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current group members
(group photo album here)


Fraser Hof - See Fraser's CV for more info.
mike
Michael Gignac
- Research Associate (UAlberta - BSc Molecular Genetics). Guitar Hero and Master of Proteins.

Meagan Beatty - Ph.D. student (UFV - Chemistry). Group job: Lower mainland representative.


Aman Dheri - Research Associate (UVic BSc Microbiology). Group job: Non-Beer-Drinking Beer Researcher.
ronan
Ronan Hanley - Ph.D. student (McGill - Biochemistry. Co-supervised by Jeremy Wulff). Group job: Positivity.
natasha
Natasha Milosevich - Ph.D. student (Dalhousie - Chemistry). Group job: Undergraduate life coach.

alok
Alok Shaurya - Ph.D. student (IISER Kolkata, India - Organic synthesis). Group job: Master of leaky instruments.
chakri
Chakravarthi Simhadri - Ph.D. student (Andhra University, India - Organic Synthesis). Group job: Natural product synthesis
zoey warmerdam
Zoey Warmerdam - Exchange student (University of Applied Science, Leiden, Netherlands). Group job: Cakes, LCMS, & peptides.


undergraduates

Melissa Starke - BCPN fellow, SURA, Chem 398

Sarah Khan - Chem 398, USRA

Aiden Pye  - Chem 298, Chem 398, SURA, work study

Scot Jones - Chem 298

Michael Henry - Chem 398, Honours Research
janessa
Janessa Li - SURA, Chem 298, Chem 398, NSERC USRA, BCMB 499 (with Julian Lum, BC Cancer Agency), lab volunteer
mark grasdal
Mark Grasdal  - Chem 298, Honours Research


Belim Kim -
Honours Research

Anna Kratofil - Chem 398

Lee Treanor - ~Chem 399

Katrina Vizely - Chem 398

Jake McCallum (Co-supervised with Alex Brolo) - Chem 399



past graduate students, post-docs, and research associates

Name
Year
Current/last known location
Wei Li
2013-2016: M.Sc. degree
Recent graduate
Graham Garnett
2011-2014: M.Sc. degree
Research Associate, Kairos Therapeutics, then Zymeworks, Vancouver, BC
Jorge Borges
2015: Ph.D. exchange student from Spain
Ph.D. studies at Universidad de La Laguna, Spain (Martín lab)
Tom Pinter
2009-2014: Ph.D. degree
Post-doc in medicinal chemistry, Northeastern University, Boston (Manetsch lab), Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Laval
Kevin Daze
2009-2014: Ph.D. degree
Post-doc in molecular epigenetics, Max Planck Inst. for Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany (Jenuwein lab). [CIHR and EMBO fellowships]
Kevin Allen
2012-2014: Ph.D. degree (joint with Berg)
Post-doc in synthetic radiochemistry, U of Sask. School of Pharmacy (Krol lab)
Sara Tabet
2012-2014: M.Sc. degree
Research Associate, O'Brien lab, UVic. Now travelling in the Middle East.
Sarah Douglas
2012-2013: Research Associate
Nursing studies, UBC, now a Nurse in Vancouver
Hannah Lishman
2013: Research Associate
M.Sc. in Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK
Amanda Whiting
2007-2012: Ph.D. degree
Post-doc, NIH Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda (Bernal lab)
Sam Minaker
2010-2012: M.Sc. degree
Medical school at UBC/Island Medical Program, now doing Residency in Ophthamology, Toronto
Cindy Wang
2006-2012: Ph.D. degree
Analyst, Province of BC Ministry of Health
Florent Pineux
2011: M.Sc. exchange student from Belgium
Ph.D. studies at U of Namur, Belgium (Bonifazi lab)
Jill Murray
2009-2010: Post-doc
Fellow in Watson lab at BC Cancer Agency, now at Ministry of Health, Victoria
Subrata Jana
2008-2009: Post-doc
Asst. Prof., Dr. C.V. Raman University, India
Cory Beshara
2007-2009: Post-doc
Asst. Prof., University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC
Keri McQuinn
2006-2008: M.Sc. degree (joint with McIndoe)
Remediation project manager, Imperial Oil, Calgary
Rafael Leon
2008: Post-doc
Post-doc at Cambridge University, UK; now a Lecturer at Autonoma University, Madrid
Bryan Koivisto 2006: Post-doctoral research Assistant Professor, Ryerson University


past undergraduates

Name Type of research project Start End Current/last known location





Shanti Horvath Chem 399 Sep-15 Dec-15 B.Sc. UVic, now Res. Assoc., Stressmarq Biosciences
Landon MacGillvray (co-sup) Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-15 Apr-16 Recent graduate
Katrina Vizely Work Study Sep-15 Apr-16 Ongoing undergrad at Uvic
Luana Leticia MITACS exch. student (Brazil) Jun-15 Aug-15 B.Sc. U. Rio de Janeiro, now M.Sc. Studies
Aman Dheri SURA summer project May-15 Aug-15 Ongoing undergrad at UVic
Yue (Kathleen) Ming Chem 398 Sep-15 Dec-15 Recent graduate

Chem 398 May-15 Aug-15

USRA project Jan-16 Apr-16
Brent Staples Chem 499 Honours Thesis May-15 Dec-15 Recent graduate
Cameron Anderson USRA summer project May-15 Aug-15 Ongoing undergrad at UVic 
Caitlin Croft Chem 398 Sep-14 Dec-14 Ongoing undergrad at UVic 

Chem 398 Jan-15 Apr-15
Lance Bai Chem 398 Sep-14 Dec-14 Recent graduate

Chem 398 Jan-15 Apr-15

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-15 Apr-16
Rachel Kratofil Work Study Sep-14 Apr-15 B.Sc. UVic, now M.Sc. Immun., U of Calgary
Andrew Roberts (co-sup) Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-14 Apr-15 B.Sc. UVic 
Lauren Voss Chem 298 May-14 Aug-14 Ongoing undergrad at UVic 

Chem 398 Sep-14 Dec-14

Chem 398 Jan-15 Apr-15
Nishant Prashar Chem 398 May-14 Aug-14 B.Sc. UVic, now Clinical Research Intern at BC Cancer Agency

Chem 398 Sep-14 Dec-14

Chem 398 Jan-15 Apr-15
Robert Flemmer Chem 398 May-14 Aug-14 B.Sc. UVic, now Ph.D. student at MUN Neuroscience (Vanderluit lab)

Work Study Sep-14 Apr-15

Chem 398 May-15 Aug-15
Nuo Liang  Work Study Jan-14 Apr-14 B.Sc. UVic, job market
Kevin Wakelin Work Study Jan-14 Apr-14 Ongoing undergrad at UVic
Brenden Kilpatrick Chem 398 Jan-14 Apr-14 B.Sc. UVic, Pharmacy school at UBC
Max Legg Chem 398 Jan-14 Apr-14 Ongoing undergrad at UVic
Justin Velletta  Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-14 Aug-14 B.Sc. UVic, now studying M.Sc. in Radionuclide Techniques, Uppsala, Sweden
Nicholas Sinclair  Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-14 Aug-14 B.Sc. UVic, now Res. Assoc., Genome BC Proteomics Centre
Princess Lafeyette  Work Study Sep-13 Dec-13 unknown
Kyle Irvine  Co-op work term Sep-13 Mar-14 B.Sc. UVic; then Res. Ass. at Genome BC Proteomics Centre, now Medical School, UBC
Noah Fagen Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-13 Apr-14 B.Sc. UVic, Business Development - Investors Group
Amarjot Dev USRA summer project May-13 Aug-13 B.Sc. UVic, Dentistry school, UBC

Bioc 499 Honours Thesis Sep-13 Apr-14

Chem 399 May-14 Aug-14
Jorge Peña (exch.) MITACS exch. student (Mexico) May-13 Aug-13 Biotechnology degree, Monterrey, Mexico; now studying M.Sc. In Med. Micro. Immunology at UBC (Finlay group)
Kelly Turner  Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13 B.Sc. UVic, now M.Sc. Med. Genetics UBC (Jiang group)
Samuel Hogman Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13 Ongoing undergrad at UVic
Brian Turnham  Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13 B.Sc. UVic; now Analytical chemist at Tata Global Beverages, Comox, BC

Chem 398 Sep-13 Dec-13

Chem 398 Jan-14 Apr-14
Benny Sio Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-12 Apr-13 B.Sc. UVic, Pharmacy school at UBC
Derek Reay (co-sup.) Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-12 Apr-13 B.Sc. UVic, Chemist at Axys Analytical, now Radiopharmaceutical Chemist at BC Cancer Agency
Taylor Quon Bioc 499 Honours Thesis Sep-12 Apr-13 B.Sc. UVic, Pharmacy school at UBC

Junior research associate May-13 Sep-13
Trevor Henderson  Chem 298 May-12 Aug-12 BSc UVic, Intern at Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, U de Montréal  

Chem 398 Sep-12 Dec-12

Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13

Chem 398 May-13 Sep-13

Chem 398 Sep-13 Dec-13

Chem 398 Jan-14 Apr-14

Chem 398 May-14 Aug-14

BCMB 499 Honours Thesis Sep-14 Apr-15
Emma Abrioux USRA summer project May-12 Aug-12 B.Sc. UVic, now studying B.Ed.

Chem 398 Sep-12 Dec-12

Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13

Chem 498 May-13 Sep-13
Marie Malone Chem 499 Honours Thesis May-12 Dec-12 B.Sc. UVic; Ph.D. studies at Scripps Florida (Paegel group)
Scott Roebuck  Work study Sep-11 Apr-12 B.Sc. UVic, now EOS graduate student
Melanie Fontaine  Chem 298 Jan-12 Apr-12 Unknown
James Piers Chem 298 Jan-12 Apr-12 Ongoing undergrad at UVic (most recently co-op in Germany)
T. Hirkala-Schaefer Chem 398 May-12 Aug-12 B.Sc. UVic, now Ph.D. student at UBC
Lance Shaver Chem 298 May-12 Aug-12 Ongoing undergrad at UVic
J. McFarlane (co-sup.) Junior research associate May-12 Aug-12 B.Sc. UVic, now M.Sc. Student at UVic (Paci group)
Krystyn Dubicki Chem 298 Jan-11 Apr-11 B.Sc. UVic, now Scientific Assistant, UVIc BCMB

Chem 398 May-11 Aug-11

Chem 398 Sep-11 Dec-11

Chem 398 Jan-12 Apr-12

Chem 398 May-12 Aug-12

Work study Sep-12 Dec-12

Chem 398 Jan-13 Apr-13

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-13 Apr-14
Graham Garnett Chem 499 Honours Thesis May-10 Dec-10 B.Sc. UVic, M.Sc. in Hof group, now Res. Assoc. at Kairos, Inc.
Nikita Kuklev Work study Sep-10 Apr-11 Unknown
C. Michael Hamilton Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-10 Apr-11 B.Sc. UVic, then Res. Assoc. at CFRI Vancouver, now M.Sc. Studies at SFU (Young lab)
Rebecca Courtemanche SURA summer project May-10 Aug-10 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc studies at U of Toronto (Yudin lab), now Research Associate at BC Children's Hospital

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-11 Aug-11

Junior research associate May-12 Aug-12
Manuel Ma USRA summer project May-10 Aug-10 B.Sc. UVic, Pharmacy school at UBC

Chem 499 Honours Thesis May-11 Dec-11
Brendan Snarr Chem 498 Jan-10 Apr-10 B.Sc. UVic; Ph.D. studies at McGill in Molecular Mycology (Sheppard lab)

Junior research associate May-10 Jul-10
Kathleen Genge Work study Sep-09 Apr-10 B.Sc. UVic; then Radiochemist, TRIUMF, now Cyclotron operator, TRIUMF, Vancouver
Nigel Burke USRA summer project May-09 Aug-09 B.Sc. Biology, McGill; then B.Sc. Physics, UVic, then Grad studies in Mathematics, Cambridge
Ben Farnell Co-op work term May-09 Aug-09 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc. Univ. of Lethbridge(Abbot lab), now Alberta Ministry of Health, 
Kim Osten Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-09 Aug-09 B.Sc. UVic; Ph.D. studies at UBC (Mehrkhodavandi lab)
Catherine Jones Co-op work term Sep-08 Dec-08 B.Sc. UVic; then Research Associate, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, Vancouver, BC

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-09 Aug-09
Brandin Lilgert Chem 499 Honours Thesis Jan-08 Aug-08 B.Sc. UVic; then Bicycle designer for MEC; then UBC Nursing; then Trauma Nurse in Vancouver
Greg Gibson Junior research associate Jan-08 Apr-08 B.Sc. UVic; Ph.D. U of Toronto (Seferos lab); post-doc UBC (MacLachlan lab)

USRA summer project May-08 Aug-08
Sayuri Friedland Co-op work term Sep-07 Dec-07 B.Sc. McGill (Cosa group); Medical school, McGill
Gisella Ramon-Brown SURA summer project  May-07 Aug-07 B.Sc. UVic; Worked as a chemist at LifeLabs; then D.C. Univ. of Western States; now Chiropractor, Nanaimo, BC

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-07 Apr-08

USRA summer project May-08 Aug-08
Nicole Fowler Chem 498 Jan-07 Apr-07 B.Sc. UVic; Research Associate: Gilead, Edmonton, AB
Amanda Whiting Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-06 Apr-07 B.Sc. UVic; Ph.D. in Hof group, now post-doc at NIH Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda (F. Bernal lab)

USRA summer project May-07 Aug-07
Sandra Ferreira Chem 498 Sep-06 Dec-06 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc. U of Ottawa (Robert Ben); most recently a Chemist at CIBER-BBN in Spain.
Olga Sarytcheva Junior research associate Jan-06 Apr-07 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc. (Reg Mitchell/Natia Frank), UVic
Aaron McKie Junior research associate Jan-06 Apr-06 B.Sc., then B.Ed. UVic
Soizic Wadge Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-05 Apr-06 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc. SFU (N. Branda lab); Lab Instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University; now Faculty member at BCIT
Timothy Chow Chem 498 Sep-05 Dec-05 B.Sc. UVic; then Res. Assoc. at Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA; then Ph.D. studies at UBC Pharmacology
Devin Mahnke Junior research associate Jul-05 Apr-06 B.Sc. UVic; M.Sc. UC Berkeley (John Arnold); M.Sc. U Calgary (Neuroscience); now Analytical Chemist at Traditional Medicinals, San Francisco

Chem 499 Honours Thesis Sep-06 Apr-07