Current lab members

Bob Strome, Lab technician
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Andrew Duncan, PhD student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Jennifer Mitchell
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Ami Sangster, PhD student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Ameer Sarwar, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Jesse Gillis
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Mica Consens, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Bo Wang
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Denise Le, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Cameron Dufault, PhD Student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
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Haoning Qu, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Tianhao(Alex) Huang, PhD Student
Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Julie Forman-Kay
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Yu-Xi Xiao, Postdoctoral Fellow
SickKids Research Institue
co-supervised with Jason Moffat
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Natalie Lo, Research Assistant
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Eytan Weinstein, MSc Student
Departments of Cell & Systems Biology University of Toronto
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Rain Jin, MSc Student
Departments of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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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
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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
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Prunima Kompella, PhD Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
co-supervised with Sergio Peisajovich
Now in Tim Nott’s Lab
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Muluye Liku, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Mitch Li Cheong Man, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Gelila Tilahun, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Now in Joseph Beyene’s lab
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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
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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
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Amin Zia, Post-doctoral Fellow
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Now at Stanford University Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine
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Andy Lai, MSc Student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
Now Software Development Engineer at Amazon
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Undergrad. research project students

Uma Darbha, Undergraduate student
Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto
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Jackie Seal, Undergraduate student
Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Now at Flatiron Institute
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Khaled Elemam, Undergraduate student
University of Toronto
Now at nexhealth
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Michelle Nurse, Undergraduate student
University of Toronto
Now a grad. student in Biomedical Engineering at University of Toronto
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