Current Members

Dr. M. Jake Pushie

Research Scientist
2016 - Present
 Development and application of new synchrotron imaging and spectroscopic methods, metallprotein structure and function, metabolic changes associated with COVID-19 tissue remodeling, Alzheimer’s disease, prion disease, copper trafficking and homeostasis, in situ chemical speciation, EXAFS spectroscopy, density functional theory, molecular dynamics simulations, and force field parameterization for transition metal coordination

Nicole J. Sylvian

Lab Manager
2015 - Present
Investigating new treatments for ischemic stroke and establishing new stroke models using histology, immunohistochemistry and synchrotron imaging
 nicole.sylvain@usask.ca


Huishu Hou

Primary Surgeon and Research Technician
2013 - Present
 Establishing new surgical techniques for stroke research and improving animal survivability after surgery. Also, improving tissue processing methods to improve tissue quality