Sacher Lab: People

Michael Sacher, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

Mahsa Mehranfar, Ph.D. student  (2022- )

Aaliya Naaz, PhD student (2022- )

Rozmehr Shokohi, PhD student (2023- )

Chelsea Abboud, MSc student (2023- )

Kirti Purkayastha, BIOL490 student (2024-2025)

Alireza Shiri, undergraduate assistant (2024- )

FORMER TRAINEES

Graduate students, postdocs, RAs

Djenann Saint-Dic, Ph.D., Research Assistant  (2011-2024)

Miroslav Milev, Ph.D., Research Associate  (2011-2023)

Erta Zykaj, M.Sc. student  (2021- 2023)

Hashem Almousa, Ph.D. student (2018-2023)

Kaylyn Chase, M.Sc. student  (2020- 2022)

Badrouyk Chamlian, M.Sc. student (2021)

Khashayar Zardoui, Technical Support (2021)

Elnaz Fatemi, M.Sc. student (2020)

Noraldin Al-Deri, M.Sc. student  (2016-2021)

Hiba Kamel, M.Sc. student (2017-2020)

Daniela Stanga, Ph.D. student  (2012-2019)

Lettie Rawlins, MITACS GRA visiting graduate student (2019)

Rodney Joyette, Research Assistant  (2012-2018)

Keshika Prematilake, M.Sc. student (2014-2016)

Qingchuan Zhao, M.Sc. student (2014-2016)

Alexandra Peebles, M.Sc. student (2015-2016)

Tanya Nock, Research Assistant (2013)

Stephanie Brunet, Ph.D. student (2008-2015)

Sari Snounou, M.Sc. student (2013-2017)

Benedeta Hasaj, M.Sc. student (2012-2015)

Baraa Noueihid, Research Assistant (2009-2010)

Nassim Shahrzad, Ph.D. student (2006-2014)

Debora Duarte, M.Sc. student (2010-2012)

Audrey Morin, M.Sc. student (2007-2010)

Sokunthear Hul, M.Sc. student (2007-2010)

James Scrivens, postdoctoral associate (2007-2011)

Adrian Moores, Research Assistant(2007-2011)

BIOL490 students/BIOL516/SCOL students

Anna Nghi Le, BIOL490 student (2023)

Paria Asadi, BIOL490 student (2022-2023)

Nadine Richard, BIOL516 student (2022-2023)

Olufisayo Taiwo, BIOL516 student (2022-2023)

Zohreh Ahmadi, BIOL490 student (2021- 2022)

Izabella Blazonis, BIOL490 student (2021- 2022)

Shima Haghighi, BIOL490 student (2020- 2021)

Noah Lilienfeldt, BIOL490 student (2020)

Ana Maria Hincapie, BIOL490 student (2019-2020)

Mischa Weissenberg, BIOL490 student (2017-2018)

Yitzchok Ahisar, BIOL490 student (2017)

Fidelite Nahayo, SCOL290 student (2017)

Yehya Bahsoun (2016-2017)

Alexandra Teggin (2015)

Hartley Dutczak (2012-2013)

Allison Tscherner, RA (2011-2012)

Benedeta Hasaj, RA (2011-2012)

Tian Lai Guan (2011)

Vanessa Laflamme (2010-2011)

Yueyun Zhan (2009-2010), BIOL516

Ariel Donayo (2009-2010)

Baraa Noueihid (2007-2008)

Abbas Ghazi (2007)

Audrey Morin (2006-2007)

(name withheld ) (2006-2007)

Zhen Li (2006-2007), BIOL516

Undergraduate students

Paria Asadi, undergraduate student (2022)

Shima Haghighi, undergraduate student (2019-2020)

Khashayar Zardoui, undergraduate student (2019)

Caylie Kambranis, undergraduate student (2019)

Ammer Khawwam, undergraduate student  (2016-2017)

Thierry Fotsing Tadjo (2016-2018)

Mona Hashemi (2016)

Amanda Lopez (2014)

Franciele Rohor, exchange student (2014)

Vanessa Discepola (2013)

Stefania Cinquino (2009)

Baraa Noueihid (2007-2008)

Diana Diaconescu (2007)


Summer students

Gabriel Jaime Arango Villa, MITACS GRI undergraduate student (2024)

Sophie Gibson, MITACS GRI undergraduate student (2024)

Cassandra Roussel, NSERC USRA undergraduate student (2022)

Lea Budig, MITACS GRI undergraduate student (2022)

Simane Warsame, undergraduate student (2021-2022)

Paria Asadi, CUSRA undergraduate student (2021)

Khashayar Zardoui, MITACS undergraduate student (2020)

Khashayar Zardoui, CUSRA undergraduate student (2019)

Ana Maria Hincapie, CUSRA undegraduate student (2019)

Anna Maguza, MITACS GRI summer student (2019)

Fatima Benitez, MITACS GRI summer student (2018)

Thierry Fotsing Tadjo, CUSRA (2016, 2017)

Yehya Bahsoun, CUSRA (2015)

Hartley Dutczak (2013)

Clenia Azevedo, summer exchange student (2013)

Annika Seddon, NSERC (2012)

Ariel Donayo, NSERC (2009)

Sohrab Mosaddad, FRQS (2008)