MEMBERS
Members
Affiliate Members
Alumni

Ali Mirza
Bioinformatician for IMPACTT Project
Ali earned his BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Michigan -
Ali Mirza
Bioinformatician for IMPACTT Project

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

Dalia Alghamdi
PhD Student
Dalia completed her Masters in Bioinformatics at the University of Leicester in
Dalia Alghamdi
PhD Student

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

Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student
Virginia completed her Master of Science in bioarcheology at the University of
Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student

Ivan Gill
Software Developer
Ivan is currently developing a scalable solution for ancestral state reconstruction, in
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)

Kenneth Bruskiewicz
Scientific Programmer
Kenneth completed his Bachelor of Science at the School of Interactive Arts
Kenneth Bruskiewicz
Scientific Programmer

Kijin Kim
PhD Student
Kijin completed his undergraduate degree in Genetic Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University in
Kijin Kim
PhD Student

Madeline Iseminger
Master’s Student
Madeline completed her Bachelor of Science in Biophysics at the University of
Madeline Iseminger
Master’s Student

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. Muhammad Zohaib Anwar
Postdoctoral Fellow
Zohaib completed his PhD in the area of Microbial Bioinformatics as a
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Anwar
Postdoctoral Fellow

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

Soyean Kim
Product Lead and PhD Student
Soyean Kim is currently the product lead at the Centre for Infectious
Soyean Kim
Product Lead and 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

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)