People

Kassen lab group photo
2010 Lab members

Principal Investigator

Rees Kassen
Rees Kassen
Current Research Interests
Contact Information


Research Associates

Jeremy Dettman
Jeremy studies the evolutionary genetics and genomics of microbes.

Post-Docs

Aaron Hinz
Susanne Kraemer

PhD Students

Susan Bailey
Susan Bailey
Susan uses Pseudomonas fluorescens to study how ecological processes
can drive adaptation and diversification in heterogeneous environments.
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Anita Melnyk
nita Melnyk
Anita is studying the genetics of adaptation and speciation
using experimental evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Masters Students

Barbara Kubica
Barbara studies the fitness effects and resistance mechanisms of
beneficial mutations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Research Technician

Jacqueline Sztepanacz
Jacqueline Sztepanacz

Lab Alumni

Mariam Taha, M.Sc. 2011 - Mariam is pursuing a PhD with Dr. Sandra Ramirez at Canadian Blood Services.
Alex Wong, Postdoc 2008-2011 - Alex is currently a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in Myron Smith's lab at Carleton University.
Tianyi Zhang, undergraduate 2010-2011 - Tianyi is currently pursuing a PhD at Imperial University London.
Sijmen Schoustra, Postdoc 2006-2010 - Sijmen is currently a Marie Curie Fellow and University Lecturer at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Danna Gifford, M.Sc. 2010 - Danna is currently a PhD candidate in Craig MacLean's lab at Oxford.
Talía Malagón, undergraduate 2009-2010 - Talía is currently pursuing an MSc at Université Laval.
Rola Dali, undergraduate 2009-2010 - Rola is currently pursuing a PhD at McGill University.
Gina Schroeder, M.Sc. 2007 - Gina is pursuing a medical degree at the University of Western Ontario.
Justin Meyer, M.Sc. 2007 - Justin is now a PhD candidate in Richard Lenski's lab.
Jean-Nicolas Jasmin, M.Sc. 2006 - J-N is currently a PhD candidate in the Chao lab.