MEMBERS
Members
Affiliate Members
Alumni
Anoosha Sehar
Research Assistant / Scientific Programmer
Anoosha completed her Master’s in Computational Science and Engineering with majors in
Anoosha Sehar
Research Assistant / Scientific Programmer
Dr. Cameron McRae
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cameron McRae is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Infectious Disease
Dr. Cameron McRae
Postdoctoral Fellow
Damion Dooley
Ontology Department Lead
Damion Dooley is an ontology development lead and software architect at CIDGOH.
Damion Dooley
Ontology Department Lead
Dr. Emma Griffiths
Lead Curator and University Research Associate, SFU
Emma completed her PhD in Biochemistry at McMaster University (Ontario) studying bacterial
Dr. Emma Griffiths
Lead Curator and University Research Associate, SFU
Dr. Emily Bordeleau
Postdoctoral Fellow
Emily completed her PhD in Biochemistry at McMaster University in the lab
Dr. Emily Bordeleau
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ivan Gill
Software Developer
Ivan develops software applications for processing public health data, including the data
Ivan Gill
Software Developer
Jimmy Liu
PhD Student
Jimmy completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of British
Jimmy Liu
PhD Student
Dr. Jun Duan
Research Associate (genomics)
Jun completed his Ph.D. at Southwest University of China, he was involved
Dr. Jun Duan
Research Associate (genomics)
Marcus Yee
Master's Student
Marcus Yee completed his undergraduate degree in Honours Microbiology and Immunology at
Marcus Yee
Master's Student
Dr. Michael Trimble
Genomics Lab Manager
Mike completed his PhD in Microbiology at Indiana University in the lab
Dr. Michael Trimble
Genomics Lab Manager
Miguel D. Prieto
PhD student | Health Sciences - Hsiao Lab
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Miguel is a current Ph.D. student in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Miguel D. Prieto
PhD student | Health Sciences - Hsiao Lab
Dr. Pratima Shrivastava
Laboratory/Project Manager
Pratima completed her PhD in Immunology at the Banaras Hindu University (India).
Dr. Pratima Shrivastava
Laboratory/Project Manager
Rhiannon Cameron
PhD Student
Rhiannon completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology in 2019 and is
Rhiannon Cameron
PhD Student

Dr. Sydney Morgan
IMPACTT Education and Communication Coordinator
Sydney is the coordinator for IMPACTT, a multidisciplinary microbiome research core funded
Dr. Sydney Morgan
IMPACTT Education and Communication Coordinator
Tian Rabbani
Project Lead at CIDGOH
Tian completed her Master of Public Health in 2022 from Simon Fraser
Tian Rabbani
Project Lead at CIDGOH
Dr. William Hsiao
Principal Investigator
Dr. William Hsiao joined the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser
Dr. William Hsiao
Principal Investigator
Dr. Rume Veronica Nwankpa
Graduate Researcher
Dr. Rume Veronica Nwankpa holds an Associate Degree in Medical Microbiology, an
Dr. Rume Veronica Nwankpa
Graduate Researcher
Ashaan Brooks
USRA
Ashaan is currently a student in the BSc Health Sciences program at
Ashaan Brooks
USRA
Abhilasha Jindal
Summer Volunteer
Abhilasha is a second-year undergraduate student pursuing a BSc in Health Sciences
Abhilasha Jindal
Summer Volunteer
Charlotte (Charlie) Barclay
Curator
Charlie is a data and research professional with interdisciplinary expertise across public
Charlotte (Charlie) Barclay
Curator
Emma Hong
Summer Research Assistant/Volunteer
Emma is currently a first year undergraduate student pursuing a BSc in
Emma Hong
Summer Research Assistant/Volunteer
Muhammad Asim Khan
Visiting PhD Student
Muhammad Asim Khan is a visiting PhD student at CIDGOH. He is
Muhammad Asim Khan
Visiting PhD Student
Arien Fucoy
Research Assistant (Intern)
Arien completed his Bachelor of Science in Health Science, majoring in the
Arien Fucoy
Research Assistant (Intern)
Kenneth Bruskiewicz
Scientific Programmer
Kenneth completed his Bachelor of Science at the School of Interactive Arts
Kenneth Bruskiewicz
Scientific Programmer
Ali Mirza
Bioinformatician for IMPACTT Project
Ali earned his BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan -
Ali Mirza
Bioinformatician for IMPACTT Project
Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student
Virginia completed her Master of Science in bioarcheology at the University of
Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Anwar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Zohaib completed his PhD in the area of Microbial Bioinformatics as a
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Anwar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Soyean Kim
Director, Digital Data, AI Governance and Partnership( Providence Health Care)
Soyean Kim completed her PhD from CIDGOH and is now the Director
Dr. Soyean Kim
Director, Digital Data, AI Governance and Partnership( Providence Health Care)
Dr. Dalia Alghamdi
Senior clinical Research Specialist at King Fahad Medical City
Dalia completed her PhD from CIDGOH and is now a Senior Clinical
Dr. Dalia Alghamdi
Senior clinical Research Specialist at King Fahad Medical City

