Our team is diverse culturally, professionally, and in every aspect you can imagine!. Each of us brings unique talents and personalities and together, we help each other during these unprecedented times.
Dr. Silvia Cardona
Professor and Principal Investigator
Silvia is the lead researcher of this group. She is passionate about research and mentoring the next generation of scientists.
Dr. Andrew Hogan
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar
Andrew just graduated and we are looking forward to what is next….
In the meantime, Andrew is working in several projects that spin off Ph.D. work.
Zhong Ling Yap
Ph.D. Student, U of Manitoba Graduate Fellow
Zhong Ling is a fan of Burkholderia and its potential for biotechnological applications. Will she discover novel enzymes in Burkholderia genomes?
Rebecca Lohmann
Master’s Student, Canada Graduate Scholar
Becca is linking metabolism with virulence in Burkholderia one mutant at a time!
Atif Ul Aftab
Bioinformatician
Atif has a passion for bioinformatics and machine learning and he is our python guru.
Ryan Darragh
Honors Project Student
Welcome, Ryan! With Zhong Ling Ryan is screening Burkholderia strains for interesting bioplastic degradation activities.
Dr. Anna Motnenko
Postdoctoral Fellow
With a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Oxford University, Anna is developing plant-based antibiotics. Winter in Winnipeg? Not a problem if you smile!
Zisan Rahman
Ph.D. Candidate, U of Manitoba Graduate Fellow
Zisan is using our CRISPRi library to determine mechanism of action of new antimicrobials. Does he dream in 96-well format?
Dustin Maydaniuk
Ph.D. Student, Canada Graduate Scholar
Dustin is focused on elucidating the role of reactive oxygen species in antibiotic killing.
Zayra Yael Batun
Master’s Student, MITACS scholar
A former MITACS summer intern Zayra will develop biocontainment strategies in bacteria of biotechnological interest.
Jules Novmisky Nechcoff
Master’s Student
Commited to antimicrobial research, Jules will predict and confirm antibiotic activity in compounds extracted from virtual small molecules libraries.
Sarah Iqbal
Honors Project Student
Welcome, Sarah! CRISPRi mutants to confirm mechanism of actions are waiting for you.
Anisur (Ryaz) Rahman
With a strong background in bioinformatics, Ryaz is joining our lab in May!