Former Undergraduate Students

Nishita Shukla
2023 - 2025
Nishita examined the effect of OSPW-relevant metals on mouse macrophages during her time as a BIOL 298, 398, and 499 student in the lab. 

Ibraheem Weis
2024
Ibraheem completed his BIOL 298 research cloning a goldfish LITR gene into a bacterial expression system. 

Param Joshi
2024
Param developed a protocol for RNA probing LITRs during his CELL 398 project.   

Yebin Shin
2024
Yebin investigated the effects of oil sands process affected water (OSPW) using cell-based bioassays for her BIOL 398 project.

Anamar Jaramillo Valverde
2024
For her BIOL 398 project, Anamar examined the immunotoxicity of petroleum wastewater high in organic content, and was instrumental in helping manage and update laboratory chemicals.  

Anjiya Akhtar Ali
2024 -2025
For her BIOL 398 project, Anjiya explored the functional output of the MAPK pathway activated by LITRs in goldfish. Anjiya continued this research for her BIOL 499 project. 
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Shivani Patel
2023 - 2024
Shivani worked on vertebrate innate immunity signaling mechanisms for her BIOL 399 undergraduate project. 

Edin Subasic
2023
For his BIOL 298 project, Edin used macrophages to examine antimicrobial responses from oil sands process affected waters.

Brooklyn Osbourne
2022
For her BIOL 298 project, Brooklyn screened untreated and treated oil sands process affected waters using macrophages.
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Rucha Patel
2022
Rucha compared antimicrobial responses of using oil sands process affected waters using macrophages for her BIOL 298 project.
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Mikayla Pichonsky
2021 - 2022
Mikayla cloned and overexpressed goldfish LITRs for her BIOL 499 project.
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Nishi Patel
2021 - 2022
Nishi investigated how zebrafish LITRs influenced immune functions for her BIOL 499 project. 

Jeff Norlin
2021
Jeff used qPCR to screen goldfish primary kidney macrophage for developmental gene markers for his BIOL 498 project. 

Sean Gomes
2021
For his BIOL 298 project, Sean examined macrophages and their responses in oil sands process affected water.

Casey Wong
2021
For her BIOL 398 project, Casey functionally characterized LITRs isolated from zebrafish. 

Jeiel Iyawe
2020
Jeiel helped characterize LITRs isolated from zebrafish during her BIOL 298. ​

Mitchell Chorney
2020
For Mitchell's BIOL 298 project, he examined antimicrobial products generated from macrophages on exposure to oil sands process affected water. 

Muna Mohamed
2019 - 2020
Muna's project during her BIOL 399 research identified goldfish immunoregulatory receptor-types. 

Maham Qamer
2019 - 2020
For her BIOL 398 project, Maham examined the expression of goldfish macrophage immune receptors. ​

Armeen Ahmadian
​2019
Armeen examined the effect of oil sands process affected water on macrophage antimicrobial responses during their BIOL 298. 

Maureen Kallo
​2018 - 2019
Armeen examined the effect of oil sands process affected water on macrophage antimicrobial responses during their BIOL 298. ​

Abdul Jamor
2018
Abdul screened for immunotoxicity in oil sands process affected waters using immune cells for his BIOL 298 project.

Vincent Man
​2018
Vincent worked on screening and cloning zebrafish LITRs during his BIOL 298 project. ​

Emily Sugars
2018
For her BIOL 298 project, Emily used imaging techniques to examine phagocytosis induced by catfish LITRs. 
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Ifeoluwa Odeleye
2017 - 2018
For his BIOL 399 project, Ifeoluwa examined cellular responses on induction of catfish LITRs.
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PJ Vasdev
2017
PJ examined membrane dynamics of phagocytosis induced by teleost immune type receptor engagement for his BIOL 298 research. 
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Noah Cho
2016 
Noah investigated shRNA-mediated gene silencing of the Syk kinease and Nck adaptor protein to examine their roles in phagocytosis in catfish LITRs for his BIOL 298 project.

Payal Kumar
2016
Payal examined biochemical properties for teleost immune type receptors for her BIOL 398 project. 

Sahand Eslaamizaad
2016
For his BIOL 398 project, Sahand completed biochemical characterization of channel catfish LITRs.

Sharon Rao
2015 - 2017
Sharon's BIOL 298, BIOL 399, and BIOL 499 projects involved using confocal microscopy to examine phagocytosis and signalling pathways associated with the mechanism. 

Amanda Cao
2015 - 2016
Amanda examined chronic cytomegalovirus infection, inflammation, and aging for her BIOL 398 and BIOL 399 research.​

Julia May
2015
Julia biochemically examined a specific channel catfish LITR for her BIOL 298 project.​

Thilini Herath
2015
Thilini examined receptor mediated phagocytosis using confocal microscopy for her BIOL 498 research. 

Leia Craig
2015
For her BIOL 398 research Leia examined pathways of phagocytosis from channel catfish LITRs. ​

Nicole Herbers
2015
Nicole characterized biochemical pathways of channel catfish LITRs for her BIOL 298 research. 

Anne Zhang
2015
For her BIOL 398 research, Anne examined LITR-induced pathways of phagocytosis. 

Tiffany Phan
2015
Tiffany contrasted two LITRs and their pathways of phagocytosis for her BIOL 298 research. 

Milton Chan
2014 - 2015
Milton examined immunoregulatory receptors in bony fish for his BIOL 499 research. 

Shauna Peck
2014 - 2015
For her BIOL 499 research, Shauna synthesized and characterized Biomphalaria temptin. 

Sharyar Memon
2014 - 2015
Sharyar studied the effects of nanoparticles on the phagocytic response of mouse macrophages for his BIOL 499. 

Lisa Huyn
2014 - 2015
Lisa examined immunoregulatory receptors from catfish for her BIOL 499 research. 

Viane Faily
2014 - 2015
Viane validated and employed previously established PCR detection methods of Neorickettsia risticii in trematodes from Northern and Southern Alberta lakes for her two BIOL 498 research projects.

Samantha DeChamplain
2014
Samantha's BIOL 298 project investigated the phagocytic signalling of an LITR.

Valerie Phillips
2014
For her BIOL 498 project, Valerie examined granulin expression in Biomphalaria snails infected with Schistosoma mansoni. 

Brittney Loney
2013 - 2014
Brittney examined biochemical signalling events of catfish LITRs for her BIOL 299 work. 

Raza Mohammed
2013 -2014
Raza's BIOL 398 and BIOL 399 projects examined the role of oxidative stress in sudden death of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P2) knockout mice.

Ting Wang
2013 -2014
For his BIOL 299 project Ting examined the phagocytosis in channel catfish LITRs. 

Robyn Losch
2013 -2014
For her BIOL 499 project, Robyn identified molecular changes in leukemia cells.

Mohammad Tarrabain
2013 -2015
Mohammad explored the expression of Toll-Like Receptor in response to infection for his BIOL 399 and BIOL 499 work. 

Alexandria Tiffinger
2012 - 2014
For her BIOL 299 and BIOL 399 research, Alexandria examined the phagocytosis in two channel catfish LITRs transfected in rat basophilic leukemia 2H3 cells. 

Mina Fahmy
2012 - 2013
Mina altered parameters of two channel catfish LITRs and the subsequent response of phagocytosis for her BIOL 399 work.

Julianna Deutsher
2012 - 2013
Julianna examined phagocytosis in channel catfish LITRs for her BIOL 398 and BIOL 498 research. 

Zainab Allidina
2012
Zainab examined the functions of fish immunoregulatory receptors for her BIOL 398 research. 

James Schweiger
2012
James characterized fish immunoregulatory receptors for his BIOL 398 research. 

Amal Ebrahim
2011 - 2012
For her BIOL 299 research, Amal examined fish immunoregulatory receptors.

Sarah Aziz
2011
Sarah investigated how titanium dioxide nanoparticles reduce IgE binding to mast cells for her BIOL 298 research. 

Allen O'Brien
2010 - 2013
For his BIOL 299, BIOL 399, and BIOL 499 projects, Allen examined functional differences between inhibitory and stimulatory LITRs. 

Christine Riopelle
2010 - 2011
For her BIOL 499 work, Christine examined inhibitory LITRs from channel catfish.