Program Director
Coordinates Day to Day schedules at UAH Microbiology
Lab/APL/Prov Lab, Day to day Supervision of residents
Dr. William Stokes, MD, MSc, FRCPC, ABIM, Medical Microbiologist
Email: wstokes@ualberta.ca
Assistant Program Director
Exam Coordinator, CBD Coordinator, Teaching Bench
Dr. Nathan Zelyas, MD, FRCPC, Medical Virologist
Email: nzelyas@ualberta.ca
UofA Medical Education Program Coordinator (MEPC)
Liaises with the UofA PGME office, coordinates resident site placements across the city/country, manages the UofA Residency Program website and UofA finance
Julie Van Hill
Email: micromepc@ualberta.ca
CBD Lead
Dr. Nathan Zelyas, MD, FRCPC, Medical Virologist
Email: nzelyas@ualberta.ca
CBD Coordinator
Lauren Paterson
Email: lpaterso@ualberta.ca
APL/Prov Lab Site Point Persons
Pauline Tomlin, MLT, ART Microbiology, MPH
Email: pauline.tomlin@albertaprecisoinlabs.ca
Anne Anicete
Coordinates APL/Prov Lab orientation/safety training, manages APL expenses
Administrative Assistant to Dr. Zelyas
2B4.57 WMC, 8440-112 St. Edmonton AB, T6G 2J2
Tel: 780-407-2129 Fax: 780-407-3864
Email: Reizl.Anicete@albertaprecisionlabs.ca
Edmonton Base Lab Site Point Persons
Dr. Peet van der Walt, MD, FRCPC, Medical Microbiologist
Email: petrus.vanderwalt@albertaprecisionlabs.ca
Darcy Gara, MLT, Assistant Manager
Coordinates Base Lab Day to Day Schedules/Site Orientation/Safety Training
Email: darcy.gara@albertaprecisionlabs.ca
Alternate Email: MicrobiologyManagement_@dynalife.ca
Edmonton Base Lab Microbiology Laboratory
Suite 200, 10150-102 St. Edmonton, AB, T5J 5E2
Tel: 780-451-3702
2025/26 Residents
Dr. Sa'adiya Umar
Dr. Sivathini Palanivetpillai
Dr. Bipasha Choudhury
Dr. Ima Anugom (Lead Resident 2025/26)
Dr. Zhan (Cecilia) Shi (Wellness Rep)
Dr. Yuan (Shawn) Xu
Dr. William Bremner
Dr. Kristine Ortiz
APL/Prov Lab Faculty & Staff
ProvLab Directors
Dr. Graham Tipples – Medical Scientific Director
Dr. Greg Tyrrell - Associate Medical-Scientific Director
Paul Jacquier – Operations/Administration Director
Microbiologists/Virologists – PLNA
Dr. Carmen Charlton
Dr. Linda Chui
Dr. Matthew Croxen
Dr. Mathew Diggle
Dr. Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska
Dr. Tara Lynch
Dr. Natalie Marshall
Dr. Prenilla Naidu
Dr. Xiao-Li Pang
Dr. Bohdan Savaryn
Dr. William Stokes
Dr. Greg Tyrrell
Dr. Nathan Zelyas
Microbiologists/Virologists – PLSA
Dr. Byron Berenger
Dr. Tanis Dingle
Dr. Jamil Kanji
Dr. Kevin Fonseca
Dr. Hong Yuan Zhou
Edmonton Base Lab Faculty & Staff
Microbiologists/Virologists - Base Lab
Dr. Tatiana Dragan
Dr. Mao-Cheng Lee
Dr. Errol Prasad
Dr. Natalia Solomon
Dr. Robert Verity
Dr. Peet van der Walt