Principal Investigator:
Jean-Paul Paluzzi, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral fellows:
Candidates with a strong record of success during their graduate studies and/or earlier post-doctoral work evident though publications in field-relevant and more general interest journals are encouraged to contact me. I am always eager to work collaboratively with candidates who are considering submitting grants that cover salary support (eg. MITACS, Banting, etc).
Graduate Students:
Britney Picinic (PhD candidate, co-supervised with Dr. Andrew Donini) 
Project: Hormonal regulation of aquaporins in osmoregulatory organs of mosquitoes.
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Salwa Afifi (PhD candidate)
Project: TBD
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Jinghan Tan (PhD candidate) 
Project: TBD
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Marishia Agard (PhD candidate) 
Project: The role of tachykinin-related peptides in control of the excretory system.
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Undergraduate students in the lab:
Chiara Di Scipio (Research Practicum)
Amit Bijlani (Research Practicum)
Mikayla Hatton (Research Practicum)
Natune-Chineke Eugenia Esor (BIOL4000)
Dhwani Patel (BIOL4000)
Lab alumni:
Student (course, term) Current position
Farwa Sajadi (PhD, 2023) Post-doctoral researcher, YEX Biotech Inc.
Zeynab Kohandel (MSc, 2021-2023) PhD candidate, Cell & Sys. Biol. (UofT)
Natalie Guerra (BIOL4000, FW 22/23) Medical assistant, LMC Endocrinology
Delaram Rahmani (BIOL4000, FW 22/23) MMgt candidate, Schulich
Thomas Luong (MSc, 2020-2022) M.Biotech (U of T)
Leena Thorat (PDF, 2019-2022) Environment and Climate Change Canada
Arshia Ahmadi Shahraki (practicum student) (pursuing further studies)
David Wong (two-term practicum student) (pursuing further studies)
Sakshi Karwasra (NSERC USRA, SU21) MSc student (McMaster U)
Lulia Snan (BIOL4000, FW 21/22) MSc student (U of T)
Aryan Lajevardi (MSc, 2017-2019) Medical school (Florida)
Melissa Deluca (research practicum) Optometry (U Waterloo)
David Rocco (PhD, 2014-2019) Research Scientist (Custom Biologics)
Hanad Adan (BIOL4000, FW18/19) MSc student (Queens U)
Manpreet Kooner (BIOL4000, FW18/19) (pursuing further studies)
Doeon Lee (BIOL4000, FW18/19) (pursuing further studies)
Ola Salama (two-term practicum student) MSc student (U Manitoba)
Azizia Wahedi (MSc, 2016-2018) Medical school (Oxford)
Daniel Correia (BIOL4000, FW17/18) M.Biotech (U of T)
Ali Uyuklu (MSc, 2015-2017) Medical school (St. George's)
Melanie Paez (MSc, 2015-2017) Respiratory Therapy (Michener Institute)
Taylor Ber (research practicum, FW15/16) Medical school (Meharry Medical College)
Farwa Sajadi (BIOL4000, FW16/17) PhD student (York U)
Fidan Guseynova (BIOL4000, FW16/17) Science Academic Advisor (York U)
Basma Nazal (BIOL4000, FW16/17) MSc student (Guelph)
Christine Paputsis (BIOL4000, FW15/16) M.Biotech (U of T)
Alireza Oryan (BIOL4000, FW15/16) Dental school (Rutgers)
Andreea Matei (BIOL4000, FW15/16) Medical school (U of T)
Carmela Curcuruto (BIOL4000, FW15/16) PharmD (U Waterloo)
Azizia Wahedi (BIOL4000, FW15/16) Research Tech., Sick Kids
Doo Hyun Kim (BIOL4000, FW14/15) Dental school (NYU)
Afra AlDhaheri (BIOL4000, FW14/15) Medical school (U.A.E.)
Mikwi Cho (BIOL4000, FW13/14) MSc candidate (U Alberta)
Anam Qudrat (BIOL4000, FW13/14) PhD candidate (U of T)
