Current Lab
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Wesley Hung, PhD
Research Associate & Lab Manager
1990, BSc, Simon Fraser University
1997, PhD, University of British Columbia
Investigating the molecular mechanisms and neuronal circuit requirements for C. elegans locomotion
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Ying Wang, MD
Senior Researcher & Lab Manager
1988, BSc
2000, MD, Dalian Medical University, China
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William Li
Research Assistant, Zhen Lab
2014 – 2018, BSc, University of Toronto
2019 – 2022, MSc, University of Toronto
Genetic methods to determine the functional and behavioural effects of neural connectivity
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Ben Mulcahy, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
2009, BSc
2013, PhD, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Investigating circuit wiring, development, and neurophysiology
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Mona Wang
2019- PhD Candidate
2014 – 2018, BSc, University of Toronto
Investigating the influence of environment on neural circuits
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Jayant Rai
2019- PhD Candidate (Co-supervised with Dr. Kenichi Okamoto)
2014 – 2018, HBSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Biology)
Investigating the spatiotemporal roles of cAMP in learning & memory
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Neeraja Ramakrishnan
2019- PhD Candidate
2013 – 2017, BSc, University of Waterloo
Mechanisms of synaptic development
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Hongruo Zhang
2020- PhD Candidate
2014 – 2018, BSc, Wuhan University
Mechanisms that regulate central pattern generators and neuronal excitability
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Alanna Love
2021- PhD Candidate
2017 – 2021, BSc, University of British Columbia
2021 – 2023, MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
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Ze Nan (Tommy) Tang
2021- MSc Candidate
2017 – 2021, HBSc, University of Toronto
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Congrong (Ruby) He
2023- PhD Candidate (Co-supervised with Dr. John Calarco)
2023, Summer Research Student, Data Sciences Institute Awardee
2019 – 2023, BSc, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Toronto
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Huayin Luo
Lab Assistant
2023 – 2024, Summer Research Student
2021 – 2026, BSc Candidate, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
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Danish Islam
Lab Assistant
2024 – Work Study Student
2023 – 2024, Summer Research Student, PEY Co-op
2021 – 2026, BASc Candidate, University of Toronto (Computer Engineering)
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Sruthy Ravivarma
2023- PhD Candidate
2014-2014, BSc Botany, Sree Keralavarma College
2017-2019, MSc Biotechnology, Cochin University
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Tian Du
2023- PhD Candidate (Co-supervised with Dr. Lu-Yang Wang)
2018 – 2023, BSc, Physiology, University of Toronto
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Lucinda Zhu
2024- PhD Student
2019-2023, hBSc Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
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Yuna Lee
2023- 2024 Undergraduate ROP
2022 – 2026, BSc, Neuroscience and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto
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Mishaal Kandapath
2024 Summer – Summer Reasearch Student
2021-2025: BSc Candidate, University of Toronto (Computer Science, Computational Cognitive Science).
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Ethan Chan
2024 Summer – Summer Reasearch Student
2022- 2027: BSc Candidate, University of Toronto (Computer Science).
Alumni
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Rory Gao
Summer Course, Biophysics (Princeton University)
Data Sciences Institute Awardee
2020 – 2024, BASc Candidate, University of Toronto (Engineering Science)
2020 – 2023 ROP Summer research Student , 4th year thesis student
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Xindi Tao
2023- Undergraduate ROP
2021 – 2025, BSc, Computer Science and Neuroscience, University of Toronto
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Michael Cheng
2023- Undergraduate ROP
2021 – 2025, HBSc, Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Toronto
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Shuyu van Kerkwijk
2023, Summer Research Student
2022 – 2026, BSc Candidate, University of British Columbia (Physics and Computer Science)
Current: BSc Candidate, University of British Columbia
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Ishaan Chandok
2023, Summer Intern
2022, UROP, Work-study Student, 4th Year Thesis Student
2019 – 2023, BSc, University of Toronto (Mathematics & Physical Sciences)
Current: PhD Candidate, Physics Department, Harvard University
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Mohammad Haddadnia
2023, Summer Intern
2022, NSERC Summer Fellowship
2019, UROP, Work-study Student, 4th Year Thesis Student
2019 – 2023, BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Current: MSc Candidate, Genomics, Harvard University
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Jun Meng, PhD
2018-2021, PhD, University of Toronto 2021 – 2023, Post-doctoral Fellow
2009, BAgrSc DVM, China Agricultural University
2014, MSc, Hangzhou Normal University, China
Current: Post-doctoral Fellow, MRC, Cambridge
Investigating the molecular mechanisms for neuronal and circuit excitability
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Yan Li, PhD
2016 – 2023, Senior Researcher
2011, PhD, University of Saskatchewan
2011 – 2014, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Connecticut
Current: Lab Manager, Sunnybrook Research Institute
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Dylan Fong, BSc
2019 – 2023, Programmer
2016, BSc, University of Toronto (Computer Science)
Current: Consultant Software Engineer, University of California San Diego
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ChengYue Zhang
2022 – 2023, Work-study Student
2019 – 2023, BSc, University of Toronto (Bioinformatics Specialist Program)
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Mohamed Ebsim
2022 – 2023, Work-study Student
2019 – 2023, BSc, University of Toronto (Biological Physics – Biochemistry Stream)
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Tosif Ahamed, PhD
2019 – 2022, Post-doctoral Fellow
2019, PhD, Biological Physics Theory Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Current: Theory Fellow at HHMI, Janelia
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Endri Mjeku
2022 FUSRP Summer Research Student
2019 – 2023, BSc, University of Toronto (Mathematics and Physics)
Comparative Connectomics Using Random Graph Theory
Current: PhD candidate, Mathematics, University of Oxford
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Maximilian Hofmann
2022 FUSRP Summer Research Student
2019 – 2023, BSc Candidate, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Comparative Connectomics Using Random Graph Theory
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Szymon Sobczak
2022 FUSRP Summer Research Student
2019 – 2023, BSc Candidate, University of Oxford
Comparative Connectomics Using Random Graph Theory
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Oliver Tang
2022, Lab volunteer
2021 – 2025, BSc Candidate, University of Waterloo (Honors Health Sciences)
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Yi Li
2021, Visiting PhD Candidate
2022. PhD, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Current: Post-doctoral Fellow, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Shifei (Samuel) Wu
2019 – 2022, NSERC Summer Research Student, Work-study Student, 4th Year Thesis Student, LTRI ROP
2018 – 2022, BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Identifying Insulin-Signalling Targets That Regulate Synapse Development
Current: PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
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Julian Moran
2019 – 2022, MSc Graduate, University of Toronto
2013 – 2017, BSc, University of Toronto
Imaging analysis pipeline design, mechanisms that regulate central pattern generators
Current: Bioinformatician at TCAG, SickKids
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Yi (Jason) Yang
2021, Lab volunteer
2017 – 2021, BSc, University of Toronto
Current: MSc Candidate, University of Toronto
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Linyan (Alice) Xu
2022, UROP, Work-study Student, 4th Year Thesis Student
2018 – 2022, BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Current: MSc Candidate, Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
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Leila Lesanpezeshki, PhD
2021 – 2022, Post-doctoral Fellow
2015, BSc, Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
2020, PhD, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Current: Medical Writer / Data Scientist, Red Nucleus
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Randa Higazy
2020 – 2021, 4th Year Thesis Student
2017 – 2021, BSc, University of Toronto (Cell and Systems Biology)
Current: MSc Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
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Mengyao Lui
2020, Visiting PhD Candidate
Current: PhD Candidate, University of Southern China, Chinese Ministry of Education
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Christine Rehaluk, MSc
2018 – 2021, MSc Student
2014-2018 BSc, University of British Columbia
Electron Microscopy Analysis of the Gap Junctions of the Adult Caenorhabditis elegans
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Christina Wong
2018 – 2020, Undergraduate ROP, Work-study Student
2018 – 2022, BSc, University of Toronto (Pathobiology and Global Health)
Current: MHSc Candidate, Translational Research Program, University of Toronto
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Maggie Chang, BSc
2016 – 2020, Post-graduate Research Assistant, Undergraduate ROP, 4th-year Thesis
2016- 2020, BSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
Current: PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, McGill University
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Daniel Witvliet, PhD
2011-2015, BSc, University of Copenhagen/ University of Toronto
2015 – 2020, PhD Student
2020, PhD, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Current: Senior Data Scientist, Coursera
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Yangning Lu, PhD
2014 – 2020, Graduate Student
2020, PhD, University of Toronto (Physiology)
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boyden Lab)
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Yufang (Flora) Liu, BSc
2018 – 2020, Undergraduate Work-study Student
2020, BSc, University of Toronto (Computer Science)
Current: Software Engineer, Google
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Raymond Zhang, BSc
2019, Undergraduate ROP, Summer Student
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Rebecca Scheiwe, MSc
2019, Summer Research Student
Current: Medical Science Liaison, Fresenius Medical Care Germany GmbH
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Mindy Kim, BSc
2019, Summer Research Student
2016-2019, BSc, Cornell University (Human Biology)
2020-2022, Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School (Lee Lab)
Current: PhD candidate, Harvard University (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
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Lili Chen
2019, Visiting PhD Candidate
2022, PhD, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (Gao Lab)
Neuromodulation of the C. elegans motor circuit
Current: Post-doctoral Fellow, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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Anson Sathaseevan, MSc
2017 – 2019, Undergraduate ROP, 4th-year Thesis
2019, BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
2021, MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Current: MD Candidate, Medical School, Queen’s University
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Claudia Arndt, BSc
2016 – 2019, Undergraduate ROP, 4th-year Thesis (co-supervised with the Park lab); Research Technician
2019, BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Establishing the C. elegans and Drosophila models for ALS-causative mutations
Current: MD Candidate, Western University
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Shangbang Gao, PhD
2016 – 2019, Visiting Professor
2008 – 2015, Post-doctoral Fellow
2006 – 2008, PhD, Chinese Academy of Science (Institute of Biophysics)
Neuronal excitability in C. elegans
Current: Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Gao Lab)
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Danqian Cao, BSc
2018, Visiting Summer Intern, Department of Physics, Chinese University of Science and Technology, (Wen Lab)
Motif analyses for C. elegans connectomes
Current: PhD Candidate, King’s College London
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Andreas Cuentas Condori, PhD
2018, Visiting PhD Candidate (Vanderbilt University, Miller Lab)
2014 – 2021, PhD, Vanderbilt University (Cell and Development Biology)
2008 – 2012, BSc, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Biology)
EM reconstruction of the GABAergic motor neurons
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University (Colón-Ramos Lab)
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Tianqi Xu, PhD
2018, Visiting PhD Candidate
2014, BSc, Lanzhou University
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Chinese University of Science and Technology (Wen Lab)
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Katarina Pankova, PhD
2017 – 2018, Post-doctoral Fellow
PhD, Ludwig Maximilian University
Investigating neuronal circuits underlying locomotion in C. elegans
Current: Senior Product Manager, Singleron Biotechnologies
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Quan Wen, PhD
2017 – 2018, Visiting Professor
Current: Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (Wen Lab)
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Soomin Maeng, BSc
2016 – 2018, Undergraduate ROP
2014 – 2019, BSc, University of Toronto (Physiology; Immunology; Computer Science)
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Min Wu, MSc
2016 – 2018, Graduate Student
2016 – 2019, MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
C. elegans model for Johanson-Blizzard Syndrome
Current: Bioinformatician, Geneseeq Technology Inc.
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Jerry (Zhitong) Wang, BSc
2015 – 2017, Summer student, 4th-year Thesis
BSc, McMaster University
Current: PhD Candidate, California Institute of Technology (Thomson Lab)
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Wan Xian (Kate) Koh, BSc
2014 – 2017, Undergraduate ROP, 4th-year Thesis
2014 – 2018, BSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
Current: MD Candidate, University of British Columbia
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Kevin Chan, BSc
2014 – 2017, Undergraduate Summer Student
BSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Current: MD Candidate, University of Toronto
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Vivek Venkatachalam, PhD
2017, Visiting Professor
Current: Assistant Professor, Physics, Northeastern University (Venkatachalam Lab)
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Frederick Heim, BSc
2017 Visiting Intern, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Current: Facility Manager
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Albert Lin, PhD
2017, Visiting PhD Candidate
2016-2021, PhD, Harvard University
Establishing a calcium imaging line for olfaction neurons
Current: Fellow, Center for the Physics of Biological Function, Princeton University
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Charline Roy
2017, Visiting PhD Candidate
2016 – 2022, PhD student, NeuroMyoGene Institute (Bessereau Lab), Lyon, France
Cell-sorting of dissociated C. elegans neurons and muscles
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Maria (Ria) Lim, PhD
2012 – 2016, Post-doctoral Fellow
2006 – 2012, PhD, University of Pennsylvania (Neuroscience)
Current: Senior Medical Writer, OPEN Health Communications
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Sebastian Britz, PhD
2016-2022, PhD Candidate, Theodor-Boveri Institute, Julius-Maximilians University, Germany
C. elegans connectome and correlative microscopy
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Asuka Guan, MSc
2012 – 2015, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
The Anatomic Connectome and Functional Dissection of the Caenorhabditis elegans First-stage Larvae (L1) Motor Circuit
Current: Research Scientist, Overland Pharmaceuticals, Shanghai, China
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Jyothsna Devi Chitturi, PhD
2009 – 2015, Graduate Student
2008 – 2015, PhD, University of Toronto (Institute of Medical Science)
How do ubiquitin ligases regulate synapse formation
Current: Team Lead, Genesis Biotechnology Group
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Tetyana Pekar, MSc
2011 – 2013, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
The role of GABAergic synapses in the adult Motor Circuit
Current: Tutor
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Valeriya Laskova, MSc
2010 – 2013, Graduate Student
2010 – 2013, MSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
Regulation of neuromuscular junction formation by guidepost neurons
Current: Interior Designer, IBI Group
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Salvadore Alcaire, MSc, DMD
2010 – 2013, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Institute of Medical Science)
Identification of signaling transducers and regulators of the NCA sodium leak channels
Current: Dentist, Dr. Kevin Russelo & Associates
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Lin Xie, PhD
2007 – 2013, PhD, University of Toronto (Institute of Medical Science)
Identification of signaling transducers and regulators of NCA-1 channels
Current: Managing Partner, HEDA Ventures
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Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, MSc
2009 – 2012, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Regulation of the C. elegans motor circuits
Current: Psychotherapist, Toronto
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Hang Li, MD
2008 – 2012, Technician
Current: Okamoto lab, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
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Calvin Mok, PhD
2006 – 2012, Graduate Student
PhD, University of Toronto (Institute of Medical Science)
C. elegans as a model for Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Current: Lecturer, University of Toronto
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Nicholas Watkins, MSc
2012 – 2014, MSc, University of Toronto (Genetic Counseling)
2008 – 2012, MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
The role of insulin-signaling in the nervous system development
Current: Genetic Diagnostic Data Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
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John Calarco, PhD
2006 – 2011, Graduate Student
PhD, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Understanding the role of alternative splicing in C.elegans nervous system development and function
Current: Associate Professor, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Michelle Po, PhD
2004 – 2011, PhD, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Gap Junctions and Stomatins Dictate Directional Movement
Current: Senior Medical Writer, Highland Therapeutics
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Taizo Kawano, PhD
2003 – 2011, Post-doctoral Fellow and Research Associate
PhD, Kobe University (Genetics)
Motor circuit dynamics in C. elegans
Current: Associate Professor, International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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Magali Bouhours, PhD
2005-2010, Post-doctoral Fellow
PhD, University Paris VII (Neuroscience)
Electrophysiology analysis of C. elegans
Current: Bilingual Information Specialist, Health Nexus Santé
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Sharon Ng, MSc
2006 – 2008, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
A putative nematode calcium channel, NCA-1, and its accessory component UNC-80 regulates synapse formation
Current: Research Scientist, GSK
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Joanne Kim, MSc
2009 – 2015, PhD, University of Toronto (Health Policy)
2005 – 2007, MSc, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
Activity and pathways of SAD-1 kinase in neuronal cell polarity and synaptogenesis in C.elegans
Current: Manager, Clinical Research, CADTH
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Kyota Aoyagi, PhD
2005 – 2007, Post-doctoral Fellow
PhD, Tokyo University (Neuroscience)
Role of SAD-1 kinase during synapse development
Current: Professor, Kyorin University School of Medicine (Japan)
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Edward Liao, PhD
2001 – 2007, Graduate Student
PhD, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
The role of a SCF-like ubiquitin ligase complex in synapse formation
Current: Director, Kite Pharma
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Yu Lui, MSc
2004 – 2006, Graduate Student
MSc, University of Toronto (Physiology)
Identifying genes regulating SAD-1 localization
Current: Programmer, Toronto
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Roman Chlupaty, PhD
2004 – 2006, Technician
Current: Author, The Evolution of Money, Columbia University Press
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Edward Yeh, PhD
1995 – 2001, Post-doctoral Fellow
PhD, University of Toronto (Molecular Genetics)
A genetic screen to identify molecular determinants for active zones
Current: Lab Technologist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario