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2021 News
- Faculty of Science Canada Research Chairs announcement
- Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award winners announced
- Larger households contribute to COVID-19 transmission in Fraser Health Region
- Study finds Sawfish face extinction unless overfishing is curbed
- Astronaut "moves" to help prevent falls among older adults confined to bed rest
- Paleontologists discover major new insect group after solving 150-year-old mystery
- COVID-19 experts share 2020 SFU Media Newsmaker Award
- Chemistry professor awarded the 2021 John C. Polanyi Award for research excellence
- Where do we look when we walk?
- BPK prof honored with SFU Excellence in Teaching Award
- SFU lab one step closer to understanding how life started on Earth
- Research collaboration achieves world’s first laser-cooling of antimatter
- Fossil discovery deepens snakefly mystery
- Rain, rain go away! SFU Chemists develop new waterproofing solution.
- Asian Heritage Month; a profile of Hogan Yu
- IT team wins Staff Achievement Award for keeping us all connected
- Asian Heritage Month; a profile of Liangliang Wang
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2020 News
- STUDY SUGGESTS SEA LICE ON SALMON IS UNDER-REPORTED AT B.C. SALMON FARMS
- ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA HONOURS FACULTY OF SCIENCE RESEARCHERS
- SFU STUDY NETS NEW DATA ON HEAD IMPACTS EXPERIENCED BY HOCKEY PLAYERS
- FAST AND LOOSE: NANOMACHINES WITH FLOPPY CONNECTIONS GO FASTER
- SFU CHEMIST’S NEW PROCESS FAST-TRACKS DRUG TREATMENTS FOR VIRAL INFECTIONS AND CANCER
- HOT WATER CAN SOMETIMES COOL FASTER THAN WARM WATER – SFU RESEARCH CONFIRMS
- EDNA TECHNOLOGY MORE EFFECTIVE IN MONITORING SALMON RUNS: SFU RESEARCH
- LOVE OF SPORTS, MATH LANDS SFU ALUMNUS JOB WITH SEATTLE’S NHL FRANCHISE
- STAFF KEEP RESEARCH ALIVE DURING PANDEMIC
- A WHISKER'S MORE PROTECTION FOR CLEAN-SHAVEN MASK WEARERS
- RESEARCHERS WORKING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS IN LONG-TERM CARE
- NEW STUDY FINDS CORAL ISLANDS MAY NOT “DROWN” AMID CLIMATE CHANGE
- NEW FOSSIL DISCOVERY SHOWS 50 MILLION-YEAR-OLD CANADA-AUSTRALIA CONNECTION
- BPK GRAD AIMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AMID CHALLENGES OF LAB WORK ON COVID-19 PROJECT
- HOW CANNABIDIOL MAY BE HELPFUL IN TREATING DIABETES-RELATED ARRHYTHMIAS
- SFU LAB HELPS PATIENT MANAGE RARE DISEASE THROUGH PROGRAMMED EXERCISE
- SFU SURREY SCIENCE LABS HOST COVID-19 HAND SANITIZER PRODUCTION
- SFU EPIDEMIOLOGIST’S RESEARCH INFORMS B.C. HEALTH POLICY ON COVID-19
- SFU PROFESSOR’S INVENTION APPROVED BY FDA TO HELP WEAN COVID-19 PATIENTS FROM VENTILATORS
- SFU STAFF AND FACULTY DONATE MASKS, GLOVES, ADDITIONAL COVID-19 SUPPLIES TO LOCAL HOSPITALS
- CORONAVIRUS TESTING KITS WILL BE DEVELOPED USING SFU-INVENTED RNA IMAGING TECHNOLOGY
- NEW "SMALL NUMBER" K-12 MATH LEARNING MATERIALS AVAILABLE
- SFU RESEARCH TEAM HELPS TEST POTENTIAL SUPERBUG-KILLING COMPOUND
- SFU CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE
- STUDY REVEALS HIDDEN RISKS OF ESTUARY DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG SALMON
- SFU RESEARCHER SCORES MAJOR FUNDING FOR ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA RESEARCH
- SFU EARTH SCIENTIST JOHN CLAGUE NAMED TO ORDER OF CANADA
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE RECEIVES OVER $1M IN RESEARCH FUNDING FROM CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION
- ABUNDANCE OF SALMON KEY TO FEEDING 'UNDERDOG' STREAM FISHES: SFU RESEARCH
- YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD BESTOWED ON PHYSICS PROF.
- SFU PHYSICS PROFESSOR RECOGNIZED AS “TOP 40 UNDER 40” IN CANADA
- SFU RESEARCH FINDS CLUES TO UNDERSTANDING CBD AND ITS MEDICINAL EFFECTS
- SFU alumnus inspired by her organization’s 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
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2019 News
- SFU RESEARCH POINTS TO UNPRECEDENTED AND WORRYING RISE IN SEA LEVELS
- SFU GLOBAL COLLABORATION CREATES WORLD’S FIRST OPEN-SOURCE DATABASE OF NATURAL MICROBIAL PRODUCTS
- VIRTUAL CADAVERS BRING LEARNING TO LIFE AT SFU
- SFU RESEARCHERS DISCOVER POTENTIAL WAY TO MANAGE INSECTS WITHOUT CHEMICALS
- FIRST FOSSIL DRAGONFLIES FROM B.C. IDENTIFIED AND NAMED
- INTERNATIONAL STUDY FINDS NEW GENETIC FEATURES IN RARE BURKITT LYMPHOMA CANCER
- TRIO OF SFU SCIENCE PROFESSORS HONORED
- NEW EVIDENCE SHOWS HUMAN PRESENCE IN HAIDA GWAII 2,200 YEARS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS ESTIMATES
- SFU CHEMISTRY PROF NAMED TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
- POPULAR BUT DANGEROUS LAB DEMO NOW SAFER THANKS TO SFU CHEMISTS
- SFU PHYSICS WELCOMES NEW ASTROPHYSICIST
- WATCH YOUR SPEED—WHALE ZONE AHEAD!
- DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE WELCOMES DONALD ESTEP
- COMPLIANT FLOORING NOT THE ANSWER TO PREVENTING FALL-RELATED INJURIES
- SFU WELCOMES NEW SHRUM CHAIR IN BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF DISEASE
- PEST BUSTING SFU PROF NAMED FELLOW OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA
- INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BUILDS HIS OWN ADVENTURE AT SFU
- THE DIRT ON SUSTAINABLE SHEEP FARMING
- TINY FISH A BIG LURE FOR LIFE ON CORAL REEFS
- BIG ENERGY SAVINGS FOR TINY MACHINES
- BIOLOGY CLASS ANALYZES DOG DNA FOR BODY SIZE, SNOUT LENGTH AND COAT LENGTH
- SFU STUDIES CAUSES BEHIND SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN INFANTS
- ANAL SECRETIONS OF APHIDS PROVIDE SUSTENANCE FOR MOSQUITOES
- CITIZEN SCIENTISTS' RARE FOSSIL BIRDS SHED NEW LIGHT ON AVIAN HISTORY
- STATISTICS STUDENTS IMPRESS THE NFL WITH THEIR MOVES
- 3D IMAGES IN PDFS IS A GAMECHANGER FOR CHEMISTRY EDUCATION
- DAVID SHIFFMAN NAMED PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL MEDIA NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR
- EARTH SCIENCES TECHNICIAN DIGS DEEP TO DEVELOP ENGAGEMENT
- EARLY-CAREER LECTURER KEVIN LAM DRIVEN BY LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR TEACHING
- CHEMISTRY TEAM "FIXES" CANCER-SUPPRESSING P53 PROTEIN
- SFU RESEARCHERS FIND NEW CLUES TO CONTROLLING HIV
- STUDY PREDICTS WARMER, DRIER MOUNTAINS POSE A DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR COLD-ADAPTED AMPHIBIANS
- “MICROSCOPIC” IMPROVEMENTS YIELD BIG GAINS IN SFU’S RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
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2018 News
- SFU PROF’S WORLDWIDE INFLUENCE ON SHARKS AND RAYS RESEARCH LEADS TO ACCOLADE AND A NEW CONSERVATION PROGRAM
- SFU TEAM LEADS $12-MILLION EFFORT TO EXPAND SYSTEM OF WORLDWIDE HEALTH RESEARCH DATABASES
- SFU FACULTY MEMBERS SET SIGHTS ON HOLLYWOOD NORTH
- NEWLY HIRED STATS PROF BRINGS EXPERTISE IN BIG DATA AND MACHINE LEARNING
- MUSCLES KNOW BEST
- NANOMACHINES HAVE ALL THE MOVES
- PHD CANDIDATE IN MARINE BIOLOGY WINS MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE
- ENGAGED STUDENT DOES IT ALL
- GENETIC MUTATION PROVIDES POTENTIAL CLUE TO NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
- BUILDING MOLECULAR MOTORS – ONE STEP AT A TIME
- NEW STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON PAIN AND SEIZURE CONTROLNEW STUDY ON EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON PAIN AND SEIZURE CONTROL
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE WELCOMES NEW DEAN!
- SCIENCE INQUIRY VIDEOS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LAUNCHED
- SFU MATHEMATICIAN RECEIVES ROYAL SOCIETY AWARD
- JOHN REYNOLDS NAMED CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN CANADA
- SFU STUDY BUSTS MYTH ABOUT FACIAL HAIR ON PILOTS
- NOT SO FAST: FROM SHREWS TO ELEPHANTS, ANIMAL REFLEXES SURPRISINGLY SLOW
- SFU TEAM RECEIVES FUNDING TO EXPAND SYSTEM OF WORLDWIDE HEALTH RESEARCH DATABASES
- MEET THE LATEST WINNERS OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS.
- MEET NEW MATH PROF & CANADA 150 RESEARCH CHAIR, CAROLINE COLIJN
- SCIENTIFIC TEAM SCOOPS MAJOR AWARDS FOR WORK CONFIRMING THE STANDARD MODEL OF COSMOLOGY
- HOW SALMON "OUST THE LOUSE"
- ABORIGINAL SUMMER CAMP ALUMNI JOIN SFU AS UNDERGRADS
- OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD FOR STEVEN HOLDCROFT
- SCIENTISTS ON TWITTER: PREACHING TO THE CHOIR OR SINGING FROM THE ROOFTOPS?
- SFU KICKS OFF SPORTS ANALYTICS CONFERENCE
- NEW METHOD FOR DETECTING DOPING IN CYCLISTS PROPOSED
- SFU’S LONGEST SERVING SENATE FACULTY MEMBER STEPS DOWN
- PRIME GROWING AREAS FOR B.C. OYSTERS CONTAIN ALARMINGLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PLASTIC MICROBEADS
- TALK ABOUT SCIENCE!
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2017 News
- FLIRTING ON THE FLY: HUMANS CAN LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM BLOW FLIES ABOUT ATTRACTION ON DATING APPS
- SFU RESEARCHERS SHINE LIGHT ON ANTIMATTER
- SARAH JOHNSON WINS FACULTY OF SCIENCE EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AWARD
- SCIENCE TECHNICAL CENTER WINS SFU TEAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Photos: SFU's Trottier Observatory wins national award for landscape design
- SFU PROF SCORES POSITION WITH NBA
- STUDY FINDS GREATER RISK OF EXTINCTION AMONG HIGH DIVERSITY AMPHIBIAN GROUPS
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - DANIELLE JEONG
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - ANDY ZENG
- 2017 CONVOCATION STAR - JOHN THOMPSON
- PERFECT PAIRINGS: COUPLE MEETS AT SCIENCE FROSH & HEAD TO MED SCHOOL TOGETHER
- EXTREME SCIENCE IN VOLCANOLOGY
- NEW CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR BOOSTS FUNDING FOR ENERGY-CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY
- CHEMISTRY BUILDING EARNS GOLD, LEED AWARD
- NEW CLASSROOMS + SOCIAL AREA = [MATH WEST]
- NEW STUDY SHOWS BANNING SHARK FIN IN THE U.S. WON’T HELP SAVE SHARKS
- NEW RESEARCH LINKS HEART ATTACKS TO GENETIC MUTATION
- CONSERVATION ACTUALLY WORKS
- NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL HONORS GERHARD GRIES' INSECT EXPERTISE
- REVVING YOUR NANOSCALE ENGINE
- "ROCK STAR" GEOSCIENTIST RECEIVES LEGGET MEDAL
- PUBLIC HEALTH MATHEMATICIAN JOINS SFU AS CANADA 150 RESEARCH CHAIR
- VOLCANIC SIMULATION TEACHES EARTH SCIENCES STUDENTS CRISIS MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- MARS' SURFACE WATER: WE FINALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
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2016 News
- HANDS-ON LEARNING ON THE MOUNTAIN
- SEA STARS SHED LIGHT ON HUMAN REPRODUCTION
- EXERCISE MAY PUT SOME HEART PATIENTS AT RISK
- ZIKA VIRUS AND THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
- STAFF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE
- DIGGING FOR ANTIBIOTICS
- FROM STUDENT TO CEO
- FACULTY OF SCIENCE SWEEPS EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS
- STATS STUDENT SAYS THANKS TO HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
- SWEET AWARD FOR STATISTICS PROF
- ECONOMICS DRIVE THE EXTINCTION OF LARGE MARINE ANIMALS
- SFU RESEARCHERS STUDY DNA TO FIND GENETIC MUTATION BEHIND RARE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER
- EMPU DIRECTOR RECEIVES "HIGH-FLYING" AWARD
- SFU'S POPULAR ACADEMIC SUMMER CAMP FOR ABORIGINAL STUDENTS A HIT WITH ALUMNI
- SEA STAR DEATH TRIGGERS ECOLOGICAL DOMINO EFFECT
- DUGAN O'NEIL WINS COMPUTE CANADA TRAILBLAZER AWARD
- INTERNATIONAL ENTOMOLOGY AWARD FOR ‘BED BUG’ BIOLOGIST
- UNDERGRAD GETS MUSCLE MECHANICS RESEARCH PUBLISHED
- TRAILBLAZING SCIENTIST AND ADVISOR PASSES AWAY AT 102
- UNDERSTANDING HOW THE "BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER" IS BREACHED IN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
- NEW SFU PROFESSORSHIP TO BOOST RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH RCH
- SFU RESEARCHERS WORK TO FINE-TUNE COLLAGEN GROWTH
- EVERGREEN LINE 'CORES' PROVIDE EARTH SCIENTISTS WITH WEALTH OF HISTORICAL DATA
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2015 News
- JOHN REYNOLDS NETS AWARD
- ISABELLE COTÉ & WENDY PALEN RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS LEOPOLD FELLOWSHIPS
- HUMAN GENOMICS CLASS GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
- TRIPLE WIN FOR MATHEMATICIANS
- DATING TECHNIQUES: ILLUMINATING THE PAST
- HOWARD TROTTIER WINS BC SUGAR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- TEMPERATURE CHANGE CAN TRIGGER SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
- FAT ACCUMULATION IN HUMAN SKELETAL MUSCLES EFFECTS ABILITY TO PERFORM EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
- SFU TO HOST SITE OF RESEARCH CYBER NETWORK
- STATISTICS PROF. SNAGS HIGHEST HONOR
- NEW CANCER-FIGHTING FUNDS TO HELP PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
- WIRED FOR LAZINESS
- SFU CO-LEADS NATIONAL PROJECT TO REVIVE COHO SALMON
- NEW PROFESSORSHIP FOCUSES ON NEW TREATMENTS FOR AUTISM
- NEW RESEARCH OPENS DOORS TO UNDERSTANDING TONSIL CANCER
- NEW DISEASE-CARRYING MOSQUITO ARRIVES IN BC
- GENES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THREE KINDS OF MALE RUFFS IDENTIFIED
- SCIENTISTS TAKE AIM AT DISEASE-CARRYING “KISSING BUG”
- BURNABY AND CHILEAN ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LEARN ASTRONOMY TOGETHER
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Dr. Hoi-Kwan (Kero) Lau
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics
Theoretical quantum information science: Dr. Lau’s research group studies the theoretical physics of engineered quantum systems and analyzes their applications in quantum information processing. Their focus is on bosonic systems, which are ubiquitous across numerous platforms (e.g. photonic, atomic, superconducting devices) with advantages such as high information capacity and scalability, but are less studied due to their high complexity. By developing novel strategies to understand and remedy the imperfections of realistic systems, Dr. Lau’s research will lead to more advanced quantum devices, such as large-scale quantum computers and accurate quantum sensors.
Read more: Dr. Lau's profile on the Department of Physics website.
Dr. Lorena Braid
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells: Dr. Braid’s research program explores the identity, function and regulation of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), and studies how aging, stress, diet and environmental pollutants affect MSCs. Understanding how such changes are propagated at a systemic level and alter the body’s ability to detect and defend against aberrant cells (cancer) and immune responses (autoimmune diseases) is key to developing better diagnostics and treatments. Her team combines classic genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques with high-throughput live cell imaging and next-generation sequencing to probe how MSCs influence cells in the context of immunology, cancer, aging, wound healing, metabolism and regeneration.
Read more: Dr. Braid's profile on the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry website.
Dr. Haolun Shi
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Biostatistical modeling and analysis of complex functional and longitudinal data: Dr. Shi’s research program uses statistical methods and models to explore various areas in biostatistics, such as medical imaging, survival analysis, and clinical trial design, with the goal of developing useful computational tools and new statistical methodologies for modeling and analysis of complex functional and longitudinal data. Taken together, Dr. Shi’s research will be of interest to practitioners in research areas such as Alzheimer's disease, medical imaging, and pharmaceutical research, in which the analysis of complex functional and longitudinal data is needed.
Read more: Dr. Shi’s profile on the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science website.
Dr. Lisa Julian
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Biological Sciences
Stem cell identity: Dr. Julian’s research program explores the biological processes that regulate stem cell identity and behaviour, aiming to uncover early drivers of development and disease. Stem cell populations generate all cell types of a developing organism; thus, knowledge of their regulation is critical to understanding how our tissues are built and maintained. She employs human pluripotent stem cells to generate 2D and 3D organoid models of the developing brain. By exposing these cells to environmental stressors or introducing disease- and cancer-causing gene mutations the transcriptional regulators, signaling pathways, and organelle systems that underly tissue development and long-term integrity are elucidated.
Read more: Dr. Julian's profile on the Department of Biological Sciences website.
Dr. Valentin Jaumouillé
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Mechanobiology and morphodynamics of immune cells: Dr. Jaumouillé’s research explores how immune cells generate and sense mechanical forces using quantitative high-resolution live cell microscopy. Many cellular processes employed by immune cells require force generation: recruitment and migration, killing by phagocytosis or degranulation, antigen discrimination. Moreover, immune responses are largely affected by the mechanical properties of the tissue environment. The program, positioned at the interface of immunology, cell biology, biophysics and microbiology, aims to understand molecular and biophysical mechanisms involved in the clearance of microbes or malignant cells toward developing new therapeutic approaches.
Read more: Dr. Jaumouillé's profile on the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry website.
Dr. Himchan Jeong
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Predictive modeling for ratemaking and reserving of property and casualty insurance: Dr. Jeong’s research program explores statistical methods, with the goal of applications in ratemaking and reserving, which is one of the core functions of a property and casualty insurance company. To consider diverse aspects of dependence in claim modeling, he uses techniques such as traditional longitudinal and multivariate data analysis and contemporary statistical learning including regularized regression.
Read more: Dr. Jeong’s profile on the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science website.
Dr. Jake Levinson
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Mathematics
Combinatorial aspects of algebraic geometry: Dr. Levinson’s research program focuses on classification and enumeration in algebra and geometry, with the goal of understanding moduli (parameter) spaces for objects such as planes, curves and surfaces. Enumerative questions are among the first questions to pursue, because the answer is just a number: the count of how many objects there are of a particular type. In turn, the tools developed to pursue these "finite" questions pave the way to understanding higher-dimensional and global questions about these moduli spaces and the objects they parametrize. A key theme of this program is to develop crossover results connecting the techniques, intuitions and avenues of inquiry of geometry and combinatorics.
Read more: Dr. Levinson's profile on the Department of Mathematics website.
Dr. Jane Fowler
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Biological Sciences
Water quality and microbial biotechnology: Dr. Fowler’s research is focused on developing sustainable methods for biological water treatment and pollutant removal using mixed microbial communities. She conducts full-scale field investigations and lab-scale experimental systems, applying quantitative molecular methods and 'omics' techniques. Dr. Fowler's research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of microbial community structure and function that is guided by ecological theory, microbial physiology and modeling, and apply this to engineered biological systems. More efficient water treatment systems could result in major societal and environmental benefits such as improved water quality, mitigation of greenhouse gas production, and increased resource recovery.
Read more: Dr. Fowler's profile on the Department of Biological Sciences website.
Dr. David Stenning
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Read more: Dr. Stenning's profile on the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science website.
Dr. Amy Lee
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Bioinformatics and genomics: Dr. Lee’s research program takes a systems biology approach to investigate the complex relationships between bacterial pathogens and the human hosts, in order to develop better therapeutics or vaccines. She is interested in understanding: 1) how pathogens maintain and transmit antimicrobial resistant genes in different environments, 2) pathogen virulence strategies, and 3) the resulting host immune responses. Her team uses comparative pathogen genomic analyses, microbial genotype-phenotype association studies and multi-omics profiling of host immune responses to characterize dynamic host-pathogen interfaces. Ultimately, her research aims to make an impact in combating antimicrobial resistance and neonatal sepsis.
Read more: Dr. Lee's profile on the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry website.
Dr. Matthias Danninger
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics
Experimental particle physics: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the most powerful particle accelerator ever built and provides a unique opportunity to explore the high-energy frontier in particle physics. Dr. Danninger uses the ATLAS detector at the LHC to search for signs of long-lived new particle signatures, to shed light on the universe’s biggest remaining mysteries: why matter prevailed over antimatter in the early universe, or what exactly dark matter is. Searching for these particles is highly challenging as they have the tendency to avoid interactions, making them elusive to detection.
Read more: Dr. Danninger’s profile on the Department of Physics website.
Dr. Don Estep
Prof., Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Computational probability and uncertainty quantification: Dr. Estep’s research program explores uncertainty quantification for complex systems, stochastic inverse problems, efficient computation, and stochastic models. Combining probability, statistics, and computation, the scope of his work includes theory, implementation and application to scientific and engineering problems. His work is heavily interdisciplinary and has applications to ecology, materials science, detection of black holes, modeling of fusion reaction, analysis of nuclear fuels, hurricane storm surge forecasting, flow in porous media, and electromagnetic scattering.
Read more: Dr. Estep’s profile on the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science website.
Dr. Ly Vu
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Read more: Dr. Vu's profile on the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry website.
Dr. Mani Larijani
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Biological mechanisms of disease: Dr. Larijani's research program explores processes that mutate and alter the genetic codes of DNA/RNA, with an ultimate goal of understanding these processes and how they impact biological function. Depending on the species, these processes have biological functions such as modulating immune responses, precipitating and aggravating cancer, inducing the evolution of host and viral genomes, and affecting developmental reprogramming and tissue differentiation. Two driving interests are how DNA/RNA-mutating processes impact human health and how these processes evolved from their functional origins of the distant past. This research is enabled by interdisciplinary methods and expertise from biochemistry to computational biology.
Read more: Dr. Larijani's profile on the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry website.
Dr. Jessica Pilarczyk
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Earth Science
Coastal hazards: Dr. Pilarczyk’s research program explores how coastal environments have been altered by extreme events and gradual environmental changes. Aiming to improve hazard mitigation for coastal communities, Dr. Pilarczyk examines the clues left behind by past earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and sea level change. These clues are preserved in coastal sediments and answer questions regarding the type, duration, frequency, and intensity of hazards impacting a given coastline. New knowledge generated through this research will provide insight into long-term variability in coastal hazards over the last centuries to millennia. This improved understanding of long-term processes and impacts will inform models that can be applied to forecast the risk of hazards to coastal communities.
Read more: Dr. Pilarczyk’s profile on the Department of Earth Sciences website.
Dr. Caterina Ramogida
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry, TRIUMF
Nuclear medicinal inorganic chemistry: Dr. Ramogida’s biomedical research program focuses on the synthesis and development of radioactive drugs (radiopharmaceuticals) for diagnosing and treating cancers. The overarching goal is to use radioactive metal ions, or radiometals, as diagnostic or therapeutic tools for the improved detection and therapy of disease. As drug constituents, the flexibility of radiometals in terms of radiological half-life, decay emission, and chemistry lends extremely well to their incorporation into radiopharmaceuticals for personalized diagnostics and therapies for cancer patients. Critically important is the design, synthesis, and characterization of novel and innovative metal ion chelators that enable promising radiometals to be attached to drug delivery molecules for imaging purposes and/or targeted treatment of cancer.
Read more: Dr. Ramogida's profile on the Department of Chemistry website.