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RESEARCH STAFF

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DR. ALLISON BOYD

Research Associate

boydal2@mcmaster.ca

BSc Biology & Psychology
MSc Environmental & Life Sciences

PhD Biochemistry 

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EMILY BRODER

Lab Technician

brodere@mcmaster.ca

BSc Biology

Biotechnology Technician 

Current: Lab Members

POST-DOCS

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DR. CYRIELLE RICHARD

BSc & MSc Genetics
PhD Hematology

Cyrielle's project focuses on identifying driver mechanisms involved in the progression of MDS to AML

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DR. EKTA MANOCHA

BSc & MSc Biotechnology
PhD Microbiology

Ekta's project focuses on identifying the role of SUMOylation as a potential target in cancer stem cells

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DR. DEANNA PORRAS

BSc & MSc Kinesiology & Health Science
PhD Biochemistry

Deanna's project is focused on reprogramming the differentiation block in human myeloid leukemia

Research staff
Post-docs

PHD & MASTERS STUDENTS

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XUELI (SHIRLEY) ZHAO

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BSc. Biochemistry
Masters Biomedical Technology 

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CAM HOLLANDS

BSc Molecular Biology & Genetics

Cam's project focuses on characterizing the molecular and cellular kinetics of AML disease relapse post-chemotherapy

Sean's project focuses on using chemical genomics to uncover novel mechanisms of cancer stem cell biology and drug development

SEAN VANDERSLUIS

BSc Bioscience

MSc Biochemistry

Shirley's project focuses on elucidating the mechanisms that regulate the bone marrowniche during AML therapy

Graduate students
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ZHOUHANG FENG

BSc Biology & Pharmacology

 
Zhuohang's project focuses on exploration of novel chemical space using human embryonic stem cell assays to find novel targets

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CAYLIE SHULL

BSc Molecular Biology & Genetics

 

Caylie's project focuses on using genome-wide CRISPR dropout screening to elucidate targets of novel cancer therapeutics.

BMSc Interdisciplinary Medicine

Shiva's project focuses on developing a prognostic indicator to predict hematopoietic stem cell transplantation success in AML patients

AMRO ELRAFIE

BHSc Biology & Pharmacology

Amro's project focuses on functionally characterizing AML to uncover subgroups responding differently to induction of regeneration.

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DAVID BOYLAN

BHSc Biology

David's project focuses on therapeutically restoring the bone marrow niche compromised by AML progression using a mouse xenograft model

MICHELA RONCONI

BHSc Biology

MSc Cellular & Molecular Biology

Michela's project focuses on outlining the genetic modifications that occur from healthy to MDS to AML

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