CURRENT GROUP MEMBERS


Halle Barber

Ph.D. Candidate

RNA modifications for CRISPR and antisense technologies

Hometown: Glastonbury, CT, USA

Education: H.B.Sc, University of Connecticut

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Zidi Lyu

Ph.D. Candidate

Synthesis of branched RNAs for inhibition of Dbr1

Hometown: Jiangmen, China

Education: M.Sc. Northeastern University

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Julian Marlyn

Ph.D. Candidate

Green synthesis of nucleoside derivatives and oligonucleotides by mechanochemistry

Hometown: White Rock, BC, Canada

Education: B.Sc., University of Waterloo

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Abhishek Arora

Ph.D. Candidate

Design and synthesis of modified nucleosides

Hometown: Rania, Haryana, India

Education: M.Sc., Panjab University Chandigarh

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Harneesh Kaur

Ph.D. Candidate

Structural studies on chemically modified duplexes and applications in ASOs

Hometown: Mandi Dabwali, Haryana, India

Education: M.Sc., Panjab University Chandigarh

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Michael Cunningham

Ph.D. Candidate

RNA modifications for CRISPR and synthesis of CRISPR inhibitors

Hometown: Dublin, Ireland

Education: B. A. (Mod.), Trinity College Dublin

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Emma Groenwold

Ph.D. Candidate

Modulation of gene expression using chemically modified therapeutic oligonucleotides

Hometown: Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Education: B. Sc., University of Victoria

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Sunit Jana

Research Scientist

Exploring a lead guide RNA for CRISPR gene editing using oxepane nucleic acid (ONA)

Hometown: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Education: Ph.D., University of Münster

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Nicolas Beauparlant

Undergraduate Student

Hometown: Montreal, QC, Canada

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GROUP ALUMNI

Graduate Students
McGill 1992–present
Toronto 1988–1992
  1. Alicia Montulet, M.Sc. 2024
  2. James Thorpe, Ph.D. 2023
  3. Roberto El Khoury, Ph.D. 2022
  4. Ada McVean, M.Sc. 2022
  5. Leonora Abdullahu, Ph.D. 2021
  6. Daniel O'Reilly, Ph.D. 2019
  7. Hala Abou Assi, Ph.D. 2018
  8. Danielle Vlaho, Ph.D. 2017
  9. Maryam Habibian, Ph.D. 2017
  10. Elise Malek-Adamian, M.Sc. 2017
  11. Jovanka Bogojeski, Ph.D. 2017
  12. Maryam Yahyaee Anzahaee, Ph.D. 2015
  13. Adam Katolik, Ph.D. 2015
  14. Glen F. Deleavey, Ph.D 2013
  15. Matthew Hassler, Ph.D. 2013
  16. Fereshteh Azizi, M.Sc. 2013
  17. Pascal Gallant, M.Sc. 2011
  18. Robert A. Donga, Ph.D. 2010
  19. Alexander S. Wahba, Ph.D. 2010
  20. Jeremy G. Lackey, Ph.D. 2010
  21. Siara Isaac, M.Sc. 2008
  22. Jonathan K. Watts, Ph.D. 2008
  23. David Sabatino, Ph.D. 2007
  24. Debbie Mitra, Ph.D. 2008 (co-supervised with H. Sleiman)
  25. Chang Geng Peng, Ph.D. 2007
  26. Bénédicte Pâtureau, M.Sc. 2006
  27. Maria M. Mangos, Ph.D. 2005
  28. Anna Lisa Tedeschi, M.Sc. 2004
  29. Sandra Carriero, Ph.D. 2003
  30. Kazim A. Agha, Ph.D. 2003
  31. Rami N. Hannoush, Ph.D. 2003
  32. Rawan Mourani, M.Sc. 2002
  33. Daniel R. Yazbeck, M.Sc. 2001
  34. Anita Liscio, M.Sc. 2001
  35. Christopher J. Wilds, Ph.D. 2000
  36. Ravinderjit S. Braich, Ph.D. 1999
  37. Anne M. Noronha, Ph.D. 1999
  38. Sébastien Robidoux, Ph.D. 1999
  39. Margherita Scartozzi, M.Sc. 1998
  40. André H. Uddin, Ph.D. 1996
  41. Miguel A. Roman, M.Sc. 1995
  42. Kanjana Ganeshan, Ph.D. 1995
  43. Robert H. E. Hudson, Ph.D. 1995
  44. Yunkui Guo, M.Sc. 1992
  45. Paul A. Giannaris, M.Sc. 1991
  46. Steven V. Zabarylo, M.Sc. 1990
Postdoctoral Fellows
& Research Assistants
  1. Adam Katolik, Research Scientist 2018-2022
  2. Miguel Garavís Cabello, PDF 2019-2020
  3. Sunit Jana, PDF 2018-2020
  4. Elise Malek-Adamian, Research Assistant 2017-2018
  5. Saùl Martinez-Montero, PDF 2012-2016
  6. Jory Liétard, PDF 2013-2015
  7. Ken Yamada, PDF 2012-2014
  8. Richard Johnsson, PDF 2008-2011
  9. Nandyala Mallikarjuna Reddy, PDF 2008-2011
  10. Nuria Bayo-Puxan, PDF 2007-2009 (co-supervised)
  11. Kyung-Lyum Min, PDF 2001-2002; Research Associate 2002-2004
  12. Annie Galarneau, Research Assistant 2002-2003
  13. Ekaterina Viazovkina, PDF 21997-2001; Research Associate 2001-2004
  14. Mohamed Elzagheid, PDF 2002-2004; Research Associate 2004-2005
  15. Marita Wasner, PDF 1996-1997
Visiting Students
  1. Luca Pisano, Ph.D. (Sapienza Università di Roma), 2023-2024
  2. Arnau Dominguez, Ph.D. (Universitat de Barcelona), 2023
  3. Wiebke Teich, M.Sc. (University of Münster), 2022-2023
  4. Cristina Cabrero Fernández, Ph.D. (Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano), 2022
  5. Israel Serrano, Ph.D. (IInstituto de Química Física Rocasolano), 2019
  6. Luisa Fernanda López De la Fuente, B.Sc. (Tecnológico de Monterrey), 2018
  7. Annabelle Schofield, B.Sc. (U of Nottingham), 2017
  8. Nobuhiro Tago, Ph.D. (Tokyo Institute of Technology), 2013
  9. Saùl Martinez-Montero, Ph.D. (Universidad de Oviedo), 2012
  10. Nerea Martin-Pintado Zugasti, Ph.D. (CSIC-Madrid), 2010
  11. Paula Lopez Senin, Ph.D. (Universidad de Barcelona), 2009
  12. Júlia Viladoms, Ph.D. (Universidad de Barcelona), 2008
  13. Signe Inglev Steffansen, Ph.D. (University of Southern Denmark), 2005
  14. Maxie Roessler, B.Sc. (Oxford University), 2004
Undergraduate Students
McGill 1992–present
Toronto 1988–1992
  1. Paige Roehrig, 2024
  2. Kaixiang Wang, 2023
  3. Diana McCorquodale, 2023
  4. Vivian Zhang, 2022
  5. David Friedland, 2022
  6. Morgane Roman, 2021
  7. Henri Zhu, 2019
  8. Patrick Nathael Javorcik, 2019
  9. Ada McVean, 2018
  10. Jeff Guo, 2018
  11. Anne Liao, 2016
  12. James Thorpe, 2016
  13. Yu Chen (Jimmy) Lin, 2016
  14. Logan Di Giovanni, 2015
  15. Arden Dierker Viik, 2014
  16. Michael Thomson, 2013
  17. Christine Button, 2012
  18. Simon Wisnovsky, 2011
  19. Erika Steels, 2011
  20. Petra Lindovska, 2011
  21. Volodymyr Hrabovskyy, 2010
  22. Yi Qiao (Prudence) Wu, 2010
  23. Kim Beauregard, 2008
  24. Pascal Gallant, 2006
  25. Jennifer Pfeiffer, 2006
  26. Gail Fernandes, 2004
  27. Michael Hunter, 2002
  28. Ariel Breiner, 1999
  29. Sherri Gavin, 1999
  30. Isabelle Paquin, 1996
  31. Chris Harrison, 1996
  32. Sandra Carriero, 1996
  33. Sarah Weeks, 1994
  34. Janelle Anderson, 1994
  35. Juanita Chan, 1993
  36. Christopher Tomalty, 1993
  37. Verna Salado, 1990
  38. Laura Rubino, 1989
  39. Louella Lobo, 1989
  40. Dave Dindayal, 1989
  41. Barb Helbrecht, 1988
  42. Paul A. Giannaris, 1988
  43. Adrian Bojko, 1988
  44. Steven V. Zabarylo, 1987