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2009

Adrienne Borrie
MSc. A mutational screen of NR2E1 in patients with Aniridia, Peters' Anomaly, and related eye disorders.
Omid Toub
MSc. Initial characterization and Intracellular localization of two suppressors of position effect variegation in Drosophila melanogaster, S2214 and...
Noemie Riendeau
MSc. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identification of Novel Microdeletions and Microduplications and their Associated Phenotypes  

2008

Karla Bretherick
PhD. Genetic factors in premature ovarian failure

Arefeh RouhiPhD. A role for epigenetic modifications in the maintenance of mouse Ly49 receptor expression
Obi GriffithPhD. Identification of gene expression changes in human cancer using bioinformatic approaches
Jane Ryan
MSc. A genome-wide linkage scan and targeted family-based association analysis of dyslexia
Laura WagnerMSc. Silencing mutant huntington by RNA interference for the treatment of Huntington disease
Erin KennahMSc. Identification of differentially expressed genes in AHL-1-mediated leukemic transformation in human cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Shelley Miller MSc. Development of embryonic stem cells expressing endogenous levels of a fluorescent protein fused to the telomere binding protein TRF1
Rachel Elves
MSc. Consequences of mitotic loss of heterozygosiy on genomic imprinting in mouse embryonic stem cells
Gelareh Mazarei
Identification of Novel Striatal-Enriched Transcripts and their Analysis in Huntington Disease

2007


Maja Tarailo

PhD. Spindle assembly checkpoint and chromosome stability in Caenorhabditis elegans
Jillian Youds
PhD. Roles of the DOG-1 and JRH-1 helicase-like proteins in DNA repair in Caenorhabditis elegans
Silvia Bakovic
PhD. Ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells for use in nonmyeloablative transplantation
Liam Brunham
PhD. The impact of genetic variation in ABCA1 on cholesterol metabolism, atherosclerosis and diabetes
Sara Harbord  
MSc. X Chromosome Abnormalities in Breast and Ovarian Cancer



2006

Karen YuenPhD. Identification and characterization of chromosome instability mutants in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and implications to human cancer
Tracy Tucker
PhD. Pathogenesis of neurofibromatosis 1 associated neurofibromas

Ravinesh Kumar
PhD. Genetic studies of NR2E1 in brain behavioural disorders

Julie Nielsen
PhD. The role of podocalyxin in adhesion and cell morphogenesis

Lynn Mar
PhD. Role of TGIF in cell cycle control and establishment of laterality

Rona Graham
PhD. In vivo characterization of caspase resistant huntingtin: Insights into the pathogenic mechanism of Huntington disease
Desiree Quint
MSc. Aberrant Hypermethylation of Xq12 in Lymphoma

Joyce Wu
MSc. YB-1 is a Downstream Component of the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway and Regulates EGFR in Breast Carcinoma: A Mechanism for Breast Cancer...
Derrick Randall
MSc. Identification of a Serum Biomarker for Mucopolysaccharidosis I

Rona Graham
PhD. In vivo characterization of caspase resistant huntington: insights into the pathogenic mechanism of Huntington disease



2005


Benjamin Cheng

PhD. Identificaton of novel factors required for chromosome segregation in budding yeast
Iris Cheung
PhD. Instability of G-rich DNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

Jane Gair
PhD. Genetic mechanismss of nondisjunction in humans

Rhonna Gurevich
PhD. Functional analysis of the NUP98- Topoisoerase 1 (NUP98-TOP1) fusion gene in the pathogenesis of leukemia
Angus MurrayPhD. Functional genomics of the A600 locus in Leishmania mexicana

Erin Pleasance 
PhD. Identification and analysis of programmed cell death genes in Drosophila melanogaster and human cancer using bioinformatic analysis of...
J. Van Raamsdonk
PhD. Characterization and treatment of mouse models in Huntington disease

Angelique SchnerchMSc. Analysis of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cell lines using serial analysis of gene expression
Julia Hoscheit
MSc. Multifactorial genetics of exencephaly in the SELH/Bc mouse strain

Ziny Yen
MSc. Comparative sudies of X inactivation within Eutheria



2003

Vikramjit Chopra PhD. The HIP1 family of cytoskeletal-associated proteins

Jennifer Chow
PhD. XIST and its role in X-chromosome inactivation

Pak-Yan (Pat) Chu
PhD. Effect of c-kit and flt-3 overexpression on primitive hematopoietic cells

Maria Penaherrera
PhD. X-chromosome inactivation pattern in human extraembryonic and fetal tissues

Chris Russell 

PhD. Transgenic expression of human alpha-L-iduronidase in mouse and characterization of the long term pathophysiology of murine alpha...

Brian Wilhelm PhD. The genomic organization and transcriptional regulation of natural killer receptor genes


 


2002

Mark KlingerPhD. Role of guanosine triphosphatase regulators in fibroblast transformation and lymphocyte development
C. Anderson
PhD. Variable X inactivation of the human TIMP1 gene

Sharlene Faulkes
PhD. Site directed integration using the Cre/Lox sstem in hematopoietic and embryonic stem cells



2001

Jacek Szudek 
PhD. Analysis of variable expressivity in Neurofibromatosis

Jodey Parker
PhD. The Caenorhabditis elegans homologue of huntingtin interacting protein 1 has multiple roles in development


2000

Roxana Moslehi
PhD. Genetic studies of ovarian cancer in Jewish women



1999

John HodgsonProduction and characterization of YAC transgenic mice expressing the normal and mutant Huntington's disease gene
R. Bruskiewich
PhD.Genetic mapping, functional analysis and bioinformatics of Werner syndrome locus (WRN)


1998

Eric Gagne
PhD. Identification and the relationship between mutations in the lipoprotein lipase gene, dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease
Tanya Nelson
PhD. Molecular and genetic analysis of human *p inversion duplication chromosomes
Paul Kowalski
PhD. Novel genetic effects of a human endogenous retrovirus inserion


1997

David Ginzinger
PhD. Lipoprotein lipase deficiency in a colony of domestic cats


1996

Robert Pawliuk
PhD. Growth properties and genetic manipulation of murine hemopoietic stem cells


1995

Lin BiaoyangPhD. Cloning and characterization of genes in the proximal candidate region for the Huntington disease in mouse and human


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