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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

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Prof. Maureen McKeague
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry | Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
McGill University

EDUCATION:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Toxicology, ETH Zurich (2016-2018)
NSERC PDF in Bioengineering, Stanford University (2012-2016)
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Carleton University (2007-2012)
B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Carleton University (2003-2007)

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS AND ASSOCIATES


Dr. Maira Rivera Valdés
Research Associate (Luedtke Group)

PROJECT: mRNA design
Country: Chile


Dr. Eiman Osman
Postdoctoral Fellow

PROJECT: DNA-encoded library selection of therapeutic aptamers and developing RNA switches for studying regeneration in zebrafish
Country: Sudan

GRADUATE STUDENTS


Micaela Belleperche
PhD Candidate | Chemistry

Project: Aptamer biosensing
Awards: NSERC CGS-M, David Noble Harpp Fellowship, NSERC CGS-D, FRQNT doctoral scholarship
Country: Canada


Olivia Kovecses
PhD Candidate | Pharmacology

Project: Targeting transcription factors in acute myeloid leukemia with nucleic acid therapeutics
Awards: Canadian Cancer Society - Research Training Award, CIHR Doctoral Scholarship
Country: Canada


Bruktawit Maru
PhD Candidate | Pharmacology

Project: Identification and targeting of predictive biomarkers of cytarabine efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia
Awards: Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQ-S) Doctoral Scholarship, Cole Foundation Doctoral Fellowship, PROMOTE CREATE Graduate Award, CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships - Masters (CGS-M), McGill Graduate Excellence Award


Monika Kojic
PhD Candidate | Pharmacology

Project: RNA switches for precise genetic control in biomedical studies
Awards: NSERC CREATE PROMOTE Graduate Award
Country: Canada


Brandon Tyler Albert
PhD Candidate | Chemistry

Project: Aptamer development
Awards: MITACS Accelerate
Country: Canada


Amanda Clairoux
MSc Candidate | Chemistry

Project: Development of a capture-based method for the separation of bacterial riboswitch conformations
Awards: FRQNT Master's Training Scholarship
Country: Canada


Grace Liu
PhD Candidate | Chemistry

Project: Targeting natural riboswitches and developing novel synthetic RNA switches for multiplexed chemogenetic control in cells and animals
Country: China


Kristina Gremi
MSc Candidate | Chemistry

Project: Multiplexed biosensing with RNA aptazymes in zebrafish
Country: Canada

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS


Hermione Hai
BSc | Pharmacology

Project: Impact of epigenetic modulating drugs on RNA therapeutic efficacy
Course: CHEM 396
Country: China


Isabeli Pizzani Maurutto
BSc | Pharmacology

Project: Aptamer biosensing
Country: Brazil


Alexandra Anderson
BSc | Biology

Project: Capturing conformational states of the bacterial FMN riboswitch
Course: CHEM 396
Country: United States


Justine Cloutier
BSc | Honours Pharmacology

Project: Assessing the impact of caspase activity on cytarabine-induced cell death in acute myeloid leukemia
Course: PHAR 598
Country: Canada


Mae Johnson
BSc | Honours Chemistry

Project: Aptamer targeting and biosensing
Course: CHEM 396
Country: Canada