People in the Lab

Aniel Moya - Ph.D. Graduate Student [(in co-supervision with Dr. Ivan Oresnik (Microbiology)]
Aniel is investigating the role of outer membrane porins in the pathogenicity of Serratia marcescens in the C. elegans host model.

Jennifer Tanner – Ph.D. Graduate Student
Jennifer is characterizing genes that are regulated by the two-component signal transduction response regulator CpxR in L. pneumophila.

Palak Patel – M.Sc. Graduate Student
Palak is characterizing genes regulated by IHF in L. pneumophila.

Jacqueline Hellinga – M.Sc. Graduate Student
Jacqueline is investigating the immunopathogenesis of L. pneumophila in C. elegans nematodes.

Celine Jimenez – Microbiology Project Undergraduate Research Honours student
Celine is investigating virulence gene regulation in L. pneumophila.

Lab Alumini Members
Maya Deng - Faculty of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2009)
Jennifer Tanner - Microbiology Project Undergraduate Research Honours student (2009-2010) and NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2010)
Jenna Fullerton - Microbiology Project Undergraduate Research Honours student (2009-2010)
Ryan Ho - Microbiology Honours Research Project Undergraduate student (2010-2011) and NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2011) in co-supervision with Dr. Gary Anderson (Biological Sciences)
Scott Hodgson - Faculty of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2011) and University of Manitoba VP (Research) Summer Research Awardee (2012)
Deirdre Khan - NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2011)
Mathieu Pinette - Faculty of Science Co-op Undergraduate Student (2011)
Chantalle Pitre - M.Sc. (2012)
Marc Ouellette - Microbiology Project Undergraduate Research Honours student (2011-2012)
Kristyn Buchko - Microbiology Project Undergraduate Research Honours student (2011-2012) and University of Manitoba VP (Research) Summer Research Awardee (2012)
Elise Crocker - NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2012)
Celine Jimenez - Faculty of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Student (2012)