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Mary-Ellen Harper
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa
Tier I Canada Research Chair, Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Metabolic Health
Current Team Members
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Jian Xuan
Research Technician
Matthew Magda
MSc Candidate
Farzaneh Amini
MSc Student
Chantal Pileggi
Research Associate
Ella McIlroy
MSc Candidate
Julia Hum
Honours Student
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Luke Kennedy
PhD Candidate
Lauren Hamilton
PhD Student
Previous Team Members
Graduates, Visiting Students & Researchers
The Harper Lab has successfully trained over 23 MSc students, 16 PhD students, 13 PDFs and 56 Undergraduate Honours Thesis Students.
Here are what some of our recent grads and team members are up too
Michel Kanaan
Harper Lab PDF (2025-2026), PhD (2025)
Current Position: Research Associate, Lunella Biotech
Elena Legrena - Okpu
Harper Lab Honours Student (2025-2026)
Current Position: Gap Year
Michelle Levesque
Harper Lab MSc (2026) Honours Student (2024-2025)
Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa
Stephanie Myers
Harper Lab MSc (2024), Honours Student (2022-2023)
Current Position: Clinical Researcher, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Nina Hadzimustafic
Harper Lab MSc (2020), Honours Student 2018-2019)
Current Position: Resident Physician at McGill University
David Patten
Harper Lab PDF (2015-2018)
Current Position: Medical Advisor, Merck
Claire Fong-McMaster
Harper Lab PhD (2025)
Current Position: Medical Affairs Specialist, Philips
Charbel Karam
Harper Lab MSc (2025)
Current Position: MD Candidate, American University of Beirut
Lillian Abebe
Harper Lab MSSRP (2025), Honours Student (2023-2024)
Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa
Breana Hooks
Harper Lab MSc (2022), Honours Student (2019-2020)
Current Position: Physiotherapist
Jens Frey Halling
Harper Lab PDF (2019)
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Novo Nordisk
Georges Kanaan
Harper Lab PhD (2018)
Current Position: Assessment Officer, Health Canada
Dhanuddara Mohottalage
Harper Lab PhD (2025)
Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa
Noelle Aldous
Harper Lab Summer Student (2025, 2026)
Current Position: HBSc, Dalhousie University
Mira Clark
Harper Lab Summer Student (2025)
Current Position: MD Candidate, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Gaganvir Parmar
Harper Lab MSc (2021), Honours Student (2018-2019)
Current Position: Resident Physician at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Denis Blondin
Harper Lab PDF (2017-2018)
Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Sherbrooke
Fiona McMurray
Harper Lab PDF (2014-2016)
Current Position: Senior Principal Scientist, Novo Nordisk