Undergraduate Research

This list shows researcher who have indicated interest in working with undergraduate students on research projects.
Last Name Sort descending First Name Type Research Interests Department(s) Faculty
Sly Laura Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammation; macrophages; Innate immunity; Cell signalling; inflammatory bowel disease, inflammation, macrophages, innate immunity, cell signalling Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine
Snutch Terrance Preston Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Brain Disorders; Animal models; genomics; Drug discovery & development; brain disorders, animal models, genomics, drug discovery & development Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Science
Socias Eugenia Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Infectious disease epidemiology; Immunology of Infectious Diseases; HIV & Hepatitic C care; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; HIV; Tuberculosis; Pharmacology; HIV Prevention; Health Services; Hepatitis C; Tropical Diseases; Vulnerable populations; Gender/sexual minorities; Sex workers; Opioid use disorder; substance use disorders; alcohol use disorders; addiction medicine; Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Immunology of Infectious Diseases, HIV & Hepatitic C care, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, Tuberculosis, Pharmacology, HIV Prevention, Health services , Hepatitis C, Tropical Diseases, Vulnerable populations, Gender/sexual minorities, Sex workers, Opioid use disorder, substance use disorders, alcohol use disorders, addiction medicine Division of Social Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Soma Kiran Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Behavior; Neuroendocrinology; Endocrinology; neuroscience; Nutrition; Steroids; neuroscience; stress; Behavior, Neuroendocrinology, Endocrinology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Steroids, Neuroscience, Stress Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts
Somasekharan Syam Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) RNA Biology; Cell Biology; molecular biology; Biomolecular Condensates; Nucleolus; mRNA Translation; Liquid-liquid Phase Separation; RNA Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomolecular Condensates, Nucleolus, mRNA Translation, Liquid-liquid Phase Separation Department of Urologic Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Speak Thomas Postdoctoral Fellow Astrochemistry; Development and applications of spectroscopic and structural techniques; Reaction kinetics and dynamics; Chemical thermodynamics and energetics; Computational chemistry; atmospheric chemistry; combustion chemistry; astrochemistry; origins of life; reaction kinetics; energetic materials Faculty of Science
Speller Camilla Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Archeological Data Analysis; Molecular Genetics; Ancient DNA Analysis (paleogenetics); Ancient proteins (paleoproteomics); Animal Domestication; Bioarchaeology; Environmental Archaeology; Marine Ecosystems; Archeological Data Analysis, Molecular Genetics, Ancient DNA Analysis (paleogenetics), Ancient proteins (paleoproteomics), Animal Domestication, Bioarchaeology, Environmental Archaeology, Marine Ecosystems Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts
Sriram Veena Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Global health policy; Politics of policy processes; South Asian Studies; Governance; Health workers; power; Global health policy, Politics of policy processes , South Asian Studies, Governance, Health workers, Power School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, School of Population and Public Health Faculty of Arts
Srivastava Diane Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) community ecology, food webs, tropical conservation, metacommunities, open science, data syntheses,; community ecology, food webs, tropical conservation, metacommunities, open science, data syntheses, Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Staples John Faculty (non-G+PS member) 'Before medically advised' hospital discharge; Unplanned hospital readmission; Problematic substance use (including opioids and cannabis); Medical risk factors for motor vehicle crash; , 'Before medically advised' hospital discharge, Unplanned hospital readmission, Problematic substance use (including opioids and cannabis), Medical risk factors for motor vehicle crash Faculty of Medicine
Steif Adi Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Computational Biology; Bioinformatics; Machine Learning; Cancer Genomics; Single cell sequencing; Tumour evolution; Genomic technology development; Computational biology, Bioinformatics, Machine learning, Cancer genomics, Single cell sequencing, Tumour evolution, Genomic technology development Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
Stickles Elise Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Mental Representation; grammar; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax; Imagery; Symbolism; Gestural, Verbal Communications; Public Communication; Data mining; Mental Representation, Grammar, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax, Imagery, Symbolism, Gestural, Verbal Communications, Public Communication, Data mining Department of English Language and Literatures Faculty of Arts
Sugioka Kenji Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Cell division; Animal morphogenesis; Cytoskeletal dynamics; Cell division, Animal morphogenesis, Cytoskeletal dynamics Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Sun Jim Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Host immunity to tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Cellular microbiology; Host-directed therapy; TB drug discovery; Macrophage biology; Intracellular pathogens; Host immunity to tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Cellular microbiology, Host-directed therapy, TB drug discovery, Macrophage biology, Intracellular pathogens Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty of Science
Sunderland Terry Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) biodiversity; Communications; Communities and Livelihoods; conservation; Conservation Biology; Ecosystem services; Environmental communication; Forest policy; Land-use Change; Landscape ecology; Natural Resource Management; social science; sustainability; Tropical Landscapes and Livelihoods; Developing countries; Forest management; Biodiversity, Communications, Communities and livelihoods, Conservation, Conservation biology, Ecosystem services, Environmental communication, Forest policy, Land-use change, Landscape ecology, Natural resource management, Social science, Sustainability, Tropical landscapes and livelihoods, Developing countries, Forest management Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences Faculty of Forestry
Sutherland Jason Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Access to care; Healthcare costs; Health systems; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Quality; Surgery; Regional variations in healthcare access, cost and quality; Access to care, Healthcare costs, Health systems, Patient-reported outcomes, Quality, Surgery, Regional variations in healthcare access, cost and quality School of Population and Public Health Faculty of Medicine
Tamber Mandeep Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) clinical epidemiology; registry research; epilepsy surgery; Hydrocephalus; Craniofacial surgery; pediatric neurosurgery; clinical epidemiology, registry research, Epilepsy surgery, Hydrocephalus, Craniofacial surgery, pediatric neurosurgery Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine
Tang Xin Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation; Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network; Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing; Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics; Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping; Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging; Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation, Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network, Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing, Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics, Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping, Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Computer Science Faculty of Science
Tang Shuo Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) biophotonics; Biomedical imaging; Biophotonics, Biomedical imaging Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Taubert Stefan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Aging; beta cells; C. elegans; Diabetes; Gene Regulation and Expression; Gene regulation; Genetics of Aging; genomics; Hypoxia; Metabolism; Molecular Genetics; Mouse; stress; Stress and Cancer; Stress responses; Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism; Transcription; Aging, Beta cells, C. elegans, Diabetes, Gene Regulation and Expression, Gene regulation, Genetics of Aging, Genomics, Hypoxia, Metabolism, Molecular Genetics, Mouse, Stress, Stress and Cancer, Stress responses, Toxin and Toxicant Metabolism, Transcription Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
Tavasoli Alex Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) industrial decarbonization; community-based and/or distributed infrastructure; chemical and materials manufacturing processes; carbon dioxide capture and conversion; photocatalysis; industrial decarbonization, community-based and/or distributed infrastructure, chemical and materials manufacturing processes, carbon dioxide capture and conversion , photocatalysis Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Tebbutt Scott Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Dual organism molecular interaction (fungal spores & human airway epithelium); Early and late reactions in allergic asthma and rhinitis; Diagnostics of acute heart rejection post-transplantation; Neonatal vaccine immunogenicity; Systems biology, biomarkers & bioinformatics; Rheumatic fever and heart disease; COVID-19; Dual organism molecular interaction (fungal spores & human airway epithelium), Early and late reactions in allergic asthma and rhinitis, Diagnostics of acute heart rejection post-transplantation, Neonatal vaccine immunogenicity, Systems biology, biomarkers & bioinformatics, Rheumatic fever and heart disease, COVID-19 Division of Respiratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Thompson Wade Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) ensuring older persons are taking medications that are a good fit; deprescribing; polypharmacy; ensuring older persons are taking medications that are a good fit, deprescribing, polypharmacy Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics Faculty of Medicine
Thrush Coll Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Indigenous history; settler colonialism; Pacific history; Northwest Coast; Indigenous history, Settler colonialism, Pacific history, Northwest coast Department of History Faculty of Arts
Todesco Marco Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Genetic and molecular basis of adaptation; Plant genomics; Chromosomal structural variation; Crop improvement and bioengineering; Wild sunflowers ecology and evolution; Cannabis diversity and domestication; Genetic and molecular basis of adaptation, Plant genomics, Chromosomal structural variation, Crop improvement and bioengineering, Wild sunflowers ecology and evolution, Cannabis diversity and domestication Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany Faculty of Science
Traboulsee Tony Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitls optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); Myelin Oligodendrocyte Antibody Disorder (MOGAD); Brain MRI; Spinal Cord MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitls optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Antibody Disorder (MOGAD), Brain MRI, Spinal Cord MRI Division of Neurology Faculty of Medicine
Tremlett Helen Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) multiple sclerosis; Neuroepidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology; prodrome,; Drug safety and effectiveness; Pharmacogenomics; comorbidities; health administrative data; Gut microbiome; prodromes; Multiple Sclerosis , Neuroepidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, prodrome,, drug safety and effectiveness , pharmacogenomics, comorbidities, health administrative data, gut microbiome , prodromes Division of Neurology Faculty of Medicine
Tsai Tai-Peng Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Partial Differential Equations; Mathematical physics; Partial differential equations, mathematical physics Department of Mathematics Faculty of Science
Tseng Michelle Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Insect & plankton ecology; Community and evolutionary ecology; Community responses to warming; Urban biodiversity; Insect & plankton ecology, Community and evolutionary ecology, Community responses to warming, Urban biodiversity Department of Botany, Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Turgeon Ricky Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Heart failure pharmacotherapy; Acute coronary syndromes / myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular risk reduction (lipid-lowering therapy, antiplatelet therapy); Cardiovascular safety of medications; Drug Effectiveness; Evidence-based practice; Shared decision making; Point-of-care decision aids / decision support tools; Knowledge translation / implementation; Risk calculators / clinical prediction tools; Pharmacist scope of practice; Heart failure pharmacotherapy, Acute coronary syndromes / myocardial infarction, Cardiovascular risk reduction (lipid-lowering therapy, antiplatelet therapy), Cardiovascular safety of medications, Drug effectiveness, Evidence-based practice, Shared decision making, Point-of-care decision aids / decision support tools, Knowledge translation / implementation, Risk calculators / clinical prediction tools, Pharmacist scope of practice Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Turner Hannah Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) cataloguing and classification; Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.); Impacts of New Information Technologies; information practice; museum anthropology; Science and technology studies; Cataloguing and classification, Cultural Institutions (Museums, Libraries, etc.), Impacts of New Information Technologies, Information practice, Museum anthropology, Science and technology studies School of Information Faculty of Arts
Uhl Alexander Faculty (non-G+PS member) Compound semiconductors; Solar Energy Conversion; photovoltaics; solar fuels
Valadares Desiree Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) heritage politics and preservation; Asian North American history; war memory and war commemoration; cultural landscapes and architectural history; heritage politics and preservation, Asian North American history , war memory and war commemoration, cultural landscapes and architectural history Department of Geography Faculty of Arts
Vanderwal Tamara Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Functional Neuroimaging; child psychiatric disorders; depression in youth; functional neuroimaging, child psychiatric disorders, depression in youth Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine
Vassos Troy Faculty (non-G+PS member) Wastewater treatment (including water treatment processes); Water Reclamation Reuse and Conservation; Water Treatment Technology; Wastewater Resource Recovery; Biosolids Management, Treatment and Resource Recovery; Bioenergy Faculty of Applied Science
Velenosi Thomas Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Pharmacometabolomics; Pharmacology; Metabolomics; Lipidomics; mass spectrometry; Cancer; Stable isotope tracing; Bioinformatics; Pharmacometabolomics, Pharmacology, Metabolomics, Lipidomics, Mass spectrometry, Cancer, Stable isotope tracing, Bioinformatics Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Vellutini Claudio Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Critical Musicology; Cultural and reception history of nineteenth-century Italian opera; Early 19th century music (opera); Habsburg cultural policies; Historiography; Italian opera in the Habsburg Empire; Performance and staging practices; Vienna opera (first half of 19th century); 19th-century opera singers; Opera and mobility studies; Opera's global dissemination in the 19th century; Critical Musicology, Cultural and reception history of nineteenth-century Italian opera, Early 19th century music (opera), Habsburg cultural policies, Historiography, Italian opera in the Habsburg Empire, Performance and staging practices, Vienna opera (first half of 19th century), 19th-century opera singers, Opera and mobility studies, Opera's global dissemination in the 19th century School of Music Faculty of Arts
Venturutti Leandro Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Blood cancer; Lymphomas; Clonal precursor populations; Tumor progression; Tumor dissemination; Extranodal disease; B cells; Autoimmunity; Immunological memory; Blood cancer, Lymphomas, Clonal precursor populations, Tumor progression, Tumor dissemination, Extranodal disease, B cells, Autoimmunity, Immunological memory Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Viau Victor Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Sex differences; Stress responses; Glucocorticoids; Inflammation; Behavior; Central Nervous System; Endocrinology; Sex differences, Stress responses, Glucocorticoids, Inflammation, Behavior, Central Nervous System, Endocrinology Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Victoriano Ramon Antonio Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Hispanic Caribbean Literatures and Cultures; Latin American Contemporary Novel and Short Story; Caribbean Literatures; Latin American literatures; Hispanic Caribbean Literatures and Cultures, Latin American Contemporary Novel and Short Story, Caribbean Literatures, Latin American literatures Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies Faculty of Arts
Vigna John Faculty (non-G+PS member) Novels, stories and news; Fiction, Literary Non-Fiction, Creative Writing Faculty of Arts
Vila-Rodriguez Fidel Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Interventional Brain Medicine; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Magnetic Seizure Therapy; Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound; Deep Brain Stimulation; Neuroimaging; Interventional Brain Medicine, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy, Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroimaging Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine
von Bergmann Hsingchi Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) assessment; PBL; Beliefs & Identity; Online Teaching and Learning; Professionalism; Wellbeing; Public Understanding of Health; Community Health; Assessment, PBL, Beliefs & Identity, Online Teaching and Learning, Professionalism, Wellbeing, Public Understanding of Health, Community Health Department of Oral Health Sciences Faculty of Dentistry
Walker Judith Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Adult education; Higher Education; policy studies; Health Professions Education; adult education, higher education, policy studies, health professions education Department of Educational Studies Faculty of Education
Wang Yuzhuo Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Prostate Cancer; Modeling the Progression of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer; Tumor dormancy; Anti-Cancer Drug Development; Prostate Cancer, Modeling the Progression of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer, Tumor dormancy, Anti-Cancer Drug Development Department of Urologic Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Wang Jun Postdoctoral Fellow Faculty of Medicine
Wang Fei Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Educational administration and leadership in K-12 setting; Leadership; the role of the school principals; social justice and diversity; comparative policy studies; Education and Training Management; Ideology and Social Policy; Social Contract and Social Justice; Offshore school and its leadership; educators' health and wellbeing; Educational administration and leadership in K-12 setting, Leadership , The role of the school principals, Social justice and diversity, Comparative policy studies, Education and Training Management, Ideology and Social Policy, Social Contract and Social Justice, Offshore school and its leadership, educators' health and wellbeing Department of Educational Studies Faculty of Education
Wang Lele Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Mathematics of data science; Machine Learning; information theory; Coding theory; Combinatorics; Communication theory; Random graphs; Mathematics of data science, Machine learning, Information theory, Coding theory, Combinatorics, Communication theory, Random graphs Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Wang Ying Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) atherosclerosis; Diabetic cardiomyopathy; Vascular biology; Spatial 'Omics'; Drug repurposing and therapeutic design; Disease modeling; Digital Pathology; Atherosclerosis, Diabetic cardiomyopathy, Vascular biology, Spatial 'Omics', Drug repurposing and therapeutic design, Disease modeling, Digital pathology Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Wang Rizhi Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions.; Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing.; Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention.; Orthopaedic implants, drug delivery biomaterials, anti-infection solutions., Additive manufacturing, 3D structural designing., Bone structure, mineralization and mechanics, bone metastasis, hip fracture and prevention. Department of Materials Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty of Applied Science