HPI members at career workshop.

Host Parasite Interactions Members

HPI have members across Universities of Calgary, Lethbridge, Alberta, Manitoba and Victoria.

HPI Executive Committee

  • John Gilleard - HPI Chair; Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine
  • James Wasmuth - HPI Research Portfolio Lead; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Ecosystem and Public Health
  • Amanda Melin - HPI Professional Skills Portfolio Lead; Assistant Professor, Canada Research Chair, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology and Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary
  • Constance Finney - HPI Community Outreach Portfolio Lead; Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Jillian Detwiler - HPI External member Portfolio Lead; Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba
  • Kris Chadee - HPI Community Engagement & Outreach Lead; Professor, Canada Research Chair,  Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine
     

HPI Trainee Operations Committee

The HPI TOC, consisting of HPI trainees, are instrumental in the planning and implementing of social events, website development, social media, journal club, communications and community engagement.

  • Viraj Muthye - Community Engagement, Outreach & Social Media
  • Hayley Gorman - Community Engagement, Outreach & Social Media
  •  Parker Volk - Community Engagement, Outreach & Inventory Coordinator
  • Justyna Kruczalak - Website, Outreach & Social Media
  •  Emily DeMichele - Community Engagement, Outreach & HPI Blog Coordinator

HPI Faculty Members

Andre Buret

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Kris Chadee

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Shaun Dergousoff

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Jillian Detwiler

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Constance Finney

Executive Committee Member - Community Engagement Portfolio Lead
Host-Parasite Interactions

Lashitew Gedamu

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

John Gilleard

Executive Committee Member - Chair
Host-Parasite Interactions

Cam Goater

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Patrick Hanington

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Susan Kutz

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Ian Lewis

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Derek McKay

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Amanda Melin

Executive Committee Member - Professional Development Portfolio Lead
Host-Parasite Interactions

Nathan Peters

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Dylan Pillai

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Jocelyn Poissant

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Lisa Reynolds

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Mindi Summers

Faculty Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

James Wasmuth

Executive Committee Member - Research Activities Portfolio Lead
Host-Parasite Interactions

HPI Trainees

Sangwook (Micky) Ahn

HPI Trainee Operations Committee Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Thibault Allain


Host-Parasite Interactions

Danielle Barry


Host-Parasite Interactions

Blanca Callejas Pina


Host-Parasite Interactions

Matheus Carneiro

Post Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Nathan Peters, Dept. of MIID, Cumming School of Medicine
Host-Parasite Interactions

Daniel Castaneda Mogollon


Host-Parasite Interactions

James Cheaveau

MSc student; Dr. Dylan Pillai, Dept. of MIID, Cumming School of Medicine
Host-Parasite Interactions

Rebecca Chen

HPI Trainee Operations Committee Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Dimitri Desmonts de Lamache

PhD student, Dr. Ian Lewis, Dept. Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, UCalgary
Host-Parasite Interactions

Elena Fekete

PhD Student Dr. Andre Buret, Dept. Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Host-Parasite Interactions

Xavier Fernandez Aguilar


Host-Parasite Interactions

Olwyn Friesen


Host-Parasite Interactions

Abdullah Gharamah


Host-Parasite Interactions

Hayley Gorman


Host-Parasite Interactions

Jacob Hambrook

PhD Student, Dr. Patrick Hanington lab, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Host-Parasite Interactions

Vani Ikkurti


Host-Parasite Interactions

Diana Jeong


Host-Parasite Interactions

Naima Jutha


Host-Parasite Interactions

Kyle Lesack

HPI Trainee Operations Committee Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Chenhua Li


Host-Parasite Interactions

Grace Mariene


Host-Parasite Interactions

Fabien Mavrot


Host-Parasite Interactions

Brooke McPhail


Host-Parasite Interactions

Camila Meira


Host-Parasite Interactions

Chukwunonso Nzelu


Host-Parasite Interactions

Stephanie Peacock


Host-Parasite Interactions

Stephen Pollo

HPI Trainee Operations Committee Member
Host-Parasite Interactions

Rajnigandha Pushpker


Host-Parasite Interactions

Camila Queiroz


Host-Parasite Interactions

Sruthi Rajeev


Host-Parasite Interactions

Kaylee Rich


Host-Parasite Interactions

Nidhi Sharma


Host-Parasite Interactions

Mason Stothart


Host-Parasite Interactions

Alyssa Turnbull

MSc student, Dr. Patrick Hanington, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Host-Parasite Interactions

Abhinaya Venkatesan


Host-Parasite Interactions

Shanshan Wang


Host-Parasite Interactions

Tong Wang


Host-Parasite Interactions

Shasta Webb


Host-Parasite Interactions

  • Christina Amat -  PhD; Dr. Buret/Dr. Chadee
  • Ale Aleuy - PhD; Dr. Susan Kutz
  • Anupama Ariyaratne - PhD; Dr. Finney
  • Toshio Arai - Postdoctoral Fellow; Dr. McKay
  • Russell Avramenko - PhD; Dr. Gilleard
  • Abebe Genetu Bayih - PhD; Dr. Gedamu
  • Jennifer Beatty - PhD; Dr. Buret
  • Sharmin Begum - PhD; Dr. Kris Chadee
  • Amol Bhargava - MSc; Dr. Buret
  • Travis Bingeman - MSc, Dr. Lewis
  • Christina Bowhay - UG; Dr. Constance Finney
  • Joel Bowron - MSc; Dr. Finney
  • Leah Brummelhuis - UG; Dr. Goater
  • Alec Campbell - MSc; Dr. McKay
  • Anja Carlsson - Postdoctoral Fellow; Dr. Kutz
  • Umer Naveed Chaudhry- PhD; Dr. Gilleard
  • Tina Huey-Miin Chen - UG; Dr. Finney
  • Aralia Leon Coria - PhD; Dr. Chadee
  • Steve Cornick - PhD;  Dr. Kris Chadee
  • James Cotton - PhD; Dr. Buret
  • Dave Curran - PhD; Dr. Wasmuth and Dr. Gilleard
  • Juliette Di Francesco - PhD; Dr. Susan Kutz
  • Sonja Dunemann - PhD; Dr. Wasmuth
  • Nawell Fayad - UG; Dr. Yanow
  • Beatrice Fung - UG; Dr. Finney
  • Ken Gavina - PhD; UofA, Dr. Yanow
  • Teklu Gerbaba - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. Buret
  • Aude Gilabert - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. Wasmuth
  • Michelle Gordy - PhD, UofA; Dr. Hanington
  • Chandrasekar Gopalkrishnan - PhD student, Drs. Gillard and Mains
  • Rabea Graepel - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. McKay
  • Nic Graves - MSc; Drs. McKay and Gilleard
  • Abhi Gupta - UG; Dr. Finney
  • Chloe Hamel-Martineau - UG, UofA, Dr. Yanow
  • Luke Green-Harrison - PhD; Drs. Buret and McKay
  • Marie Halliez - PhD; Dr. Buret
  • Viviana Heather - UG student, Dr. Buret
  • Jose-Luis Reyes Hernandez - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. McKay
  • Leah Hohman - PhD; Dr. Nathan Peters
  • Alethe Kabore - MSc, UofA; Dr. Hanington
  • Conrad Jaeger - UG; Dr. Buret
  • Tim Jayme - MSc; Drs. McKay and Beck
  • Cyntia Kashivakura - MSc; Dr. Kutz
  • Vanessa Kissoon-Singh - PhD; Dr. Chadee
  • Ivan Kryukov - UG; Dr. Wasmuth
  • Sharmilah Latheef - MSc; Dr. Gilleard
  • Hongyu Li - PDF; Dr. Hanington
  • Keyu Li - MSc Dr. Wasmuth
  • Fernando Lopes - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. McKay
  • Colin MacFarland - PhD; Drs. Melin and Buret
  • Anna Manko - Post Doctoral Fellow; Dr. Buret
  • Chelsea Matisz - PhD; Drs. McKay/Sharkey
  • Ninad Mehta - Post Doctoral Fellow; UofA, Dr. Yanow
  • Angie Mena - PhD student; UofA, Dr. Yanow
  • Katie Mitran - PhD student; UofA, Dr. Yanow
  • Amina Mohamud - Undergraduate; Dr. Finney
  • Jean-Paul Motta - Postdoctoral Fellow; Dr. Buret
  • Niven Osman - MSc, Dr. Gedamu
  • Asel Murtatha - MSc; Dr. Gedamu
  • Tia Ostberg - UG; Dr. Buret
  • Ayodele Oyeyemi - UG; Dr. Buret
  • Emmanuel Pila - PhD, UofA; Dr. Hanington
  • Jocelyn Poissant - PDF; Dr. Gilleard
  • Jeanie Quach -  PhD; Dr. Chadee
  • Adam Ranson, MSc, Dr. Peters
  • Andrew Rezansoff - PhD; Dr. Gilleard
  • Sydney Rudko - PhD; Dr. Hanington
  • Preeti Shahi - PDF; Dr. Chadee
  • Adam Shute - PhD; Dr. McKay
  • Affan Siddiq - MSc, Dr. Buret
  • Shruti Srivastava - MSc Drs. Wasmuth and McKay
  • Susan Stasiuk - Research Associate; Dr. Gilleard
  • Joshua Sullivan - MSc; Dr. Kutz
  • Edina Szabo - PDF; Dr. Finney
  • Bradley van Paridon - PhD; Dr. Gilleard
  • Sarah Unrau - MSc; Dr. Goater
  • Guilherme (Gui) Verocai - PhD; Dr. Kutz
  • Susan Wang - MSc; Dr. McKay and Sharkey
  • Madeleine Wiebe - MSc student, UofA; Dr. Yanow
  • Jeff Wintersinger - Summer Student; Dr. Wasmuth
  • Janneke Wit - Postdoctoral Fellow; Dr. Gilleard
  • Lianna Xia - UG; Dr. Finney