Current Members
Hajany graduated from Western University with an honours bachelor of health sciences and further completed her master’s in health informatics at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining the CCM, she worked within the Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Translational Medicine at SickKids. Using her experience in project management, she currently oversees the business operations of the CCM while executing the strategic vision of the facility. She is interested in exploring the use of new technologies to advance quality improvement and assurance projects. In her spare time, Hajany enjoys hiking, travelling, and solving puzzles.
Lauren joined the CCM in November 2020. She currently works on RNA-sequencing data analysis pipeline development. Lauren obtained both her bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and master's of health sciences degree in medical genomics from the University of Toronto. She is interested in developing bioinformatics tools to facilitate biological research and genomics data processing. In her spare time, she enjoys playing badminton and various forms of media.
Nour received her bachelor of science in molecular biology from the University of Toronto, and is currently a master's of health science candidate in medical genomics, also at the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, she developed a strong interest in bioinformatics, particularly in the use and development of -omics pipelines, which she is pursuing as part of her capstone practicum at the CCM. In her free time, she enjoys reading, going for long walks, and watching sports.
Mackenzie is a co-op student from the University of Toronto working as a Software Developer for CCM, and part-time Teaching Assistant. He currently works on front-end development on SampleTracker for Care4Rare. In school he is currently studying Information Security, while also exploring other computer science subjects such as User Experience Design, Machine Learning and Computer Forensics. He likes to spend his spare time practicing guitar and drums, or playing online indie games.
Alumni
Name | Former Job Title |
Dr. Michael Brudno | Scientific Director |
Dr. Jonathan Dursi | Senior Research Associate |
Veronika Koltunova | Senior Programmer & Analyst |
Amanjeev Sethi | Senior Software Analyst |
Daniel Snider | Computer Vision Engineer |
Mike Gindin | Software Developer |
Dorin Manase | Bioinformatician |
Viswateja Nelakuditi | Bioinformatician |
Dennis Kao | Programmer & Analyst |
Krista Pace | Operations Lead |
Dr. Parisa Shooshtari | Research Associate |
Dr. Sergey Naumenko | Research Associate |
Brittney Johnstone | Research Genetic Counsellor |
Justin Foong | Senior Bioinformatician |
Dr. Marta Girdea | Software Development Manager |
Amanda Silva | Project Manager |
Sian Brooks | Administrative Coordinator |
Pouria Mashouri | Systems Administrator |
Stephen Villagonzalo | Senior Systems Analyst |
Sergiu Dumitriu | Senior Bioinformatician |
Andrei Misyura | Senior Programmer & Analyst |
Sasha Andjic | Project Coordinator |
Julian Mazzitelli | Software Developer |
Shaikh Rashid | Senior Programmer & Analyst |
Martin Pham | Software Developer |
Dr. Yue Jiang | Research Associate |
Ian Stedman | Research Fellow |
Hillary Elrick | Bioinformatician |
Dr. Sam Khalouei | Bioinformatician |
Orion Buske | Graduate Student |
Aryan Arbabi | Graduate Student |
Nicole Sultanum | Graduate Student |
Anusha Dey | Research Student |
Kat Pavlova | Research Student |
Micaela Consens | Research Student |