Our Team
Our Team
Graduate Studies
Hepatitis Resources
Jessica Skoreyko
Graduate Student -Jan 2023 -
(prev lab assistant - July-Dec 2022)
Project: HBV infection studies and drug testing in immortilized and primary cell lines
Kuldeep Kaur
Graduate Student - Jan 2023-
Project: Binding studies and characterization of the Sp1-HBV G4Q interaction
Justine Beghin
Graduate student - Sept 2023-
(prev lab assistant Oct 2022-Aug 2023)
Project: HDV-HBV interaction studies and Influenza A polymerase study
Kira Sviderskaia
Research Assistant -Dec 2023-
(prev lab assistant May 2023-Dec 2023)
Project: Sp1 binding sites and cell culture studies of Sp1 displacing drugs in HBV infection; Influenza A polymerase study; G4Q decoy studies
Mohaddeseh Pakzamir
Undergraduate Student/499 student - May 2023 -
Project: Exploration of HBV's pre-core promoter region (site-directed mutagenesis and luciferase studies) and housekeeping genes during HBV infection
Roy Hutchings
ID Fellow - Jan 2024 -
Project: HBx's role in hepatocellular carcinoma
Andrea Visnjevac
Undergraduate Student - May 2024 -
Project: Targeting HBV by pretending to be HDV
Neve Battle
Undergraduate Student - May 2024 -
Project: Production of Sp1 Zinc finger protein and Characterization of the Sp1-HBV G4Q interaction through binding studies.
Clare Gilmour
Undergraduate Student - May 2024 -
Project: Role of HBx protein in hepatocarcinogenesis focusing on K130M and V131I mutations
Beck Tyrrell
Undergraduate Student - May 2024 -
Project: G4Q mutational series and luciferase assay
Gloria Maydaniuk
Researcher - May 2024 -
Project: Literature review of a key segment of HBx protein and its role in hepatocellular carcinoma
May 2024
Lab Alumni
Dr. Hoa Le
Research Technician -We were lucky to have had Hoa's expertise and knowledge even if only part-time in our lab!
Where they are now: Working full-time with Houghton lab
Jelili Mustapha
Graduate student - Jan-June 2022;
Where they are now: Working at Dynalife Medical Laboratory
Daniel Wang
Undergraduate Student - May-Aug 2022.
Where they are now: Accepted into the Radiology Technician program at UofA - Congrats!
Cyril Alex
Undergraduate student -Sept - Dec 2022
Where they are now: Medical School in Australia
Archee Panwar
Undergraduate student -Jan-Aug 2023
Where they are now: Graduate studies in Dept of Pediatrics
Dhruvi Patel
Undergraduate Student - Sept 2022 - Aug 2023.
Where they are now: Studying Optometry in Chicago
Emma Kasinyabo
Undergraduate Student/Summer Student - 499 student (Sept 2021-Apr 2022), summer student (May-Aug 2022 & May-Aug 2023)
Nikolas Shapka
Undergraduate student -May-Aug 2023
Where they are now: Accepted into UofA Dentistry program - Congrats!
Maulik Badmalia
Research Coordinator - May -Aug 2023
Biophysics expert and protein production guru. An amazing asset to our group for the summer!
Where they are now: Working with the Götte lab
Samantha Polege
Undergraduate Student/Lab assistant/499 student - May 2022 -
Where they are now: Summer research in parasitology;
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Current Opportunities
Summer Students for 2025 -I will start posting for positions in November/December 2024. Please have a look and reach out in December, if interested. It may seem early, but some of the summer studentships/funding applications are due in January, so I have to make decisions before then.
Undergraduate Students - I will have spots for Independent Research Projects (399/499 courses) for the coming year(2024), though they will be limited. This is a great way to check out our research lab (and get course credit!). Please touch base to discuss options.
Graduate Students - Currently not actively seeking, however, if you would have external funding (or high likelihood of acquiring) please reach out.
Postgraduate Researchers - Please inquire
Please contact if interested