MARY-ELLEN HARPER
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University Research Chair in Mitochondrial Bionergetics
Director (Interim), Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology
Director of MATRIX (an NSERC-CREATE graduate training program)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
JIAN XUAN
Research Technician
Education:
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MSc in Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
BSc in Medicine,Guangzhou Medical University, China
CHANTAL PILEGGI
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Education:
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PhD in Health Sciences, University of Auckland
BSc (Honours) in Biological Science, University of Guelph
NIDHI KUKSAL
PhD Candidate
Education:
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​Msc in Biochemistry, Memorial University
Bachelor of Pharmacy, Nirma University
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MICHEL KANAAN
PhD Student
Education:
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MSc in Biology, University of Balamand
BSc of Earth and Life Sciences, Lebanese University
GAGANVIR PARMAR
Master's Candidate
Education:
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BSc (Honors) in Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
CLAIRE FONG-MCMASTER
Master's Candidate
Education:
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BSc (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences, University of Ottawa
LUKE KENNEDY
Master's Candidate
Education:
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BSc Honours Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BREANA HOOKS
Master's Candidate
Education:
BSc Honours Biochemistry, Minor in Mathematics, University of Ottawa
BSc Honours Biomedical Science, University of Ottawa
PREVIOUS TEAM MEMBERS
Graduates, Visiting Students & Researchers
DR. DAVID PATTEN
NINA HADŽIMUSTAFIC
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Harper Lab: 2015-2019
Postdoctoral Fellow* Harper Lab
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Current Position: Manager Metabolomics Core, University of Ottawa
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Harper Lab: 2018-2020
MSc. in Biochemistry (2020)* Harper Lab
Thesis: Bioenergetic implications of the AMPKg3 R225W mutation in human muscle
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Current position: MD 2024 Candidate, University of Toronto
DR. GEORGES KANAAN
Harper Lab: 2013-2017
PhD in Biochemistry (2018)* Harper Lab
Thesis title: Mitochondrial Dysfunction: From Mouse Myotubes to Human Cardiomyocytes
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Current Position: Coordinator at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research