People
The Team - 2024
Jan K. Rainey
Professor (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; cross-appointments to Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering)
B.Sc. (Biochemistry) - Guelph, 1999
M.Sc. (Experimental Physical Chemistry) - Toronto, 2000
Ph.D. (Experimental Physical Chemistry) - Toronto, 2003
Postdoctoral fellow (Protein NMR) - Alberta, 2003-2006
Faculty profile (Biochem & Mol Biol)
Faculty profile (Biomed Eng)
Faculty profile (Chem)
Postdoctoral fellows
Pascaline
Ngweniform (01/2009-04/2012)
Current: Practicing pharmacist
B.Sc. - University of Buea, 1997
M.S. (Chemical education) - University of Yaounde I, 1999
M.S. - University of Yaounde I, 2001
Ph.D. - Kagoshima University, 2006
Postdoctoral fellow - University of Oklahoma, 2006-2008
E-mail
Current: Practicing pharmacist
B.Sc. - University of Buea, 1997
M.S. (Chemical education) - University of Yaounde I, 1999
M.S. - University of Yaounde I, 2001
Ph.D. - Kagoshima University, 2006
Postdoctoral fellow - University of Oklahoma, 2006-2008
Muzaddid
Sarker
-
co-supervisor
Dr. Roy Duncan
(07/2010-06/2016)
Current: Scientific Support Specialist at Health Canada
B.Sc. - University of Dhaka, 1994
M.Sc. - University of Dhaka, 1996
M.Sc. - Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006
Ph.D. - Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010
E-mail
Current: Scientific Support Specialist at Health Canada
B.Sc. - University of Dhaka, 1994
M.Sc. - University of Dhaka, 1996
M.Sc. - Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2006
Ph.D. - Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010
Lingling
Xu
-
co-supervisor
Dr. Paul Liu
(02/2014-01/2020)
Current: Protein Group Leader at Zymo Research Corporation
B.Sc. - Northeast Forestry University, 2006
Ph.D. - Donghua University, 2014
E-mail
Current: Protein Group Leader at Zymo Research Corporation
B.Sc. - Northeast Forestry University, 2006
Ph.D. - Donghua University, 2014
Farideh
Badichi Akher
Member - Cancer Research Training Program
B.Sc. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2009
M.Sc. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2012
Ph.D. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2016
PDF - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2017-2019
PDF - University of Cape Town, 2019-2021
E-mail
Member - Cancer Research Training Program
B.Sc. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2009
M.Sc. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2012
Ph.D. - University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 2016
PDF - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2017-2019
PDF - University of Cape Town, 2019-2021
PhD Students
Tyler
Reddy - Ph.D.
program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol
05/2007-07/2011)
Current: Staff Scientist at Los Alamos National Lab
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2005
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2011
CV
E-mail
Current: Staff Scientist at Los Alamos National Lab
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2005
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2011
CV
Timothy
Key - Ph.D.
program
(Microbiology
&
Immunology) -
co-supervisor
with Dr. Roy
Duncan
Current: Director of Business Development, Notch Therapeutics
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2008
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2014
E-mail
Current: Director of Business Development, Notch Therapeutics
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2008
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2014
Lingling
Xu - Visiting
Ph.D.
student
(Donghua
University,
Shanghai,
China) -
co-supervisor
Dr. Paul
Xiang-Qin Liu
Current: Protein Group Leader at Zymo Research Corporation
E-mail
Current: Protein Group Leader at Zymo Research Corporation
Jolene
Read - Ph.D.
program
(Microbiology
&
Immunology) -
co-supervisor
with Dr. Roy
Duncan
Current: Cell Therapy Research Technician at UHN, Toronto
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2008
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2014
E-mail
Current: Cell Therapy Research Technician at UHN, Toronto
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2008
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2014
Marie-Laurence
Tremblay
- Ph.D.
program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
& past
honours
student
Current: Manager, Research Ethics at Nova Scotia Health Authority
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2009
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2015
E-mail
Current: Manager, Research Ethics at Nova Scotia Health Authority
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2009
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2015
Aditya
Pandey - Ph.D.
program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol) -
co-supervisor
Dr. Paul
Xiang-Qin Liu
Current: Process Development Scientist at IBEX Pharmaceuticals
B.Tech. (Biotechnology) - Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, 2009
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2016
Website & CV
E-mail
Current: Process Development Scientist at IBEX Pharmaceuticals
B.Tech. (Biotechnology) - Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, 2009
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2016
Website & CV
Mona
Alharbi -
Ph.D. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
2016-2017
Current: ?
B.Sc. - King Saud University, 2008
M.Sc. - King Saud University, 2014
E-mail
Current: ?
B.Sc. - King Saud University, 2008
M.Sc. - King Saud University, 2014
Kyungsoo
Shin -
Ph.D. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
& past
honours thesis
(2010-2011), NSERC
USRA summer
student (2009
& 2010)
& summer
student (2011)
-
co-supervised
by Dr. Younes
Anini
Current: Assistant Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2011
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2017
E-mail
Current: Assistant Professor at Medical College of Wisconsin
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2011
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2017
Anamika
Sulekha -
Ph.D. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
Member - NSERC CREATE Training Program in BioActives
Current: PDF at IRIC/Universit� de Montr�al
B.S. & M.S. - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), 2016
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2022
E-mail
Member - NSERC CREATE Training Program in BioActives
Current: PDF at IRIC/Universit� de Montr�al
B.S. & M.S. - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), 2016
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2022
Jeffrey
Simmons -
Ph.D. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
Member - NSERC CREATE Training Program in BioActives
Current: Process Engineer at 3D BioFibR Inc.
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2017
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2022
E-mail
Member - NSERC CREATE Training Program in BioActives
Current: Process Engineer at 3D BioFibR Inc.
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2017
Ph.D. - Dalhousie, 2022
MSc Students
Hirendrasinh
Parmar -
M.Sc. Thesis
Project, with
Distinction,
in Rainey Lab
(University of
Sk�vde,
Sweden)
Current: Biologist/Evaluator, Health Canada
B.Sc. - Saurashtra University, 2007
M.Sc. - University of Sk�vde - 2009
E-mail
Current: Biologist/Evaluator, Health Canada
B.Sc. - Saurashtra University, 2007
M.Sc. - University of Sk�vde - 2009
Nathan
Weatherbee-Martin
- M.Sc.
program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
& past
co-op student
Current: Technical Services Specialist, Pillar5 Pharma
B.Sc. - Acadia, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2016
E-mail
Current: Technical Services Specialist, Pillar5 Pharma
B.Sc. - Acadia, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2016
Stefan
Warkentin -
M.Sc. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol)
Current: Standards Technician, Canadian Grain Commission
B.Sc. - Manitoba, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2020
E-mail
Current: Standards Technician, Canadian Grain Commission
B.Sc. - Manitoba, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2020
Lizzy
Baker -
M.Sc. program
(Biochem &
Mol Biol,
co-supervisor:
Dr. John
Frampton)
Current: MD Program, Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2019
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2021
E-mail
Current: MD Program, Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Mount Allison, 2019
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2021
Undergraduates
Michal
Wieczorek -
Co-op
student
(Jan-Apr/07
&
May-Aug/09)
Current: Assistant Professor, ETH
B.Sc. - Guelph - 2010
E-mail
Photo from second workterm
Current: Assistant Professor, ETH
B.Sc. - Guelph - 2010
Photo from second workterm
Laura
Reithmeier
- Summer
student
(May-Sept/07)
Subsequent position: MSc at Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Mount St. Vincent University - 2008
E-mail
Subsequent position: MSc at Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Mount St. Vincent University - 2008
Nicolas
Portalis
- Applied
Physics
&
Instrumentation
habilitation
(Mar-Sept/07)
Current: Instructor, Armed Forces College, France
Dipl�me d'Ing�nieur (2007) - Polytech'Savoie
blog
E-mail
Current: Instructor, Armed Forces College, France
Dipl�me d'Ing�nieur (2007) - Polytech'Savoie
blog
MacGregor
Grant - Summer
student
(shared with
Graham
Dellaire -
2008)
B.Sc. - Mt. Allison - in progress
E-mail
B.Sc. - Mt. Allison - in progress
Marie-Laurence
Tremblay - Honours
thesis
&
part-time
summer student
(01/2008-12/2008)
Current: graduate student in the lab
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2009
E-mail
Current: graduate student in the lab
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2009
Christopher
Doyle - Honours
thesis
(Chemistry)
& summer
student (2010
& 2011)
Current: graduate student McGill Chemistry
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2011
E-mail
Current: graduate student McGill Chemistry
B.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2011
Meike
Lorenz -
International
Intern (2022-2023)
B.Sc. - City University of Applied Sciences Bremen - in progress
E-mail
B.Sc. - City University of Applied Sciences Bremen - in progress
Staff
Nathan
Weatherbee-Martin
- Silk
technology
development
Current: Technical Services Specialist, Pillar5 Pharma
B.Sc. - Acadia, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2016
E-mail
Current: Technical Services Specialist, Pillar5 Pharma
B.Sc. - Acadia, 2014
M.Sc. - Dalhousie, 2016
Bruce
Stewart - Lab
Manager
(~2007-2018)
Current: Undergraduate Laboratory Technician, Department of Biology, Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Dalhousie
Link to Bruce's band OPHMIRocker
E-mail
Current: Undergraduate Laboratory Technician, Department of Biology, Dalhousie
B.Sc. - Dalhousie
Link to Bruce's band OPHMIRocker
High school students
Julia
Barrett - Co-op
student (Citadel
High School)
E-mail
Johanna
Sildam - Co-op
student (Citadel
High School)
E-mail