Academic Collaborators

Last NameFirst NameUniversityProvinceEmailWebsiteKeywords
BayfieldMarkYork UniversityOntariobayfield@yorku.cahttp://bayfieldlab.apps01.yorku.ca/RNA processing, RNA binding proteins, La and La-related proteins, RNA modifications
BlakneyAnnaUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiaanna.blakney@msl.ubc.cahttp://blakneylab.msl.ubc.caRNA, drug delivery, gene therapy, self-amplifying RNA, vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, immunology, messenger RNA, innate immunity
GreenblattEthanUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiaethan.greenblatt@ubc.cahttp://www.greenblattlab.orgTranslational control, reproductive biology, autism, ribosome profiling, genomics, RNA sequencing
StrongMichaelWestern UniversityOntariomstrong@uwo.caneurofilament; miRNA; lncRNA; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RGNEF); TDP-43; mRNA stability
JanEricUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiaej@mail.ubc.cahttp://ubcjanlab.comribosome, RNA, virus, structure, translation, internal ribosome entry sites, therapeutic RNA
VuLyUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbialy.vu@ubc.cahttps://www.bccrc.ca/dept/tfl/people/ly-vuRNA methylation, RNA deadenylation, RNA binding proteins, stem cells, hematopoiesis, leukemia
LuoHonglinUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiahonglin.luo@hli.ubc.cahttps://www.hli.ubc.ca/researchers/honglin-luo/Positive strand RNA viruses, autophagy, innate immunity, RNA-binding proteins, neurodegenerative disease, oncolytic virotherapy, myocarditis
SonenbergNahumMcGill UniversityQuebecnahum.sonenberg@mcgill.cahttp://www.med.mcgill.ca/nahum/mRNA, miRNA, translation, eIF4E, eIF4F, cancer, autism, neurodevelopment disease
SaganSelenaMcGill UniversityQuebecselena.sagan@mcgill.cahttp://www.saganlab.comVirology, RNA biology, microRNAs, Hepatitis C virus, Dengue Virus, Zika virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus
GloverMarkUniversity of AlbertaAlbertamark.glover@ualberta.cahttps://www.ualberta.ca/biochemistry/people/faculty/mark-glover.htmlX-ray crystallography; cryoEM; EMSA; biophysics; SAXS; RNA chaperones; protein-RNA interactions; RNA structural biology
KAKUMANIPAVANMemorial University of NewfoundlandNewfoundlandpavan.kakumani@mun.caUnder ConstructionmiRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs, Argonaute, mRNA, retrotransposons, cell death, cell differentiation
RaderStephenUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaBritish Columbiarader@unbc.cahttps://web.unbc.ca/~rader/pre-mRNA splicing, spliceosome, splicing regulation, transcriptomics, red alga, Cyanidioschyzon merolae
FabianMarcMcGill UniversityQuebecmarc.fabian@mcgill.cahttp://www.ladydavis.ca/en/marcfabianlabmRNA translation, RNA binding proteins, PABP, RNA endonucleases, DICER, microRNA-mediated gene silencing
CousineauBenoitMcGill UniversityQuebecbenoit.cousineau@mcgill.cahttps://www.mcgill.ca/microimm/benoit-cousineaugroup II intron, RNA, ribozyme, splicing, mobility, evolution, bacteriology, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics.
ThakorNehalUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertanthakor@uleth.cahttps://www.ulethbridge.ca/artsci/biochemistry/thakor-groupmRNA, non-canonical translation, Brain Tumor Stem Cells, GBM Xenograft Mouse model, eIFs
RussellTonyUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertatony.russell@uleth.cahttps://www.ulethbridge.ca/research/centres-institutes/alberta-rna-research-and-training-institute/russell-groupRNA Biology, Molecular Evolution, Bioinformatics, RNA-Seq, Intron and Spliceosome Evolution, SnoRNP complexes
BlanchetteMathieuMcGill UniversityQuebecMathieu Blanchettehttp://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~blanchemBioinformatics, machine learning, regulation, RNA, evolution, drug design, 3D genome organization
AnsariAtharWayne State UniversityMichiganbb2749@wayne.eduhttps://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/bb2749Eukaryotic transcription; cleavage-polyadenylation of mRNA; splicing of mRNA
LipshitzHowardUniversity of TorontoOntariohoward.lipshitz@utoronto.cahttp://sites.utoronto.ca/flylab/RNA-binding protein, post-transcriptional regulation, transcriptome, synthetic antibody, maternal-to-zygotic transition, autism
GATIGNOLAnneMcGill UniversityQuebecanne.gatignol@mcgill.cahttp://ladydavis.ca/en/annegatignolRNA viruses; HIV; SARS-CoV2; siRNAs; shRNAs; miRNAs; TRBP; PKR; ADAR1; RNA binding proteins
SmibertCraigUniversity of TorontoOntarioc.smibert@utoronto.cahttp://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/person/craig-a-smibert/mRNA translation, mRNA stability, mRNA localization, RNA-binding proteins, Drosophila embryogenesis
RousselMarcUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertaroussel@uleth.cahttp://people.uleth.ca/~rousselchemical kinetics, nonlinear dynamics, stochastic systems
WiedenHans-JoachimUniversity of ManitobaManitobahans-joachim.wieden@umanitoba.cahttps://sci.umanitoba.ca/micro/profiles/hjwieden/Ribosome, GTPases, Fluorescence, Antibiotics, Synthetic Biology, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Rapid-kinteics, enzyme mechanism, regulatory RNAs, RNA structure and function
CashmanNeilUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbianeil.cashman@vch.cahttps://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/faculty/neil-cashman/RNA binding proteins in disease (ALS and FTD). RNA therapeutics.
WaldispuhlJeromeMcGill UniversityQuebecjerome.waldispuhl@mcgill.cahttp://csb.cs.mcgill.ca/Algorithms, machine learning
DemelerBorriesUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertademeler@gmail.comhttp://cch.uleth.caanalytical ultracentrifugation, high-performance computing
UniackeJimUniversity of GuelphOntariojuniacke@uoguelph.cahttps://uniackelab.com/Translation, RNA, hypoxia, splicing, ribosome, HIF, eIF4E, mRNA
UnrauPeterSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiapunrau@sfu.cahttps://www.rnabiochemistry.com/RNA Tools, RNA Biology, RNA Chemistry. Origin of Life
RenwickNeilQueen's UniversityOntarioneil.renwick@queensu.carenwicklab.comneuroendocrine neoplasms, rare disease, microRNA, messenger RNA, post-transcriptional gene regulation, sequencing methods, RNA annotation, machine learning approaches, graph neural network modelling
BrillJulieUniversity of Toronto Ontariojulie.brill@sickkids.cahttps://www.sickkids.ca/en/staff/b/julie-brill/translation initiation, sperm development, fertility, reproduction, Drosophila molecular genetics, cell biology, microscopy, biochemistry
GingrasAnne-ClaudeUniversity of TorontoOntariogingras@lunenfeld.cahttps://gingraslab.org/research/mass spectrometry, interaction proteomics, protein-protein interactions, signal transduction, RNA biology, phase separation
MaassPhilippUniversity of TorontoOntariophilipp.maass@sickkids.cahttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/maass/long non-coding RNAs, inter-chromosomal contacts, genome organization, functional genomics, non-coding disease mechanisms
BlencoweBenUniversity of Toronto Ontariob.blencowe@utoronto.cahttp://sites.utoronto.ca/intron/RNA processing, alternative splicing, functional genomics, transcriptomics, nervous system development and disorders
LaPlanteStevenINRS Quebecsteven.laplante@inrs.cahttps://www.laplante-lab.com/research-overviewRNA, transcription factors, NMR, biophysics, fragment screening, drug discovery, FBLD, medicinal chemistry
CordesSabineUniversity of TorontoOntariocordes@lunenfeld.canoneMouse Genetics, Autism Spectrum disorder, Neurodevelopment, serotonin, RNA transport, splicing
EllisJamesUniversity of TorontoOntariojellis@sickkids.cahttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/ellis/RNA stability, ribosome engagement, 3'UTR lengthening, pluripotent stem cells, neural progenitor cells, neurons, neurodevelopmental disorders
MekhailKarimUniversity of TorontoOntariokarim.mekhail@utoronto.cahttps://www.mekhaillab.comRibosomal 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 Columbiagmorin@bcgsc.cahttps://www.bcgsc.ca/people/gregg-morinalternative splicing, proteomics, mass spectrometry, genomics, CDK12/13, biochemistry
HopeKristinUniversity of TorontoOntariokristin.hope@uhnresearch.cahttps://www.uhnresearch.ca/researcher/kristin-hopeRNA binding proteins, hematopoietic stem cells, leukemic stem cells, post-transcriptional control, xenografts, primary human cells
WetmoreStaceyUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertastacey.wetmore@uleth.cahttps://people.uleth.ca/~stacey.wetmore/computational 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 TorontoOntariojulie.claycomb@utoronto.caclaycomblab.comArgonaute, Small RNA, Gene Regulation, C. elegans, Epigenetics, RNAi, microRNA, piRNA, siRNA, RNA communication
PatelTrusharUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertatrushar.patel@uleth.catrpatel.comBiophysics, Computational modeling, Small-angle X-ray scattering, Multi-angle light scattering, RNA structure studies, Flaviviruses, Non-coding RNAs, RNA-protein communication
McKeagueMaureenMcGill UniversityQuebecMaureen.mckeague@mcgill.cahttps://mckeague.lab.mcgill.ca/RNA therapeutics; gene control; genomic damage
MoulandAndrew JMcGill UniversityQuebecAndrew.mouland@mcgill.cahttp://www.ladydavis.ca/en/andrewmoulandHIV-1, Zika, Ebola, Neurodegeneration, Condensates, Phase separation, RNA trafficking, RNA metabolism, virus-host interactions
WilsonMichaelUniversity of TorontoOntariomichael.wilson@sickkids.cawww.wilsonlab.orgComparative genomics, epigenomics, developmental biology, cardiovascular system, puberty, sex differences in gene regulation, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, 3'UTR-seq, bioinformatics
Forman-KayJulieUniversity of TorontoOntarioforman@sickkids.cahttp://abragam.med.utoronto.ca/~JFKlab/intrinsically disordered proteins, phase separation, biomolecular condensates, translational regulation, RNA processing, bioinformatics, NMR, biophysics
MacMillanAndrewUniversity of AlbertaAlbertaandrew.macmillan@ualberta.cahttps://macmillanlab.biochem.ualberta.ca/Gene regulation, RNA, pre-mRNA splicing, chemical biology, nucleic acids
FrappierLoriUniversity of TorontoOntariolori.frappier@utoronto.cahttp://individual.utoronto.ca/frappierlab/lori.htmlEpstein-Barr virus, miRNA, RISC, mRNA regulation, proteomics
PalazzoAlexanderUniversity of TorontoOntarioalex.palazzo@utoronto.cahttp://www.palazzolab.commRNP, nuclear pore complex, RanBP2, RISC, sumoylation, endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear speckles, stress granules
ZHANGZHAOLEIUniversity of TorontoOntariozhaolei.zhang@utoronto.cahttp://sites.utoronto.ca/zhanglab/bioinformatics, RNA binding proteins, microRNAs, noncoding RNAs
LiYingfuMcMaster UniversityOntarioliying@mcmaster.cayingfulilab.orgAptamers; DNAzymes; diagnostics; infectious diseases
JoycePaulConcordia UniversityQuebecpaul.joyce@concordia.cahttps://www.concordia.ca/artsci/biology/faculty.html.html?fpid=paul-joycetRNA nucleotidyltransferase, maturation, quality control, localization, mitochondrion, nucleus
AutexiefChantalMcGill UniversityQuebecChantal.autexier@mcgill.ca http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/autexierlabTelomere, telomerase, ribonuceoprotein, dyskerin, premature aging, cancer
CalarcoJohnUniversity of TorontoOntariojohn.calarco@utoronto.cawww.calarcolab.caAlternative Splicing, transcriptomics, functional genomics, post-transcriptional gene regulation, genetics
PerreaultJonathanINRSQuebecjonathan.perreault@inrs.cahttp://www.profs.inrs.ca/jperreault/index.htmlRibozymes, riboswitches, aptamers, bacteria non-coding RNA, biosensing, RNA probing, comparative genomics
KulkarniJayeshNanoVation TherapeuticsBritish Columbiaj.kulkarni@nanovationtx.comnanovationtx.comlipid nanoparticles, RNA, messenger RNA, gene therapy, delivery, LNP
MajumderMousumiBrandon UniversityManitobamajumderm@brandonu.cahttps://people.brandonu.ca/majumderm/MicroRNA, Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Stem cells, Biomarker Studies
WitzigmannDominikNanoVation TherapeuticsBritish Columbiad.witzigmann@nanovationtx.comhttps://www.nanovationtx.com/lipid nanoparticle, RNA, gene delivery, vaccine, gene editing
richardstephaneMcGill UniversityQuebecstephane.richard@mcgill.cahttp://www.ladydavis.ca/en/stephanerichardcancer, prmts, RNA, QKI, clinical mouse models,
Chatel-ChaixLaurentINRSQuebeclaurent.chatel-chaix@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/laurent-chatel-chaix/molecular virology, cell and virus culture, RNA imaging, electron microscopy, cellular respiration assays, confocal microscopy
Ramalho-SantosMiguelUniversity of TorontoOntariomrsantos@lunenfeld.cawww.mrsantoslab.orgStem cells, embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, pluripotent stem cells, transcription, chromatin, embryo, primordial germ cells, epigenetics
PearsonAngelaINRSQuebecangela.pearson@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/angela-pearson/ herpes simplex virus, canid herpesvirus 1, transcriptional regulation, microRNAs, structural RNAs, nucleolus, viral replication, viral pathogenesis
CoxBrianUniversity of TorontoOntariob.cox@utoronto.cahttps://physiology.utoronto.ca/faculty/brian-coxRNA-sequencing, MicroRNA, development, pregnancy, placenta, maternal health, bioinformatics, computational modeling,
PengChunYork UniversityOntariocpeng@yorku.caPeng.lab.yorku.camicroRNA, ovarian cancer, placental development, preeclampsia
PearlmanRonaldYork UniversityOntarioronp@yorku.cahttp://www.yorku.ca/ronp/ requires updatingsmall and long ncRNA; genome silencing, annotation of small ncRNA; transcription and Mediator; micro introns; ciliates
JaramilloMaritzaINRSQuebecmaritza.jaramillo@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/maritza-jaramillo/mRNA translation, mRNA turnover, RNA-binding proteins, innate immunity, parasitic infections
WhiteK. AndrewYork UniversityOntariokawhite@yorku.cahttp://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/a-white/RNA virus, RNA-based regulation, RNA-RNA interactions, RNA structure, RNA folding, RNA-protein interactions
MeneghiniMarcUniversity of TorontoOntariomarc.meneghini@utoronto.cahttps://www.meneghinilab.combudding yeast, RNA virus, mitochondria, sporulation, programmed cell death, innate immunity, proteostasis
KrauseHenryUniversity of TorontoOntarioh.krause@utoronto.cahttp://sites.utoronto.ca/krause/file/Krause_lab.htmlLong noncoding RNAs, RNA localization
HughesTimUniversity of TorontoOntariot.hughes@utoronto.cahttp://hugheslab.ccbr.utoronto.caMotifs, SELEX, ChIP-seq, computational biology, microarrays, MPRAs, retroelements, transposons, nucleosomes, regulatory sites
PelchatMartinUniversity of OttawaOntariompelchat@uottawa.cahttps://med.uottawa.ca/bmi/en/people/pelchat-martinRNA:protein binding assays, Transcription, High-throughput sequencing, Computational biology
YounJi-YoungUniversity of TorontoOntariojiyoung.youn@sickkids.cahttps://www.sickkids.ca/en/staff/y/ji-young-youn/Stress Granule, proximity-dependent biotinylation (BioID), protein-protein interaction, phase separation, biomolecular condensates, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, RNA-binding proteins, translation
CharetteMichaelBrandon UniversityManitobaCharettem@brandonu.cahttps://people.brandonu.ca/charettem/Ribosome 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 Columbiacondon@cs.ubc.cacs.ubc.ca/~condonAlgorithms, thermodynamic and kinetic models, structure and folding pathway prediction
DickJohnUniversity of TorontoOntariojohn.dick@uhnresearch.cajdstemcellresearch.camiRNA, AGO, human hematopoiesis, stem cells, leukaemia stem cells
GreenblattJackUniversity of TorontoOntariojack.greenblatt@utoronto.casites.utoronto.ca/greenblattlab/C2H2 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 ManitobaManitobaute.kothe@umanitoba.cakothegroup.caenzymology, RNA-protein interaction studies, enzyme kinetics, fluorescence, RNA structure probing, molecular biology, E. coli & S. saccharomyces genetics, phenotypic analysis, transcriptomics
ParkJeehyeUniversity of TorontoOntariojeehye.park@sickkids.cahttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/park/Neurodegenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, RNA binding protein, mouse models, Drosophila, genetics, molecular biology, RNA profiling
ZovoilisAthanasiosUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertaathanasios.zovoilis@uleth.cawww.genome-intelligence.orgRNA bioinformatics, transcriptomics, epitranscriptomics, Nanopore sequencing
LeeHyunUniversity of TorontoOntariohyunokate.lee@utoronto.cahttp://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/person/hyun-kate-lee/phase separation, biomolecular condensates, microscopy, biochemistry, biophysics
DamhaMasadMcGill UniversityQuebecmasad.damha@mcgill.cahttp://damha-group.mcgill.ca/solid-phase synthesis, mechanochemical synthesis; nucleic acid modifications; biophysical studies of DNA & RNA structure.
UnrauPeterSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiapunrau@sfu.cahttps://www.rnabiochemistry.com/RNA, ribozyme, aptamer, fluorogenic aptamer
RobertsLucUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertaluc@allosbioscience.comwww.allosbioscience.comBiosensor, Protein, Fluorescence, Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Carbohydrate, Maltose, Pectin
McKennaSeanUniversity of ManitobaManitobasean.mckenna@umanitoba.cahttp://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mckenna/RNA-protein interactions, non-coding RNA, Quadruplex, structural biology, innate immunity
DuchaineThomasMcGill UniversityQuebecthomas.duchaine@mcgill.cahttps://thomasduchainelab.wordpress.com/RNA-mediated silencing, RNAi, microRNA, 3'-untranslated region, chromatin regulation, genetics, proteomics, epigenetics, C. elegans, RNA-binding proteins, regulation of gene expression
DeWitte-OrrStephanieWilfred Laurier UniversityOntariosdewitteorr@wlu.cahttps://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-science/faculty-profiles/stephanie-dewitte-orr/index.htmldsRNA, RNAi, type I interferons, vertebrates, nanoparticles, cell lines, microscopy, molecular biology
KleinmanClaudiaMcGill UniversityQuebecclaudia.kleinman@mcgill.cafunctionalgenomics.catranscriptomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, single-cell biology, epigenomics, systems biology, machine learning
Vera UgaldeMariaMcGill UniversityQuebecmaria.veraugalde@mcgill.cahttp://www.veraugaldelab.net/mRNA, translation, mRNA decay, Heat Shock Proteins, single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, neurodegeneration, mRNA localization
CuiHaissiUniversity of TorontoOntariohaissi.cui@utoronto.cahaissicui-lab.catRNA, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, multisynthetase complex, mRNA translation, mRNA processing, splicing, nuclear organization, cellular organization, leukodystrophy
LuedtkeNathanMcGill UniversityQuebecnathan.luedtke@mcgill.cahttp://www.bioorganic-chemistry.com/index.htmlchemical biology, bioorthogonal "click" chemistry, fluorescent probes, precision oncology, therapeutic oligonucleotides, lipid nanoparticles, acute myeloid leukemia
NdaoMomarMcGill University Quebecmomar.ndao@mcgill.cahttps://ndaolabmcgill.wixsite.com/website/research or www.nrcp.caVaccine, diagnostic, drug screening, proteomic, metabolomic, immunology, parasitology, infectious diseases
AudasTimothySimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiataudas@sfu.cahttp://www.sfu.ca/mbb/research/featured-research/Tim-Audas-lab-page/audas-group.htmlCellular Stress, Protein Aggregation, architectural RNA, Amyloids, Heat Shock, Subnuclear Domains
TopisirovicIvanMcGill UniversityQuebecivan.topisirovic@mcgill.cahttps://www.ladydavis.ca/en/ivantopisirovicmRNA translation, post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, signaling, mRNA metabolism, energy metabolism
ChenGuojunMcGill UniversityQuebecguojun.chen@mcgill.cahttps://www.guojunchenlab.org/Drug delivery, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Gene therapy, Genome editing, Cancer immunotherapy, RNA delivery, Cold plasma therapy
LinRongtuanMcGill UniversityQuebecRongtuan.lin@mcgill.cahttps://www.ladydavis.ca/en/rongtuanlin5'pppRNA, innate immunity, IFN signaling, viral evasion.
LiangChenMcGill UniversityQuebecchen.liang@mcgill.cahttps://www.ladydavis.ca/en/chenliangHIV, SARS-CoV-2, RNA-binding proteins, helicases, innate immunity, interferon, CRISPR, antiviral drugs
HoesliCorinneMcGill UniversityQuebeccorinne.hoesli@mcgill.cawww.hoeslilab.cacell therapy, tissue engineering, 3D printing, flow models, stem cells
PelletierJerryMcGill UniversityQuebecjerry.pelletier@mcgill.cahttp://www.jerrypelletierlab.com/Translation Regulation, Protein Synthesis, eIF4F, eIF4A, DEAD-box Helicase, Chemical Biology, Rocaglates, Pateamine, Hippuristanol
MoitessierNicolasMcGill UniversityQuebecnicolas.moitessier@mcgill.cahttp://moitessier-group.mcgill.caDocking, Drug design and discovery, Parkinson's disease, Antibiotics.
BabaianArtemUniversity of TorontoOntarioartem@rRNA.cahttp://rRNA.caGenetics, Computational Biology, Informatics, Virus Discovery, Ribozymes, RNA homology, RNA modifications
SomasekharanSyamUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiasyam@mail.ubc.cahttps://www.prostatecentre.com/about-us/people/dr-syam-somasekharanRNA granules, liquid-liquid phase separation, mRNA translation, prostate cancer
WeberStephanieMcGill UniversityQuebecsteph.weber@mcgill.cahttps://weberlab.ca/Phase separation, Membraneless organelles, Transcription, Nucleolus, Ribosome biogenesis, Size scaling, Cellular biophysics, Spatial organization
Duraikannu KailasamSenthil KumarMcGill UniversityQuebecguil.bourque@mcgill.cahttps://computationalgenomics.ca/Bioinformatics, RNAseq, CLIP-seq, Ribosome profiling, SHAPE-seq, CrisPR-seq, MD simulation,
LanglaisDavidMcGill UniversityQuebecdavid.langlais@mcgill.cawww.langlaislab.comfunctional genomics, transcription, epigenetics, innate immunity, inflammation, infection, host-pathogen interaction, single-cell omics
LarijaniManiSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiamani_larijani@sfu.cawww.larijani-lab.caDNA mutations, RNA, DNA/RNA hybrids, enzymes, evolution, immunity, cancer
ZergesWilliamConcordia UniversityQuebecwilliam.zerges@concordia.cahttps://zergeslab.github.io/ translation, mRNA, ribosome, organelle, chloroplast, oxidized RNA, Chlamydomonas, yeast
HowardPerryUniversity of VictoriaBritish Columbiaphoward@uvic.cahttps://www.uvic.ca/science/biochem/people/faculty/profiles/howard.phpcap complex; RNA biogenesis, nonsense mediated decay, Ars2, CBP, retina, muscle, IRES, Aniridia, target protectors, MODY, Pax6
LiuJuewenUniversity of WaterlooOntarioliujw@uwaterloo.cahttps://science.uwaterloo.ca/~liujw/index.htmlAptamers, DNAzymes, ribozymes, biosensors, nanomaterials
NelsonChrisUniversity of VictoriaBritish Columbiacjn@uvic.cahttps://www.uvic.ca/science/biochem/people/faculty/index.php Chromatin, histone chaperones, epigenetics, transcription and stability of nucleolar rDNA; yeast systems biology.
SenDipankarSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiasen@sfu.cahttps://www.sfu.ca/mbb/people/emeritus-faculty/dipankar-sen.htmlSelection of new catalytic nucleic acids; investigation of their mechanisms; finding new binding motifs in RNA and DNA
FurberKendraUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaBritish Columbiakendra.furber@unbc.cahttps://www2.unbc.ca/people/furber-dr-kendraaging, neurodegeneration, myelination, transcriptomics, proteomics
Meier-StephensonVanessaUniversity of AlbertaAlbertameierste@ualberta.cahttps://sites.google.com/view/meierstephensonlab/home?authuser=0Viral hepatitis, viral-host protein interactions, G-quadruplexes, RNA hairpins, drug design,
PelletierJerryMcGill UniversityQuebecjerry.pelletier@mcgill.cahttp://www.jerrypelletierlab.com/translation, RNA helicase, eIF4A, rocaglates, pateamines, hippuristanol, gene expression, eIF4F,
GolshaniAshkanCarleton UniversityOntariogolshaniashkan@gmail.comhttps://carleton.ca/biology/people/ashkan-golshani/computational analysis, mRNA, translation, yeast, protein-protein interaction, peptide drugs
McKayBruceCarleton UniversityOntarioBruce.mckay@carleton.cahttps://carleton.ca/biology/people/bruce-mckay/mRNA stability, pre-mRNA splicing, transcription stress, splicing stress, genetic engineering
PattersonIanBrock UniversityOntarioipatterson@brocku.cahttps://brocku.ca/mathematics-science/biology/directory/ian-patterson/RNA viruses; arboviruses; insect-specific viruses; paratransgenesis
TongYufengUniversity of WindsorOntarioytong@uwindsor.cahttps://tonglab.cacell signaling; protein engineering
AnanvoranichSirinartUniversity of WindsorOntarioanans@uwindsor.cahttps://www.uwindsor.ca/people/ananvoranich/molecular biology, cell cultures, gene expression
KarpowiczPhillipUniversity of WindsorOntarioPhillip Karpowiczhttp://www.karpowiczlab.caCircadian, intestine, stem cells, regeneration, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer
JabbariHosnaUniversity of VictoriaOntariojabbari@uvic.cahttps://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/cobra/RNA secondary structure, Structure-Function, Pseudoknot, RNA-RNA interaction, RNA-Protein interaction
BelmonteMark University of ManitobaOntariomark.belmonte@umanitoba.cabelmontelab.comRNA, RNAi, transcriptomics
AlainTommyUniversity of OttawaOntariotommy@arc.cheo.cahttps://med.uottawa.ca/bmi/en/people/alain-tommyRNAseq, polysome and ribosome profiling, cloning, reporter assays, western blots, viral assays, reverse genetics, oncolysis
HolcikMartinCarleton UniversityOntariomartinholcik@cunet.carleton.cahttps://carleton.ca/healthsciences/people/martin-holcik/mRNA translation, RNA-binding proteins, tRNA, Internal ribosome entry site, links between mutations in translation machinery and disease
PerkinsTheodoreUniversity of OttawaOntariotperkins@ohri.cawww.perkinslab.caBioinformatics, Machine Learning, Genomics, Epigenomics, Big Data, Integrative Analysis, Networks, Stem Cells, Cancer
LiYifengBrock UniversityOntarioyli2@brocku.cahttps://sites.google.com/view/yifengliMachine Learning, Drug Design, Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Optimization
NavonDinaUniversity of the Fraser ValleyBritish ColumbiaDina.Navon@ufv.cahttps://dinanavon3.wixsite.com/navonresearchevolution, development, evo/devo, plasticity, genomics, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, comparative embryology
XieJiuyongUniversity of ManitobaManitobaxiej@umanitoba.cahttp://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Exiej/index.htmlalternative splicing, aberrant splicing, mutations, diseases, cancer, neurological disorders
HuPingzhaoWestern UniversityOntariophu49@uwo.cahttps://phulab.org/Bioinformatics, 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 UniversityOntarioanecakov@brocku.cahttps://www.google.com/search?q=aleksandar+necakov&source=hp&ei=fSiiY6a7D9O10PEPs9uUoA4&iflsig=AJiK0e8AAAAAY6I2jSA6j1D0Ex4xhMquYAd91izz3vWs&ved=0ahUKEwjm7cSykYn8AhXTGjQIHbMtBeQQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=aleksandar+necakov&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQgAEIAEOhEILhCDARDHARCxAxDRAxCABDoLCC4QgwEQ1AIQsQM6EQguEIAEELEDEIMBEMcBENEDOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToOCC4QgAQQsQMQxwEQ0QM6EQguEIAEELEDEMcBENEDENQCOggIABCABBCxAzoOCC4QxwEQsQMQ0QMQgAQ6CAguELEDEIMBOggILhCABBDUAjoICC4QgAQQsQM6CAgAELEDEIMBOgUILhCABDoOCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQ1AI6CwguEIAEELEDEIMBOggILhDUAhCABDoLCC4QgAQQxwEQrwE6BggAEBYQHjoFCAAQhgNQAFiFE2CYFWgAcAB4AIABhwGIAYIOkgEEMTEuN5gBAKABAQ&sclient=gws-wizRNA in situ hybridization, Live RNA Imaging, Cell Signaling, Notch Signaling, Transcriptional Condensates, Superresolution imaging, Live Imaging,
BermanJasonUniversity of OttawaOntariojberman@cheo.on.cahttp://bermanzebrafishlab.com/wp/genomic editing and transplantation based approaches to generate innovative preclinical zebrafish models of cancer, precancerous disorders and other rare genetic diseases.
DesaulniersJean-PaulOntario Tech UniversityOntariojean-paul.desaulniers@ontariotechu.cahttps://jpdesaulniers.comsiRNA; RNA synthesis; phosphoramidite; solid-phase RNA synthesis; circular dichroism; biophysical chemistry; photochemistry; gene-silencing; knockdown
SalmenaLeonardoUniversity of TorontoOntarioleonardo.salmena@utoronto.casalmenalab.comCancer biology, phosphoinositide signalling, tumour suppressors, microRNA, CRISPR screens, mouse modelling
EnsmingerAlexanderUniversity of TorontoOntarioalex.ensminger@utoronto.caensmingerlab.comCCR4-NOT, CNOT7, deadenylation, CRISPR-Cas, Bacteria
ParkJeehyeUniversity of TorontoOntariojeehye.park@sickkids.cahttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/park/Neurodegeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, RNA binding proteins, MATR3, mouse models
AnreiterInaUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughOntarioina.anreiter@utoronto.cahttps://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/labs/anreiter/Behaviour, Genetics, Epigenetics, Epitranscriptomics, Gene expression, Nanopore Sequencing, Drosophila melanogaster
TaipaleMikkoUniversity of TorontoOntariomikko.taipale@utoronto.cataipalelab.orgFunctional proteomics, functional genomics, technology development, induced proximity, host/pathogen interactions, rare disorders, protein/protein interactions
LiuJunUniversity of TorontoOntariojun.liu@utoronto.cahttps://www.individual.utoronto.ca/LIULAB/index.htmlMycobacterium tuberculosis, non-coding small RNA, RIP-seq, RIL-seq, CLIP-seq
SimmondsAndrewUniversity of AlbertaAlbertaandrew@ualberta.cahttps://www.ualberta.ca/cellbiology/people/faculty/andrew-simmonds.htmlDrosophila melanogaster, P-bodies, TNRC6, RNA localizaiton, microscopy
YangGuangUniversity of CalgaryAlbertaguang.yang2@ucalgary.cayanglaboratory.caneural stem cells, brain development, gene expression regulation, RNA biology
RosoninaEmanuelYork UniversityOntariorosonina@yorku.carosonina.lab.yorku.caTranscription regulation and mechanisms, RNA polymerase II, sumoylation, ChIP-seq
HuangXiUniversity of TorontoOntarioxi.huang@sickkids.cahttps://lab.research.sickkids.ca/huang/brain tumor, medulloblastoma, glioblastoma, stem cell, blood-brain barrier, mechanobiology, mechanical force, ion channel, mouse, Drosophila
AbouHaidarMounirUniversity of TorontoOntariomounir.abouhaidar@utoronto.cahttps://csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/mounir-g-abouhaidar/Viral resistance genes, Hep C vaccine, Circular RNAs in breast cancers. Plant produced vaccines. Transgenic plants
AnreiterInaUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughOntarioina.anreiter@utoronto.cahttps://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/labs/anreiter/Drosophila melanogaster, genetics, gene regulation, mRNA modifications, behaviour
RobertsonJaniceUniversity of TorontoOntariojan.robertson@utoronto.cahttps://tanz.med.utoronto.ca/janice-robertsonALS/FTD, TDP-43, RNA binding proteins, snRNAseq, ATACseq, BAC-TRAP
CutterAsherUniversity of TorontoOntarioasher.cutter@utoronto.cahttps://cutter.eeb.utoronto.cagenome evolution, regulatory divergence, speciation, sperm biology, population genetics, experimental evolution
SorensenPoulUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiapsor@mail.ubc.cahttps://www.bccrc.ca/dept/mo/labs/sorensen-labchildhood cancers; mRNA translational control; polysome profiling; proteomics; molecular pathology; stress responses; RNA binding proteins (YB-1; G3BP1/2; UBAP2L)
LIBOWENUniversity of TorontoOntariobw.li@utoronto.cawww.li-bowen.commRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, gene editing, gene delivery
TurcotteMarcelUniversity of OttawaOntarioMarcel.Turcotte@uottawa.cahttps://turcotte.xyzRNA structure; RNA function; machine learning; bioinformatics; RNA-RNA interactions
HeHoushengUniversity of TorontoOntariohansenhe@uhnresearch.cahansenhelab.orgnoncoding RNA, RNA modification, RNA splicing, Cancer Epigenetics and Epitranscriptomics
WongJudyUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiajudy.wong@ubc.cahttps://pharmsci.ubc.ca/directory/judy-wongtelomere, telomerase, G-quadruplex, dyskerin, pseudouridine
SarahPoynterWilfred Laurier UniversityOntariospoynter@wlu.cahttps://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-science/faculty-profiles/sarah-poynter/index.htmldsRNA, toll-like receptors, fluorescence microscopy, cell biology, molecular biology
BrownCarolynUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiacarolyn.brown@ubc.cahttps://medgen.med.ubc.ca/carolyn-brown/; https://inactivexlab.com/X-chromosome inactivation, XIST, RNA FISH, heterochromatin, DNA methylation, allelic expression, escape from silencing
ReimandJuriUniversity of TorontoOntariojuri.reimand@utoronto.ca www.reimandlab.orgcomputational biology, multi-omics, cancer research, machine learning, pathway analysis, biomarkers
Keffer-WilkesLauraUniversity of LethbridgeAlbertakefferwilkesl@uleth.cahttps://www.ulethbridge.ca/core-facilities/synthetic-biologySynthetic biology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, outreach
DaoudJamalGalenvs Sciences Inc.Quebecjdaoud@galenvs.comwww.galenvs.comOligonucleotides, RNA, DNA, Aptamers, Plasmids, Magnetic Nanomaterials; Enzyme Engineering; Next Generation Sequencing (NGS); Contract Research
DelbesGeraldineINRSQuebecgeraldine.delbes@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/geraldine-delbes/Reproductive toxicology, germ cells, environmental chemical, drugs, DOHAD
DoucetNicolasINRSQuebecnicolas.doucet@inrs.cahttp://ndoucet.profs.inrs.caNMR, molecular biology, protein engineering, structural biology, X-ray crystallography, enzyme kinetics, biophysical characterization
St-PierreYvesINRSQuebecyves.st-pierre@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/yves-st-pierre/Cancer, marine biology, immuno-oncology, liquid biopsy, transcriptomics, glycomics, microbiome, virome,
PlanteIsabelleINRSQuebecisabelle.plante@inrs.ca https://plantelab.inrs.ca/mammary gland, development, proteomic, transcriptomic, 3D models, in vivo and in vitro, toxicology, endocrine disruptors
SincennesMarie-ClaudeINRSQuebecmarie-claude.sincennes@inrs.casincenneslab.caStem cells, neuromuscular diseases, rhabdomyosarcoma, transcription factors, epigenetics, gene expression
Dozois Charles M. INRSQuebeccharles.dozois@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/charles-m-dozois/Bacterial infections, Escherichia coli, bacterial gene regulation, adherence, toxins, transport, regulatory RNAs, urinary tract, poultry
VaillancourtCathyINRSQuebeccathy.vaillancourt@inrs.cahttps://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/cathy-vaillancourt/placenta, pregnancy, serotonin, melatonin, tryptophan, iron, cell biology
MajewskiJacekMcGill UniversityQuebecjacek.majewski@mcgill.cahttps://majewskilab.github.ioGenomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, splicing, cancer, disease, development.
KourGuneetProvidence TherapeuticsAlbertapatrick.farrell@providencetherapeutics.comhttps://providencetherapeutics.com/mRNA vaccine production, mRNA purification, in vivo and in vitro studies
Martin OrozcoNataliaProvidence Therapeutics Holdings, IncAlbertanatalia@providencetherapeutics.comhttps://providencetherapeutics.com/mRNA, LNPs, Immunotherapy, Cancer, infectious diseases, Phase 1 trials, Delivery systems, T cells, Targeting
AghamohseniHengameh Providence Therapeutics Albertahengameh.aghamosheni@providencetherapeutics.comhttps://providencetherapeutics.com/ Bioprocess, Process Validation
GrayMichaelDalhousie UniversityNova Scotiam.w.gray@dal.cahttps://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/biochemistry-molecular-biology/our-people/faculty/gray.htmlribosome; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA; RNA editing; mitochondrial RNA
YergeauEtienneINRSQuebecetienne.yergeau@inrs.cawww.microbialecology.camiRNA, metatranscriptomic, metagenomic, soil microbiome, plant microbiome
WilsonJoyceUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatchewanjoyce.wilson@usask.cahttps://medicine.usask.ca/profiles/biochemistry-microbiology-immunology/joyce-wilson.phpvirus-host interactions, virus reverse genetics, miRNAs and viruses, CRISPR screens, RNA structure and function
KhanOmarUniversity of TorontoOntario. www.ofklab.comTotal organic synthesis, colloids, nucleic acids, engineering, optimization
AlamehMohamad-Gabriel University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniamg.alameh@pennmedicine.upenn.educoming soonmRNA, RNA therapeutics, mRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, delivery systems, optimization, DOE
NechanitzkyRobertProvidence TherapeuticsAlbertaRobert.Nechanitzky@providencetherapeutics.comhttps://providencetherapeutics.com/mRNA vaccination, anti-cancer drugs, adaptive and innate immune responses
PopovaPetyaUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiaanna.blakney@msl.ubc.cahttps://blakneylab.msl.ubc.ca/mRNA, saRNA, immune responses, LNPs, chronic diseases, infectious diseases
BrownCarolynUniversity of British ColumbiaBritish Columbiacarolyn.brown@ubc.cahttps://inactivexlab.com/research-2/Transgenes, mouse embryonic stem cells, DNA methylation, CRISPR-mediated deletions, RNA FISH, histone modifications
ThundathilJacobUniversity of CalgaryAlbertajthundat@ucalgary.cahttps://vet.ucalgary.ca/contact-us/jacob-thundathilReproductive Biology; Male Fertility; RNA Biology; Reproductive Technologies; Western Blotting; IVF; Sperm Capacitation; Embryo; Gene Expression
LuXiaocenSimon Fraser UniversityBritish Columbiapunrau@sfu.cahttps://www.rnabiochemistry.comRNA tools, RNA biology, RNA world