Lab Members

Current

Greg Goss, PhD
Position in the lab: Principal Investigator

Edyta Jasinska, PhD (2003-)
Position in the lab: Research Associate

 

Heather Veilleux, PhD (2018-)                                                                                                       Position in the lab: PDF
Marina Giacomin, PhD (2019-)                                                                                              Position in the lab: PDF
Alex Zimmer, PhD (2019-)                                                                                                               Position in the lab: PDF
Ebrahim (Ebi) Lari, PhD (2020-)                                                                                                       Position in the lab: PDF
Yueyang (Brian) Zhang (2021-)
Position in lab: PDF

 

 

Andrew Nagel* (2017-)                                                                                                                 Position in lab: PhD candidate
Anika Cyr (2019-)                                                                                                                           Position in the lab: MSc. candidate
Christiana Frost (2019-)                                                                                                             Position in the lab: MSc. candidate
Abigail Robinson (2020-)                                                                                                                    Position in the lab: MSc. candidate
Arian Farajizadeh (2021-)                                                                                                                  Position in the lab: MSc. candidate
Chantelle Klaczek* (2022-)                                                                                                                    Position in the lab: MSc. candidate

 

 Victoria Goncalves (2021-)                                                                                                          Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher

 

 

 

Past

Rebecca Lusk (1997-1998)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Technician at University of Victoria Biological Sciences (Victoria) 
Siyi Chen (1997-1998)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Dentist (Edmonton) 
Kathryn Podgurny (1997-1998)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 

 

Sheila Ikram (1997-1998)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Unknown
Dawn Kieller (1997-2002)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Laboratory technician in Department of Biology at University of Alberta 
Marilyn Robertson (1998-1999)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Laboratory technician at University of British Columbia Department of Medical Microbiology (Vancouver) 

 

Maria Yi-Chun Chen (1999)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Taiwan) 
Kathryn Jamieson (1999)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Lab Manager, Kinesiology (Edmonton) 
Paul Lin (1999)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Taiwan) 

 

Heather Edgell (1999)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Associate Professor at York University (Toronto) 
Kim Howland* (1997-2000)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: Research Scientist at Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Winnipeg) 
Martin Grosell (2000)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Professor and Chair at Rosensteil School of Marine Sciences, Miami (USA) 

 

Tracy Gartner (2000-2001)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Lab Manager, University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Mike Bonikowsky (2000-2001)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Lab manager at MDS labs 
Fernando Galvez (2000-2002)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Associate Professor at Louisiana State University (USA) 

 

Bryce Kelly (2001-2002)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Physiotherapist in Fort St John (BC) 
Aileen Rankin (2001-2002)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Calgary) 
Shannon Moddejonge (2002)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Physiotherapist in Dallas (USA) 

 

Kristine Scott (2000-2003)
Position in lab: MSc
Current position: Technician in the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University (Halifax) 
Guy Hawkings (2000-2003)
Position in lab: MSc
Current position: Physiotherapist (Fort McMurray) 
Jeremiah Reid (2002-2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Nurse (Kamloops) 

 

Meghan Pehowich (2002-2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Government of Alberta Emergency Planning 
Shereen Hamza (2002-2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Nicolas Bernier (2003)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Associate Professor at University of Guelph (Guelph) 

 

Michelle Mak (2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Technician at University of Alberta Biochemistry (Edmonton) 
Vikram Gurtu (2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor, Cardiologist at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Heather Fenton (2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Georgia (USA) 

 

Jon Brumbach (2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Deceased (PhD University of Utah) 
Jennifer Au (2003)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Family Medicine (Edmonton) 
 Katarzyna Witkowska (2003-2004)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Lecturer in London (UK) 

 

 Kayla Oscroft (2004)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Government of Alberta, Accounting 
Julie Andrade (2005)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Unknown 
 Leslie Balt (2005)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Government of Alberta 

 

Lauren MacKenzie (2005)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Winnipeg) 
Fumi Katoh (2003-2006)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Scientific Patent Law (Japan) 
Zhenyu Guo (2004-2006)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Research Scientist at Maaxam Analytics (Vancouver) 

 

Erin Thompson (2005-2006)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor 
Kathryn Shaw (2005-2006)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor 
 Adina Ball (2005-2006)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 

 

Isabelle Leguen (2006)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: CNRS Researcher, Rennes (France) 
Abbeir Hussien (2006)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Edmonton) 
Martin Tresguerres (2003-2007)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: Associate Professor at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of San Diego (USA) 

 

Jennifer Kerr (2004-2007)
Position in lab: MSc
Current position: Government of Alberta, Environment and Parks (Edmonton) 
 Angela Bentley (2006-2007)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Government of Alberta Transportation, Environmental Assessment (Edmonton) 
Amanda Reese (2006-2007)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Veterinarian (Sherwood Park) 

 

 

Nic Bury (2007)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Professor at King’s College London (UK) 
 Anastasia Aristokova (2007)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: MSc at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
 Emily Post (2007)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Environmental Consulting 

 

 Anne Laarman (2007-2008)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Utah (USA) 
 Meaghan Saunders (2007-2008)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 
Nan Wang* – chemistry (2004-2008)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: Alberta Health, Cross Cancer Institute (Edmonton) 

 

Rainie Sharpe (2006-2008)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Golder Associates (Edmonton) 
Emily Li (2008)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Doctor (Edmonton) 
Mathew Li (2008)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital (USA) 

 

Elizabeth Orr (2002, 2004-2009)
Position in lab: Undergraduate researcher, PhD
Current position: Withdrew from PhD program due to health 
Scott Parks (2003-2009)
Position in lab: Undergraduate researcher, PhD 2004-2009
Current position: Research Scientist at Monaco Oceanographic Institute (Monaco) 
Alex Quijada-Rodriguez (2007, 2009 – two visits)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: PhD program at University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) 

 

Jeremy Ryder (2008-2009)
Position in lab: Undergraduate researcher, MSc 2009
Current position: Withdrew from MSc program, small business owner (Victoria) 
Cassidy Rankin (2009)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Andrea de Souza* – chemistry (2004-2010)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: Analytics Scientist (Calgary) 

 

Tyson MacCormack (2006-2010)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Associate Professor at Mount Allison University (New Brunswick) 
Rhett Clarke* – Chemistry (2007-2010)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Research Scientist in private industry (Edmonton) 
Maria Thistle (2007-2010)
Position in lab: Lab Manager
Current position: Administration at Mount Allison University (New Brunswick) 

 

Horst Oncken (2007, 2010 – two visits)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Professor at Wagner College (USA) 
David Moffett (2009, 2010 – two visits)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Professor at Washington State University (USA) 
Pamela Chelme-Ayala (2009-2010)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Lab Research Manager at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 

 

Xin Xin Zhao* – material science (2009-2010)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Research Scientist (Singapore) 
Pierce Deck (2009-2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Deck Consulting (Alberta) 
Allison Ralph (2009-2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Nurse (Yukon) 

 

Brendan Goss (2009-2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Student at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Edmonton) 
David Chen (2009-2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 
Carmen Chu (2009-2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Technician, Dynalife 

 

Maily Hyunh (2010)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: PhD at University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) 
Jennifer Kerr (2008-2011)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Government of Alberta Transportation
Brandi Bugiak (2009-2011)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Alberta Innovates Tech Futures

 

Bryan Shore (2009-2011)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: PhD Program at University of Guelph (Guelph) 
Jill Anderson (2010-2011)
Position in lab: Lab Manager
Current position: Grant MacEwan University laboratory technician
Fraser Gray (2010-2011)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: MSc at University of British Columbia (Vancouver) 

 

Jeff Brisbois (2010-2011)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 
Alicia Naundorf (2010-2011)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 
Jamie Lantz (2010-2011)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: MSc at University of Calgary (Calgary) 

 

Emaline Montgomery (2011)
Position in lab: Technician
Current position: Graduate School at University of Calgary (Calgary) 
Mike Turner (2011-2012)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical School, Sydney (Australia) 
David Urness (2012)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Engineering PhD program, University of Toronto (Toronto) 

 

Kimberly Ong (2007-2013)
Position in lab: Undergraduate researcher, PhD 2007-2013
Current position: Consulting Industry Vireo Advisors (Sweden) 
Aaron Schultz (2010-2013)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Research Assistant Professor at Deakin University (Australia) 
Oluyemi Akinoyle (2010-2013)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Professor at University Lagos (Nigeria) 

 

Samuel Guffey (2011-2013)
Position in lab: MSc
Current position: Lab Manager at Purdue University, Indiana (USA) 
Mark Guerts (2012-2013)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: MSc at University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine (Edmonton) 
Dana Snell (2012-2013)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Veterinary School (Saskatchewan) 

 

Tara Talbot (2012-2013)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Private business (Edmonton) 
Timothy Donkers (2013)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: Deltares (Netherlands) 
David Boyle (2012-2014)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Research Associate at Plymouth University (UK) 

 

Katherine Pelletier (2013-2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: MSc at University of Alberta Biology (Edmonton) 
Daniel Gauvin (2013-2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: PhD student at University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine (Edmonton) 
Park Bao (2014)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: MSc program (Netherlands) 

 

Muhammed Raza (2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Bushra Habib (2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Medical School at University of Calgary (Calgary) 
Marcela de Oliviera Tavares (2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student (Brazil) 

 

Taiane Oliviera (2014)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student (Brazil) 
James Ede (2007-2015)
Position in lab: Undergraduate researcher, PhD 2008-2015
Current position: Consulting Industry Vireo Advisors (Vancouver) 
Agnieszka Dymowska (2008-2015)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: PDF at University of South Florida Tampa (USA) 

 

Danuta Chamot (2011-2015)
Position in lab: Research Associate
Current position: Wishart Lab manager at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Derrick Matheson (2014-2015)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Edmonton Valley Zoo 
Sharyar Memon (2014-2015)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 

 

Ashkan Zolfaghari* – Engineering (2014-2015)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: PhD candidate at University of Alberta (Edmonton)  
Joyce Kendon (2015)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 
Phyllis Nwabor (2015)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Undergraduate student at University of Alberta (Edmonton) 

 

Jo Srivistana (2015)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: PDF in Antwerp (Belgium) 
Amit Sinha (2015)
Position in lab: Visiting student/researcher
Current position: PDF in Antwerp (Belgium) 
Mohamed Iqbal* – Chemistry (2014-2016)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: PDF at University of Texas (USA) 

 

Tapas Purkait* – chemistry (2014-2016)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: PDF at John Hopkins University (USA) 
Wei (Wes) Lu (2016)
Position in lab: Research Associate
Current position: Analyst, Anergy Markets, Alberta Department of Energy
Lindsey Felix (2010-2016)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: PDF at University of Alberta 

 

Alex Clifford (2010-2016)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: PDF in Goss Lab/ Clearflow Inc. 
Salvator Blair (2010-2016)
Position in lab: PhD
Current position: PDF in Goss Lab/ University of Lethbridge
Monireh Faramarzi (2014-2016)
Position in lab: Research Associate
Current position: Assistant Professor and CAIP Chair in Watershed Science, University of Alberta

 

 Jiaying (Joy) Li (2015-2017)
Position in lab: Lab Manager
Current position: Research Technician in Trang Lab/ University of Calgary 
Jannatul Ferdous (2016-2017)
Position in lab: Research Assistant
Current position: Unknown 
Alexander Clifford (2016-2017)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: PDF at University of British Columbia 

 

Van Ortega (2010-2017)
Position in lab: PhD Candidate
Current position: PDF in Goss Lab 
Arthur Qi (2016-2017)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown
Seanna Mancuso (2016-2017)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 

 

Matthew Barker (2017-2017)
Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher
Current position: Unknown 
Marcos Cunha-Cordeiro, PhD (2016-2017)
Position in lab: PDF
Current position: Analyst – Agriculture Canada – Lethbridge, AB
 Alexander Clifford, PhD (2016-2017)                               Position in the lab: PDF                                                        Current position: PDF Scripps Institute of Oceanography

 

Amr Gharib* – Engineering (2015-2017)
Position in lab: PhD candidate                                        Current position: unknown
Dylan Cole (2015-2018)
Position in lab: MSc. candidate                                    Current position: unknown

Salvatore Blair, PhD (2016-2018)
Position in lab: PDF                                                          Current position: Assistant professor Winthrop University

 

Van Ortega, PhD (2017-2018)
Position in lab: PDF                                                          Current position: PDF University of Calgary
Christina Schaefer (2017-2018)                                          Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher                    Current position: MSc. candidate University of Manitoba
Harshvardhan Pardeshi (2017-2018)                                Position in lab: Undergraduate Researcher                       Current position: unknown

 

Perrine Delompre (2017-2019)
Position in lab: MSc. candidate                                            Current position: unknown
Yuhe (Henry) He, PhD (2014-2019)
Position in lab: PDF                                                          Current position: Assistant professor – City University Hong Kong
Tamzin Blewett, PhD (2016-2019)
Position in lab: PDF                                                              Current position: Assistant professor – University of Alberta

 

Alyssa Weinrauch, PhD (2013-2019)
Position in lab: PhD candidate                                        Current position: PDF University of Manitoba
Carley Wall (2017-2019)
Position in lab: MSc. candidate                                        Current position: unknown
Jakia Jari (2019-2020)                                                                Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher            Current position: unknown

 

Gavin Saari, PhD (2018-2020)                                           Position in the lab: PDF                                                    Current position: Research Scientist, USGS
Mandy Olsgard (2018-2020)                                               Position in the lab: PhD candidate                                      Current position: Consultant
Rui Zhe (Rachel) Yang (2019-2020)                          Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher                Current position: unknown

 

Garon Mulyk (2020-2020)                                               Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher            Current position: unknown
 Cayley Lawrence (2020)                                                       Position in the lab: iSTEAM Researcher                    Current position: Pharmacy Student, UBC
Warisha Wasim (2020)                                                        Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher        Current position: Undergrad student U of A

 

 Alison Cheung (2019-2020)                                            Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher        Current position: Pharmacy Student, University of Alberta
 Brooklyn Osborne (2019-2020)                                      Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher          Current position: Undergrad student U of A

Badrul Masud, PhD (2016-2020)                                  Position in lab: PDF                                                          Current position: PDF Faramarzi Lab UofA

 

Quan Cui*, PhD (2017-2020)                                           Position in the lab: PDF                                                    Current position: PDF Faramarzi lab UofA
Xinzhong Du*, PhD (2018-2020)                                   Position in the lab: PDF                                                      Current position: Assistant Professor, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Tyler Mehler, PhD (2018-2020)                                     Position in the lab: PDF                                                  Current position: Staff scientist, Minnow Consulting

 

Shannon Graham, BSc (2017-2021)                             Position in lab: Research Assistant                                  Current position: Unknown
Yanlai (Frank) Han*, PhD (2020-2021)                   Position in the lab: PDF                                                  Current position: Unknown
 Edward Bam*, PhD (2020-2021)                                Position in the lab: PDF                                                  Current position: Unknown

 

Deborah Aikins (2019-2021)                                        Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher          Current position: Research Assistant, University of Alberta
 Harjas Uppal (2020-2021)                                            Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher          Current position: Optometric Assistant, Legacy Eye Care
 Harneet Bhullar* (2020-2021)                                    Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher          Current position: Unknown

 

Melissa Misutka* (2020-2021)                                  Position in the lab: Undergraduate Researcher          Current position: Research Assistant, University of Alberta
Zahra Elahi (2020-2021)                                              Position in the lab: Summer Researcher                      Current position: Undergraduate Student, University of Alberta
 Sierra Cardinal (2021)                                                  Position in the lab: iSTEAM Researcher                      Current position: Undergraduate Student, University of Alberta

 

 Erik Folkerts (2014-2021)                                         Position in the lab: PhD candidate                                   Current position: PDF in Dr. Martin Grosell’s Lab
 Diane Mielewczyk (2019-2022)                               Position in the lab: Lab Manager                                     Current position: Administrator, University of Alberta FoN

 

 

*co-supervised