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Aurora M. Nedelcu - PI (2002 - present )  

        - evolution of complexity, multicellularity, development, cell differentiation, altruism

        - co-option of responses to stress

        - evolution and cancer

        - evolution of sex and programmed cell death

Irina Chan - Undergraduate Work-Study student (2014 - present)
     
         - Fitness analyses of Chlamydomonas reinhardttii rls1 RNAi transformants
         - Exploring cancer's evolutionary vulnerabilities

Linna Meng - Undergraduate Research Student (2014 - present)

        - Transcriptome analyses of marine Chlamydomonas species



ALUMNI

Alex May - exchange MSc student (from the Free University of Amsterdam) and Research Assistant (February 2015- December 2015)

       - Using evolutionary principles and experimental evolution to understand the role of multicellular tumor circulating clusters

Aleatha Lee - MSc Student (2013 - 2016)

        - Exposing evolutionary vulnerabilities to suppress cancer: Proof of principle using Volvox

Stephan Koenig - PhD Student (Sept 2007 - Jan 2015)

        - The genetic basis for the evolution of somatic cell differentiation in Volvox carteri

Jennifer Earle - Undergraduate Work-Study student (2012 - 2014)

Amal Alahmadi -  Undergraduate Research Assistant (2012- 2014)

        - Stress-induction of the regA gene in Volvox carteri

Linna Meng - NSERC USRA (summer 2013)

       - Lateral gene transfer in the evolutio of animals

Matheus Lima - International exchange student (from Brazil) (summer 2013)

       - Evolution of multicellularity

Josh Clowater - Honour Student (2011-2012)

- Programmed cell death in glaucophyte algae

Jassy Meng

- Somatic cell senescence in Volvox carteri


Tyler Feeney - Volunteer Research Assistant (November 2008 - June 2009)

         - RegA Mutations in Volvox carteri 


Emma Logan - Undergraduate Research Assistant (Work-study; 2007); Independent Research Study (2007-2008)

- Evolution of programmed cell death protein 2


Isabelle Miles - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (2007)

           - PCD in Pleodorina
           - Lateral gene transfer in Monosiga - see our paper in JEB


Ahmed Fagir -  NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (2007)   

 - PCD in Eudorina
 - Lateral gene transfer in Monosiga - see our paper in JEB      


Kanishk Karol - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (2007)

            - PCD in Gonium

            - Lateral gene transfer in Monosiga - see our paper in JEB


Christopher Tan - Undergraduate Research Assistant and Honours student (2006-2007)

             - Evolutionary history of p53 (Honours Project) - see our paper in DGE

             - Programmed cell death genes in Volvox carteri (2006-2007)

             - RegA in volvocalean green algae (winter 2006; Work-Study):

             - Volvocales wiki (summer 2006; SEED) - see our Volvocales wiki  


Sarah Garnett - MSc graduate student (2005 - 2006)

             - Programmed cell death genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii


Marcia English - undergraduate research assistant (2002-2005; SEED; Work-Study ; Science Co-Op  Program) (currently: MSc student - Dalhousie Univ., Pharmacology)          

            - Sex and oxidative stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii


Fei Liu  - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (summer 2003; summer 2005)

            - Reactive oxygen species and sex: Manipulating the cellular antioxidant system in the green   alga, Volvox carteri              

            - A p53-induced gene in Volvox carteri


Sankalp Bhavsar - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (summer 2003; summer 2004) (currently: Medical School)

             - The evolution of programmed cell death during the unicellular-multicellular transition in the volvocalean algal   group


Andrea Simmonds - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (summer 2003) (currently: Medical School)

           - Reactive oxygen species and sex in the unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii


Mononita Roy - NSERC USRA summer undergraduate student (summer 2003) (currently: Medical School student, Dalhousie)

            - Reactive oxygen species and sex in the multicellular green alga, Volvox carteri: the role of mitochondria


Theodore Cios (winter 2003)                  

           - undergraduate research assistant

 
 
 
 

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