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FAIZ LAB MEMBERS
We are a growing, tight-knit lab full of awesome, enthusiastic, and fun people who genuinely love science. Our lab believes in making the research process exciting, and being there to support each other.
While we keep things fun, our lab strives to provide an open and safe environment to have important conversations whenever needed.
DR. MARYAM FAIZ
Principal Investigator
Maryam received her PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain under the supervision of Drs. Laia Acarin and Bernardo Castallano. She trained with Dr. Milos Pekny at the University of Goteborg in Sweden, and then with Dr. Andras Nagy at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto. Maryam loves 'the ideas' and cool tech. Most of all, she loves her students (well...a close second to her two, really cute, small kids).
DR. ERICA SCOTT
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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JUSTINE BAJOHR, MSc
PhD Candidate
Justine obtained her honors BSc in neuroscience and bioethics and MSc from the University of Toronto. She joined the Faiz Lab in 2018 and has been diligently reprogramming astrocytes ever since. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of reprogramming and assessing how cellular heterogeneity affects reprogramming outcomes. Justine is a strong advocate for science communication and enjoys hiking, doing puzzles and collecting plants in her free time.
EMERSON DANIELE, MSc
PhD Student
Emerson graduated with an honours BSc from the University of Toronto specializing in Neuroscience. He joined the Faiz Lab in 2018 and refers to himself as a gut brain axis explorer. His research is focused on characterizing the gut-derived immune response to ischemic stroke and developing gut microbiota based therapeutics to improve stroke outcomes. When he's not exploring the gut brain axis, you can find Emerson perfecting his chocolate chip cookie recipe, playing guitar or drinking a piping hot coffee.
DANIELA LOZANO
MSc Candidate
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RACHEL GIBBS
MSc Student
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ASHLEY DE WITTE
Laboratory Technician
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Nathaniel Frost
Undergraduate Student
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PREVIOUS MEMBERS
Abigail Ralph
Anna Samuel
Arman Olfat
Alexandra Krassikova
Celeste Gomes
Charles Chen
Dendra Hillier
Hiba Taha (MSc)
Ines Kortebi (MSc)
Isabel Nie Xin Lim
Kevin Lee
Kimia Mir-Shokraei
Liana Umbrio
Maria Fahim
Michael Trinh
Omadyor Ibragimov
Owen Li
Pranav Khatri
Rokhshid Aflaki
Samuel Bruder Wexler
Tahiyat Islam
Tanvi Sharma
Tom Enbar (MSc)
Yasmin Nazer
Yibang Fan