Department of Medical Microbiology

GRADUATE STUDENTS July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

Mo/Yr Name Supervisor (Dr.) Program Graduated Thesis Title A. Kumar/S. Alkurdi, Noha Zelenitsky MSc Almutairi, Saeedah K. Coombs MSc Apidi, Winnie B. Ball/F. Plummer PhD Awadh, Abdullah K. Coombs MSc Arsenio, Janilyn J. Çao PhD The Influence of Salmonella Genomic Island 1 on Global Gene Expression of Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in Mid-log and Early Stationary Growth Bamforth, Janice M. Mulvey MSc Oct 2009 Phases PhD Baudry, Patricia D. Hoban Bello, Alexander G. Kobinger PhD Berard, Alicia A. Severini PhD Bernardes, Thais K. Coombs MSc Boese, Amrit (nee Singh) S. Booth PhD (trans. May/10) Phenotypic Characterization of a Clinical HBV/G Isolate Relative to a Co-infecting HBV/A Strain and HBV/A/G Recombinant Borlang, Jamie C. Osiowy MSc May 2010 Strains Boroumandi, A Role in Virulence for Shahram C. Clark PhD Campylobacter jejuni tlyA Boutot, Julie D. Kobasa MSc Bow, Sarah D. Kobasa MSc M. Drebot (formerly Breitling, Heidi S. Jones) PhD Brown, Kyle H. Feldmann PhD Caligiuri, Kyle S. Booth MSc Card, Catherine K. Fowke PhD Chan, Mable U. Stroher MSc Chand, Allan J. Strong MSc Chawdhury, Faisal E. Rubinstein MSc Chestley, Taeyo M. Carpenter MSc Danappa- Jayappa, Kallesh X. Yao PhD De, Sujata F. Plummer MSc Dick, Kevin J. Çao MSc Eisbrenner, Tracie G. Tipples PhD Falzarano, Darryl H. Feldmann PhD Gao, Xiaoling X. Yang PhD Mo/Yr Name Supervisor (Dr.) Program Graduated Thesis Title The Isolation of gP41 Specific Monoclonal Antibodies from the Cervical IgA Repertoire Of Highly Exposed Persistently Seronegative (HEPS) commercial Sex workers from Nairobi, Kenya, Using Gaudet, Ryan J. Berry MSc May 2010 Mammalian Cell Display Gonsalves, Elizabeth M. Mulvey MSc Gushue, Shantel S. Booth MSc Herman, Melissa F. Plummer MSc Jamil, Liaquat A. Kabani MSc Juno, Jennifer K. Fowke MSc Gene Expression in the Female Genital Tract and Mucosal Kaefer, Nadine F. Plummer MSc Oct 2009 Resistance to HIV-1 Temperature Sensitivity of Avian, Swine, and Human Influenza A Viruses and Induction of Innate Kasloff, Immunity in a Novel Porcine in Samantha H. Weingartl MSc Feb 2010 vitro Model Kealey, Alison J. Wylie MSc Keynan, Yoav K. Fowke ID/MM PhD The Role of HIV-1 Recombination and APOBEC3F/G-Mediated Hypermutation In HIV-1 Land, Allison F. Plummer PhD Feb 2010 Pathogenesis Examination of HIV-1 Diversity and Evolution by a Bioinformatics Liang, Binhua F. Plummer PhD May 2010 Approach Majer, Anna T. Booth PhD Marginet, Laura L. Saward MSc McDermid, Andrew T. Booth MSc McGreevy, Alan H. Weingartl MSc Meghairbi, Khalil A. Kumar MSc Mehedi, Masfique H. Feldmann PhD Murray, Brenda- Lee J. Berry MSc Myskiw, Chad J. Çao PhD Omange, Robert B. Ball/F. Plummer PhD Parvez, Kamal X. Yao MSc Patel, Ami G. Kobinger MSc Persaud, Nadia M. Mulvey MSc Oct 2009 Unavailable Peterson, M. Mulvey/M. Shelley Graham MSc Pisipati, Amarnath A. Kumar PhD Rahim, Niaz K. Coombs PhD Rahman, Syeda F. Plummer MSc Rea, Megan M. Mulvey MSc Mo/Yr Name Supervisor (Dr.) Program Graduated Thesis Title Richmond, Meika F. Plummer PhD Romilowych, Mya A. Severini MSc Rueckert, Lindsay B. Ball/F. Plummer MSc Transcriptional Profiling of MicroRNAs (miRNAs) During Saba, Jerome Dr. S. Booth PhD Feb 2010 Prion Induced Neurodegeneration Safronetz, David M. Drebot PhD Sahib, Mickey G. Kobinger MSc Sarna, Caitlin F. Plummer MSc Schellenberg, John F. Plummer PhD Microbial Etiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Microbial Diversity and the Role Sepehri, Shadi D. Krause PhD May 2010 of Escherichia coli Shadabi, Elnaz M. Luo/F. Plummer MSc Silaghi, Alex D. Kobasa MD/PhD Singh, Amrit S. Booth MSc Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of High-level Macrolide and Lincosamide Resistance in Corynebacterium Species in Canada and the Distribution of the ERMX Resistance Determinatn Among Singh, Cathleen K. Bernard MSc May 2010 Corynebacterium Species Sivro, Aida F. Plummer MSc Solar, Kaarina C. Osiowy MSc Stachowiak, Beata H. Weingartl PhD Stein, Derek F. Plummer PhD Stobart, Michael D. Knox PhD The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Evaluate Chlamydia Szczerba, as an Aetiological Agent in Stephen M. Jackson MSc Oct 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Tailor, Franil G. Zhanel MSc Evaluation of Improved Housekeeping Compliance and the Use of Microfiber Cleaning Cloths on Reducing Environmental Reservoirs of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms Trajtman, K. Manickam and Clostridium difficile in Health Adriana (formerly P. Orr) MSc May 2010 Care Facilities Tran, Anh K. Coombs PhD Vendramelli, Robert J. Berry MSc Voth, Dylan M. Sharma MSc Wang, Lu K. Coombs MSc Wang, Xiaoxia X. Yao PhD Waruk, Jillian F. Plummer PhD Wierzbowski, Aleksandra G. Zhanel PhD Mo/Yr Name Supervisor (Dr.) Program Graduated Thesis Title G. Kobinger PhD (trans. From Wong, Gary (formerly J. Strong) PhD/08) Zheng, Yingfeng X. Yao PhD To begin Med School in August Zhang, Jason M. Mulvey MSc 2010 Ziegler, Jennifer M. Gilmour MSc Zivcec, Marko H. Feldmann PhD (trans. Jul/09)