2013-09 – 2014-04

Sandra Mekhaiel, BMSc HSP Pathology and Toxicology

Co-supervisors: Drs Michele Weir and Iram Siddiqui

Project:  Understanding the mechanism of carboplatin-induced vascular dysregulation in ovarian serous adenocarcinoma.

Subsequent Position: MD program at Western University.

2012-09 – 2013-05

Jacqueline Hunter, MClSc (PA)
Co-supervisor: Dr Nancy Chan, Department of Pathology

Project:  Comparative study of epithelial cells derived from normal mammary glands and breast adenocarcinoma.

Subsequent Position: Pathologists' Assistant in Calgary, AB.

2012-09 – 2013-05

Kara McArthur, MClSc (PA)
Co-supervisor: Dr Mark Darling, Department of Pathology

Project:  Establishing an in vitro model system of salivary gland tumours.  

Subsequent Position: Pathologists' Assistant in Hamilton, ON.

2012-09 – 2013-05

Kathryn Logan, MClSc (PA)
Project:  Diabetic metabolic memory in vascular endothelial cells.

Subsequent Position: Pathologists’ Assistant in Kingston, ON.

2012-09 – 2013-05

Sydney Todorovich, BMSc Pathology & Toxicology
Project:  Mechanisms regulating differentiation-competent state of hemangioma stem cells.

Subsequent position:  MPH program/Western University 2013; MD program at Western University 2014.

2012-09 – 2013-05

Jina Kum, BMSc Pathology & Toxicology
Project:  Mechanism of action of current treatments for infantile hemangioma.

Subsequent position: MSc program/Western University

2012-09 – 2012-12

Jessica Griebling, MClSc (PA)

Co-supervisor: Dr. Lee-Cyn Ang, Department of Pathology

Project:  Mechanisms of blood vessel growth in brain tumours

* Withdrawal from the Department of Pathology 12/2012

2012-05 - 2012-08

Jina Kum, BMSc Work Study

Project: Mechanisms of propranolol’s effect of hemangioma-derived cells

Subsequent position: BMSc Honors Specialization in Pathology & Toxicology/Western University

2011-09 – 2012-08

Caroline Whiston, MSc

* Withdrawal from the Department of Pathology 08/2012

2011-09 – 2012-05

Andrew MacDonald, Scholar's Elective Program/3304E
Project: Immunophenotype of breast cancer stem cells.

Subsequent position:  MD program/Queens University

2011-09 – 2012-05

Emily Wilkins, MClSc (PA)

Co-supervisor: Dr. Mark Darling, Department of Pathology
Project:  Kallikrein expression in mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Subsequent position:  Pathologist’s Assistant/Grand River Hospital, Kitchner ON

2011-09 – 2012-05

Gaelle Groux, Scholar's Elective Program/1020Y
Project:  Endothelial dysfunction in chronic diabetic complications.

Subsequent position:  Continuation of the Scholar's Elective program/Western University

2011-01 – 2011-08

Nicole Park, MSc, Research Assistant
Project: Stem-ness phenotype in breast cancer progression

Subsequent position:  PhD program/University of Toronto

2010-09 – 2011-08

Samah Rafehi, PhD

* Withdrawal from the Department of Pathology 08/2011.

2010-09 – 2011-05

Andrew MacDonald, Scholar's Elective Program/3303E

Project: Mechanisms underlying the formation and maintenance of the blood brain barrier (BBB).

Subsequent position: Continuation of the Scholar's Elective program/Western University

2010-09 – 2011-05

Cassandra Welten, BMSc Pathology & Toxicology
Project: The role of stem cells in hemangioblastoma.

Subsequent position: MD program/University of British Columbia

2009-09 – 2013-08

Emily Keats, PhD
Project: Role of vascular stem cells in diabetic complications.

Subsequent position: MPH program/ University of Toronto

2009-09 – 2012-12

Dr. Iram Siddiqui, Pathology Resident

Project: CD133 positive cells in hepatocellular carcinoma

Subsequent position: PGY succession/London Health Sciences Centre

2009-09 – 2011-05

Rana Chakrabarti, Undergraduate BMSc Student
Project: Signaling mechanisms underlying adipogenesis in infantile hemangioma.

Subsequent position:  Dual MD/MPH program/St George's University

2009-09 – 2010-05

Megan Brockman; Scholar's Elective Program/3303E

Project: Genetic basis of hemangioma formation.

Subsequent position:  Pharmacy program/University of Alberta

2009-05 – 2009-08

Ruby Ambalavanar, Undergraduate Student/Volunteer
Co-supervisor: Dr. Mark Darling, Department of Pathology
Project: Identification of potential genetic alterations in hemangiomas.
Subsequent position:  Continuation of the BSc program/Western University

2009-05 – 2009-08

Elizabeth Roach, PC Shah Scholarship Student
Project: Mechanisms regulating spontaneous hemangioma regression.

Subsequent position:  Continuation of the MD program/Western University

2009-04 – 2010-05

Alexandra Kleiman, MSc
Project: Mechanisms regulating hemangioma stem cell plasticity.

Subsequent position:  Nursing program/University of Toronto

2008-09 – 2009-05

Megan Brockman; Scholar's Elective Program/1020Y

Project: Role of perivascular cells in hemangioma vessel maturation and regression.

Subsequent position:  Continuation of the Scholar's Elective program/Western University

2008-09 - 2009-05

Angelica Ortiz, BMSc Pathology & Toxicology

Project: Diabetes-induced impairment of circulating vascular stem cells.

Subsequent position:  MSc program/University of Toronto

2008-09 - 2009-05

James Yip, BMSc Pathology & Toxicology

Project: Identification of anti-adipogenic factors in hemangioma-derived stem cells

Subsequent position: MSc program/Western University

2014-09 -

Niamh C. Richmond, MSc

Niamh completed her BSc honors program in Biology from University of Waterloo.  She joined the lab to study the mechanisms which regulate differentiation competence in hemangioma stem cells.  Niamh is also enrolled in the Collaborative Graduate Program in Developmental Biology.   

2013-09 -

Meghan A. Piccinin, MSc

Meghan completed her BMSc program in Cell Biology from Western University.  She joined the lab in September to study how diabetes leads to depletion of vascular stem cells.

2013-09 -

Jina Kum, MSc
Jina returned to the lab after completing her honors project.  She is studying how the current treatments for infantile hemangioma work.

2013-01 -

Jacqueline Cox, MSc Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Jacqueline is studying the expression and activity of kallikriens in Pleomorphic adenomas.

Co-supervisor: Dr. Mark Darling, Department of Pathology