Supervisors: Dr. Anne Ellis
Thesis Title: Investigating the role of the local microbiome in allergic rhinitis

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

Supervisor: Dr. Paula James
Thesis Title: Understanding the Role of von Willebrand Factor in Angiodysplasia

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Archer
Thesis Title: The inflammatory role of DNMT3A mutations and decreased expression in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Supervisor: Dr. Anne Ellis
Thesis Title: The open-label use of a monoclonal antibody (Tezepelumab) that targets thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in the treatment of co-morbid allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma

Supervisor: Dr. Donald Maurice 
Thesis title: How targeting mechanisms involving primary cilia-specific cAMP and hedgehog signaling within PVAT-resident adipogenic progenitor cells can promote adipogenesis in expanding PVAT and protect vascular functions. 

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

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Yeates
Thesis Title: Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the new HPV DNA self-sampling screening strategies that is launching for secondary prevention of cervical cancer in Tanzania

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

Supervisor: Dr. Jacob Rullo 
Thesis Title: Characterizing the role of the eye in inducing systemic immunity by looking at the immunological profile of the eye and associated lymphoid tissues throughout the course of infection and finally as a potential site for topical immunization against coronaviruses.

Supervisor: Dr. Diane Lougheed
Thesis Title: Promoting Evidence-based Asthma Care using Digital Knowledge Translation Tools: Impact of Provider Assessment Form and Severe Asthma Algorithm (PEACKT-PAAF)

Supervisor: Dr. David Reed and Dr. Alan Lomax
Thesis Title: Investigating nanoparticle delivery of a PAR-2 antagonist for treating abdominal pain in IBD

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

Supervisor: Dr. Jacob Rullo
Thesis Title: Regulating local intraocular ergothioneine within the retina and optic nerve as a therapeutic target for global neuro-retinal disease

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

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

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Yeates
Thesis Title: Assessing the Implementation of Patient Navigation to the Smartphone-Enhanced Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (SEVIA) Program.

Supervisor: Dr. Anne Ellis
Thesis Title: The evaluation of cat allergen-induced allergic rhinitis using experimental models

Supervisor: Dr. Prameet Sheth
Thesis Title: Impacts of 17BIPHE2 on the female genital tract - A potential multipurpose technology to prevent HIV transmission in women

Co-Supervisors: Dr. John Rudan and Dr. Parvin Mousavi
Thesis Title: Improving oncosurgical care in glioblastoma using a multiparametric machine learning platform. 

Co-Supervisors: Dr. Mark Ormiston
Thesis Title: Exploring sex differences in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension