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Aishwarya Sridhar
PhD Student
Aishwarya completed her M.Sc. in Molecular Biology at University of Skövde, Sweden
Aishwarya Sridhar
PhD Student
Ali Mirza
PhD Student
Ali completed his BSc in biochemistry at the University of Michigan -
Ali Mirza
PhD Student
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
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
GenEpiO Project Coordinator, Lead Curator, and Research Associate
Emma completed her PhD in Biochemistry at McMaster University (Ontario) studying bacterial
Dr. Emma Griffiths
GenEpiO Project Coordinator, Lead Curator, and Research Associate
Dr. Gurinder Gosal
PDF Researcher (Data Science, ML and NLP)
Gurinder is a NLP and text-mining lead at CIDGOH. Gurinder completed his
Dr. Gurinder Gosal
PDF Researcher (Data Science, ML and NLP)
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)
Dr. Michael Trimble
Genomics Lab Manager
Mike completed his PhD in Microbiology at Indiana University in the lab
Dr. Michael Trimble
Genomics Lab Manager
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
Dr. William Hsiao
Principal Investigator
Dr. William Hsiao joined the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser
Dr. William Hsiao
Principal Investigator
Emilie Diver
Research Assistant, Data Curator
Emilie completed her Bachelor’s in International Studies at Simon Fraser University. Her
Emilie Diver
Research Assistant, Data Curator
Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student
Virginia completed her Master of Science in bioarcheology at the University of
Ginny (Virginia) Pichler
PhD Student
Ivan Gill
Master's Student
Ivan completed his BCs at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where
Ivan Gill
Master's Student
Jimmy Liu
PhD Student
Jimmy completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of British
Jimmy Liu
PhD Student
Kenyi Igwacho
Software Developer
Kenyi completed his advanced diploma in software engineering from Centennial College. During
Kenyi Igwacho
Software Developer
Madeline Iseminger
Master’s Student
Madeline completed her Bachelor of Science in Biophysics at the University of
Madeline Iseminger
Master’s Student
Matthew Nguyen
Master's Student
Matthew completed his undergraduate degree in Bioinformatics from Simon Fraser University and
Matthew Nguyen
Master's Student
Nithu Sara John
Research Assistant/ Curator
Nithu completed her Master’s in Science with a major in Biotechnology at
Nithu Sara John
Research Assistant/ Curator
Rhiannon Cameron
Master’s Student
Rhiannon completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at the University of
Rhiannon Cameron
Master’s Student
Sarah Savić Kallesøe
Research Assistant, User Engagement Specialist
Sarah currently assists with SARS-CoV-2 outbreak investigation and surveillance through the Canadian
Sarah Savić Kallesøe
Research Assistant, User Engagement Specialist
Shanwei Tong
Master’s Student
Shanwei Tong is a Master of Science student in the Bioinformatics program
Shanwei Tong
Master’s 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
Stephanie Quon
Software Engineer Intern
Stephanie is a 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of British
Stephanie Quon
Software Engineer Intern
Tian Rabbani
MPH Practicum Student
Tian is a second year Master of Public Health student at Simon
Tian Rabbani
MPH Practicum Student
Vanessa Cheung
Software Engineer Intern
Vanessa is a 4th year undergraduate student pursuing her bachelor’s degree in
Vanessa Cheung
Software Engineer Intern
Dr. Melissa Gleir
Research Associate (genomics)
Melissa Glier is a Research Associate working with Prystajecky at the BCCDC
Dr. Melissa Gleir
Research Associate (genomics)
Dr. Michelle Coombe
PhD Student
Michelle completed her BSc in Ecology at the University of Calgary in
Dr. Michelle Coombe
PhD Student
Kevin Kuchinski
PhD Student
Kevin completed his Bachelor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of
Kevin Kuchinski
PhD Student
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