Lab members
Dr. Michael Wu
Brandon Waddell
Brandon Waddell
Principle Investigator
Dr. Wu completed his Ph.D. in hibernation stress physiology at Carleton University under the supervision of Dr. Ken Storey.
After his graduate studies, Dr. Wu completed a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida to study environmental stress and aging using the C. elegans model system at the lab of
Principle Investigator
Dr. Wu completed his Ph.D. in hibernation stress physiology at Carleton University under the supervision of Dr. Ken Storey.
After his graduate studies, Dr. Wu completed a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida to study environmental stress and aging using the C. elegans model system at the lab of Dr. Keith Choe.
Dr. Wu began his appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan in July of 2018.
Brandon Waddell
Brandon Waddell
Brandon Waddell
Ph.D. student
Brandon completed his Master's degree in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan. Brandon is currently a Ph.D. student in the lab and is studying genetic factors that influence the RNA processing Integrator Complex.
Samantha Chomyshen
Samantha Chomyshen
Samantha Chomyshen
M.Sc student
Samantha has a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Saskatchewan. Samantha is currently a Masters student in the lab and is studying the genetic mechanisms regulating environmental stress-induced RNA splicing disruptions.
Dylan Huynh
Samantha Chomyshen
Samantha Chomyshen
M.Sc student
Dylan completed his bachelor's degree in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Saskatchewan. Dylan is currently a Masters student in the lab characterizing environmental chemicals that influence Integrator regulation and RNA splicing.
Kelly Raymond
Jordan Comfort
Jordan Comfort
Undergraduate student
Kelly is a Biology undergraduate major studying the molecular mechanism of transcriptional regulation in stress resistance and aging. Kelly is supported by the NSERC USRA scholarship.
Jordan Comfort
Jordan Comfort
Jordan Comfort
Undergraduate student
Jordan is a Toxicology undergraduate major studying the toxicity mechanism of food-related chemical toxins. Jordan is supported by the U of S Toxicology Centre TUREP scholarship and a NSERC USRA scholarship.
Lab alumini
Sydney Murray
Sydney completed her BSc. in Toxicology. She is current a graduate student at the USask Toxicology Centre.