Members of the laboratory
Nicolas Cermakian, Ph.D.
Researcher, Director of Douglas Group for Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Douglas Research Centre
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University (and Associate Member, Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, Physiology, and Neurology & Neurosurgery)
Training:
Postdoc, laboratory of Dr. Paolo Sassone-Corsi, IGBMC, Strasbourg, France, 2002
Ph.D. Biochemistry, laboratory of Dr. Robert Cedergren, Université de Montréal, 1998
B.Sc. Biochemistry, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 1992
Fun fact: In addition to a broom, Nico is skillful at manipulating swords and bows.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Genavieve Maloney
Project: Circadian disruption and schizophrenia
Training: B.Sc. honours Cognitive Sciences, McGill University, 2022
Fun fact: In between experiments and supporting the lab, Genavieve can be found playing music in local dive bars or falling off walls at the climbing gym.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Danae Penichet
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Circadian disruption and schizophrenia
Training: B.Sc. Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Toronto, 2022
Fun fact: Danae had an unusual arrival on Earth: she was born in an elevator!
Sebastián Boy Waxman
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Parasitic infections and circadian clocks
Training:
MSc Neuroscience, McGill University, 2024
BS Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2022
Fun fact: Seb has been the proud winner of a food truck reality TV show!
Albert Pelinovsky
Student, program of M.Sc. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Circadian disruption and schizophrenia
Training: BA (honours) Psychology, McGill University, 2024
Fun fact: I like vanilla birthday cakes.
Juliana Meyerfreund
Student, program of M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Parasitic infections and circadian clocks
Training: BSc Psychology, McGill University, 2023
Fun fact: When I'm not at the lab bench, you can find me in front of a potter's wheel.
Jae-Eun Shin
Student, program of Ph,D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: M.S. in Medical sciences, Yonsei University (South Korea), 2024
Fun fact: When not in the lab, you can find me dancing, skiing, or whipping something up in the kitchen.
Shoko Eguchi
Student, program of M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: BSc Agriculture, Nagoya University (Japan), 2024
Fun fact: Shoko feels more skilled when swimming in the water than walking on land.
Shreya Nandakumar
Student, program of Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University
Project: Circadian control of T cell functions
Training: MSc Molecular Biology, University of Manchester (UK), 2023
Fun fact: Outside of the lab I like experimenting with food in the kitchen, and once I accidentally melted a plastic spoon in a pot of caramelising sugar!
Micah Provost
Student, program of Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University
Project: Regulation of light response in the SCN
Training: MSc Neuroscience, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen/Int. Max Planck Research School, 2024
Fun fact: Micah once sold his living room couch to Adam Sandler.
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