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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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Julia Nunes
PhD Student

Education 

BSc at the University of Ottawa

Research Interests

The role and regulation of cholesterol metabolism in fatty liver disease

Favourite Movie?

Shutter

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Across the Universe - The Beatles 

Doppelgänger: Stephanie Beatriz

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Peyman Ghorbani
Postdoctoral Fellow

Education 

BSc- University of Ottawa

MSc- University of Toronto

PhD- Hannover Medical School, Germany

Research Interests

The regulation of immune responses by diet and metabolic factors

Favourite Movie?

Gerry

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Aesop Rock - The Harbour is Yours

Doppelgänger: Oscar Isaac

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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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VictoriaRobert-Gostlin
MSc Student

Education 

BSc- UBC Okanagan

Research Interests

Macrophage metabolic signaling

Favourite Movie?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Summer of 69- Bryan Adams

Doppelgänger: Gal Gadot

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Samarth Chauhan
Honours Student

Education

4th year Honours Bachelor of Science in Translational Molecular Medicine

Research Interests

Men’s Mental Health

Favourite Movie?

The Godfather

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Last Christmas- Wham!

Doppelgänger: Arjun Kapoor

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Madison Girouard
Honours 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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Aaron Reyes
TMM Rotation Student

Education

3rd 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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Gus
 

Education 

McCann's Puppy School- Hamilton, 2012

Research Interests

The biochemistry behind crayons tasting so delicious

Favourite Movie?

Up

Favourite Karaoke Song?

Yellow Ledbetter- Pearl Jam

Doppelgänger: EVERY DOODLE OUT THERE

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