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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

 
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Current Team Members

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Jian Xuan
Research Technician
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    Matthew Magda
    MSc Candidate
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    Farzaneh Amini
    MSc Student
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      Chantal Pileggi
      Research Associate
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      Ella McIlroy
      MSc Candidate
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      Julia Hum
      Honours Student
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      Luke Kennedy
      PhD Candidate
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      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

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        Michel Kanaan

        Harper Lab PDF (2025-2026), PhD (2025)

        Current Position: Research Associate, Lunella Biotech

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        Charbel Karam

        Harper Lab MSc (2025)

        Current Position: MD Candidate, American University of Beirut

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        Lillian Abebe

        Harper Lab MSSRP (2025), Honours Student (2023-2024)

        Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa

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        Breana Hooks

        Harper Lab MSc (2022), Honours Student (2019-2020)​​

        Current Position: Physiotherapist

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        Denis Blondin

        Harper Lab PDF (2017-2018)

        Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Sherbrooke

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        Claire Fong-McMaster

        Harper Lab PhD (2025)

        Current Position: Medical Affairs Specialist, Philips

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        Noelle Aldous

        Harper Lab Summer Student (2025, 2026)

        Current Position: HBSc, Dalhousie University

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        Mira Clark

        Harper Lab Summer Student (2025)

        Current Position: MD Candidate,  Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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        Gaganvir Parmar

        Harper Lab MSc (2021), Honours Student (2018-2019)​

        Current Position: Resident Physician at Memorial University of Newfoundland

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        David Patten

        Harper Lab PDF (2015-2018)

        Current Position: Medical Advisor, Merck

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        Dhanuddara Mohottalage

        Harper Lab PhD (2025)

        Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa

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        Michelle Levesque

        Harper Lab MSc (2026) Honours Student (2024-2025)​

        Current Position: MD Candidate, University of Ottawa

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          Stephanie Myers

          Harper Lab MSc (2024), Honours Student (2022-2023)

          Current Position: Clinical Researcher, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

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          Nina Hadzimustafic

          Harper Lab MSc (2020), Honours Student 2018-2019)​

          Current Position: Resident Physician at McGill University

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          Georges Kanaan

          Harper Lab PhD (2018)

          Current Position: Assessment Officer, Health Canada

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