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.
Andrew Hogan
Ph.D. Candidate, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar
His mission: to fight bad bugs by discovering novel antimicrobial targets and drugs. @MicrobeAndrew
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.
Krish Patel
Summer Student URA award
Welcome, Patel! we are all excited with your project on plant-based antimicrobials.
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.
Aakash Natarajan
Summer Student, NSERC award
We welcome Aakash to our team! Aakash will work on Cefiderocol and its mechanism of action in Burkholderia cenocepacia.
Archit Devarajan
Summer Student Mitacs Internship
Welcome, Archit! CRISPRi mutants and new antimicrobials are waiting for you.
Julieta Novomisky Nechcoff
Julieta (Juli) Novomisky is joining the Cardona Lab!
Juli comes with a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from the National University of La Plata (La Plata, Argentina).