TMED Alumni

Dr. Ruaa Al-Qazazi, MSc'20

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: The Role of Macrophages and NLRP3 Inflammasome in Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Reem Alzafiri, MSc '21

Supervisors: Dr. Amer Johri and Dr. Charlie Hindmarch
Thesis Title: Vulnerable Plaque Composition Assessment by Novel 3D-Guided Ultrasound for Atherosclerotic Risk Detection (VANGUARD)

Thalia Hua, MSc'21

Supervisor: Dr. Damian Redfearn
Thesis Title: Frequency Analysis in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients for Risk Stratification

Madison MacKinnon, MSc ’21

Supervisor: Dr. Diane Lougheed
Thesis Title: Improving Detection of Work-related Asthma: Validation of the Work-related Asthma Screening Questionnaire (WRASQ(L))

Dr. Bethany Monteith, MSc'21

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Annette Hay and Dr. Joe Pater
Thesis Title: Cost analysis and Characterization of Rare Toxicities associated with Carfilzomib, a Second-generation Proteasome Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma in the MCRN003/MYX1 clinical trial

Katie Monteith, MSc'21

Supervisor: Dr. Donald Maurice
Thesis Title: Effects of Phosphodiesterase Variants on Quiescent and Angiogenic Functions of Vascular Endothelial Cells

George Philip, MSc'21

Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Flemming
Thesis Title: Liver transplant waitlist trends among young American adults

Kassandra Coyle, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: Examining the Impact of a Natural Killer Cell Specific Transforming Growth Factor Beta Deletion on the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jordan Harry, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: Examining the impact of endothelial BMPR2 loss on BMP9-associated angiogenesis in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer

Dr. Matthew James, PhD'22

Supervisor: Dr. Denis O'Donnell and Dr. Alberto Neder
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of exertional dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Kiera Liblik, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Amer Johri
Thesis Title: Female Risk factors for post-Infarction Depression and Anxiety (FRIDA)

Max Moloney, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Diane Lougheed
Thesis Title: Promoting Evidence-based Asthma Care: Use of Sentinel Surveillance for Quality Improvement

Jummy Oladipo, MSc'22

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Prameet Sheth and Dr. Stephen Vanner
Thesis Title: Investigating the Potential Protective Effects of Disialyllactose-N-tetraose (DSLNT) Against Dysbiosis in a Neonatal Chemostat Model

Austin Read, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: Critical role of electron leak from mitochondrial electron transport chain complex I in oxygen sensing in the rabbit ductus arteriosus

Charmi Shah, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Donald Maurice
Thesis Title: Examining the Effects of FGD1 on Podosome Rosette Formation in Angiogenic Cells using Physiologically Relevant Models

Michaela Spence, MSc'22

Supervisor: Dr. Paula James
Thesis Title: The Canadian Hemophilia Carriers Study – Post-partum

Devon Cole, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: Examining the Effects of BMP9 on Angiogenesis in Murine Metastatic Lung Tumours

Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, PhD'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Michael Rauh and Dr. Matthew Lanktree
Thesis Title: Clonal hematopoiesis in kidney disease

Samantha Ables, MSc'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. David Reed and Dr. Alan Lomax
Thesis Title: Antibiotic rifaximin on the gut microbiota and visceral pain signaling in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Nolan Breault, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: Preclinical investigation of the efficacy of a mitochondrial fission inhibitor (Drpitor1a) in regressing pulmonary arterial hypertension

Alyssa Burrows, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Anne Ellis
Thesis Title: The impacts of COVID-19 (infectious disease/public health aspects) on immunology and allergy in Health Care Professional students and translate findings into how it can impact public health policies.

Emmanuel Fagbola, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: Exploring the Impact of Endothelial BMPR2 Loss on Phosphoinositide Dynamics and the Pathobiology of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

James King, MSc'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. David Reed and Dr. Alan Lomax
Thesis Title: The role of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, specifically TRPM3 and TRPC5 in normal visceral sensation and visceral pain

Katie Lindale, MSc'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Amber Simpson and Dr. David Berman
Thesis Title: Connections Between Histological Features and Clinical Endpoints: A Digital Pathology Approach to Optimizing Risk Thresholds and Care Pathways in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Trinity Vey, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Yeates
Thesis Title: To understand and develop culturally appropriate COVID-19 public health strategies for Indigenous communities of the Mushkegowuk Territory in Northern Ontario

Bethany Wilken, MSc'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Yuka Asai and Dr. Lynne Postovit
Thesis Title: Implementing a pictorial eczema education tool for improvement and management of the disease

Cassie Brand, MSc'23

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Jacob Rullo and Dr. Alan Lomax
Thesis Title: The role of the ocular microbiome in dry eye disease

Pierce Colpman, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: Peripheral and Midzone Mitochondrial Fission Variability in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Georgia Kersche, MSc'23

Supervisor: Dr. Amer Johri
Thesis Title: Combining Intraplaque Neovascularization with Risk Stratification by Carotid Stress ECHO

Dr. Joe Nashed, PhD'23

Supervisor: Dr. DJ Cook
Thesis Title: Understanding and facilitating recovery in a non-human primate model of stroke

Nicole Morris, MSc'24

Supervisor: Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Thesis Title: A pilot study to assess the feasibility of evaluating the safety and efficiency of a simplified diagnostic approach for pulmonary embolism

Isaac Emon, MSc'24

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: Hematopoietic Dnmt3a depletion promotes pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction in mice by increasing inflammation

Dr. Marty VandenBroek, PhD'24

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: A transcriptional analysis of the BMP9-induced hyperproliferation in BMPR2-deficient endothelial cells: Implications for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Dr. Quentin Tsang, PhD'24

Supervisors: Drs. Stephen Vanner, David Reed and Prameet Sheth
Thesis Title: The effects and mechanism of cannabinoids and opioids on nociception in inflammatory bowel disease

Dr. Rachel Bentley, PhD'24

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Archer and Dr. Charlie Hindmarch
Thesis Title: Exploring the mechanism of impaired oxygen responsiveness in patent ductus arteriosus using transcriptomics

Melinda Chelva, PhD '24

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Yeates
Thesis Title: Improving the Cervical Cancer 'Screen-Triage-Treat' Approach in East Africa

Samantha Delios, MSc ’24

Supervisor: Dr. Donald Maurice
Thesis title: The role of PDE4 in regulating cAMP in the Primary Cilia (PC) to promote adipogenesis in perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) to alleviate vascular dysfunctions associated with obesity.

Jill Greenlaw, MSc ’24

Supervisor: Dr. Prameet Sheth
Thesis Title: Evaluating the Protective Capacity of Bacteroides species against Clostridioides difficile infection

Maria Korovina, MSc ’24

Supervisor: Dr. Diane Lougheed
Thesis Title: Examining sensory-mechanical responses to eucapneic voluntary hyperventilation, hypertonic saline, and mannitol in individuals with cough variant asthma and chronic cough

Hailey Schincariol, MSc ’24

Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Vanner and Dr. David Reed
Thesis Title: Investigation of a novel pH sensitive opioid analgesic for the treatment of colitis-induced pain

Martha Ortega Santos, MSc ’24

Supervisor: Dr. Anne Ellis
Thesis Title: Prevalence and Predictive Factors of Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome (PFAS) in a Southeastern Ontario Canadian Cohort of Birch, Grass, and/or Ragweed Pollen Allergic Adults

Abhishek Shastry, MSc ’24

Supervisors: Dr. Kimberly Dunham-Snary and Dr. Charlie Hindmarch
Thesis Title: Mitochondrial bioenergetic and metabolomic fingerprinting in cardiometabolic disease