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Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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P. Joel Ross, PhD<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Biology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

pjross (a) upei.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Shelby Squires, BSc (Hons)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD thesis: Interplay between LINC00473 and PDE10A in CREB-dependent gene expression<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kaileigh Rowe, BSc (Hons)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSc thesis: Overcoming metabolic constraints on embryonic stem cell growth for cultured meat<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren Gaudet, BSc (Hons)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSc thesis: Human cellular models to test mRNA vaccine potency<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Samantha MacEachern, BSc<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  • Research Intern: Human cellular models to test mRNA vaccine potency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    Emma Campbell, BSc (Hons)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    • Honours thesis: Development of a self-sufficient and selectable reprogramming vector to convert human skin fibroblasts to neurons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      Brandon Smith, MSc<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • MSc thesis: Development of a functional genetics toolkit to study the primate specific long noncoding RNA LINC00473<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Honours thesis: CRISPR-interference and -activation to test roles of LINC00473 in CREB-dependent gene expression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        Shruthi Bandi, BSc (Hons)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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        • Honours thesis: Genetic engineering approaches to improve the conversion of human skin fibroblasts to neurons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          Brandon McDonald, BSc (Hons)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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          • Honours thesis: Mechanistic analysis of stimulus-evoked expression of the synaptic gene PTCHD1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            Marcus Gauthier<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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            • Co-op project: CRISPR tools to test Pde10a promoter regulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Katerina Krouglicof, BSc<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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              • Summer student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                Jason Ryan, BSc<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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                • Summer student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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