Current lab members

Bob Strome, Lab technician
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Andrew Duncan, PhD student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Jennifer Mitchell

Ami Sangster, PhD student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Ameer Sarwar, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Jesse Gillis

Mica Consens, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Bo Wang

Denise Le, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Cameron Dufault, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Haoning Qu, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Tianhao(Alex) Huang, MSc Student
Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Julie Forman-Kay

Yu-Xi Xiao, Postdoctoral Fellow
SickKids Research Institue
co-supervised with Jason Moffat

Natalie Lo, Research Assistant
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Past lab members
Grad. students and postdocs

Nirvana Nursimulu, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
co-supervised with John Parkinson
now in Sushant Kumar’s lab

Iva Pritišanac, Postdoctoral Fellow
SickKids Research Instititute
co-supervised with Julie Forman-Kay
now a Prof. at Graz


Ian Hsu, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
now in Gianni Liti’s group

Alex Lu, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

Amy Lu, MSc Student
Department of Computer Science,University of Toronto
co-supervised with Marzyeh Ghassemi
Now in Pieter Abbeel’s group

Taraneh Zarin, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Now in Ben Lehner’s group

Shadi Zabad, MSc Student
Department Computer Science, University of Toronto
Now in Simon Gravel and Yue Li‘s groups

Prunima Kompella, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Sergio Peisajovich
Now in Tim Nott’s Lab

Muluye Liku, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Mitch Li Cheong Man, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Gelila Tilahun, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Now in Joseph Beyene’s lab

Gavin Douglas, MSc Student
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Was in Morgan Langille’s lab
Now a Prof. at New Brunswick

Annabelle Haudry, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Stephen Wright
Now a Prof. at Lyon

Louis-Francois, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Now Postdoctoral Fellow at Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Alex Nguyen Ba, PhD Student
Departments of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Was in Michael Desai’s group
Now a Prof. at Mississauga

Maria Safi, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Ryan Lilien
Now a senior data scientist at Apple

Amin Zia, Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Now at Stanford University Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine

Andy Lai, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Now Software Development Engineer at Amazon
Undergrad. research project students

Uma Darbha, Undergraduate student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto

Jackie Seal, Undergraduate student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Now at Flatiron Institute

Khaled Elemam, Undergraduate student
University of Toronto
Now at nexhealth

Michelle Nurse, Undergraduate student
University of Toronto
Now a grad. student in Biomedical Engineering at University of Toronto