Molecular and Environmental Science Group, led by Professors Graham George and Ingrid Pickering. Left to right: Kurt Nienaber, Satya Singh, Andrew Crawford, Kelly Summers, Tracy MacDonald, Julien Cotelesage, Sanjukta Choudhury, Olena Ponomarenko, Linda Vogt, Ashley James, Natasha Dolgova, Susan Nehzati, Graham George, Cheyenne Simoens, Ingrid Pickering
Group members currently supervised or co-supervised
Curtis BoyesMSc Candidate; Geological Sciences |
Dr. Julien CotelesageResearch Associate; CIHR-THRUST AssociateGraham George and Ingrid Pickering julien.c@usask.ca Macromolecular crystallography; sulfur speciation in fuels |
Dr. Nataliya (Natasha) DolgovaResearch Associate; CIHR-THRUST AssociateGraham George and Ingrid Pickering; Oleg Dmitriev nbd408@mail.usask.ca Selenium biochemistry |
Ashley JamesPhD Candidate; CIHR-THRUST FellowGraham George, Pat Krone and Ingrid Pickering ashley.james@usask.ca Toxicology of methylmercury species probed using X-ray fluorescence imaging of zebrafish |
Emerita (Mery) MendozaPhD Candidate; Dean's Scholar; CIHR-THRUST Fellow; Graduate Student Association PresidentIngrid Pickering, Graham George emm698@campus.usask.ca Selenoenzyme inhibition |
Dr. Olena PonomarenkoResearch Associate; CIHR-THRUST AssociateGraham George and Ingrid Pickering olena.ponomarenko@usask.ca |
Linda VogtPhD Candidate; Geological Sciences |
Monica WengMSc Candidate; Geological Sciences |
Group alumni or alumnae recently supervised or co-supervised
Dr. Kelly SummersCurrent: Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Dr. Andrew CrawfordCurrent: Research Associate, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA Dr. Susan NehzatiCurrent: Postdoctoral Fellow, MAX-IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden Dr. Tracy MacDonaldCurrent: Environmental Scientist, Assocoated Environmental Consultants Dr. Sanjukta ChoudhuryCurrent: Research Facilitator, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Mark HackettCurrent: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, AustraliaFormer: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan; CIHR-THRUST Fellow; Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow; CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow Postdoctoral research: Synchrotron studies of sulfur in health and disease |
Dr. Darren SherrellCurrent: Senior Support Scientist, Diamond Light Source, UKFormer: PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan; CIHR-THRUST Fellow PhD thesis: Diffraction spectroscopy of metalloproteins |
Dr. Melani SooriyaarachchiFormer: PhD (Chemistry, U. Calgary, with Juergen Gailer); CIHR-THRUST FellowPhD thesis: Interactions of platinum anti-cancer drugs with plasma proteins and chemoprotective agents |
Justin TseCurrent: PhD Candidate, Robarts Research Institute, London ONFormer: MSc, University of Saskatchewan; CIHR-THRUST Fellow MSc thesis: Selenium speciation and localization in sediment and benthic invertebrates from lakes receiving treated metal mine effluent. |
Dr. Soo In YangFormer: PhD, University of Saskatchewan; CIHR-THRUST Fellow; Postdoctoral FellowPhD thesis: Biotransformation and interactions of selenium with mixed and pure culture biofilms |
Shaguftah YounusFormer: MSc (Chemistry, with Lee Wilson), University of Saskatchewan; CIHR-THRUST FellowMSc thesis: Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-glutaraldehyde sorbent materials for the removal of arsenate |
Dr. Elham Zeini JahromiFormer: PhD Candidate (Chemistry, U. Calgary, Juergen Gailer); CIHR-THRUST FellowInteraction of cadmium ions with human plasma and chelation drugs |
Dr. Ruwandi AndrahennadiCurrent: Research Assistant - Entomology, Agriculture and Agrifood CanadaFormer: PhD, University of Saskatchewan. PhD thesis: Biotransformation of selenium and arsenic in insects: environmental implications |