Graduate students

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Ibraham Adam Top

Supervisor: Dr. Lori West

E-mail: ibrahim.adam@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-002 LKS
Lab phone: 2-3200

Academic Interests:
I am working in transplantation tolerance; my research project is to explore how immune tolerance develops in infants. Specifically, the development, regulation and possible elimination of B lymphocytes with specificities toward ABO antigens.

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Adriana Airo Top

Supervisor: Dr. Tom Hobman

E-mail: airo@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-120 Katz
Lab phone: 2-6595

Academic Interests:
My research is focused on investigating host factors involved in virus replication and pathogenesis. In particular, I am currently investigating the mechanisms by which an emerging arbovirus called Mayaro virus interferes with host innate immune defence mechanisms.

Alma mater:
University of British Columbia

Awards:

• Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Scholarship Doctoral Awards (CGS-D)
• President's Doctoral Award Prize of Distinction
• QEII Graduate Scholarship (2014)

Publications:

1. Limonta D, Jovel J, Kumar A, Lu J, Hou S, Airo AM, Lopez-Orozco J, Wong CP, Saito L, Branton W, Wong GK, Mason A, Power C, Hobman TC. (2019). Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Enhances Zika Virus Infection in Human Fetal Brain. J Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;220(8):1377-1387 (free PDF)
2. Limonta D, Jovel J, Kumar A, Airo AM, Hou S, Saito L, Branton W, Ka-Shu Wong G, Mason A, Power C, Hobman TC. (2018). Human Fetal Astrocytes Infected with Zika Virus Exhibit Delayed Apoptosis and Resistance to Interferon: Implications for Persistence. Viruses. 2018 Nov 17;10(11). pii: E646 (free PDF)
3. Kumar A, Jovel J, Lopez-Orozco J, Limonta D, Airo AM, Hou S, Stryapunina I, Fibke C, Moore RB, Hobman TC. (2018). Human Sertoli cells support high levels of Zika virus replication and persistence. Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 3;8(1):5477 (free PDF)
4. Yu K, Davidson CL, Wójtowicz A, Lisboa L, Wang T, Airo AM, Villard J, Buratto J, Sandalova T, Achour A, Humar A, Boggian K, Cusini A, van Delden C, Egli A, Manuel O, Mueller N, Bochud PY; Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Burshtyn DN. (2018). LILRB1 polymorphisms influence posttransplant HCMV susceptibility and ligand interactions. J Clin Invest. 2018 Apr 2;128(4):1523-1537 (free PDF)
5. Airo AM, Urbanowski MD, Lopez-Orozco J, You J, Skene-Arnold T, Holmes C, Yamshchikov V, Malik-Soni N, Frappier L, Hobman TC. (2018). Expression of flavivirus capsids enhance the cellular environment for viral replication by activating Akt-signalling pathways. Virology. 516 (March 2018): 147-157 (free PDF)
6. Hou S, Kumar A, Xu Z, Airo AM, Stryapunina I, Wong CP, Branton W, Tchesnokov E, Goette M, Power C, Hobman TC. (2017). Zika virus hijacks stress granule proteins and modulates the host stress response. Journal of Virology (free PDF)
7. Kumar A, Hou S, Airo AM, Limonta D, Mancinelli V, Branton W, Power C, Hobman TC. (2016). Zika virus inhibits type-I interferon production and downstream signaling. EMBO Rep. 2016 Dec;17(12):1766-1775 (free PDF)
8. Reid CR, Airo AM, Hobman TC. (2015). The Virus-Host Interplay: Biogenesis of +RNA Replication Complexes. Viruses. 8(8): 4385-4413 (free PDF)
9. Marr AK, MacIsaac JL, Jiang R, Airo AM, Kobor MS, McMaster WR. (2014). Leishmania donovani Infection Causes Distinct Epigenetic DNA Methylation Changes in Host Macrophages. PLOS Pathogens.10(10):e1004419 (free PDF)
10. Bowick GC, Airo AM, Bente DA. (2012). Expression of interferon-induced antiviral genes is delayed in a STAT1 knockout mouse model of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Virology Journal. (9):122 (free PDF)

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Bara'ah Azaizeh Top

Supervisor: Dr. Debby Burshtyn

E-mail: azaizeh@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-043 Katz
Lab phone: 2-0645

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Ghazal Babolmorad Top

Supervisor: Dr. Amit Bhavsar

E-mail: babolmor@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-22 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-4437

Publications:

1. Quilty D, Chan CJ, Yurkiw K, Bain A, Babolmorad G, Melançon P. (2018). The Arf-GDP-regulated recruitment of GBF1 to Golgi membranes requires domains HDS1 and HDS2 and a Golgi-localized protein receptor. J Cell Sci. 132(4). pii: jcs208199 (free PDF)

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Kevin Chu Top

Supervisor: Dr. Sue Tsai

E-mail: kchu1@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-71 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-0935

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Francisca Cristi Munoz Top

Supervisor: Dr. Maya Shmulevitz

E-mail: cristimu@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-21 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-7437

Publications:

1. Fernandes JP, Cristi F, Eaton HE, Chen P, Haeflinger S, Bernard I, Hitt MM, Shmulevitz M. (2019). Breast Tumor-Associated Metalloproteases Restrict Reovirus Oncolysis by Cleaving the σ1 Cell Attachment Protein and Can Be Overcome by Mutation of σ1. J Virol. 93(22). pii: e01380-19 (PDF)

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Saeideh Davoodi Top

Supervisor: Dr. Edan Foley

E-mail: davoodi@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-59 HMRC
Lab phone: 8-1663

Publications:

1. Davoodi S, Foley E. (2020). Host-Microbe-Pathogen Interactions: A Review of Vibrio cholerae Pathogenesis in Drosophila. Front Immunol. 10:3128 (free PDF)
2. Davoodi S, Galenza A, Panteluk A, Deshpande R, Ferguson M, Grewal S, Foley E. (2019). The Immune Deficiency Pathway Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis in Drosophila. J Immunol. 202(9):2747-2759 (free PDF)

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Cole Delyea Top

Supervisor: Dr. Amit Bhavsar

E-mail: delyea@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-22 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-4437

Academic Interests:
My research focuses around the activity of the Salmonella effector protein SspH2 and how it facilitates inflammation in the host cell. In particular, I am interested in looking at how its E3 ligase activity affects host NLRs within the cell to mediate innate immune mediated inflammation.

Non-academic Interests:
I enjoy being active by going to the gym, playing sports, doing jiu jitsu, and bouldering. I also enjoy travelling and exploring events and places around the city.

Alma mater:
University of Alberta

Awards:

• Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 75th Anniversary Award 2018
• Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology Graduate Studies Entrance Award 2019

Publications:

1. Delyea C, Bozorgmehr N, Koleva P, Dunsmore G, Shahbaz S, Huang V, Elahi S. (2018). CD71+ Erythroid Suppressor Cells Promote Fetomaternal Tolerance through Arginase-2 and PDL-1. J Immunol. 200(12):4044-4058 (free PDF)
2. Dunsmore G, Bozorgmehr N, Delyea C, Koleva P, Namdar A, Elahi S. (2017). Erythroid Suppressor Cells Compromise Neonatal Immune Response against Bordetella pertussis. J Immunol. 199(6):2081-2095 (free PDF)

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Ivan Domingo Top

Supervisor: Dr. Amit Bhavsar

E-mail: ivankris@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-22 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-4437

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Jianing Dong Top

Supervisor: Dr. Rob Ingham

E-mail: jianing2@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-065 Katz
Lab phone: 8-1960

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Garett Dunsmore Top

Supervisor: Dr. Shokrollah Elahi

E-mail: gdunsmor@ualberta.ca
Room: 7-020 Katz
Lab phone: 8-1576

Publications:

1. Dunsmore G, Koleva P, Ghobakhloo N, Sutton R, Ambrosio L, Meng X, Hotte N, Nguyen V, Madsen KL, Dieleman LA, Huang V, Elahi S. (2019). Lower Abundance and Impaired Function of CD71+ Erythroid Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients During Pregnancy. J Crohns Colitis. 13(2):230-244 (free PDF)
2. Delyea C, Bozorgmehr N, Koleva P, Dunsmore G, Shahbaz S, Huang V, Elahi S. (2018). CD71+ Erythroid Suppressor Cells Promote Fetomaternal Tolerance through Arginase-2 and PDL-1. J Immunol. 200(12):4044-4058 (free PDF)
3. Dunsmore G, Bozorgmehr N, Delyea C, Koleva P, Namdar A, Elahi S. (2017). Erythroid Suppressor Cells Compromise Neonatal Immune Response against Bordetella pertussis. J Immunol. 199(6):2081-2095 (free PDF)

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Farah Elawar Top

Supervisor: Dr. David Marchant

E-mail: elawar@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-065 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9752

Academic Interests:
My research is a focused epidemiology study of RSV in Alberta. Comprehensive monitoring systems are not well established for RSV. By sequencing isolates we are able to understand viral behaviour in the community.

Non-academic Interests:
Sports, especially volleyball, soccer, and basketball. I also enjoy traveling, skiing, and hiking.

Alma mater:
University of Alberta

Publications:

1. Elawar F, Griffiths CD, Zhu D, Bilawchuk LM, Jensen LD, Forss L, Tang J, Hazes B, Drews SJ, Marchant DJ. (2017). A Virological and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Emergence of New Clades of Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Sci Rep. 7(1):12232 (free PDF)
2. Bilawchuk LM, Griffiths CD, Jensen LD, Elawar F, Marchant DJ. (2017). The Susceptibilities of Respiratory Syncytial Virus to Nucleolin Receptor Blocking and Antibody Neutralization are Dependent upon the Method of Virus Purification. Viruses. 9(8). pii: E207 (free PDF)

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Jhon Enterina Top

Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Macauley

E-mail: enterina@ualberta.ca
Room: E5-18A Gunning/Lemieux
Lab phone:

Publications:

1. Enterina JR, Jung J, Macauley MS. (2019). Coordinated roles for glycans in regulating the inhibitory function of CD22 on B cells. Biomed J. 42(4):218-232 (free PDF)
2. Enterina JR, Wu L, Campbell RE. (2015). Emerging fluorescent protein technologies. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 27:10-7 (PDF)
3. Ding Y, Li J, Enterina JR, Shen Y, Zhang I, Tewson PH, Mo GC, Zhang J, Quinn AM, Hughes TE, Maysinger D, Alford SC, Zhang Y, Campbell RE. (2015). Ratiometric biosensors based on dimerization-dependent fluorescent protein exchange. Nat Methods. 12(3):195-8 (free PDF)

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Sarina Falcione Top

Supervisor: Dr. Glen Jickling

E-mail: sfalcion@ualberta.ca
Room: 4-065 Katz
Lab phone:

Publications:

1. Falcione S, Kamtchum-Tatuene J, Sykes G, Jickling GC. (2020). RNA expression studies in stroke: what can they tell us about stroke mechanism? Curr Opin Neurol. 33(1):24-29 (PDF)

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David Fast Top

Supervisor: Dr. Edan Foley

E-mail: dfast@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-59 HMRC
Lab phone: 8-1663

Academic Interests:
Intestinal microbes play a critical role in the normal physiological and immunological function of the gastrointestinal tract. Currently, I use Drosophila melanogaster to examine the affects that individual commensal microbes have on host health.

Non-academic Interests:
My non-academic interests are mainly sports, especially hockey, golf and skiing. I also enjoy classic Rock 'n' Roll, cars, video games, camping and fishing.

Publications:

1. Fast D, Petkau K, Ferguson M, Shin M, Galenza A, Kostiuk B, Pukatzki S, Foley E. (2020). Vibrio cholerae-Symbiont Interactions Inhibit Intestinal Repair in Drosophila. Cell Rep. 30(4):1088-1100 (free PDF)
2. Fast D, Duggal A, Foley E. (2018). Monoassociation with Lactobacillus plantarum Disrupts Intestinal Homeostasis in Adult Drosophila melanogaster. mBio. 9(4). pii: e01114-18 (free PDF)
3. Fast D, Kostiuk B, Foley E, Pukatzki S. (2018). Commensal pathogen competition impacts host viability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 115(27):7099-7104 29915049
4. Petkau K, Fast D, Duggal A, Foley E. (2016). Comparative evaluation of the genomes of three common Drosophila-associated bacteria. Biol Open. 5(9):1305-16 (free PDF)
5. Cooper T, Biron VL, Fast D, Tam R, Carey T, Shmulevitz M, Seikaly H. (2015). Oncolytic activity of reovirus in HPV positive and negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 44:8 (free PDF)

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Alberto Felix Lopez Top

Supervisor: Dr. Tom Hobman

E-mail: felixlop@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-120 Katz
Lab phone: 2-6595

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Jason Fernandes Top

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Power

E-mail: jpfernan@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-11 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-2148

Publications:

1. Fernandes JP, Cristi F, Eaton HE, Chen P, Haeflinger S, Bernard I, Hitt MM, Shmulevitz M. (2019). Breast Tumor-Associated Metalloproteases Restrict Reovirus Oncolysis by Cleaving the σ1 Cell Attachment Protein and Can Be Overcome by Mutation of σ1. J Virol. 93(22). pii: e01380-19 (PDF)
2. Chen PA, Shrivastava G, Balcom EF, McKenzie BA, Fernandes J, Branton WG, Wheatley BM, Petruk K, van Landeghem FKH, Power C. (2019). Absent in melanoma 2 regulates tumor cell proliferation in glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol. 144(2):265-273 (PDF)

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Melanie Folkins Top

Supervisor: Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt

E-mail: mfolkins@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-06 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-5285

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Anthony Galenza Top

Supervisor: Dr. Edan Foley

E-mail: agalenza@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-59 HMRC
Lab phone: 8-1663

Academic Interests:
I'm researching the relationship between intestinal microbes, host immunity and metabolism in Drosophila.

Non-academic Interests:
I like reading, watching movies, hockey, tennis and dodgeball.

Awards:

• CIHR CGS-M (2014)

Publications:

1. Fast D, Petkau K, Ferguson M, Shin M, Galenza A, Kostiuk B, Pukatzki S, Foley E. (2020). Vibrio cholerae-Symbiont Interactions Inhibit Intestinal Repair in Drosophila. Cell Rep. 30(4):1088-1100 (free PDF)
2. Davoodi S, Galenza A, Panteluk A, Deshpande R, Ferguson M, Grewal S, Foley E. (2019). The Immune Deficiency Pathway Regulates Metabolic Homeostasis in Drosophila. J Immunol. 202(9):2747-2759 (free PDF)
3. Galenza A, Foley E. (2019). Immunometabolism: Insights from the Drosophila model. Dev Comp Immunol. 94:22-34 (PDF)
4. Galenza A, Hutchinson J, Campbell SD, Hazes B, Foley E. (2016). Glucose modulates Drosophila longevity and immunity independent of the microbiota. Biol Open. 5(2):165-73 (free PDF)

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Nafiseh Ghobakhloo Top

Supervisor: Dr. Hanne Ostergaard

E-mail: ghobakhl@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-70 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-5650

Academic Interests:
I am currently investigating on the role of ectonucleotidases including CD39 and CD 73 in both leukemia and HIV patients mostly focusing on the association between these ectonucleotidases on the immature RBCs and these cases.

Non-academic Interests:
I love playing piano and also, I am interested in reading, traveling, and swimming.

Alma mater:
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Publications:

1. Dunsmore G, Koleva P, Ghobakhloo N, Sutton R, Ambrosio L, Meng X, Hotte N, Nguyen V, Madsen KL, Dieleman LA, Huang V, Elahi S. (2019). Lower Abundance and Impaired Function of CD71+ Erythroid Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients During Pregnancy. J Crohns Colitis. 13(2):230-244 (free PDF)
2. Ghobakhloo N, Motazedian MH, Naderi S, Ebrahimi S. Frequency isolation of Crithidia ssp from cutaneous lesions of immune-competent patients suspicious to leishmaniasis in Iran. (in press in Tropical Medicine and International Health)
3. Ghobakhloo N, M H Motazedian, B Pourmohammadi, Z Yourselfi. Evaluation of correlation between the in vitro susceptibility of field isolates of Leishmania major and clinical outcomes of meglumine antimoniate therapy in Fars province, Iran. Arthropod Vector Born Disease. 2017; 11(1): 132-138 (free PDF)
4. Ghobakhloo N, Motazedian MH, Fardaei M. Expression analysis of multiple genes may involve in antimony resistance among leishmania major clinical isolates from Fars province, Central, Iran. Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2016; 11(2): 168-176 (free PDF)

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Calvin Gordon Top

Supervisor: Dr. Matthias Götte

E-mail: cjgordon@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-055 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9752

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Ray Ishida Top

Supervisor: Dr. Tom Hobman

E-mail: rishida@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-120 Katz
Lab phone: 2-6595

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Kevin Joannou Top

Supervisor: Dr. Troy Baldwin

E-mail: joannou@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-25 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-6958

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Quinten Kieser Top

Supervisor: Dr. David Marchant

E-mail: qkieser@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-065 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9752

Publications:

1. Kieser Q, Noyce RS, Shenouda M, Lin YJ, Evans DH. (2020). Cytoplasmic factories, virus assembly, and DNA replication kinetics collectively constrain the formation of poxvirus recombinants. PLoS One. 15(1):e0228028 (free PDF)
2. Kieser Q, Paszkowski P, Lin J, Evans D, Noyce R. (2019). Visualizing Poxvirus Replication and Recombination Using Live-Cell Imaging. Methods Mol Biol. 2023:221-235 (PDF)

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Justine Kniert Top

Supervisor: Dr. Maya Shmulevitz

E-mail: kniert@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-21 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-7437

Academic Interests:
Mammalian orthoreovirus 3 is a non-pathogenic dsRNA virus found ubiquitously throughout nature. My research focuses on elucidating the assembly mechanisms of reovirus with the hope that we can then use the virus as a tool in many avenues of science such as oncolysis, a vaccine/drug delivery vector, a tool to study other more pathogenic viruses, and more.

Non-academic Interests:
Skiing, hiking, trail running, soccer, biking, camping, painting, board games, and volunteering with the humane society.

Alma mater:
University of British Columbia Okanagan (Hon. BSc. Biochemistry)

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Shae Komant Top

Supervisor: Dr. Troy Baldwin

E-mail: komant@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-25 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-6958

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Asna Latif Top

Supervisor: Dr. Amit Bhavsar

E-mail: asna@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-22 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-4437

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Connie Le Top

Supervisor: Dr. Lorne Tyrrell

E-mail: cle1@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-096 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9819

Publications:

1. Ahmed M, Wang F, Levin A, Le C, Eltayebi Y, Houghton M, Tyrrell L, Barakat K. (2015). Targeting the Achilles heel of the hepatitis B virus: a review of current treatments against covalently closed circular DNA. Drug Discov Today. 20(5):548-61 (PDF)

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JiaQi Liu Top

Supervisor: Dr. Hanne Ostergaard

E-mail: jiaqi8@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-70 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-5650

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Julia May Top

Supervisor: Dr. Troy Baldwin

E-mail: jfmay@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-25 HMRC
Lab phone: 2-6958

Academic Interests:
An important hurdle in vaccine design and administration is economy, especially for vaccines targeting pathogens that raise significant public health concern in developing regions. My work involves using Vaccinia as a viral vector for a multiagent vaccine. By engineering Vaccinia to express multiple heterologous antigens, I hope to create a commercially available cost-effective consolidated vaccine.

Non-academic Interests:
Some of my non-academic interests include sketching, narrative, jiu jitsu, and singing/piano. I also love to go fishing, camping, and cross-country running.

Awards:

• NSERC CGS-M (2017)
• Queen Elizabeth II graduate scholarship (2017)
• AIHS Summer Studentship (2017)
• NSERC USRA (2016)

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Nazanin Mohammadzadeh Top

Supervisor: Dr. Chris Power

E-mail: nazanin3@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-11 HMRC
Lab phone: 407-1938

Academic Interests:
I completed my MSc (2018) at the University of Saskatchewan, where I studied the role of human APOBEC3 enzymes in HIV-1 evolution. I am interested in the interaction of host restriction factors and HIV-1. To follow my passion, I joined Dr. Power's lab at the University of Alberta in September 2019 to study the landscape of host-viral interactions in the HIV-1 infected brain. My research focuses on the correlation of upregulated host restriction factors in HIV-1 infected brains and the development of HIV associated neurological disorders.

Awards:

• U of A Graduate Fellowship Scholarship-2019
• Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship-2020

Publications:

1. Yang H, Ito F, Wolfe AD, Li S, Mohammadzadeh N, Love RP, Yan M, Zirkle B, Gaba A, Chelico L, Chen XS. (2020). Understanding the structural basis of HIV-1 restriction by the full length double-domain APOBEC3G. Nat Commun. 2020 Jan 31;11(1):632. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14377-y. (free PDF)
2. McDaniel YZ, Wang D, Love RP, Adolph MB, Mohammadzadeh N, Chelico L, Mansky LM. (2020). Deamination hotspots among APOBEC3 family members are defined by both target site sequence context and ssDNA secondary structure. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 Jan 16 [Epub ahead of print]
3. Mohammadzadeh N, Love RP, Gibson R, Arts EJ, Poon AFY, Chelico L. (2019). Role of co-expressed APOBEC3F and APOBEC3G in inducing HIV-1 drug resistance. Heliyon. 2019 Apr 16;5(4):e01498. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01498. eCollection 2019 Apr. (free PDF)
4. Mohammadzadeh N, Follack TB, Love RP, Stewart K, Sanche S, Chelico L. (2019). Polymorphisms of the cytidine deaminase APOBEC3F have different HIV-1 restriction efficiencies. Virology. 2019 Jan 15;527:21-31 (free PDF)

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Parisa Raeisimakiani Top

Supervisor: Dr. Matthias Götte

E-mail: raeisima@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-055 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9752

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Mira Shenouda Top

Supervisor: Dr. David Evans

E-mail: shenouda@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-126 Katz
Lab phone: 2-2106

Publications:

1. Kieser Q, Noyce RS, Shenouda M, Lin YJ, Evans DH. (2020). Cytoplasmic factories, virus assembly, and DNA replication kinetics collectively constrain the formation of poxvirus recombinants. PLoS One. 15(1):e0228028 (free PDF)
2. Teferi WM, Desaulniers MA, Noyce RS, Shenouda M, Umer B, Evans DH. (2017). The vaccinia virus K7 protein promotes histone methylation associated with heterochromatin formation. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 3;12(3):e0173056 (free PDF)

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Brendan Todd Top

Supervisor: Dr. Matthias Götte

E-mail: bgtodd@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-055 Katz
Lab phone: 2-9752

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Brittany Umer Top

Supervisor: Dr. David Evans

E-mail: bumer@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-126 Katz
Lab phone: 2-2106

Publications:

1. Teferi WM, Desaulniers MA, Noyce RS, Shenouda M, Umer B, Evans DH. (2017). The vaccinia virus K7 protein promotes histone methylation associated with heterochromatin formation. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 3;12(3):e0173056 (free PDF)

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Greg Vallee Top

Supervisor: Dr. David Evans

E-mail: gvallee@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-126 Katz
Lab phone: 2-2106

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Madeleine Wiebe Top

Supervisor: Dr. Stephanie Yanow

E-mail: mcwiebe@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-032 Katz
Lab phone: 2-0369

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Reegan Willms Top

Supervisor: Dr. Edan Foley

E-mail: willms1@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-59 HMRC
Lab phone: 8-1663

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Cheung Pang (Jason) Wong Top

Supervisor: Dr. Tom Hobman

E-mail: cheungpa@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-120 Katz
Lab phone: 2-6595

Publications:

1. Wong CP, Xu Z, Hou S, Limonta D, Kumar A, Power C, Hobman TC. (2019). Interplay between Zika Virus and Peroxisomes during Infection. Cells. 8(7). pii: E725 (free PDF)
2. Limonta D, Jovel J, Kumar A, Lu J, Hou S, Airo AM, Lopez-Orozco J, Wong CP, Saito L, Branton W, Wong GK, Mason A, Power C, Hobman TC. (2019). Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Enhances Zika Virus Infection in Human Fetal Brain. J Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 13;220(8):1377-1387 (free PDF)
3. Wong CP, Xu Z, Power C, Hobman TC. (2018). Targeted Elimination of Peroxisomes During Viral Infection: Lessons from HIV and Other Viruses. DNA Cell Biol. 37(5):417-421
4. Hou S, Kumar A, Xu Z, Airo AM, Stryapunina I, Wong CP, Branton W, Tchesnokov E, Goette M, Power C, Hobman TC. (2017). Zika virus hijacks stress granule proteins and modulates the host stress response. Journal of Virology (free PDF)

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Kang Yu Top

Supervisor: Dr. Debby Burshtyn

E-mail: kyu3@ualberta.ca
Room: 6-043 Katz
Lab phone: 2-0645

Academic Interests:
My current work is to study how the genetic variants of LILRB1 interact with MHC-I molecules and UL18 (a viral MHC-I mimic) and how do these interactions affect NK cell function. Another part of my study is about the genetic regulation of the LILRB1 gene.

Non-academic Interests:
Music, drawing, basketball, video games, watching movies.

Awards:

• 2015 CSI Travel Award Top Prize
• 2014 China Scholarship Council Award

Publications:

1. Yu K, Davidson CL, Wójtowicz A, Lisboa L, Wang T, Airo AM, Villard J, Buratto J, Sandalova T, Achour A, Humar A, Boggian K, Cusini A, van Delden C, Egli A, Manuel O, Mueller N, Bochud PY; Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, Burshtyn DN. (2018). LILRB1 polymorphisms influence posttransplant HCMV susceptibility and ligand interactions. J Clin Invest. 2018 Apr 2;128(4):1523-1537 (free PDF)