and pathogenesis.

Interested students and post-doctoral fellows are encouraged to contact me to learn more about new and exciting opportunities.

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(*denotes corresponding authorship)

2024

• Prudhomme, N., Pastora, R., Zheng, E., Sproule, A., Krieger, J., Murphy, J.P., Overy, D., Cossar, D., McLean, M., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In revision) Bacterial growth-mediuated systems remodeling of Nicotiana benthamiana defines unique signatures modulating target protein production in molecular pharming. 
• Grafinger, O.R., Hayward, J., Meng, Y., Geddes-McAlister, J., Mar, S., Sheng, M., Su, B., Thillainadesan, G., Lipsman, N., Trant, J.F., Coppolino, M.G., Jerzak, K.J., Leong, H.S. (In Review) Cancer Cell Extravasation Requires ⁱPlectin Mediated Choreography of MT1-MMP at Invadopodia.
• Ball, B., Kazi, S., Sukumaran, A., Modrakova, M., Chan, N., Pladwig, S., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In Review) The cryptococcal co-chaperone, Wos2, drives proteome remodeling and fungal survival under diverse stressors and modes of infection.
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Sukumaran, A., Vogt, S.L., Rowland, J.L., Woodward, S.E., Muselius, B., Gee, L., Roach, E.J., Khursigara, C.M., Raupach, B., Finlay, B.B., Meissner, F. (In Revision). Dual perspective proteomics infectome profiling discovers Salmonella type III secretion system effector functions in macrophages.
• Mainprize, I., Roach, E., Geddes-McAlister, J., Khursigara, C.M., Wills, M. (In Revision) The Proteomic Response of Borrelia burgdorferi Exposed to Doxycycline. 
• Gutierrez-Gongora, D., Woods, M., Prosser, R.S., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (Accepted) Natural compounds from freshwater mussels disrupt fungal virulence determinants and influence fluconazole susceptibility in the presence of macrophages in Cryptococcus neoformans. Microbiol Spectrum.
• Muselius, B., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In Press) In vivo modeling of Cryptococcus neoformans infection and collection of tissue samples. Methods in Molecular Biology: Cryptococcus neoformans. Invited Submission.
• Muselius, B., Roux-Dalvai, F., Droit, A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In Press) Proteomic profiling of tissue samples collected from Cryptococcus neoformans murine model of infection. Methods in Molecular Biology: Cryptococcus neoformans. Invited Submission.
• Rizakos, T., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In Press) Purification and desalting of peptides through STAGE-tip procedure for proteomic profiling. Journal of Visualized Experiments (Invited submission)
• Rizakos, T., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (In Press) Neutrophil protein isolation and digestion. Journal of Visualized Experiments (Invited submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Roux-Dalvai, F., Droit, A. (In Press) Proteomics, Bioinformatics, and Infectious Diseases. Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (Book chapter; invited submission)

2023

• Agustinho, D.P., Brown, H., Chen, G., Gaylord, E.A., Geddes-McAlister, J., Brent, M.R., Doering, T.L. (2023) Unbiased discovery of natural sequence variants that influence fungal virulence. Cell Host & Microbe.
• Goodyear, M.C., Seidel, L., Krieger, J.R., Geddes-McAlister, J., Levesque, R.C., Khursigara, C.M. (2023) Quantitative proteomics reveals unique responses to antimicrobial treatments in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates. mSystems
• Torabi, S., Seifi, S., Geddes-McAlister, J., Tenuta, A., Wally, O., Torkamaneh, D., Eskandari, M. (2023). Soybean-SCN duel: Novel insight into Soybean’s Resistant Responses to Heterodera glycines. Int J Mol Sci.
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Rizakos, T., Muselius, B. (2023) Mass spectrometry-based proteomics of eukaryotes. Detection and Analysis of Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry (Book; Royal Society of Chemistry). Invited submission.
• Muselius, B., Roux-Dalvai, F., Droit, A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Resolving the temporal splenic proteome during fungal infection for discovery of putative dual perspective biomarker signatures. J American Society of Mass Spectrometry. Invited submission (Focus: Emerging scholars)
• Reitzel, C., Sukumaran, A., O’Connor, S., Muselius, B., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Profiling of the Klebsiella pneumoniaephosphoproteome under iron-limited and iron-replete conditions. Microbiology Resource Announcement (Proteomics)
• Reitzel, C., Sukumaran, A., Zanetti, C., Muselius, B., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Phosphoproteome profiling of Klebsiella pneumoniae under zinc-limited and zinc-replete conditions. Microbiology Resource Announcement (Proteomics)
• Liu, B., Johal, D., Buchanan, R., Ball, B., Serajazari, M., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Quantitative phosphoproteome analysis of a cereal crop fungal pathogen’s interaction with the host. Methods Mol Biol: Plant-Pathogen Interactions (Invited submission; Book Chapter).
• Buchanan, R., Serajazari, M., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Proteomic profiling of host response in the cereal crop Triticum aestivum to the mycotoxin, 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol, produced by the fungal pathogen, Fusarium graminearum. Methods Mol Biol: Plant-Pathogen Interactions (Invited submission; Book Chapter)
• Petenkova, A., Lu, X., Quellier, D., Carter, D., To, O.T., Lamb, J., Kugadas, A., Geddes-McAlister, J., Sykes, D.B., Auger, S., Fichorova, R., Distefano, M., Gadjeva, M. (2023). Prenylcysteine oxidase 1-like protein is required for neutrophil bactericidal properties. Nature Communications.
• Woods, M., McAlister, J.A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) A One Health approach to overcoming antifungal resistance. WIREs: Mechanisms of Disease (invited submission)
• Gutierrez-Gongora, D., Raouf-Alkadhimi, F., Prosser, R.S., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2023) Differentiated protein extracts from freshwater and terrestrial mollusks inhibits virulence factor production in Cryptococcus neoformans. Scientific Reports.
• Santiago-Tirado, F.H., Hurtaux, T., Geddes-McAlister, J., Nguyen, D., Helms, V., Doering, T.L., Römisch, K. (2023). The ER protein translocation channel subunit Sbh1 controls virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. MBio.
• Ince, L.M., Barnoud, C., Lutes, L., Pick, R., Wang, C., Sinturel, F., Chen, C.S., de Juan, A., Weber, J., Holtkamp, S.J., Geddes-McAlister, J., Hergenhan, S.M., Ebner, S., Fontannaz, P., Meyer, B., Vono, M., Jemelin, S., Dibner, C., Siegrist, C.A., Meissner, F., Graw, F., Scheiermann, C. (2023) Benefit of circadian clocks in adaptive immunity and vaccination responses. Nature Communications.

2022

• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022). ‘Moms in Proteomics’ pushes for change. Nature. (Invited submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* & Schriemer, D.C. (2022) 13^th Annual Symposium of the Canadian National Proteomics Network. Expert Reviews of Proteomics. (Invited submission)
• Gutierrez-Gongora, D., Raouf-Alkadhimi, F., Prosser, R.S., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022). Assessing the putative anticryptococcal properties of crude and clarified extracts from mollusks. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (Invited submission).
• Teelucksingh, T., Thompson, L., Gilbert, S., MacNair, C., Kuehfuss, N., Goetz, J., Geddes-McAlister, J., Brown, E., Cox, G. (2022) A genetic platform to investigate bacterial drug efflux pumps. Nature Chem Biol
• Sukumaran, A.¹, Ball, B.¹, Krieger, J.R., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022). Cross-kingdom infection of macrophages reveals pathogen- and immune-specific global reprogramming and adaptation. MBio. ¹Authors contributed equally.
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) ‘Moms in Proteomics’ aims to bring together a community for supporting moms in STEM. The Conversation. (Invited submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Moms in Proteomics: Building a Supportive and Unified Community. Trends in Biochemical Sciences (Invited Submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Systems biology in fungal research. J of Fungi. (Invited submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, McLean, M.D., Cossar, D., Prudhomme, N., Gutierrez-Gongora, D. (2022) Emerging role of mass spectrometry-based proteomics in molecular pharming. Curr Opin Chem Biol. (Invited Submission)
• Gutierrez-Gongora, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022). Peptidases: promising antifungal targets of the human fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. FACETS. (Invited submission)
• Meissner, F., Geddes-McAlister, J., Mann, M., Bantscheff, M. (2022) The emerging role of mass spectrometry-based proteomics in drug discovery. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. (Invited submission)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Proteomics in Systems Biology. Methods in Molecular Biology (Book; Invited Editor)
• Ball, B., Krieger, J., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Phosphoproteomic sample preparation for global phosphorylation profiling of a fungal pathogen. Methods Mol Biol: Proteomics in Systems Biology (Invited submission; Book Chapter)
• Liu, B., Johal, D., Ball, B., Serajazari, M., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Label-free quantitative proteomic profiling of Fusarium head blight in wheat. Methods Mol Biol: Proteomics in Systems Biology (Invited submission; Book Chapter)
• Prudhomme, N., Krieger, J.R., McLean, M., Cossar, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Proteomic profiling of interplay between Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Nicotiana benthamiana for improved molecular pharming outcomes. Methods Mol Biol: Proteomics in Systems Biology (Invited submission; Book Chapter)
• Sukumaran, A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2022) Proteomic profiling of the interplay between a bacterial pathogen and host uncovers novel anti-virulence strategies. Methods Mol Biol: Proteomics in Systems Biology (Invited submission; Book Chapter)

2021

• Liu, B., Stevens-Green, R., Johal, D., Buchanan, R., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021). Fungal pathogens of cereal crops: Proteomic insights into fungal pathogenesis, host defense, and resistance. J Plant Physiology. (Invited submission)
• Ball, B., Woroszchuk, E., Sukumaran, A., West, H., Afaq, A., Carruthers-Lay, D., Muselius, B., Gee, L., Langille, M., Pladwig, S., Kazi, S., Hendriks, A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Proteomic profiling of zinc limitation in Cryptococcus neoformans reveals regulation of vesicle-associated factors. BMC Microbiology.
• Gutierrez-Gongora, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021). From naturally-sourced protease inhibitors to new treatments for fungal infections. J of Fungi. (Invited submission)
• Muselius, B., Durand, S.L., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Proteomics of Cryptococcus neoformans: From the lab to the clinic. Int J Molecular Sciences. (Invited submission)
• Goodyear, M.C., Garnier, N., Krieger, J.R., Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Khursigara, C.M.* (2021) Label-free quantitative proteomics identifies unique proteomes of clinical isolates of the Liverpool Epidemic Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and laboratory strain PAO1. Proteomics Clinical Applications.
• Grafinger, O.R., Stirling, T., Geddes-McAlister, J., Coppolino, M.G. (2021) Inhibition of b1 integrin induces its association with MT1-MMP and decreases MT1-MMP internalization and cellular invasiveness. Cellular Signalling.
• Sukumaran, A., Pladwig, S., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Zinc limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae profiled by quantitative proteomics influences transcriptional regulation and cation transporter-associated capsule production. BMC Microbiol.
• Retanal, C., Ball, B. & Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Post-translational modifications drive success and failure of fungal-host interactions. J of Fungi (Invited submission)
• Rosiana, S., Zhang, L., Kim, GH., Retovich, AV., Sukumaran, A., Geddes-McAlister, J., Kirienko, NV., Shapiro, RS. (2021) Systematic characterization and genetic interaction analysis of adhesins in Candida albicans virulence. Genetics.
• Prudhomme, N., Gianetto-Hill, C., Pastora, R., Cheung, W.-F., Allen-Vercoe, E., McLean, M.D., Cossar, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Quantitative proteomic profiling of shake flask versus bioreactor growth reveals distinct responses of Agrobacterium tumefaciens for preparation in molecular pharming. Can. J. Microbiol.
• Prudhomme, N., Pastora, R., Muselius, B., McLean, M.D., Cossar, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2021) Exposure of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to agroinfiltration medium demonstrates cellular remodeling and may promote enhanced adaptability for molecular pharming. Can. J. Microbiol.

2020

• Tremblay, O., Thow, Z., Geddes-McAlister, J., A. Rod Merrill. (2020) Several New Putative Bacterial ADP-Ribosyltransferase Toxins Are Revealed from In Silico Data Mining, Including the Novel Toxin Vorin, Encoded by the Fire Blight Pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Toxins.
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Sukumaran, A., Patchett, A., Hager, H.A., Dale, J.C.M., Roloson, J.L., Prudhomme, N., Bolton, K., Muselius, B., Powers, J., Newman, J.A. (2020) Examining the impacts of CO₂ concentration and genetic incompatibility on perennial ryegrass-Epichloee festucae var lolii interactions. J of Fungi.
• Van Gelder, K., Virta, L., Easlick, J., Prudhomme, N., McAlister, J., Geddes-McAlister, J., Akhtar, T. (2020) A central role for polyprenol reductase in plant dolichol biosynthesis. Plant Sci.
• Sukumaran, A., Woroszchuk, E., Ross, T., Geddes-McAlister,  J.* (2020) Proteomics of host-bacterial interactions: new insights from dual perspectives. Can. J. Microbiol. (Invited submission).
• Ball, B., Sukumaran, A., Geddes-McAlister,  J.* (2020) Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics Workflow for Discovery-Driven Host-Pathogen Interactions. J Visual Experiments. (Invited submission).
• Ball, B., Langille, M., Geddes-McAlister,  J.* (2020) Fun(gi)OMICS: advanced and diverse technologies to explore emerging fungal pathogens. MBio. (Invited submission)
• Bermas, A. and Geddes-McAlister,  J.* (2020) Experimental evolution of antifungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans. Curr Prot Microbiol. (Invited submission)
• Yeung, J., Lamb, J., Krieger, J., Gadjeva, M., Geddes-McAlister,  J.* (2020) Quantitative proteomic profiling of murine ocular tissue and the extracellular environment. Curr Prot Mouse Biol. (Invited submission, cover image)
• Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2020) Pathogenesis of Fungal and Bacterial Microbes. Pathogens. (Editorial; Invited submission)
• Horianopoulos, L., Gluck-Thaler, L., Benoit Gelber, I., Cowen, L., Geddes-McAlister, J., Landry, C., Schwartz, I., Scott, J., Sellam, A., Sheppard, D., Spribille, T., Subramaniam, R., Walker, A., Harris, S., Shapiro, R., Gerstein, A. (2020) The Canadian Fungal Research Network: current challenges and future opportunities. Can. J. Microbiol.
• Bermas, A., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2020) Combatting the evolution of antifungal resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Micro. (Invited submission)
• Muselius, B.¹, Sukumaran, A.¹, Yeung, J., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2020) Iron limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae defines new roles for Lon protease in homeostasis and degradation by quantitative proteomics. Front Microbiol. ¹Authors contributed equally.
• Anderson, E.M., Sychantha, D., Brewer, D., Clarke, A.J., Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Khursigara, C.M.* (2020) Peptidoglycomics: Examining compositional changes in peptidoglycan between biofilm- and planktonic-derived Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Biol Chem.
• Yeung, J., Gadjeva, M., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2020) Label-free quantitative proteomics distinguishes general -and site-specific host responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection at the ocular surface. Proteomics.

2019

• Geddes-McAlister, J., Kugadas, A., Gadjeva, M. (2019) Tasked with a challenging objective: why do neutrophils fail to battle Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms? Pathogens. (Invited submission)
• Ball, B., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2019) Quantitative proteomic profiling of Cryptococcus neoformans. Curr Protoc Microbiol. (Invited submission & cover image)
• Sukumaran, A., Coish, J., Yeung, J., Muselius, B., Gadjeva, M., MacNeil, A.J., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2019). Decoding communication patterns of the innate immune system by quantitative proteomics. J Leukocyte Biol.
• Geddes-McAlister, J.*, Gadjeva, M. (2019). Mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics of murine-derived polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Current Protocols in Immunology.
• Ball, B., Bermas, A., Carruthers-Lay, D., Geddes-McAlister, J.* (2019) Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics of Fungal Pathogenesis, Host–Fungal Interactions, and Antifungal Development. J Fungi.
• Rea, K.A., Casaretoo, J.A., Al-Abdul-Wahid, M.S., Sukumaran, A., Geddes-McAlister, J., Rothstein, S.J., Akhtar, T.A. (2019). Biosynthesis of cannflavins A and B from Cannabis sativa L. Phytochemistry.
• Kugadas A., Geddes-McAlister, J., Guy, E., DiGiandomenico, A., Sykes, D.B., Mansour, M.K., Mirchev, R., Gadjeva, M. (2019). Employing enzymatic treatment options for management of ocular biofilm-based infections. J Leukocyte Biol.

2017 & 2018

• Geddes-McAlister, J., Shapiro, R.S. (2018) New pathogens, new tricks: emerging, drug-resistant fungal pathogens and future prospects for antifungal therapeutics. Antimicrobial Therapeutics Reviews, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
• Kugadas A., Wright Q., Geddes-McAlister, J., Gadjeva, M. (2017) Role of microbiota in strengthening ocular mucosal barrier function through secretory IgA. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

2015 & 2016

• Geddes, J.M.H., Caza, M., Croll, D., Stoynov, N., Foster, L.J., Kronstad, J.W. (2016) The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in Cryptococcus neoformans influences capsule production, is regulated by protein kinase A, and is an antifungal target. MBio.
• Geddes, J.M.H., Croll, D., Caza, M., Stoynov, N., Foster, L.J., Kronstad, J.W. (2015) Secretome profiling of Cryptococcus neoformans reveals regulation of a subset of virulence-associated proteins and potential biomarkers by Protein Kinase A. BMC Microbiol.

2012 & earlier

• Kronstad, J.W., Saikia, S., Nielson, E.D., Kretschmer, M., Jung, W., Hu, G., Geddes, J.M.H., Griffiths, E.J., Choi, J., Cadieux, B., Caza, M., Attarian, R. (2012) Adaptation of Cryptococcus neoformans to mammalian hosts: integrated regulation of metabolism and virulence. Eukaryotic Cell.
• Kronstad, J.W., Attarian, R., Cadieux, B., Choi, J., D’Souza, C.A., Geddes, J.M.H., Griffiths, E.J., Hu, G., Jung, W., Kretschmer, M., Saikia, S., Wang, J. (2011) Expanding fungal pathogenesis: Cryptococcus breaks out of the opportunistic box. Nature Reviews Microbiology.
• Geddes, J.M.H., Eudes, F., Laroche, A., Selinger, L. B. (2008) Differential expression of proteins in response to the interaction between the pathogen Fusarium graminearum and its host, Hordeum vulgare. Proteomics.
• Geddes, J.M.H., Eudes, F., Tucker, J. R., Legge, W. G., Selinger, L.B. (2008) Evaluation of inoculation methods on Fusarium graminearum infection and deoxynivalenol production in barley. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology.

Links and Media

Canadian National Proteomics Network

https://cnpn.ca

Canadian National Proteomics Network – Unity Initiative

https://cnpn.ca/unity/

Moms in Proteomics

https://momsinproteomics.ca

In the news:

University of Guelph News

CTV Kitchener

CBC Radio – Fresh Air

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Canadian Artificial Intelligence and Mass Spectrometry for Systems Biology (CAN-AIMS) Consortium

https://canaims.ca

Ontario Early Researcher Award

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2022/05/five-u-of-g-faculty-recognized-with-early-researcherawards/

https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/news/2022/05/congratulations-dr-geddes-mcalister-and-dr-zhang-being-recognized-early-researcher 

Industry Partnerships

https://uoguelphca.sharepoint.com/sites/OVCResearch/SitePages/Industry-Partnerships-Week.aspx

https://www.uoguelph.ca/mcb/news/2021/06/how-improve-drug-production-unbe-leaf-able-story

https://www.uoguelph.ca/research/innovation/sites/default/files/RIO_AnnualReport_2019-2021FINAL.pdf

https://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2020/04/“studying-proteins-necessary-understand-interactions-world”-how-proteomics-can-help

Banting Research Foundation

https://www.bantingresearchfoundation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FY21_AR_v07.pdf

https://www.bantingresearchfoundation.ca/xt_volanteers/jennifer-geddes-mcalister-phd-2/

Research highlights

https://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/2020/11/two-u-g-cbs-faculty-awarded-srcf-research-grants

https://researchoutreach.org/articles/proteomics-reveals-new-possibilities-fight-against-infection/

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2020/05/three-u-of-g-research-projects-receive-federal-funding/

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2020/05/u-of-g-awards-funding-for-covid-19-research-projects/

https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/1-million-in-grants-for-u-of-g-research-through-canada-foundation-for-innovation/

https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/9545970-feds-give-1m-to-u-of-guelph-for-research-projects/

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/u-of-g-receives-1m-from-feds-to-study-effects-of-microplastics-on-ecosystem-3825600

https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/08/cfi-invests-1m-in-u-of-g-research/

Current trainees

Post-doctoral fellows

• Mariana Sa, PhD, 2023 – present (NSERC CREATE EvoFunPath Fellow 2024 – 2025)

Graduate students

• Matthew Rennie, MSc student, 2024 – present
• Jacob Hambly, MSc Bioinformatics student, 2024 – present
• Oscar Romero Gonzalez, PhD Student, 2024 – present
• Mayara Barbara Da Silva, PhD Student, 2023 – present (NSERC CREATE EvoFunPath Fellow 2024 – 2025)
• Jiaxi Lu, PhD Student, 2023 – present (NSERC CREATE EvoFunPath Fellow 2024 – 2025)
• Sujani Rathnayake, PhD Candidate, 2023 – present (Brock Scholarship 2023 – 2027; Vanier Scholarship 2024 – 2027)
• Chelsea Reitzel, MSc Student (part-time), 2022 – present
• Davier Gutierrez-Gongora, PhD Candidate, 2022 – present (Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2022; EvoFunPath Fellow 2022 – 2024; International Graduate Research Award 2022 – 2025)
• Michael Woods, PhD Candidate, 2022 – present (MITACS Accelerate Internship 2021 – 2022)
• Kerry Woolnough (co-supervisor), PhD Bioinformatics Candidate, 2021 – present
• Boyan Liu, PhD Candidate, 2021 – present (NSERC CREATE EvoFunPath Fellow 2021 – 2023)
• Jacqueline Thomson (co-supervisor), PhD Candidate, 2020 – present

Undergraduate students

• Julia Burjanik-Novak, Work Study Student, 2024 – present
• Julia Kyriacou, Work Study Student, 2024 – present
• Isabella De la Torre, Work Study Student, 2024 – present
• Lauren Segeren, 4^th-year Research Project student, 2023 – present

Research Support

• Norris Chan, MSc, Research Technician, 2022 – present
• Dr. Jason McAlister, Research Manager, 2020 – present

Visiting Scholar

• Dr. Niels Maywald, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Hohenheim, Germany, 2025 – present 
• Dr. Sanaz Ramezanpour, Professor at Gorgan University, Iran, 2024 – present

Previous trainees

Post-doctoral fellows

• Nasser Ibrahim, PhD, 2024
• Kholoud Shaban, PhD, 2023 – 2024

Graduate students

• Mary Adofo, MSc, 2025 (NSERC CREATE EvoFunPath Fellow 2023 – 2024)
• Brianna Ball, PhD, 2024 (NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral 2022; Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2020, 2021, 2022; NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters 2020; EvoFunPath Fellow 2021 – 2023)
• Jing Sun, Master of Biotechnology, 2024
• Madison Van Zyl, Master of Biotechnology, 2024
• Maheen Siddiqui, Master of Bioinformatics, 2024
• Ben Muselius, PhD, 2024 (Charbonneau Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Calgary)
• Wilson Li (co-supervisor), MSc, 2024
• Nicholas Prudhomme, PhD, 2020 – 2023 (Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2021; 2022)
• Tia Rizakos, MSc, 2023
• Oindrilla Chakrabarty, Master of Biotechnology, 2023
• Sarah Thompson, Master of Biotechnology, 2023
• Esther Olabisi-Adeniyi, Master of Bioinformatics, 2023
• Omar Amin, Master of Bioinformatics, 2023
• Thomas Papp-Simon, Master of Bioinformatics, 2023
• Arjun Sukumaran, PhD, 2023 (Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2021; Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology 2020)
• Fouad Raouf-Alkadhimi, Master of Biotechnology, 2022
• Reid Buchanan, MSc, 2023 (MITACS Accelerate Internship 2020 – 2021)
• Jarod Morgenroth-Rebin, MSc, 2023
• Anchitaa Ghag (co-supervisor), Master of Bioinformatics, 2022
• Natalie Kim (co-supervisor), MSc Bioinformatics, 2021 – 2022 (NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters 2021)
• Lilianne Gee (co-supervisor), MSc, 2022 (Current position: Research Technician at National microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB)
• Arianne Bermas, MSc, 2021 (Current position: Data Analyst)
• Syed Ali, (co-supervisor) Master of Bioinformatics, 2021

Undergraduate students

• Ben Smith, Work Study Student, 2023 – 2024
• Harjot Atwal, Thesis Project Student, Work study student, 2023 – 2024
• Mariya Bohra, Thesis Project Student, 2023 – 2024
• Effie Honeywell, Thesis Project Student, Co-op, & Work Study Student, 2020 – 2024
• McKenna Williams, Work Study Student, 2023
• Dana Clarisse Antivola, Work Study Student, 2023
• Matthew Quinn, NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant, 2023
• Kayla Smith, Literature Project Student, 2023
• Alexandra Glennie, Thesis Project Student, 2023
• Ashley Davidson-Eke, Thesis Project Student, 2023
• Samiha Kazi, NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant, Thesis Project Student, Co-op Student, 2021 – 2023
• Kiyan Kheradvar, CBS Undergraduate Research Awardee, Thesis Project Student & Work study, 2022 – 2023
• Jiaxi Lu, One Health Institute International Summer Studentship, Thesis Project Student & Work Study, 2022 – 2023
• Madeleine O’Connor, Work Study Student, 2022 – 2023
• Ryan Rozniak, Work Study Student, 2022 – 2023
• Breanne Murray, Thesis Project Student, 2022 – 2023
• Oscar Gonzalez, MITACS Globalink Studentship, 2022
• Nicole Hendriks, Literature Project Student, 2022
• Oriana Robinson, Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Siobhan O’Connor, Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Christina Zanetti, Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Thuy Lisa Tran, Thesis & Literature Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Mercy Akinsola, Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Manuela Modrakova, Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Divya Vurrabindi, Literature Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Daniela Samuel, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Intern, Work Study Student, 2020 – 2022
• Payton Curtis, Co-op Student, 2021 – 2022
• Kushal Gandhi, Undergraduate Research Assistant & Thesis Project Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Alicom Ochere, Work Study Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Marsha Lane, Work Study Student, 2021 – 2022, Graduated 2022
• Hannah West, Co-op Student, 2020 – 2021 (NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research

Award 2021)

• Maggie Cumming, Work Study Student, 2020 – 2021
• Sarah Renaud, Thesis Project Student, 2021
• Michael Prudencio-Brunello, Thesis Project Student, 2021, Graduated 2021
• Anthony Hendriks, Canada Jobs Summer Intern, 2021
• Jake Brill, Thesis Project Student, 2021, Graduated 2021
• Shay-Lynn Durand, Literature Project Student, 2021, Graduated 2021
• Kristen Haydock, Literature Project Student, 2021, Graduated 2021
• Morgan Langille, Thesis Project Student & Work Study Student, 2020 – 2021, Graduated 2021
• Danisha Johal, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Co-op Student, Thesis Project Student, 2020 – 2021, Graduated 2021
• Taylor Ross, Work Study Student, Thesis Project Student, 2019 – 2021, Graduated 2022
• Jacob Hamilton-Rowe, Thesis Project Student, 2020 – 2021, Graduated 2021
• Leah Horlings, Thesis Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2021
• Edison Zheng, Work Study Student, Thesis Project Student, 2019 – 2020, Graduated 2021
• Charmaine Retanal, Literature Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2021
• Marie Pinto, Literature Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2021
• Natalie Pagdiwala, Literature Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2021
• Sagal Dirie, Thesis Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2021
• Nakshdeep Grewal, Literature Project Student, 2020, Graduated 2020
• Nadolina Brajuka, Work Study Student, 2019 – 2020, Graduated 2020
• Ben Muselius, Thesis Project Student, 2019 – 2020, Graduated 2024
• Rebecca Stevens-Green, Thesis Project Student, 2019 – 2020, Graduated 2020
• Jason Yeung, Work Study Student, Thesis Project Student, 2018 – 2020, Graduated 2020
• Elizabeth Woroszchuk, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Thesis Project Student, 2019 – 2020, Graduated 2020
• Lilianne Gee, Work Study Student, Thesis Project Student, 2018 – 2019
• Ammar Afaq, Thesis Project Student, 2019, Graduated 2020
• Duncan Carruthers-Lay, Thesis Project Student, 2018 – 2019, Graduated 2019
• Brianna Ball, Thesis Project Student, 2018, Currently PhD Candidate

Research support

• Wan Yun, Research technician, 2024
• Esther Olabisi-Adeniyi, MBINF, Bioinformatician, 2023 – 2024
• Omar Amin, Bioinformatician, 2023
• Samanta Pladwig, MSc, Research Technician, 2020 – 2023
• Anchitaa Ghag, MBINF, Scientific Writer, 2022
• Amy Hoff, Bioinformatics Research Assistant, 2021

Visiting Scholar

• Jovany Betancourt, MD/PhD Student (supervisor: Dr. Kirsten Nielsen; University of Minnesota), United States, 2024
• Viola Harder, PhD student (supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Shapiro, University of Guelph), Canada, 2023
• Manon Henry, PhD student (supervisor: Dr. Adnane Sellam; University of Montreal), Canada, 2023
• Marie-Laurence Lemay, PhD student (supervisor: Dr. Sylvain Moineau; Laval University), Canada, 2020

MICR*3230 Immunology

MICR*2420 Introduction to Microbiology

MCB*6500/*7500 MSc/PhD Research Topics in MCB

BINF*6890 Topics in Bioinformatics

MCB*6310 Advanced Topcs in Molecular and Cellular Biology

MCB*6700 Special Topics in Systems Biology

BINF*6999 Bioinformatics Master's Project