Bioinformatics & Genomics

Research areas include cancer genomics, personalized medicine, comparative analyses, model organism, and microbial genomics and bioinformatics. Integrated genomics, bioinformatics, and systems biology approaches are developed and used.

Brinkman Lab

Microbe-loving bioinformatics and genomics research lab, aiming to better control infectious diseases and associated immune disorders in a sustainable way.

EMAIL: 

FIONA BRINKMAN
brinkman@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7165
SSB 7121
IRMACS ASB 10920 

LAB PHONE:

(778) 782-4206

Chen Lab

My laboratory is interested in developing bioinformatics programs and genomics (and molecular) tools for understanding genome architecture and expression.

EMAIL: 

JACK CHEN
chenn@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7115.1/7141

LAB PHONE:

(778) 782-7649
(778) 782-4596  

Holt Lab

The main focus in our lab (located at the BC Cancer Research Institute) is understanding and potentiating the anti-cancer immune response.

EMAIL: 

ROBERT HOLT
rholt@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre

LAB PHONE: 

(604) 675-8165

Hsiao Lab

The Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health at SFU is an interdisciplinary group of researchers interested in solving practical health problems using multidisciplinary approaches and in a One Health framework.

EMAIL: 

WILLIAM HSIAO
wwhsiao@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7144

LAB PHONE: 

TBD

Lee Lab

Systems biology of infectious diseases lab, aiming to develop mechanistic insights to the complex interface of host-pathogen interactions that can lead to impactful solutions.

EMAIL: 

AMY LEE
ahl23@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7141

LAB PHONE: 

(778) 782-4596

Morin Lab

Recent advances to DNA sequencing technology allow us to determine the genome sequence of an individual, tumour, or single cell in one experiment.

EMAIL: 

RYAN MORIN
rdmorin@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7133

LAB PHONE: 

(778) 782-9648

Pio Lab

Our main research interest is on inflammation and cell death processes and characterizing the molecular events that lead to their activation in specific conditions such as microbial infection, and chronic diseases.

EMAIL: 

FREDERIC PIO
fpio@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7134

LAB PHONE: 

(778) 782-5657

Quarmby Lab

Summertime blooms of microalgae on snow cause "watermelon snow." We use the tools of genomics, bioinformatics, ecology and cell biology to study the algae, fungi, bacteria and other organisms comprising the the snow algae microbiome

EMAIL: 

LYNNE QUARMBY
quarmby@sfu.ca

LAB ROOM: 

SSB 7124

LAB PHONE: 

(778) 782-4598