Research Opportunities
Updated January 12, 2024
Our group is 100% committed to supporting the professional aspirations of all trainees, in any career track of choice.
When applying to join our research group, please include up to date: (a) undergraduate and graduate transcripts; (b) curriculum vitae (C.V.) or résumé; and (c) a brief statement of purpose expressing why you're interested in joining our lab specifically. A generic statement of purpose will not be viewed favourably. Note that due to limiting time (and attention) constraints, it may not be possible to respond to each and every query. Please email documents to:
Principal Investigator
Dr. Chan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Caltech.
He then attained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Washington, based on dissertation research carried out in the laboratory of Dr. Mark B. Roth at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
After a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Drs. Dmitry A. Gordenin and Michael A. Resnick at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Dr. Chan started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology and a member of the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology at the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine in July, 2016. He has since been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure and now serves as associate director of the uOttawa-Carleton Joint Bioinformatics Graduate Program.
Ph.D. Trainees
Mahanish Jung Thapa
M.Sc. in Biology (Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA, 2016)
B.Tech. in Biotechnology (Kathmandu University, Nepal, 2010)
M.Sc. Trainees
Vénus Béka Donia Badié
Honors B.Sc. in Biology
Minor in Business and French
McMaster University, 2023
B.Sc. Trainees
Aws Almir Ahmad
Honors B.Sc. student in Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM)
Josie Jabbour
Honors B.Sc. student in Biomedical Science
Dalia Zeidan, Honors B.Sc. student in Translational and Molecular Medicine
Former Trainees
Suzana P. Gelova
Ph.D. in Biology
(Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2014)
Former Postdoc
Currently working at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Ghadir Makki
M.Sc. in Molecular Biology (Lebanese University, Beirut, 2018)
B.Sc. in Biology (Lebanese University, 2016)
Former M.Sc./Ph.D. student
Reena M. Fabros
B.Tech. in Biotechnology summa cum laude
(McMaster University, 2016)
Currently working at Genomadix Bioscience
Bledar Xhialli
B.ASc. in Chemical Engineering magna cum laude and
Honours B.Sc. in Biochemistry magna cum laude
(uOttawa, 2017)
Currently working at Abbott Laboratories
Emma McGurk
B.Sc./B.A.Sc. student in Biochemistry/Biotechnology
Nathan Liang
Honours B.Sc. Student in Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM)
Currently working at Agriculture & Agri-food Canada
Salma Alasmar
Honours B.Sc. student in Biopharmaceutical Science (Medicinal Chemistry)
Currently a Ph.D. student at uOttawa
Kassidy Doherty
B.Sc. student in Biopharmaceutical Science (Genomics)
Currently an attorney practicing in Toronto
Aisha Barkhad
Honours B.Sc. student in Biochemistry (Microbiology & Immunology)
Nandini Biyani, B.Sc. rotation student in Translational & Molecular Medicine
Emily Schraeder, B.Sc. student in Biomedical Science (UROP)
Jasmine Bhatti, B.Sc. rotation student in Translational & Molecular Medicine
Jenny Cho, B.Sc. rotation student in Translational & Molecular Medicine
Aurgho Datta, B.Sc. student in Biomedical Science (UROP)
Jamie Zhen, B.Sc. student in Biomedical Science (UROP)
Reda Silarbi, B.Sc. student in Biomedical Science