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Population Genomics and Multi-Omics

Sirui Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Human Genetics and Quantitative Life Science at McGill University. She received her M.Sc. from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Ph.D. from Université de Montréal. She was a CIHR postdoctoral fellow in Genetic Epidemiology at the Lady Davis Institute. Her research focus is using large scale genomics and multi-omics data to explore ancestry specific determinants of complex diseases. Her primary interests are immune related diseases and cerebrovascular disease.→ LinkedIn profile

Susannah Selber-Hnatiw is a doctoral student in the department of Human Genetics and in the Kyoto-McGill International Joint Ph.D. Program. She obtained her M.Sc. from Concordia University in 2022, studying the production and modification of secondary metabolites in Aspergillus niger. She is passionate about rational drug design and her doctoral research will focus on identifying disease biomarkers that can be used for the development of novel therapeutics. Her current projects are to investigate the proteomic determinants for diseases in African ancestry populations, and the multi-omics markers for cognition decline. → LinkedIn profile

Chen-Yang Su is a student from the Ph.D. program in Quantitative Life Sciences at McGill University. Previously, he completed his M.Sc. (Computer Science, 2022) and B.Sc. (joint majoring in Biology and Computer Science, 2020) both at McGill University. In the past, he has worked with proteomics and genomics in the context of COVID-19. His broader interests are in using multi-omics approaches for precision medicine and in guiding clinical decision-making. → LinkedIn profile → Personnal website

Thomas Zheng is a doctoral student from the Quantitative Life Sciences Program. He obtained his M.Sc. in Molecular Genetics from the University of Toronto. In the past, Thomas has worked on differential ancestry-specific protein responses in COVID-19 and the genetic consequences of excessive sperm donation. His current interests are to combine proteomic analysis with the population genetics of under-represented ancestral groups. → LinkedIn profile

Calvin Surbey is a doctoral student jointly supervised by Dr. Luda Diatchenko in the Quantitative Life Sciences Program. He obtained his B.Sc. in a joint major in biology and computer science at McGill University. He is interested in applying multi-omics approaches to identify genes contributing to whether a person in pain will develop chronic pain or have their pain resolved, using covid and back pain as models. → LinkedIn profile

Yefeng Yang is a first-year Ph.D. student from the Quantitative Life Science program. He obtained his master’s degree in biostatistics at Emory University. He is interested in developing tools in multi-omics such as transformable PRS tool. → LinkedIn profile

Juliano Malizia is a master’s student in the Department of Human Genetics jointly supervised by Dr. Claude Bhérer. Previously, he completed a B.Sc. (Ag. & Env.) in Environmental Biology at McGill where he discovered his passion for computational biology. His current research will explore the genetic structure of the Nunavik Inuit and analyze deleterious variants associated with intracranial aneurysms within this population. → LinkedIn profile

Paul McKay is a research assistant jointly supervised by Vincent Mooser. He holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from McGill University and an M.H.Sc. in Medical Genomics from the University of Toronto. During his capstone practicum at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, he conducted genomic variant analysis on whole genome sequencing data from patients, contributing to a deeper understanding of genetics, immunity, COVID-19, and their interplay. His interests focus on advancing next-generation precision medicine therapeutics by unlocking the potential of the human genome. → LinkedIn profile