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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?

Ants Marching- Dave Matthews Band

Shiny- Jemaine Clement (Moana)

Run Around- Blues Traveler

Beautiful World- Colin Hay

Betterman- Pearl Jam

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
PhD Student

Education 

Undergraduate Translational and Molecular Medicine student,  University of Ottawa

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

Parasite Immunology

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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Aaron Reyes
TMM Rotation Student

Education

4th year Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational Molecular Medicine

Research Interests

Cancer

Favourite Movie?

A Few Good Men

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Mr Lonely- Bobby Vinton

Doppelgänger: Jimmy O. Yang

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Samantha Aguanno
Honours Student

Education

4th year Honours Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science

Research Interests

Metabolic dysregulation

Favourite Movie?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Favourite Karaoke Song?

You Belong to Me- Taylor Swift

Doppelgänger: Natalie Portman

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Gus
(2012-24)

Forever Emotional Support Animal

Education 

McCanns Professional Puppy Training

Research Interests

The biochemistry of why crayons taste so delicious

Favourite Movie?

Up

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Smooth Criminal- Michael Jackson

Doppelgänger: Every single Doodle out there.

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