Graduate Students
Current and past graduate students and that have trained under the supervision of One Reproductive Health Group members, listed by their respective supervisors.
Graduate Students
Carrasco, Rodrigo
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Mechanism of action of ovulation-inducing factor on the hypothalamus.
Years: 2013-present
Palomino, Manuel
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Conservation of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) threatened by endemic disease.
Years: 2011-present
Cervantes, Miriam
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: In vitro embryo development in wood bison.
Years: 2011-present
Bogle, Orleigh
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Cellular mechanism of action of ovulation-inducing factor (OIF).
Years: 2009-present
Basanayaka, Upekha*
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Synchrotron imaging of human ovaries ex situ.
*Co-supervisor: Angela Baerwald, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Years: 2010-2013
Tribulo, Paula
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Effect of OIF in seminal plasma on ovarian function in cattle.
Years: 2010-2012
Yapura, Jimena
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Effects of aromatase inhibitor on ovarian follicular dynamics in cattle.
Years: 2009-2013
Palomino, Manuel
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Ovarian synchronization and superstimulation in wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)
Years: 2009-2011
Cervantes, Miriam
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: The rabbit as an animal model for the study of ovulation-inducing factor (OIF)
Years: 2008-2011
Dias, Fernanda*
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Transcriptome of the healthy oocyte.
*Co-supervisor: Jaswant Singh (Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)
Years: 2008-2013
Yapura, Jimena*
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Effects of aromatase inhibitor on ovarian follicular dynamics in cattle.
*Co-supervisor: Jaswant Singh (Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)
Years: 2006-2009
Tanco, Valeria
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) in bovine semen.
Years: 2006-2008
Bogle, Orleigh
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Cellular mechanism of action of ovulation-inducing factor (OIF).
Years: 2006-2009
Mircea, Carmen*
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Ovarian ultrasound bio-microscopy.
*Co-supervisor: Roger Pierson (Ob/Gyn, RUH).
Years: 2005-2008
Popoola, Aminat*
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Beamline fiduciary for BioMedical Imaging and Therapy beamline positioning system at the Canadian Light Source
*Co-supervisor: Dean Chapman (Anatomy & Cell Biology)
Years: 2005-2008
Postdoctoral Fellows
Toosi, Behzad
Postdoctoral Fellow
Subject area: Reproductive biotechnology for preservation of Canadian wood bison — a threatened species.
Years: 2009-2011
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Graduate Students
Diel de Amorim, Mariam
Degree sought: PhD, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Equine maternal recognition of pregnancy
Years: 2014-present
Lorenz, Rick
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Disclosure of HIV status to children
Years: 2010-present
Nairn, Dawne
Degree sought: MSc, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Transvaginal ovarian biopsy in mares
Years: 2012-2014
Alexandra Rauch
Degree sought: MSc, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Toll-like receptors in the equine endometrium
Years: 2010-2013
Summer Students
Dedden, Ilse
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2013
Nicol, Katie
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2013
Wilson, Devon
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Global Vets
Year: 2013
Ben Ezra, Elad
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Global Vets
Year: 2013
Bocking, Tara
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2013
Bentley, Adam
Year 1, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2013
Dedden, Ilse
Year 1, DVM program
Subject area: Ventrolateral abdominal muscle disease
Year: 2012
Elinorah Ripley
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Ventrolateral abdominal muscle disease
Year: 2012
Kruzeniski, Steve
DVM graduate
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2012
Papillon Corbeil, Jerome
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2012
Gonzalez, Jessica
Year 3, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2011
McDonald, Laura
Year 4, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2011
De Leenheer, Anne Marie
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Acupuncture and equine fertility
Year: 2010
Lanthier, Benoit
Year 3, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2010
Wiseman, Waylon
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2010
Lillakas, Kristina
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2010
Beneke, Claire
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: INRA versus lactose extenders stallion semen
Year: 2010
MacDonald, Kristin
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Fowl mortality, Ghana
Year: 2010
Kruzeniski, Steve
Year 2, DVM program
Subject area: Uganda Goat Project, Veterinarians Without Borders
Year: 2010
Burrell, Anne Marie
Year 3, DVM program
Subject area: LDL and clarified egg yolk
Year: 2009
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Graduate Students
Kunal Baxi
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Reproductive decline regulates aging through lysosomal function.
Years: 2011-present
Irina Ramanandraitsiory
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: Mapping age-dependent changes in chemical signatures in C. elegans oocytes.
Years: 2013-present
Summer Students
Hillary Parker
Year 1, Pharmacy
Subject area: Epigenetic control of ethanol preference response in C. elegans
Years: 2013 and 2014
Bryn Ready
Year 4, Biology
Subject area: Role of the C. elegans shugoshin protein in ciliated neurons.
Year: 2013
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Graduate Students
Awang Junaidi
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: In vitro and in vivo proliferation and differentiation of gonocytes
Years: 2011-present
Yanfei Yang
Degree sought: PhD
Thesis subject area: The study and manipulation of gonocytes
Years: 2006-2011
Sepideh Abbasi
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Donor and recipient factors in testis tissue xenografting
Years: 2008-2011
Mahsa Abrishami
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Cryopreservation and xenografting of testis tissue
Years: 2005-2009
Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Associates and Visiting Scholars
Bibhuti Ranjan, PhD
Research area: Effect of environmental toxicants on primary culture of porcine testicular cells
Years: 2012-2013
Abbas Shirazi, DVM, PhD
Research area: Sperm mediated gene transfer using a bovine model
Year: 2009
Daryoush Hajinezhad, DVM
Research area: Confocal and 3D imaging
Years: 2008 - 2012
Mehran Yarahmadi, DVM
Research area: Short-term preservation of testis cells
Year: 2007
Jiongran Chen, PhD
Research area: Effects of elk velvet antler as a nutritional supplement in rats
Year: 2007 - 2008
Summer Students
Elisabeth van Veggel
Year 1, DVM program
Research area: Effect of media on in vitro survival of gonocytes
Year: 2012
Erica Wolford
Year 1, DVM program
Research area: In vitro maturation of porcine testis tissue
Year: 2011
Jordon Steeg
Year 2, BSc program
Research area: Hypothermic preservation of testis tissue
Year: 2008
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Graduate Students
Russell, McKenzie
Degree sought: MSc
Expression of HSPA1A in Myometrium during Pregnancy
2015 - present
Elwood, Benjamin
Degree: MSc
The role of snail in trophoblast fusion.
2013 - 2016
Nicoletti, Jessica
Degree: MSc
The expression of HspB5 in myometrium during pregnancy.
2013 - 2015
Dinn, Sarah
Degree: MSc
The Expression of HSF1 in Myometrium during Pregnancy and Labour
2011 - 2015
Marsh, Noelle
Degree: MSc
HSPB8 Protein Expression in Pregnant Rat Myometrium throughout Pregnancy
2011 - 2014
Pater, Justin
Degree: MSc
PARP-1 induces human trophoblast syncytialization
2011 - 2013
Postdoctoral Fellows
Suleman Muhammad
Evaluation of PRRSV Transmission Dynamics Across the Porcine Placenta
2016 - present
Pedrag Novakovic
Pathological Analysis of PRSSV-induced effects on Porcine Maternal-Fetal Interface
2016 - 2017
Eiko Kawamura
Characterization of Kindlin Expression and Function in Human Placental Development
2014 - 2015
Summer Students
Legg-St. Pierre, Crystalyn
DVM student
Expression of nesfatin-1 in human placenta.
2014
Muma, Evelyn
DVM student
Expression of kindlins in uterine smooth muscle during pregnancy.
2014
BSc Honours Students
Masooma Bhatti
Examination of HSP90 Expression in Uterine Smooth Muscle during Pregnancy
2016 - present
Mackenzie Moleski
Validating A Canine Model Of Endometriosis: Gross Anatomy And Histological Measures
2016 - present
Miles Kinch
Characterization of Talin Expression in Human Placental Development
2015-2016
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Graduate Students
Abid Hussain, Syed
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Cryopreservation of bison semen.
Years: 2012
Alfoteisy, Bilal
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Natural honey as a cryoprotectant to improve viability of vitrified bovine oocytes.
Years: 2012
Prentice, Jennifer R.
Degree sought: MSc
Thesis subject area: Vitrification of bovine oocytes.
Years: 2010
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Graduate Students
Alisha*
Degree sought: MSc, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Effect of cryopreservation on gene expression in bovine embryos.
*Co-supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Anzar
Years: 2010-present
Khan, Muhammad Irfan
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Molecular indicators of oocyte aging in cattle.
Years: 2008-2014
Dias, Fernanda*
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Gene expression during follicular aging in cattle.
*Co-supervisor: Gregg Adams
Years: 2008-2014
Dadarwal, Dinesh
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Mitochondria function during oocyte competence in cattle.
Years: 2007-2012
Pfeifer, Luiz
Postdoctoral fellow, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Feasibility of transvaginal ultrasound biomicroscopy in cattle.
Year: 2009
Al-Shanoon, Hayder
Degree sought: MSc, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Effect of testosterone and corticosteroids on follicular dynamics in cattle.
Years: 2009-2012
Pfeifer, Luiz*
Degree sought: PhD, U. Fed. Peloatas, Brazil
Thesis subject area: Role of progesterone on fertility and onset of puberty in cattle.
*Co-supervisor: Dionello, NJL, Brazil
Years: 2007-2008
Yupura, Jimena*
Degree sought: MSc, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Effect of aromatase inhibitor on follicular dynamics.
*Co-supervisor: Gregg Adams
Years: 2006-2009
Dias, Fernanda
Degree sought: MSc, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Effect of progesterone on GnRH-mediated LH release, oocyte quality and fertility in cattle.
Years: 2006-2008
Nagra, Harnarinder
Degree sought: MSc, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Role of macrophages and pro-inflammatory cytokines in bovine follicle dominance.
Years: 2004-2010
Qian, Ly*
Degree sought: MSc, Biomedical Engineering
Thesis subject area: Three-dimensional follicle segmentation in ultrasound image volumes of ex-situ bovine ovaries.
*Co-supervisor: Mark Eramian
Years: 2004-2008
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Graduate Sudents
Jithine JR
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism in Fish
Years: 2016 - Present
Naresh Ramesh
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Purification of endogenous NLP in mice, and beta cell and gut specific functions of nesfatin-1 and NLP
Years: 2015 - Present
Venkatakiran Pasupulletti
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Nesfatin-1 Regulation of Liver Functions and Mechanism of Action of Nesfatin-1 on Hepatocytes
Years: 2014 - Present
Lakshminarasimhan Sundarrajan
Degree sought: PhD, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Thesis subject area: Characterization of Nesfatin-1 Like Peptide and Irisin in Fish
Years: 2014 - Present
A full list of trainees (current and past) can be found on Dr. Unniappan's Laboratory of Integrative Neuroendocrinology site
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scholars
Dr. Kavi Gawli
Postdoctoral Fellow, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Subject area: Nesfatin-1 and Energy Balance in Mice
Years: 2015 - Present
SHRF post-doctoral fellowship
Dr. Azadeh Hatef
Postdoctoral Fellow, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Subject area: Nesfatin-1 regulation of reproduction
Years: 2013-present
funded by CIHR & SHRF post-doctoral fellowships