Industry Members (NEW)
Description
RNA-based technologies will transform the Canadian biotechnology industry sector in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and the environment. RNA Canada ARN aims to partner with Canada’s top biotechnology companies to promote coordination and collaboration with Canada’s best RNA research laboratories. These collaborations will ensure that leading-edge advances work to the benefit of the Canadian economy and Canadian stakeholders.
Canadian RNA biotechnology commercial innovators include:
Partner List
Moderna Canada
Moderna is a pioneer in the field of mRNA vaccines, and are moving their mRNA technology pipeline toward the treatment of many other challenges to human health
Google Sheet
| Last Name | First Name | University | Lab Website | Keywords (research and techniques, maximum 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | Mark | York University | http://bayfieldlab.apps01.yorku.ca/ | RNA processing, RNA binding proteins, La and La-related proteins, RNA modifications |
| Blakney | Anna | University of British Columbia | blakneylab.msl.ubc.ca | RNA, drug delivery, gene therapy, self-amplifying RNA, vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, immunology, messenger RNA, innate immunity |
| Greenblatt | Ethan | University of British Columbia | www.greenblattlab.org | Translational control, reproductive biology, autism, ribosome profiling, genomics, RNA sequencing |
| Strong | Michael | Western University | not applicable | neurofilament; miRNA; lncRNA; Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (RGNEF); TDP-43; mRNA stability |
| Jan | Eric | University of British Columbia | ubcjanlab.com | ribosome, RNA, virus, structure, translation, internal ribosome entry sites, therapeutic RNA |
| Vu | Ly | University of British Columbia | https://www.bccrc.ca/dept/tfl/people/ly-vu | RNA methylation, RNA deadenylation, RNA binding proteins, stem cells, hematopoiesis, leukemia |
| Luo | Honglin | University of British Columbia | https://www.hli.ubc.ca/researchers/honglin-luo/ | Positive strand RNA viruses, autophagy, innate immunity, RNA-binding proteins, neurodegenerative disease, oncolytic virotherapy, myocarditis |
| Sonenberg | Nahum | McGill University | http://www.med.mcgill.ca/nahum/ | mRNA, miRNA, translation, eIF4E, eIF4F, cancer, autism, neurodevelopment disease |
| Sagan | Selena | McGill University | www.saganlab.com | Virology, RNA biology, microRNAs, Hepatitis C virus, Dengue Virus, Zika virus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
| Glover | Mark | University of Alberta | https://www.ualberta.ca/biochemistry/people/faculty/mark-glover.html | X-ray crystallography; cryoEM; EMSA; biophysics; SAXS; RNA chaperones; protein-RNA interactions; RNA structural biology |
| KAKUMANI | PAVAN | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Under Construction | miRNAs, siRNAs, piRNAs, Argonaute, mRNA, retrotransposons, cell death, cell differentiation |
| Rader | Stephen | University of Northern British Columbia | https://web.unbc.ca/~rader/ | pre-mRNA splicing, spliceosome, splicing regulation, transcriptomics, red alga, Cyanidioschyzon merolae |
| Fabian | Marc | McGill University | http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/marcfabianlab | mRNA translation, RNA binding proteins, PABP, RNA endonucleases, DICER, microRNA-mediated gene silencing |
| Cousineau | Benoit | McGill University | https://www.mcgill.ca/microimm/benoit-cousineau | group II intron, RNA, ribozyme, splicing, mobility, evolution, bacteriology, molecular biology, microbiology, genetics. |
| Thakor | Nehal | University of Lethbridge | https://www.ulethbridge.ca/artsci/biochemistry/thakor-group | mRNA, non-canonical translation, Brain Tumor Stem Cells, GBM Xenograft Mouse model, eIFs |
| Russell | Tony | University of Lethbridge | https://www.ulethbridge.ca/research/centres-institutes/alberta-rna-research-and-training-institute/russell-group | RNA Biology, Molecular Evolution, Bioinformatics, RNA-Seq, Intron and Spliceosome Evolution, SnoRNP complexes |
| Blanchette | Mathieu | McGill University | http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~blanchem | Bioinformatics, machine learning, regulation, RNA, evolution, drug design, 3D genome organization |
| Ansari | Athar | Wayne State University | https://clasprofiles.wayne.edu/profile/bb2749 | Eukaryotic transcription; cleavage-polyadenylation of mRNA; splicing of mRNA |
| Lipshitz | Howard | University of Toronto | http://sites.utoronto.ca/flylab/ | RNA-binding protein, post-transcriptional regulation, transcriptome, synthetic antibody, maternal-to-zygotic transition, autism |
| GATIGNOL | Anne | McGill University | http://ladydavis.ca/en/annegatignol | RNA viruses; HIV; SARS-CoV2; siRNAs; shRNAs; miRNAs; TRBP; PKR; ADAR1; RNA binding proteins |
| Smibert | Craig | University of Toronto | http://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/person/craig-a-smibert/ | mRNA translation, mRNA stability, mRNA localization, RNA-binding proteins, Drosophila embryogenesis |
| Roussel | Marc | University of Lethbridge | http://people.uleth.ca/~roussel | chemical kinetics, nonlinear dynamics, stochastic systems |
| Wieden | Hans-Joachim | University of Manitoba | https://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 |
| Cashman | Neil | University of British Columbia | https://www.centreforbrainhealth.ca/faculty/neil-cashman/ | RNA binding proteins in disease (ALS and FTD). RNA therapeutics. |
| Waldispuhl | Jerome | McGill University | http://csb.cs.mcgill.ca/ | Algorithms, machine learning |
| Demeler | Borries | University of Lethbridge | http://cch.uleth.ca | analytical ultracentrifugation, high-performance computing |
| Uniacke | Jim | University of Guelph | https://uniackelab.com/ | Translation, RNA, hypoxia, splicing, ribosome, HIF, eIF4E, mRNA |
| Unrau | Peter | Simon Fraser University | https://www.rnabiochemistry.com/ | RNA Tools, RNA Biology, RNA Chemistry. Origin of Life |
| Renwick | Neil | Queen’s University | https://renwicklab.com | neuroendocrine neoplasms, rare disease, microRNA, messenger RNA, post-transcriptional gene regulation, sequencing methods, RNA annotation, machine learning approaches, graph neural network modelling |
| Brill | Julie | University of Toronto | https://www.sickkids.ca/en/staff/b/julie-brill/ | translation initiation, sperm development, fertility, reproduction, Drosophila molecular genetics, cell biology, microscopy, biochemistry |
| Gingras | Anne-Claude | University of Toronto | https://gingraslab.org/research/ | mass spectrometry, interaction proteomics, protein-protein interactions, signal transduction, RNA biology, phase separation |
| Maass | Philipp | University of Toronto | https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/maass/ | long non-coding RNAs, inter-chromosomal contacts, genome organization, functional genomics, non-coding disease mechanisms |
| Blencowe | Ben | University of Toronto | http://sites.utoronto.ca/intron/ | RNA processing, alternative splicing, functional genomics, transcriptomics, nervous system development and disorders |
| LaPlante | Steven | INRS | https://www.laplante-lab.com/research-overview | RNA, transcription factors, NMR, biophysics, fragment screening, drug discovery, FBLD, medicinal chemistry |
| Cordes | Sabine | University of Toronto | none | Mouse Genetics, Autism Spectrum disorder, Neurodevelopment, serotonin, RNA transport, splicing |
| Ellis | James | University of Toronto | https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/ellis/ | RNA stability, ribosome engagement, 3’UTR lengthening, pluripotent stem cells, neural progenitor cells, neurons, neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Mekhail | Karim | University of Toronto | https://www.mekhaillab.com | Ribosomal RNA, Non-coding RNA, Ribosome biogenesis, RNA-DNA hybrids, Nucleolus, Nuclear organization, Motor proteins, DNA repair, Homologous recombination, Non-homologous end-joining |
| Morin | Gregg | University of British Columbia | https://www.bcgsc.ca/people/gregg-morin | alternative splicing, proteomics, mass spectrometry, genomics, CDK12/13, biochemistry |
| Hope | Kristin | University of Toronto | https://www.uhnresearch.ca/researcher/kristin-hope | RNA binding proteins, hematopoietic stem cells, leukemic stem cells, post-transcriptional control, xenografts, primary human cells |
| Wetmore | Stacey | University of Lethbridge | https://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 |
| Claycomb | Julie | University of Toronto | https://claycomblab.com | Argonaute, Small RNA, Gene Regulation, C. elegans, Epigenetics, RNAi, microRNA, piRNA, siRNA, RNA communication |
| Patel | Trushar | University of Lethbridge | https://trpatel.com | Biophysics, Computational modeling, Small-angle X-ray scattering, Multi-angle light scattering, RNA structure studies, Flaviviruses, Non-coding RNAs, RNA-protein communication |
| McKeague | Maureen | McGill University | https://mckeague.lab.mcgill.ca/ | RNA therapeutics; gene control; genomic damage |
| Mouland | Andrew J | McGill University | http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/andrewmouland | HIV-1, Zika, Ebola, Neurodegeneration, Condensates, Phase separation, RNA trafficking, RNA metabolism, virus-host interactions |
| Wilson | Michael | University of Toronto | https://www.wilsonlab.org | Comparative genomics, epigenomics, developmental biology, cardiovascular system, puberty, sex differences in gene regulation, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, 3’UTR-seq, bioinformatics |
| Forman-Kay | Julie | University of Toronto | http://abragam.med.utoronto.ca/~JFKlab/ | intrinsically disordered proteins, phase separation, biomolecular condensates, translational regulation, RNA processing, bioinformatics, NMR, biophysics |
| MacMillan | Andrew | University of Alberta | https://macmillanlab.biochem.ualberta.ca/ | Gene regulation, RNA, pre-mRNA splicing, chemical biology, nucleic acids |
| Frappier | Lori | University of Toronto | http://individual.utoronto.ca/frappierlab/lori.html | Epstein-Barr virus, miRNA, RISC, mRNA regulation, proteomics |
| Palazzo | Alexander | University of Toronto | http://www.palazzolab.com | mRNP, nuclear pore complex, RanBP2, RISC, sumoylation, endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear speckles, stress granules |
| ZHANG | ZHAOLEI | University of Toronto | http://sites.utoronto.ca/zhanglab/ | bioinformatics, RNA binding proteins, microRNAs, noncoding RNAs |
| Li | Yingfu | McMaster University | yingfulilab.org | Aptamers; DNAzymes; diagnostics; infectious diseases |
| Joyce | Paul | Concordia University | https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/biology/faculty.html.html?fpid=paul-joyce | tRNA nucleotidyltransferase, maturation, quality control, localization, mitochondrion, nucleus |
| Autexief | Chantal | McGill University | http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/autexierlab | Telomere, telomerase, ribonuceoprotein, dyskerin, premature aging, cancer |
| Calarco | John | University of Toronto | www.calarcolab.ca | Alternative Splicing, transcriptomics, functional genomics, post-transcriptional gene regulation, genetics |
| Perreault | Jonathan | INRS | http://www.profs.inrs.ca/jperreault/index.html | Ribozymes, riboswitches, aptamers, bacteria non-coding RNA, biosensing, RNA probing, comparative genomics |
| Kulkarni | Jayesh | NanoVation Therapeutics | www.nanovationtx.com | lipid nanoparticles, RNA, messenger RNA, gene therapy, delivery, LNP |
| Majumder | Mousumi | Brandon University | https://people.brandonu.ca/majumderm/ | MicroRNA, Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis, Oxidative Stress, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Stem cells, Biomarker Studies |
| Witzigmann | Dominik | NanoVation Therapeutics | https://www.nanovationtx.com/ | lipid nanoparticle, RNA, gene delivery, vaccine, gene editing |
| richard | stephane | McGill University | http://www.ladydavis.ca/en/stephanerichard | cancer, prmts, RNA, QKI, clinical mouse models, |
| Chatel-Chaix | Laurent | INRS | https://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/laurent-chatel-chaix/ | molecular virology, cell and virus culture, RNA imaging, electron microscopy, cellular respiration assays, confocal microscopy |
| Ramalho-Santos | Miguel | University of Toronto | www.mrsantoslab.org | Stem cells, embryonic stem cells, pluripotency, pluripotent stem cells, transcription, chromatin, embryo, primordial germ cells, epigenetics |
| Pearson | Angela | INRS | https://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/angela-pearson/ | herpes simplex virus, canid herpesvirus 1, transcriptional regulation, microRNAs, structural RNAs, nucleolus, viral replication, viral pathogenesis |
| Cox | Brian | University of Toronto | https://physiology.utoronto.ca/faculty/brian-cox | RNA-sequencing, MicroRNA, development, pregnancy, placenta, maternal health, bioinformatics, computational modeling, |
| Peng | Chun | York University | https://peng.lab.yorku.ca | microRNA, ovarian cancer, placental development, preeclampsia |
| Pearlman | Ronald | York University | http://www.yorku.ca/ronp/ requires updating | small and long ncRNA; genome silencing, annotation of small ncRNA; transcription and Mediator; micro introns; ciliates |
| Jaramillo | Maritza | INRS | https://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/maritza-jaramillo/ | mRNA translation, mRNA turnover, RNA-binding proteins, innate immunity, parasitic infections |
| White | K. Andrew | York University | http://biology.gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty/a-white/ | RNA virus, RNA-based regulation, RNA-RNA interactions, RNA structure, RNA folding, RNA-protein interactions |
| Meneghini | Marc | University of Toronto | https://www.meneghinilab.com | budding yeast, RNA virus, mitochondria, sporulation, programmed cell death, innate immunity, proteostasis |
| Krause | Henry | University of Toronto | http://sites.utoronto.ca/krause/file/Krause_lab.html | Long noncoding RNAs, RNA localization |
| Hughes | Tim | University of Toronto | http://hugheslab.ccbr.utoronto.ca | Motifs, SELEX, ChIP-seq, computational biology, microarrays, MPRAs, retroelements, transposons, nucleosomes, regulatory sites |
| Pelchat | Martin | University of Ottawa | https://med.uottawa.ca/bmi/en/people/pelchat-martin | RNA:protein binding assays, Transcription, High-throughput sequencing, Computational biology |
| Youn | Ji-Young | University of Toronto | https://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 |
| Charette | Michael | Brandon University | https://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 |
| Condon | Anne | University of British Columbia | https://cs.ubc.ca/~condon | Algorithms, thermodynamic and kinetic models, structure and folding pathway prediction |
| Dick | John | University of Toronto | https://jdstemcellresearch.ca | miRNA, AGO, human hematopoiesis, stem cells, leukaemia stem cells |
| Greenblatt | Jack | University of Toronto | https://sites.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 |
| Kothe | Ute | University of Manitoba | https://kothegroup.ca | enzymology, RNA-protein interaction studies, enzyme kinetics, fluorescence, RNA structure probing, molecular biology, E. coli & S. saccharomyces genetics, phenotypic analysis, transcriptomics |
| Park | Jeehye | University of Toronto | https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/park/ | Neurodegenerative diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, RNA binding protein, mouse models, Drosophila, genetics, molecular biology, RNA profiling |
| Zovoilis | Athanasios | University of Lethbridge | www.genome-intelligence.org | RNA bioinformatics, transcriptomics, epitranscriptomics, Nanopore sequencing |
| Lee | Hyun | University of Toronto | http://biochemistry.utoronto.ca/person/hyun-kate-lee/ | phase separation, biomolecular condensates, microscopy, biochemistry, biophysics |
| Damha | Masad | McGill University | http://damha-group.mcgill.ca/ | solid-phase synthesis, mechanochemical synthesis; nucleic acid modifications; biophysical studies of DNA & RNA structure. |
| Unrau | Peter | Simon Fraser University | https://www.rnabiochemistry.com/ | RNA, ribozyme, aptamer, fluorogenic aptamer |
| Roberts | Luc | University of Lethbridge | www.allosbioscience.com | Biosensor, Protein, Fluorescence, Molecular Dynamics, Simulation, Carbohydrate, Maltose, Pectin |
| McKenna | Sean | University of Manitoba | http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~mckenna/ | RNA-protein interactions, non-coding RNA, Quadruplex, structural biology, innate immunity |
| Duchaine | Thomas | McGill University | https://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-Orr | Stephanie | Wilfred Laurier University | https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-science/faculty-profiles/stephanie-dewitte-orr/index.html | dsRNA, RNAi, type I interferons, vertebrates, nanoparticles, cell lines, microscopy, molecular biology |
| Kleinman | Claudia | McGill University | https://functionalgenomics.ca | transcriptomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, single-cell biology, epigenomics, systems biology, machine learning |
| Vera Ugalde | Maria | McGill University | http://www.veraugaldelab.net/ | mRNA, translation, mRNA decay, Heat Shock Proteins, single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, neurodegeneration, mRNA localization |
| Cui | Haissi | University of Toronto | https://haissicui-lab.ca | tRNA, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, multisynthetase complex, mRNA translation, mRNA processing, splicing, nuclear organization, cellular organization, leukodystrophy |
| Luedtke | Nathan | McGill University | http://www.bioorganic-chemistry.com/index.html | chemical biology, bioorthogonal “click” chemistry, fluorescent probes, precision oncology, therapeutic oligonucleotides, lipid nanoparticles, acute myeloid leukemia |
| Ndao | Momar | McGill University | https://ndaolabmcgill.wixsite.com/website/research or www.nrcp.ca | Vaccine, diagnostic, drug screening, proteomic, metabolomic, immunology, parasitology, infectious diseases |
| Audas | Timothy | Simon Fraser University | http://www.sfu.ca/mbb/research/featured-research/Tim-Audas-lab-page/audas-group.html | Cellular Stress, Protein Aggregation, architectural RNA, Amyloids, Heat Shock, Subnuclear Domains |
| Topisirovic | Ivan | McGill University | https://www.ladydavis.ca/en/ivantopisirovic | mRNA translation, post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression, signaling, mRNA metabolism, energy metabolism |
| Chen | Guojun | McGill University | https://www.guojunchenlab.org/ | Drug delivery, Nanotechnology, Biomaterials, Gene therapy, Genome editing, Cancer immunotherapy, RNA delivery, Cold plasma therapy |
| Lin | Rongtuan | McGill University | https://www.ladydavis.ca/en/rongtuanlin | 5’pppRNA, innate immunity, IFN signaling, viral evasion. |
| Liang | Chen | McGill University | https://www.ladydavis.ca/en/chenliang | HIV, SARS-CoV-2, RNA-binding proteins, helicases, innate immunity, interferon, CRISPR, antiviral drugs |
| Hoesli | Corinne | McGill University | www.hoeslilab.ca | cell therapy, tissue engineering, 3D printing, flow models, stem cells |
| Pelletier | Jerry | McGill University | http://www.jerrypelletierlab.com/ | Translation Regulation, Protein Synthesis, eIF4F, eIF4A, DEAD-box Helicase, Chemical Biology, Rocaglates, Pateamine, Hippuristanol |
| Babaian | Artem | University of Toronto | http://rRNA.ca | Genetics, Computational Biology, Informatics, Virus Discovery, Ribozymes, RNA homology, RNA modifications |
| Somasekharan | Syam | University of British Columbia | https://www.prostatecentre.com/about-us/people/dr-syam-somasekharan | RNA granules, liquid-liquid phase separation, mRNA translation, prostate cancer |
| Weber | Stephanie | McGill University | https://weberlab.ca/ | Phase separation, Membraneless organelles, Transcription, Nucleolus, Ribosome biogenesis, Size scaling, Cellular biophysics, Spatial organization |
| Duraikannu Kailasam | Senthil Kumar | McGill University | https://computationalgenomics.ca/ | Bioinformatics, RNAseq, CLIP-seq, Ribosome profiling, SHAPE-seq, CrisPR-seq, MD simulation, |
| Langlais | David | McGill University | www.langlaislab.com | functional genomics, transcription, epigenetics, innate immunity, inflammation, infection, host-pathogen interaction, single-cell omics |
| Larijani | Mani | Simon Fraser University | www.larijani-lab.ca | DNA mutations, RNA, DNA/RNA hybrids, enzymes, evolution, immunity, cancer |
| Zerges | William | Concordia University | https://zergeslab.github.io/ | translation, mRNA, ribosome, organelle, chloroplast, oxidized RNA, Chlamydomonas, yeast |
| Howard | Perry | University of Victoria | https://www.uvic.ca/science/biochem/people/faculty/profiles/howard.php | cap complex; RNA biogenesis, nonsense mediated decay, Ars2, CBP, retina, muscle, IRES, Aniridia, target protectors, MODY, Pax6 |
| Liu | Juewen | University of Waterloo | https://science.uwaterloo.ca/~liujw/index.html | Aptamers, DNAzymes, ribozymes, biosensors, nanomaterials |
| Nelson | Chris | University of Victoria | https://www.uvic.ca/science/biochem/people/faculty/index.php | Chromatin, histone chaperones, epigenetics, transcription and stability of nucleolar rDNA; yeast systems biology. |
| Sen | Dipankar | Simon Fraser University | https://www.sfu.ca/mbb/people/emeritus-faculty/dipankar-sen.html | Selection of new catalytic nucleic acids; investigation of their mechanisms; finding new binding motifs in RNA and DNA |
| Furber | Kendra | University of Northern British Columbia | https://www2.unbc.ca/people/furber-dr-kendra | aging, neurodegeneration, myelination, transcriptomics, proteomics |
| Meier-Stephenson | Vanessa | University of Alberta | https://sites.google.com/view/meierstephensonlab/home?authuser=0 | Viral hepatitis, viral-host protein interactions, G-quadruplexes, RNA hairpins, drug design, |
| Pelletier | Jerry | McGill University | http://www.jerrypelletierlab.com/ | translation, RNA helicase, eIF4A, rocaglates, pateamines, hippuristanol, gene expression, eIF4F, |
| Golshani | Ashkan | Carleton University | https://carleton.ca/biology/people/ashkan-golshani/ | computational analysis, mRNA, translation, yeast, protein-protein interaction, peptide drugs |
| McKay | Bruce | Carleton University | https://carleton.ca/biology/people/bruce-mckay/ | mRNA stability, pre-mRNA splicing, transcription stress, splicing stress, genetic engineering |
| Patterson | Ian | Brock University | https://brocku.ca/mathematics-science/biology/directory/ian-patterson/ | RNA viruses; arboviruses; insect-specific viruses; paratransgenesis |
| Tong | Yufeng | University of Windsor | https://tonglab.ca | cell signaling; protein engineering |
| Ananvoranich | Sirinart | University of Windsor | https://www.uwindsor.ca/people/ananvoranich/ | molecular biology, cell cultures, gene expression |
| Karpowicz | Phillip | University of Windsor | http://www.karpowiczlab.ca | Circadian, intestine, stem cells, regeneration, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer |
| Jabbari | Hosna | University of Victoria | https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/cobra/ | RNA secondary structure, Structure-Function, Pseudoknot, RNA-RNA interaction, RNA-Protein interaction |
| Belmonte | Mark | University of Manitoba | https://belmontelab.com | RNA, RNAi, transcriptomics |
| Alain | Tommy | University of Ottawa | https://med.uottawa.ca/bmi/en/people/alain-tommy | RNAseq, polysome and ribosome profiling, cloning, reporter assays, western blots, viral assays, reverse genetics, oncolysis |
| Holcik | Martin | Carleton University | https://carleton.ca/healthsciences/people/martin-holcik/ | mRNA translation, RNA-binding proteins, tRNA, Internal ribosome entry site, links between mutations in translation machinery and disease |
| Perkins | Theodore | University of Ottawa | www.perkinslab.ca | Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Genomics, Epigenomics, Big Data, Integrative Analysis, Networks, Stem Cells, Cancer |
| Li | Yifeng | Brock University | https://sites.google.com/view/yifengli | Machine Learning, Drug Design, Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Optimization |
| Navon | Dina | University of the Fraser Valley | https://dinanavon3.wixsite.com/navonresearch | evolution, development, evo/devo, plasticity, genomics, RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, comparative embryology |
| Xie | Jiuyong | University of Manitoba | http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Exiej/index.html | alternative splicing, aberrant splicing, mutations, diseases, cancer, neurological disorders |
| Hu | Pingzhao | Western University | https://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, |
| Necakov | Aleksandar | Brock University | https://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-wiz | RNA in situ hybridization, Live RNA Imaging, Cell Signaling, Notch Signaling, Transcriptional Condensates, Superresolution imaging, Live Imaging, |
| Berman | Jason | University of Ottawa | http://bermanzebrafishlab.com/wp/ | genomic editing and transplantation based approaches to generate innovative preclinical zebrafish models of cancer, precancerous disorders and other rare genetic diseases. |
| Desaulniers | Jean-Paul | Ontario Tech University | https://jpdesaulniers.com | siRNA; RNA synthesis; phosphoramidite; solid-phase RNA synthesis; circular dichroism; biophysical chemistry; photochemistry; gene-silencing; knockdown |
| Salmena | Leonardo | University of Toronto | https://salmenalab.com | Cancer biology, phosphoinositide signalling, tumour suppressors, microRNA, CRISPR screens, mouse modelling |
| Ensminger | Alexander | University of Toronto | https://ensmingerlab.com | CCR4-NOT, CNOT7, deadenylation, CRISPR-Cas, Bacteria |
| Park | Jeehye | University of Toronto | https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/park/ | Neurodegeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, RNA binding proteins, MATR3, mouse models |
| Anreiter | Ina | University of Toronto Scarborough | https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/labs/anreiter/ | Behaviour, Genetics, Epigenetics, Epitranscriptomics, Gene expression, Nanopore Sequencing, Drosophila melanogaster |
| Taipale | Mikko | University of Toronto | https://taipalelab.org | Functional proteomics, functional genomics, technology development, induced proximity, host/pathogen interactions, rare disorders, protein/protein interactions |
| Liu | Jun | University of Toronto | https://www.individual.utoronto.ca/LIULAB/index.html | Mycobacterium tuberculosis, non-coding small RNA, RIP-seq, RIL-seq, CLIP-seq |
| Simmonds | Andrew | University of Alberta | https://www.ualberta.ca/cellbiology/people/faculty/andrew-simmonds.html | Drosophila melanogaster, P-bodies, TNRC6, RNA localizaiton, microscopy |
| Yang | Guang | University of Calgary | https://yanglaboratory.ca | neural stem cells, brain development, gene expression regulation, RNA biology |
| Rosonina | Emanuel | York University | https://rosonina.lab.yorku.ca | Transcription regulation and mechanisms, RNA polymerase II, sumoylation, ChIP-seq |
| Huang | Xi | University of Toronto | https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/huang/ | brain tumor, medulloblastoma, glioblastoma, stem cell, blood-brain barrier, mechanobiology, mechanical force, ion channel, mouse, Drosophila |
| AbouHaidar | Mounir | University of Toronto | https://csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/mounir-g-abouhaidar/ | Viral resistance genes, Hep C vaccine, Circular RNAs in breast cancers. Plant produced vaccines. Transgenic plants |
| Anreiter | Ina | University of Toronto Scarborough | https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/labs/anreiter/ | Drosophila melanogaster, genetics, gene regulation, mRNA modifications, behaviour |
| Robertson | Janice | University of Toronto | https://tanz.med.utoronto.ca/janice-robertson | ALS/FTD, TDP-43, RNA binding proteins, snRNAseq, ATACseq, BAC-TRAP |
| Cutter | Asher | University of Toronto | https://cutter.eeb.utoronto.ca | genome evolution, regulatory divergence, speciation, sperm biology, population genetics, experimental evolution |
| Sorensen | Poul | University of British Columbia | https://www.bccrc.ca/dept/mo/labs/sorensen-lab | childhood cancers; mRNA translational control; polysome profiling; proteomics; molecular pathology; stress responses; RNA binding proteins (YB-1; G3BP1/2; UBAP2L) |
| LI | BOWEN | University of Toronto | www.li-bowen.com | mRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, gene editing, gene delivery |
| Turcotte | Marcel | University of Ottawa | https://turcotte.xyz | RNA structure; RNA function; machine learning; bioinformatics; RNA-RNA interactions |
| He | Housheng | University of Toronto | https://hansenhelab.org | noncoding RNA, RNA modification, RNA splicing, Cancer Epigenetics and Epitranscriptomics |
| Wong | Judy | University of British Columbia | https://pharmsci.ubc.ca/directory/judy-wong | telomere, telomerase, G-quadruplex, dyskerin, pseudouridine |
| Sarah | Poynter | Wilfred Laurier University | https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-science/faculty-profiles/sarah-poynter/index.html | dsRNA, toll-like receptors, fluorescence microscopy, cell biology, molecular biology |
| Brown | Carolyn | University of British Columbia | https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/carolyn-brown/; https://inactivexlab.com/ | X-chromosome inactivation, XIST, RNA FISH, heterochromatin, DNA methylation, allelic expression, escape from silencing |
| Reimand | Juri | University of Toronto | www.reimandlab.org | computational biology, multi-omics, cancer research, machine learning, pathway analysis, biomarkers |
| Keffer-Wilkes | Laura | University of Lethbridge | https://www.ulethbridge.ca/core-facilities/synthetic-biology | Synthetic biology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, outreach |
| Daoud | Jamal | Galenvs Sciences Inc. | www.galenvs.com | Oligonucleotides, RNA, DNA, Aptamers, Plasmids, Magnetic Nanomaterials; Enzyme Engineering; Next Generation Sequencing (NGS); Contract Research |
| Delbes | Geraldine | INRS | https://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/geraldine-delbes/ | Reproductive toxicology, germ cells, environmental chemical, drugs, DOHAD |
| Doucet | Nicolas | INRS | http://ndoucet.profs.inrs.ca | NMR, molecular biology, protein engineering, structural biology, X-ray crystallography, enzyme kinetics, biophysical characterization |
| St-Pierre | Yves | INRS | https://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/yves-st-pierre/ | Cancer, marine biology, immuno-oncology, liquid biopsy, transcriptomics, glycomics, microbiome, virome, |
| Plante | Isabelle | INRS | https://plantelab.inrs.ca/ | mammary gland, development, proteomic, transcriptomic, 3D models, in vivo and in vitro, toxicology, endocrine disruptors |
| Sincennes | Marie-Claude | INRS | https://sincenneslab.ca | Stem cells, neuromuscular diseases, rhabdomyosarcoma, transcription factors, epigenetics, gene expression |
| Dozois | Charles M. | INRS | https://inrs.ca/en/research/professors/charles-m-dozois/ | Bacterial infections, Escherichia coli, bacterial gene regulation, adherence, toxins, transport, regulatory RNAs, urinary tract, poultry |
| Vaillancourt | Cathy | INRS | https://inrs.ca/la-recherche/professeurs/cathy-vaillancourt/ | placenta, pregnancy, serotonin, melatonin, tryptophan, iron, cell biology |
| Majewski | Jacek | McGill University | https://majewskilab.github.io | Genomics, bioinformatics, epigenetics, splicing, cancer, disease, development. |
| Kour | Guneet | Providence Therapeutics | https://providencetherapeutics.com/ | mRNA vaccine production, mRNA purification, in vivo and in vitro studies |
| Martin Orozco | Natalia | Providence Therapeutics Holdings, Inc | https://providencetherapeutics.com/ | mRNA, LNPs, Immunotherapy, Cancer, infectious diseases, Phase 1 trials, Delivery systems, T cells, Targeting |
| Aghamohseni | Hengameh | Providence Therapeutics | https://providencetherapeutics.com/ | Bioprocess, Process Validation |
| Gray | Michael | Dalhousie University | https://medicine.dal.ca/departments/department-sites/biochemistry-molecular-biology/our-people/faculty/gray.html | ribosome; ribosomal RNA; transfer RNA; RNA editing; mitochondrial RNA |
| Yergeau | Etienne | INRS | www.microbialecology.ca | miRNA, metatranscriptomic, metagenomic, soil microbiome, plant microbiome |
| Wilson | Joyce | University of Saskatchewan | https://medicine.usask.ca/profiles/biochemistry-microbiology-immunology/joyce-wilson.php | virus-host interactions, virus reverse genetics, miRNAs and viruses, CRISPR screens, RNA structure and function |
| Khan | Omar | University of Toronto | www.ofklab.com | Total organic synthesis, colloids, nucleic acids, engineering, optimization |
| Alameh | Mohamad-Gabriel | University of Pennsylvania | coming soon | mRNA, RNA therapeutics, mRNA vaccines, lipid nanoparticles, delivery systems, optimization, DOE |
| Nechanitzky | Robert | Providence Therapeutics | https://providencetherapeutics.com/ | mRNA vaccination, anti-cancer drugs, adaptive and innate immune responses |
| Popova | Petya | University of British Columbia | https://blakneylab.msl.ubc.ca/ | mRNA, saRNA, immune responses, LNPs, chronic diseases, infectious diseases |
| Brown | Carolyn | University of British Columbia | https://inactivexlab.com/research-2/ | Transgenes, mouse embryonic stem cells, DNA methylation, CRISPR-mediated deletions, RNA FISH, histone modifications |
| Thundathil | Jacob | University of Calgary | https://vet.ucalgary.ca/contact-us/jacob-thundathil | Reproductive Biology; Male Fertility; RNA Biology; Reproductive Technologies; Western Blotting; IVF; Sperm Capacitation; Embryo; Gene Expression |
| Lu | Xiaocen | Simon Fraser University | https://www.rnabiochemistry.com | RNA tools, RNA biology, RNA world |
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