Featured Alumni
Andrew M. Hogan, Ph. D 2023
Vanier Scholar, Governor General Gold Medal.
Now a postdoctoral fellow in Typas Lab, Heidelberg, Germany.
Maria Silvina Stietz. Postdoctoral Fellow 2014-2016
Now a Research& Development Scientist in FREDsense Technologies.
Tasia Lightly Ph.D. 2020
Now a staff Scientist in Cytophage
Kevin Jeffers Project Student
Now a Graduate Student in the Genetics Program at the University of British Columbia.
Postdoctoral Fellows
2012-2014 Carrie Selin. MHRC Postdoctoral Fellow. Identification of target/mechanism of action of molecules with antibacterial properties for treatment against Burkholderia cepacia complex. Current position: Wawatay Academic Program Coordinator , University of Manitoba.
2014-2016 Maria Silvina Stietz. Exploration of small inhibitory RNAs as antibiotics against Burkholderia cepacia complex. Current position: Research and Development Scientist, FREDsense Technologies.
2021-2023 Anna Motnenko. Plant-based antimicrobials and bioinformatics. Current position: Research Associate in Ivan Oresnik lab.
Graduate Students
2006-2008 Jason N. R. Hamlin. MSc Thesis. Regulation of The Phenylacetic Acid Catabolic Pathway in Burkholderia cenocepacia. MHRC Scholarship. Current position: Product Manager, Neuroscience, Research & Development, Stemcell Technologies.
2007-2009 Robyn J. Law. MSc Thesis. The Relationship Between Phenylacetic Acid Catabolism and Pathogenicity of Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2 In The Caenorhabditis elegans Host. NSERC Scholarship. Current Position: Technology Transfer Officer. University of British Columbia.
2008-2010 Harry Yudistira. MSc Thesis. Metabolism of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Current position: Research Scientist at NutriAg Ltd.
2009-2011 Ijeme Imolorhe. MSc Thesis Functional Characterization of the phenyl acetyl-CoA ligase genes of Burkholderia cenocepacia.
2008-2015 Ruhullah Bloodworth. Ph.D. Thesis. Identification of Essential Genes In Burkholderia cenocepacia. NSERC Scholarship.
2011- 2017 April Gislason. Ph.D. Identification of the essential genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2 to uncover novel antibacterials. Current position: Research Facilitator, University of Manitoba
2014-2020 Tasia Lightly, Ph. D. Phenylacetic acid metabolism as a regulator of quorum sensing during microbial interactions. Current position: Staff Scientist Cytophage Technologies.
2016-2023 Andrew M. Hogan Ph.D. Chemogenomic Investigation of Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2 Reveals the Targets of Antibiotics and Potentiators. Current position: Typas Lab, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany.
Master’s Students
2011-2014 Tanya Pribytkova. MSc Thesis. The attenuated virulence of a Burkholderia cenocepacia paaABCDE mutant is due to inhibition of quorum sensing by the release of phenylacetic acid. Current position: Dentist.
2015-2017 Matthew Choy. MSc Thesis. A novel two-component system involved in the growth and antimicrobial resistance of Burkholderia cenocepacia. Current position: Optometrist.
2014-2020 Tasia Lightly Ph.D. Thesis. Phenylacetic acid metabolism as a regulator of quorum sensing during microbial interactions. Current Position: Staff Scientist at Cytophage technologies.
2018-2021 Haben Tesfu. MSc Thesis. Identification and characterization of extracellular mcl-PHA depolymerase and lipases in members of the Proteobacteria.
2020-2023 Dustin Maydaniuk. MSc Thesis. Identification and chemogenetic profiling of two antimicrobial auranofin analogs in B. cenocepacia K56-2
2021-2023 Rebecca Lohmann. MSc Thesis. The Involvement of Phenylalanine and Phenylacetic Acid in Regulation of Pathogenicity in B. cenocepacia K56-2
Visiting Students
2013-2014 Agustina Lopez de Volder. Genome sequencing of Burkholderia contaminans strains from Argentina.
2016 Maria Sol Haim. Genome sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.
2019-2020 Beltina Leon. Tn-seq in Burkholderia contaminans.
Undergraduate Students
Honors Project students
Aida Sivro, Stuart McCorrister, Hanna El-Azzami, Anene Peters, Alexander Nerbas, Leigh MacClarty, Chinelo Ezeonwuka, Holly Hurst, Sara Madill, Gayanthi Tissera, Matthew Choy, Allison Balasko, Tarek Kanam, Branden Gregorchuk, Vince Henega, Samuel Wolfram, Haben Tofu, Kelvin Jeffers, Stacey Line, Melvick Pakingam, Brielle Martens, Sarah Iqbal, Ryan Darragh
NSERC and Faculty of Science Summer Students
Rebeka Van Bruggen, Kali Teichroeb, Anene Peters, Kristyn Buchko, Blair Peters, Jesse Franklin, Samira Atoui, Alicia Ling, Aaron MacAulay, Shilpa Alex, Idunnu Adeojo, Jessica Holben, Nayara Martins Ribeiro, Marcelly Chue Goncalvez, Andrea Soriano, Ryan Phung, Hongru Ren, Carmichael Mabilangan, William MacDougall, Allison Balasko, Ossi Osifo, Kara Frejuk, Nathaliel Sertu, Shelly Lam, Flyn Gallardo, Aakash Natarajan, Krish Patel
Co-op Students
Fatima Kabanangi, Michelle Park, Nelson Mok, Kartik Sachar, Ryan Ha, Hoang Anh Koy Nguyen, Lukas Timmerman, Brandon Dash.
MITACS Globalink Students
Armando Palacios Chaparro, Fathima Asfal, Zayra Batun, Archit Devarajan