Academic Collaborators

Last NameFirst NameUniversityProvinceEmailWebsiteKeywords
BayfieldMarkYork UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA processing, RNA binding proteins, La and La-related proteins, RNA modifications
BlakneyAnnaUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA, drug delivery, gene therapy, self-amplifying RNA, vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, immunology, messenger RNA, innate immunity
GreenblattEthanUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteTranslational control, reproductive biology, autism, ribosome profiling, genomics, RNA sequencing
StrongMichaelWestern UniversityOntario[email protected]neurofilament; miRNA; lncRNA; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RGNEF); TDP-43; mRNA stability
JanEricUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websiteribosome, RNA, virus, structure, translation, internal ribosome entry sites, therapeutic RNA
VuLyUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA methylation, RNA deadenylation, RNA binding proteins, stem cells, hematopoiesis, leukemia
LuoHonglinUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsitePositive strand RNA viruses, autophagy, innate immunity, RNA-binding proteins, neurodegenerative disease, oncolytic virotherapy, myocarditis
SonenbergNahumMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitemRNA, miRNA, translation, eIF4E, eIF4F, cancer, autism, neurodevelopment disease
SaganSelenaMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteVirology, RNA biology, microRNAs, Hepatitis C virus, Dengue Virus, Zika virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
GloverMarkUniversity of AlbertaAlberta[email protected]WebsiteX-ray crystallography; cryoEM; EMSA; biophysics; SAXS; RNA chaperones; protein-RNA interactions; RNA structural biology
KAKUMANIPAVANMemorial University of NewfoundlandNewfoundland[email protected]WebsitemiRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs, Argonaute, mRNA, retrotransposons, cell death, cell differentiation
RaderStephenUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitepre-mRNA splicing, spliceosome, splicing regulation, transcriptomics, red alga, Cyanidioschyzon merolae
FabianMarcMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitemRNA translation, RNA binding proteins, PABP, RNA endonucleases, DICER, microRNA-mediated gene silencing
CousineauBenoitMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitegroup II intron, RNA, ribozyme, splicing, mobility, evolution, bacteriology, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics.
ThakorNehalUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsitemRNA, non-canonical translation, Brain Tumor Stem Cells, GBM Xenograft Mouse model, eIFs
RussellTonyUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsiteRNA Biology, Molecular Evolution, Bioinformatics, RNA-Seq, Intron and Spliceosome Evolution, SnoRNP complexes
BlanchetteMathieuMcGill UniversityQuebecMathieu BlanchetteWebsiteBioinformatics, machine learning, regulation, RNA, evolution, drug design, 3D genome organization
AnsariAtharWayne State UniversityMichigan[email protected]WebsiteEukaryotic transcription; cleavage-polyadenylation of mRNA; splicing of mRNA
LipshitzHowardUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA-binding protein, post-transcriptional regulation, transcriptome, synthetic antibody, maternal-to-zygotic transition, autism
GATIGNOLAnneMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteRNA viruses; HIV; SARS-CoV2; siRNAs; shRNAs; miRNAs; TRBP; PKR; ADAR1; RNA binding proteins
SmibertCraigUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsitemRNA translation, mRNA stability, mRNA localization, RNA-binding proteins, Drosophila embryogenesis
RousselMarcUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]Websitechemical kinetics, nonlinear dynamics, stochastic systems
WiedenHans-JoachimUniversity of ManitobaManitoba[email protected]WebsiteRibosome, GTPases, Fluorescence, Antibiotics, Synthetic Biology, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Rapid-kinteics, enzyme mechanism, regulatory RNAs, RNA structure and function
CashmanNeilUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA binding proteins in disease (ALS and FTD). RNA therapeutics.
WaldispuhlJeromeMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteAlgorithms, machine learning
DemelerBorriesUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]Websiteanalytical ultracentrifugation, high-performance computing
UniackeJimUniversity of GuelphOntario[email protected]WebsiteTranslation, RNA, hypoxia, splicing, ribosome, HIF, eIF4E, mRNA
UnrauPeterSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA Tools, RNA Biology, RNA Chemistry. Origin of Life
RenwickNeilQueen's UniversityOntario[email protected]Websiteneuroendocrine neoplasms, rare disease, microRNA, messenger RNA, post-transcriptional gene regulation, sequencing methods, RNA annotation, machine learning approaches, graph neural network modelling
BrillJulieUniversity of Toronto Ontario[email protected]Websitetranslation initiation, sperm development, fertility, reproduction, Drosophila molecular genetics, cell biology, microscopy, biochemistry
GingrasAnne-ClaudeUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitemass spectrometry, interaction proteomics, protein-protein interactions, signal transduction, RNA biology, phase separation
MaassPhilippUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitelong non-coding RNAs, inter-chromosomal contacts, genome organization, functional genomics, non-coding disease mechanisms
BlencoweBenUniversity of Toronto Ontario[email protected]WebsiteRNA processing, alternative splicing, functional genomics, transcriptomics, nervous system development and disorders
LaPlanteStevenINRS Quebec[email protected]WebsiteRNA, transcription factors, NMR, biophysics, fragment screening, drug discovery, FBLD, medicinal chemistry
CordesSabineUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteMouse Genetics, Autism Spectrum disorder, Neurodevelopment, serotonin, RNA transport, splicing
EllisJamesUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA stability, ribosome engagement, 3'UTR lengthening, pluripotent stem cells, neural progenitor cells, neurons, neurodevelopmental disorders
MekhailKarimUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteRibosomal RNA, Non-coding RNA, Ribosome biogenesis, RNA-DNA hybrids, Nucleolus, Nuclear organization, Motor proteins, DNA repair, Homologous recombination, Non-homologous end-joining
MorinGreggUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitealternative splicing, proteomics, mass spectrometry, genomics, CDK12/13, biochemistry
HopeKristinUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA binding proteins, hematopoietic stem cells, leukemic stem cells, post-transcriptional control, xenografts, primary human cells
WetmoreStaceyUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]Websitecomputational chemistry, multi-scale (QM/MM) modeling, ab initio and density functional methods, molecular dynamics simulations, molecular structure and properties, (bio) reaction mechanisms, nucleic acids, DNA/RNA modifications, enzyme processing of nucleic acids
ClaycombJulieUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteArgonaute, Small RNA, Gene Regulation, C. elegans, Epigenetics, RNAi, microRNA, piRNA, siRNA, RNA communication
PatelTrusharUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsiteBiophysics, Computational modeling, Small-angle X-ray scattering, Multi-angle light scattering, RNA structure studies, Flaviviruses, Non-coding RNAs, RNA-protein communication
McKeagueMaureenMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteRNA therapeutics; gene control; genomic damage
MoulandAndrew JMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteHIV-1, Zika, Ebola, Neurodegeneration, Condensates, Phase separation, RNA trafficking, RNA metabolism, virus-host interactions
WilsonMichaelUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteComparative genomics, epigenomics, developmental biology, cardiovascular system, puberty, sex differences in gene regulation, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, 3'UTR-seq, bioinformatics
Forman-KayJulieUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websiteintrinsically disordered proteins, phase separation, biomolecular condensates, translational regulation, RNA processing, bioinformatics, NMR, biophysics
MacMillanAndrewUniversity of AlbertaAlberta[email protected]WebsiteGene regulation, RNA, pre-mRNA splicing, chemical biology, nucleic acids
FrappierLoriUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteEpstein-Barr virus, miRNA, RISC, mRNA regulation, proteomics
PalazzoAlexanderUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsitemRNP, nuclear pore complex, RanBP2, RISC, sumoylation, endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear speckles, stress granules
ZHANGZHAOLEIUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitebioinformatics, RNA binding proteins, microRNAs, noncoding RNAs
LiYingfuMcMaster UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteAptamers; DNAzymes; diagnostics; infectious diseases
JoycePaulConcordia UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitetRNA nucleotidyltransferase, maturation, quality control, localization, mitochondrion, nucleus
AutexiefChantalMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected] WebsiteTelomere, telomerase, ribonuceoprotein, dyskerin, premature aging, cancer
CalarcoJohnUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteAlternative Splicing, transcriptomics, functional genomics, post-transcriptional gene regulation, genetics
PerreaultJonathanINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteRibozymes, riboswitches, aptamers, bacteria non-coding RNA, biosensing, RNA probing, comparative genomics
KulkarniJayeshNanoVation TherapeuticsBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitelipid nanoparticles, RNA, messenger RNA, gene therapy, delivery, LNP
MajumderMousumiBrandon UniversityManitoba[email protected]WebsiteMicroRNA, Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Stem cells, Biomarker Studies
WitzigmannDominikNanoVation TherapeuticsBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitelipid nanoparticle, RNA, gene delivery, vaccine, gene editing
richardstephaneMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitecancer, prmts, RNA, QKI, clinical mouse models,
Chatel-ChaixLaurentINRSQuebec[email protected]Websitemolecular virology, cell and virus culture, RNA imaging, electron microscopy, cellular respiration assays, confocal microscopy
Ramalho-SantosMiguelUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteStem cells, embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, pluripotent stem cells, transcription, chromatin, embryo, primordial germ cells, epigenetics
PearsonAngelaINRSQuebec[email protected]Websiteherpes simplex virus, canid herpesvirus 1, transcriptional regulation, microRNAs, structural RNAs, nucleolus, viral replication, viral pathogenesis
CoxBrianUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA-sequencing, MicroRNA, development, pregnancy, placenta, maternal health, bioinformatics, computational modeling,
PengChunYork UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitemicroRNA, ovarian cancer, placental development, preeclampsia
PearlmanRonaldYork UniversityOntario[email protected]Websitesmall and long ncRNA; genome silencing, annotation of small ncRNA; transcription and Mediator; micro introns; ciliates
JaramilloMaritzaINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsitemRNA translation, mRNA turnover, RNA-binding proteins, innate immunity, parasitic infections
WhiteK. AndrewYork UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA virus, RNA-based regulation, RNA-RNA interactions, RNA structure, RNA folding, RNA-protein interactions
MeneghiniMarcUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitebudding yeast, RNA virus, mitochondria, sporulation, programmed cell death, innate immunity, proteostasis
KrauseHenryUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteLong noncoding RNAs, RNA localization
HughesTimUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteMotifs, SELEX, ChIP-seq, computational biology, microarrays, MPRAs, retroelements, transposons, nucleosomes, regulatory sites
PelchatMartinUniversity of OttawaOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA:protein binding assays, Transcription, High-throughput sequencing, Computational biology
YounJi-YoungUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteStress Granule, proximity-dependent biotinylation (BioID), protein-protein interaction, phase separation, biomolecular condensates, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, RNA-binding proteins, translation
CharetteMichaelBrandon UniversityManitoba[email protected]WebsiteRibosome assembly, SSU processome, ribosomopathies, RNA helicases, translation fidelity, intrinsically disordered proteins, yeast models of disease, yeast two-hybrid, co-IPs, protein-protein interactions
CondonAnneUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteAlgorithms, thermodynamic and kinetic models, structure and folding pathway prediction
DickJohnUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsitemiRNA, AGO, human hematopoiesis, stem cells, leukaemia stem cells
GreenblattJackUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteC2H2 zinc finger proteins, transcription termination, RNA polymerase II, protein-RNA interactions, genome organization, post-transcriptional regulation, virus-host interactions, SARS-CoV-2, mass spectrometry, CLIP-sequencing
KotheUteUniversity of ManitobaManitoba[email protected]Websiteenzymology, RNA-protein interaction studies, enzyme kinetics, fluorescence, RNA structure probing, molecular biology, E. coli & S. saccharomyces genetics, phenotypic analysis, transcriptomics
ParkJeehyeUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteNeurodegenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, RNA binding protein, mouse models, Drosophila, genetics, molecular biology, RNA profiling
ZovoilisAthanasiosUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsiteRNA bioinformatics, transcriptomics, epitranscriptomics, Nanopore sequencing
LeeHyunUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitephase separation, biomolecular condensates, microscopy, biochemistry, biophysics
DamhaMasadMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitesolid-phase synthesis, mechanochemical synthesis; nucleic acid modifications; biophysical studies of DNA & RNA structure.
UnrauPeterSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA, ribozyme, aptamer, fluorogenic aptamer
RobertsLucUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsiteBiosensor, Protein, Fluorescence, Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Carbohydrate, Maltose, Pectin
McKennaSeanUniversity of ManitobaManitoba[email protected]WebsiteRNA-protein interactions, non-coding RNA, Quadruplex, structural biology, innate immunity
DuchaineThomasMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteRNA-mediated silencing, RNAi, microRNA, 3'-untranslated region, chromatin regulation, genetics, proteomics, epigenetics, C. elegans, RNA-binding proteins, regulation of gene expression
DeWitte-OrrStephanieWilfred Laurier UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitedsRNA, RNAi, type I interferons, vertebrates, nanoparticles, cell lines, microscopy, molecular biology
KleinmanClaudiaMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitetranscriptomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, single-cell biology, epigenomics, systems biology, machine learning
Vera UgaldeMariaMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitemRNA, translation, mRNA decay, Heat Shock Proteins, single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, neurodegeneration, mRNA localization
CuiHaissiUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsitetRNA, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, multisynthetase complex, mRNA translation, mRNA processing, splicing, nuclear organization, cellular organization, leukodystrophy
LuedtkeNathanMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitechemical biology, bioorthogonal "click" chemistry, fluorescent probes, precision oncology, therapeutic oligonucleotides, lipid nanoparticles, acute myeloid leukemia
NdaoMomarMcGill University Quebec[email protected]WebsiteVaccine, diagnostic, drug screening, proteomic, metabolomic, immunology, parasitology, infectious diseases
AudasTimothySimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteCellular Stress, Protein Aggregation, architectural RNA, Amyloids, Heat Shock, Subnuclear Domains
TopisirovicIvanMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitemRNA translation, post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, signaling, mRNA metabolism, energy metabolism
ChenGuojunMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteDrug delivery, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Gene therapy, Genome editing, Cancer immunotherapy, RNA delivery, Cold plasma therapy
LinRongtuanMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Website5'pppRNA, innate immunity, IFN signaling, viral evasion.
LiangChenMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteHIV, SARS-CoV-2, RNA-binding proteins, helicases, innate immunity, interferon, CRISPR, antiviral drugs
HoesliCorinneMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitecell therapy, tissue engineering, 3D printing, flow models, stem cells
PelletierJerryMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteTranslation Regulation, Protein Synthesis, eIF4F, eIF4A, DEAD-box Helicase, Chemical Biology, Rocaglates, Pateamine, Hippuristanol
MoitessierNicolasMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteDocking, Drug design and discovery, Parkinson's disease, Antibiotics.
BabaianArtemUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteGenetics, Computational Biology, Informatics, Virus Discovery, Ribozymes, RNA homology, RNA modifications
SomasekharanSyamUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA granules, liquid-liquid phase separation, mRNA translation, prostate cancer
WeberStephanieMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsitePhase separation, Membraneless organelles, Transcription, Nucleolus, Ribosome biogenesis, Size scaling, Cellular biophysics, Spatial organization
Duraikannu KailasamSenthil KumarMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteBioinformatics, RNAseq, CLIP-seq, Ribosome profiling, SHAPE-seq, CrisPR-seq, MD simulation,
LanglaisDavidMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitefunctional genomics, transcription, epigenetics, innate immunity, inflammation, infection, host-pathogen interaction, single-cell omics
LarijaniManiSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteDNA mutations, RNA, DNA/RNA hybrids, enzymes, evolution, immunity, cancer
ZergesWilliamConcordia UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitetranslation, mRNA, ribosome, organelle, chloroplast, oxidized RNA, Chlamydomonas, yeast
HowardPerryUniversity of VictoriaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitecap complex; RNA biogenesis, nonsense mediated decay, Ars2, CBP, retina, muscle, IRES, Aniridia, target protectors, MODY, Pax6
LiuJuewenUniversity of WaterlooOntario[email protected]WebsiteAptamers, DNAzymes, ribozymes, biosensors, nanomaterials
NelsonChrisUniversity of VictoriaBritish Columbia[email protected]Website Chromatin, histone chaperones, epigenetics, transcription and stability of nucleolar rDNA; yeast systems biology.
SenDipankarSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteSelection of new catalytic nucleic acids; investigation of their mechanisms; finding new binding motifs in RNA and DNA
FurberKendraUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websiteaging, neurodegeneration, myelination, transcriptomics, proteomics
Meier-StephensonVanessaUniversity of AlbertaAlberta[email protected]WebsiteViral hepatitis, viral-host protein interactions, G-quadruplexes, RNA hairpins, drug design,
PelletierJerryMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]Websitetranslation, RNA helicase, eIF4A, rocaglates, pateamines, hippuristanol, gene expression, eIF4F,
GolshaniAshkanCarleton UniversityOntario[email protected]Websitecomputational analysis, mRNA, translation, yeast, protein-protein interaction, peptide drugs
McKayBruceCarleton UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitemRNA stability, pre-mRNA splicing, transcription stress, splicing stress, genetic engineering
PattersonIanBrock UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA viruses; arboviruses; insect-specific viruses; paratransgenesis
TongYufengUniversity of WindsorOntario[email protected]Websitecell signaling; protein engineering
AnanvoranichSirinartUniversity of WindsorOntario[email protected]Websitemolecular biology, cell cultures, gene expression
KarpowiczPhillipUniversity of WindsorOntarioPhillip KarpowiczWebsiteCircadian, intestine, stem cells, regeneration, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer
JabbariHosnaUniversity of VictoriaOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA secondary structure, Structure-Function, Pseudoknot, RNA-RNA interaction, RNA-Protein interaction
BelmonteMark University of ManitobaOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA, RNAi, transcriptomics
AlainTommyUniversity of OttawaOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNAseq, polysome and ribosome profiling, cloning, reporter assays, western blots, viral assays, reverse genetics, oncolysis
HolcikMartinCarleton UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitemRNA translation, RNA-binding proteins, tRNA, Internal ribosome entry site, links between mutations in translation machinery and disease
PerkinsTheodoreUniversity of OttawaOntario[email protected]WebsiteBioinformatics, Machine Learning, Genomics, Epigenomics, Big Data, Integrative Analysis, Networks, Stem Cells, Cancer
LiYifengBrock UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteMachine Learning, Drug Design, Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Optimization
NavonDinaUniversity of the Fraser ValleyBritish Columbia[email protected]Websiteevolution, development, evo/devo, plasticity, genomics, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, comparative embryology
XieJiuyongUniversity of ManitobaManitoba[email protected]Websitealternative splicing, aberrant splicing, mutations, diseases, cancer, neurological disorders
HuPingzhaoWestern UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteBioinformatics, Single-Cell RNA sequencing, Imaging-based spatial transcriptomics, Transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), Artificial intelligence, Deep learning-based drug design, Deep learning for RNA Therapeutics, Transcriptomics, Statistical Genomics, Coding and non-coding RNA biomarkers,
NecakovAleksandarBrock UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA in situ hybridization, Live RNA Imaging, Cell Signaling, Notch Signaling, Transcriptional Condensates, Superresolution imaging, Live Imaging,
BermanJasonUniversity of OttawaOntario[email protected]Websitegenomic editing and transplantation based approaches to generate innovative preclinical zebrafish models of cancer, precancerous disorders and other rare genetic diseases.
DesaulniersJean-PaulOntario Tech UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitesiRNA; RNA synthesis; phosphoramidite; solid-phase RNA synthesis; circular dichroism; biophysical chemistry; photochemistry; gene-silencing; knockdown
SalmenaLeonardoUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteCancer biology, phosphoinositide signalling, tumour suppressors, microRNA, CRISPR screens, mouse modelling
EnsmingerAlexanderUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteCCR4-NOT, CNOT7, deadenylation, CRISPR-Cas, Bacteria
ParkJeehyeUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteNeurodegeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, RNA binding proteins, MATR3, mouse models
AnreiterInaUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughOntario[email protected]WebsiteBehaviour, Genetics, Epigenetics, Epitranscriptomics, Gene expression, Nanopore Sequencing, Drosophila melanogaster
TaipaleMikkoUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteFunctional proteomics, functional genomics, technology development, induced proximity, host/pathogen interactions, rare disorders, protein/protein interactions
LiuJunUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteMycobacterium tuberculosis, non-coding small RNA, RIP-seq, RIL-seq, CLIP-seq
SimmondsAndrewUniversity of AlbertaAlberta[email protected]WebsiteDrosophila melanogaster, P-bodies, TNRC6, RNA localizaiton, microscopy
YangGuangUniversity of CalgaryAlberta[email protected]Websiteneural stem cells, brain development, gene expression regulation, RNA biology
RosoninaEmanuelYork UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsiteTranscription regulation and mechanisms, RNA polymerase II, sumoylation, ChIP-seq
HuangXiUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitebrain tumor, medulloblastoma, glioblastoma, stem cell, blood-brain barrier, mechanobiology, mechanical force, ion channel, mouse, Drosophila
AbouHaidarMounirUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteViral resistance genes, Hep C vaccine, Circular RNAs in breast cancers. Plant produced vaccines. Transgenic plants
AnreiterInaUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughOntario[email protected]WebsiteDrosophila melanogaster, genetics, gene regulation, mRNA modifications, behaviour
RobertsonJaniceUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsiteALS/FTD, TDP-43, RNA binding proteins, snRNAseq, ATACseq, BAC-TRAP
CutterAsherUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitegenome evolution, regulatory divergence, speciation, sperm biology, population genetics, experimental evolution
SorensenPoulUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitechildhood cancers; mRNA translational control; polysome profiling; proteomics; molecular pathology; stress responses; RNA binding proteins (YB-1; G3BP1/2; UBAP2L)
LIBOWENUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]WebsitemRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, gene editing, gene delivery
TurcotteMarcelUniversity of OttawaOntario[email protected]WebsiteRNA structure; RNA function; machine learning; bioinformatics; RNA-RNA interactions
HeHoushengUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected]Websitenoncoding RNA, RNA modification, RNA splicing, Cancer Epigenetics and Epitranscriptomics
WongJudyUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]Websitetelomere, telomerase, G-quadruplex, dyskerin, pseudouridine
SarahPoynterWilfred Laurier UniversityOntario[email protected]WebsitedsRNA, toll-like receptors, fluorescence microscopy, cell biology, molecular biology
BrownCarolynUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteX-chromosome inactivation, XIST, RNA FISH, heterochromatin, DNA methylation, allelic expression, escape from silencing
ReimandJuriUniversity of TorontoOntario[email protected] Websitecomputational biology, multi-omics, cancer research, machine learning, pathway analysis, biomarkers
Keffer-WilkesLauraUniversity of LethbridgeAlberta[email protected]WebsiteSynthetic biology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, outreach
DaoudJamalGalenvs Sciences Inc.Quebec[email protected]WebsiteOligonucleotides, RNA, DNA, Aptamers, Plasmids, Magnetic Nanomaterials; Enzyme Engineering; Next Generation Sequencing (NGS); Contract Research
DelbesGeraldineINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteReproductive toxicology, germ cells, environmental chemical, drugs, DOHAD
DoucetNicolasINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteNMR, molecular biology, protein engineering, structural biology, X-ray crystallography, enzyme kinetics, biophysical characterization
St-PierreYvesINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteCancer, marine biology, immuno-oncology, liquid biopsy, transcriptomics, glycomics, microbiome, virome,
PlanteIsabelleINRSQuebec[email protected]Websitemammary gland, development, proteomic, transcriptomic, 3D models, in vivo and in vitro, toxicology, endocrine disruptors
SincennesMarie-ClaudeINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteStem cells, neuromuscular diseases, rhabdomyosarcoma, transcription factors, epigenetics, gene expression
Dozois Charles M. INRSQuebec[email protected]WebsiteBacterial infections, Escherichia coli, bacterial gene regulation, adherence, toxins, transport, regulatory RNAs, urinary tract, poultry
VaillancourtCathyINRSQuebec[email protected]Websiteplacenta, pregnancy, serotonin, melatonin, tryptophan, iron, cell biology
MajewskiJacekMcGill UniversityQuebec[email protected]WebsiteGenomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, splicing, cancer, disease, development.
KourGuneetProvidence TherapeuticsAlberta[email protected]WebsitemRNA vaccine production, mRNA purification, in vivo and in vitro studies
Martin OrozcoNataliaProvidence Therapeutics Holdings, IncAlberta[email protected]WebsitemRNA, LNPs, Immunotherapy, Cancer, infectious diseases, Phase 1 trials, Delivery systems, T cells, Targeting
AghamohseniHengameh Providence Therapeutics Alberta[email protected]Website Bioprocess, Process Validation
GrayMichaelDalhousie UniversityNova Scotia[email protected]Websiteribosome; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA; RNA editing; mitochondrial RNA
YergeauEtienneINRSQuebec[email protected]WebsitemiRNA, metatranscriptomic, metagenomic, soil microbiome, plant microbiome
WilsonJoyceUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan[email protected]Websitevirus-host interactions, virus reverse genetics, miRNAs and viruses, CRISPR screens, RNA structure and function
KhanOmarUniversity of TorontoOntario. WebsiteTotal organic synthesis, colloids, nucleic acids, engineering, optimization
AlamehMohamad-Gabriel University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania[email protected]WebsitemRNA, RNA therapeutics, mRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, delivery systems, optimization, DOE
NechanitzkyRobertProvidence TherapeuticsAlberta[email protected]WebsitemRNA vaccination, anti-cancer drugs, adaptive and innate immune responses
PopovaPetyaUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsitemRNA, saRNA, immune responses, LNPs, chronic diseases, infectious diseases
BrownCarolynUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteTransgenes, mouse embryonic stem cells, DNA methylation, CRISPR-mediated deletions, RNA FISH, histone modifications
ThundathilJacobUniversity of CalgaryAlberta[email protected]WebsiteReproductive Biology; Male Fertility; RNA Biology; Reproductive Technologies; Western Blotting; IVF; Sperm Capacitation; Embryo; Gene Expression
LuXiaocenSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbia[email protected]WebsiteRNA tools, RNA biology, RNA world