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Education

BSc and PhD- University of Guelph

Postdoctoral Fellowship- McMaster University

Research Interests

Mechanisms underlying metabolic disease- interplay between lipid metabolism and inflammation

Favourite Movie?

How to Train Your Dragon (1, 2 and 3)

Favourite Karaoke Setlist?

Home for a Rest- Spirit of the West

We Don't Talk About Bruno- Encanto

Scared- The Tragically Hip

Leave the Night on- Sam Hunt

Betterman- Pearl Jam

Power of Love- Huey Lewis and the News

Doppelgänger: Tom Cavanagh

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Conor O'Dwyer
Lab Manager

Education 

Advanced Diploma- Biotechnology, Algonquin College

Research Interests

AMPK & other drug targets for type 2 diabetes

Favourite Movie?

Forrest Gump

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Roxanne- The Police

Doppelgänger: Tom Selleck

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Tyler Smith
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education 

BSc- Translational and Molecular Medicine, PhD- Biochemistry, uOttawa

Research Interests

Immunometabolism

Favourite Movie?

Lord of the Rings

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band

Doppelgänger: Colin Hanks

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Madison Girouard MSc Student

Education 

4th year Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

Research Interests

Cell death and inflammation pathways in diabetes

Favourite Movie?

Back to the Future

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Wannabe- Spice Girls

Doppelgänger: Anna Kendrick

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Ivy (Jianfan) Nie
MSc Student

Education 

BSc- University of Toronto

Research Interests

Metabolism in liver diseases and cancer signaling

Favourite Movie?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home- Keira Knightley

Doppelgänger: TBD

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Sarah Gostlin
PhD Student

Education

BA Hons Psychology- McGill University

Research Interests

Cerebral Metabolism

Favourite Movie?

Moulin Rouge

Favourite Karaoke Song?

December 1963 - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Doppelgänger: Emily Blunt

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Mariam Hakoum
PhD Student

Education

BSc general biology and medical laboratory, Balamand University

BSc Molecular Biology, Carleton University

MSc Microbiology and Immunology, uOttawa

Research Interests

Immunometabolism and biomanufacturing

Favourite Movie?

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Chop Suey!- System of a down 

Doppelgänger: Hillary Duff

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Toshka Besharah
TMM Honours Student

Education 

4th Year Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational Molecular Medicine

Research Interests

Chronic low-grade inflammation and metabolic disorders

Favourite Movie?

Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Don't Stop Believing- Journey

Doppelgänger:

Sasha Alexander

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Abdelrahman
(Abdu) Fahmy
TMM Honours Student

Education

4th Year Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational Molecular Medicine

Research Interests

Immunology, Metabolism and Cardiology

Favourite Movie?

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen

Doppelgänger: Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer)

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