Berezovski Research Group

CURRENT MEMBERS

Undergraduate students:

Sabrina Lam (BSc honours project, 2024-25)

Nandanee Mulloo (BSc honours project, 2024-25)

Merola Seif (BSc honours project, 2024-25)

Former Lab Members

Research associates/Postdoctoral fellows:

8. Dr. Nicholas LeBlond (PDF, February 2021-April 2022, Plant-sourced high-performance fibres for the production of novel textiles)

7. Dr. Kiah Barton (PDF, February 2021-February 2022, Plant-sourced high-performance fibres for the production of novel textiles)

6. Dr. Prabir Kumar Kulabhusan (PDF, 2018-19, Selection of aptamers to exosomes from cancer cell lines) 

5. Dr. Sabina Sperandio (RA, 2016-17)

4. Dr. Pavel Milman (PDF, 2014-16, Development of aptamer-based strip assay for detention of the peanut allergens)  

3. Dr. Mahmoud Labib (PDF, 2011-14, Electrochemical Biosensors)

2. Dr. Victor Okhonin (RA, 2010-12, Kinetic Capillary Electrophoresis Coupled with Mass Spectrometry to Study Noncovalent Biomolecular Interactions) 

1. Dr. Anya Zamay (PDF, 2011-12, Aptamer-Facilitated Virus Protection Technology to Enhance In Vivo Survival of Oncolytic Viruses)

PhD students:

7. Emil Zaripov (PhD, 2017-24, Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry for Bioanalytical Chemistry)

6. Suttinee Poolsup (PhD, 2018-23, Discovery of DNA Aptamers Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Proteins and Protein Binding Epitopes Identification for Label-Free COVID-19 Diagnostics)

5. Shahrokh Ghobadloo (PhD, 2012-2017, From virus protection to cell isolation and biomarker discovery with aptamers)

4. Ana Gargaun (PhD, 2011-2016, Capillary Electrophoresis for Separation of Biomolecules and Viruses)

3. Gleb Mironov (PhD, 2010-2015, Capillary Electrophoresis - Mass Spectrometry for Bioanalysis)

2. Nasrin Khan (PhD, 2010-2015, Analysis of MicroRNAs in Biological Samples)

1. Darija Muharemagic (PhD, 2010-2015, Aptamers as Enhancers of Oncolytic Virus Therapy)

MSc students:

12. Rochelle D'Mello (MSc, 2021-23, Discovery and Validation of Metabolite Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Exosomes Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry)

11. Yuxuan (Carlos) Gu (MSc, 2021-23, Selection and Binding Validation of Aptamers against Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS-COV-2 Using Capillary Electrophoresis)

10. Gurcharan Uppal (MSc, May 2021-23, Characterization of Aptamers Binding to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (N) Protein: A Comparison of Capillary Electrophoresis and Bio-Layer Interferometry)

9. Nico Hüttmann (MSc, 2018-22, Surface Proteome of Extracellular Vesicles and Correlation Analysis for Identification of Breast Cancer Biomarkers)

8. Vanessa Susevski (MSc, 2018-20, Development of DNA Aptamers Targeting Breast Cancer Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Biomarker Discovery)

7. Lixuan Ren (MSc, 2018-20, Development of Capillary Electrophoresis-Based Methods for Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Cancer Cell Lines and Human Saliva)

6. Yuchu Dou (MSc, 2018-20, Quantification and Quality Control of Extracellular Vesicles Using Capillary Electrophoresis)

5. Yousef Risha (MSc, 2017-20, The Proteomic Analysis of Exosomes from Breast Cell Lines Reveals Potential Biomarkers of Breast Cancer)

4. Yaroslav Grechkin (MSc, 2017-19, Aptamer-Facilitated Biomarker Discovery of Leukemia Cells with Mass Spectrometry and Their Detection with Luminescent Nanoparticles)

3. Evan Bushnik (MSc, 2015-18, Partially Robotic Selection of Aptamers to Red Blood Cell Protein Glycophorin A)

2. Thao Nguyen (MSc, 2014-17, co-supervised with Steffany Bennett, Analysis of Glycerophospholipids and Sphingolipids in Murine Brain Using Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization – Imaging Mass Spectrometry). 

1. Nadia Al-Youssef (MSc, 2013-15, Selection of Aptamers to CD20 and their Application as Inhibitors of Complement Dependent Cytotoxicity)

Undergraduate students:

53. Alejandro Zayas Dodge (BSc honours project, 2023-24, Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry for Bioanalytical Chemistry)

52. Karolina Kropop (BSc honours project, 2023-24, Proteomic and Metabolomic Identification for Exosomal Biomarkers in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells)

51. Lawood Estin (BSc honours project, 2023-24, Development of a Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Biosensor (AptaGO) for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein)

50. Léa Desbiens (BSc honours project, 2023-24, Comparative Proteomics and Metabolomics Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from MCF-10A, MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 Cell Lines for Biomarker Discovery)

49. Samia Jahouri (BSc honours project, 2023-24, Discovery of Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Diagnosis using Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Aggressive Breast Cancer Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles)

48. Benjamin Patrick Lapointe (BSc honours project, 2022-23, Characterization of Binding Kinetics of a DNA Aptamer Targeting SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein S1 Subunit)

47. Kalem Holmes (BSc honours project, 2022-23, Validation of Aptamers to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein Using Capillary Electrophoresis and Biolayer Interferometry)

46. Tala Talhouni (BSc honours project, 2022-23, Untargeted Metabolomic Analysis of Cisplatin Treated Triple Negative Breast Cancer Exosomes)

45. Yasmin Hillyard (BSc honours project, 2022-23, Development of a Fluorescent Aptasensor for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (N) Protein)

44. Adélaïde Gunn (BSc, Undergraduate research scholarship, 2021-22)

43. Amy Bradbrook (BSc, Undergraduate research scholarship, 2022)

42. Drake Johnson-Scherger (2021-22, BSc honours project, The Selection of Aptamers to the Nucleocapsid Protein of SARS-CoV-2)

41. Wenhao Zhao (2021-22, BSc honours project, Selection of Aptamers for IgG Antibody Using Capillary Electrophoresis)

40. Aasha Jawad (2021-22, BSc honours project, Selection of Aptamers Binding to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (N) Protein for COVID-19 Diagnosis)

39. Heather Sharp (2021-22, BSc honours project, Testing Aptamer Binding to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid (N) Protein)

38. Abdullah Khraibah (2020-21, BSc honours project, “Comparative Proteomics of Extracellular Vesicles from Human Coronavirus 229E Infected L-132 Cells”)

37. Renad Al-Ghazawi (2020-21, BSc honours project, “Integrative multi-OMICS analysis of MCF-10A derived extracellular vesicles”)

36. Nan Chen (2020-21, BSc honours project, “Development of DNA Aptamers to SARS-CoV-2 for Future Diagnostic Applications”)

35. Rigel Shulist (2020-21, BSc honours project, “Single-Stranded DNA Aptamer Selection to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein via CE- SELEX for use in COVID-19 Diagnostics and Anti-Viral Therapies”)

34. Riya Shah (2018-19, BSc honours project, “Selection of DNA aptamers to health human saliva exosomes for future diagnostic applications”)

33. Mubarrat Murshida Haider (2018-19, BSc honours project, “The selection of DNA aptamers to T-lymphoblast derived exosomes”)

32. Ahmed Ibrahim (2017-18, BSc honours project, “Rapid Detection of Exosomes via Quantitative Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence”)

31. Alem Gebeyehu (2017-18, BSc honours project, “Isolation and Characterization of the Sgc8 Aptamer target”) 

30. Hayley Sprigings (2017-18, BSc honours project, “Selection of Aptamers to Exosomes Released from Colorectal Carcinoma Cells”)

29. Gaganvir Parmar (2017, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Honours Project “Selection of DNA Aptamers to Tumor Derived Exosomes”)

28. Angelique Masibag (2016-17, BSc honours project “Aptamer selection for targeting AXL protein receptor expressed on cells and human IgG FC fragment”)

27. Sean McCabe (2015-16, BSc honours project “The Development and Testing of Aptamers for the detection of Peanut Allergens”)

26. Zerin Mahzabin Khan (2015-16, BSc honours project “Selection of DNA Aptamers to Human Red Blood Cells for Drug Delivery”)

25. Sarah Mclaughlin (2014-15, BSc honours project “Development of cold switchable DNA aptamers for isolation of cells that express leukemia inhibitory factor receptor”)

24. Suzy Kosteniuk (2013-14, BSc honours project “Selected Topics on Aptamer Research”)

23. Noreen Ahmed (2013-14, NSERC USRA, BSc honours project “Aptamer Selection for Cancer Stem Cell Marker CD44”)

22. Nadine Ahmed (2013-14, BSc honours project “Aptamer Selection for Hedgehog Pathway Receptor PTCH1”)

21. Victor Souob (2013-14, BSc honours project “Aptamers as a Method for Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis”)

20. Rebecca Katherine Casselman (2012-13, BSc honours project “Aptamer Selection for Cancer Stem Cell Markers CD44 and CD24”)

19. Marco Cavar (2012-13, BSc honours project “Aptamer-Based Detection Technique for Viruses: Latex Agglutination”)

18. Danny Pau (2012-13, BSc honours project “Selection of anti-CD38 and anti-CD52 DNA Aptamers on Live Human B and T Lymphocytes”)

17. Ali Farhan (2012-13, BSc honours project “Aptamers for the Detection of Serum Thyroglobulin in the Presence of Auto-Antibodies”)

16. Gregory Bala (2012-13, BSc honours project “Separation of Multiple miRNAs using MEKC-CE-LIF”)

15. Alexander Mungham (2012 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, Project “An Innovative Approach to Enzyme Assays: Automated Enzyme Profiling of Aminotransferases Using Capillary Electrophoresis – Mass Spectrometry”)

14. Afnan Azizi (2011-12, BSc honours project “Viral Quantitative Capillary Electrophoresis for Counting and Quality Control of RNA Viruses”; NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards in 2011 and 2012) 

13. Mohamed Wehbe (2011-12, BSc honours project “Switchable Aptamers (SwAps) for the Purification of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)”; Research Assistant in Summer 2012)

12. Kaylee Fiset (2011-12, BSc honours project “Apta2R: Aptamer Selection for Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Receptors on Vero Cells”)

11. Oguzcan Koyuturk (2011-12, BSc honours project “Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry for Data Mining and High Throughput Screening of Drug Candidates”)

10. Xiaoyan (Jenny) Wang (2011-12, BSc honours project “Selection of DNA aptamers to Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium”)

9. Nadia Al-Youssef (2011-12, BSc honours project “Selection of Communal DNA Aptamers Liberated Through Anti-CD38 and Anti-CD52 Treatment in Live Human B- and T-Lymphoma Cells”; Research Assistant in Summer 2012)

8. Di Zheng (2011-12, BSc honours project “In Vitro Selection of DNA Aptamers against Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus”)

7. Nadia Hassani (2010-11, BSc honours project “Selecting Mutant Specific DNA Aptamers against Live E.coli Cells”; Research Assistant in Summer 2011)

6. Siu-Yan Lee (2010-11, BSc honours project “Selection of DNA aptamers to anti-VSV antibodies: a solution to extend oncolytic virus half life in blood via reversible protection for controllable treatment”)

5. Joanne Lee (2010-11, BSc honours project “Aptamer Selection for Human Serum Albumin”)

4. Jennifer Logie (2010-11, BSc honours project “Measuring Rate and Equilibrium Constants of β-Cyclodextrin-Small Molecule Drug Non-Covalent Interactions with Capillary Electrophoresis”)

3. Andrea Robinson (2010-11, BSc honours project “ Aptamer Selection for JX-594 virus”)

2. Krystle Talbot (2010, COOP student)

1. Devin Tonelli (2010, BSc honours project “Protein-Mediated Analysis of MicroRNA with Capillary Electrophoresis”) 

Visiting Students and Research Assistants:

15. Alessandra Martucci (Summer 2024, visiting MSc student from the University of Naples, Italy)

14. Emanuele Musella (Winter 2023, visiting undergraduate student from the University of Naples, Italy)

13. Chloe Thibault (Summers 2021-22, Undergraduate research scholarship, Comparing post-translational modifications of proteins in extracellular vesicles from different cancer cell lines)

12. Hayley Sprigings (Summer 2017, “Selection of Aptamers to Exosomes”)

11. Gaganvir Parmar (Summer 2017, NSERC USRA, “Selection of DNA Aptamers to Tumor Derived Exosomes”)

10. Marion Donnet (Summer 2015, visiting undergraduate student from France, “CE-SELEX of Aptamers”)

9. Eva Bernard (Summer 2014, visiting undergraduate student from France, “Direct Quantitation of Viruses with CE”)

8. Cécile Rodier (Summer 2014, visiting undergraduate student from France, “Direct Quantitation of Viruses with CE”)

7. Raíssa Caldeira (2013, visiting undergraduate student from Brazil, “Selection of DNA Aptamers for Cancer Cells”)

6. Lucille Blanchot (Summer 2013, visiting MSc student from France,” Analysis of MicroRNA with Capillary Electrophoresis”)

5. Alexey Chechik, (2010-12, Research assistant, “Selection of Aptamers to Oncolytic Viruses and Binding Evaluation Using Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis”)

4. Yury Glazyrin (2011-12, Research assistant, “Comprehensive CE-MS Analysis of Proteins and Peptides”)

3. Anna Savitskaya (2011, visiting student from Russia, “Selection of DNA Aptamers for Fungi”)

2. Laura Kerne (Summer 2011, visiting student from France, “Selection of DNA Aptamers for CD83”)

1. Fanny Guillerme (Summer 2010, visiting student from France, “Selection of DNA Aptamers for CD83”)

Visiting Scientists:

1. Ignacio Islas Flores (2015-2016, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mexico)