Lab Members

Phillip Karpowicz

I com­pleted my PhD at the Uni­ver­sity of Toronto, in the lab­o­ra­tory of Derek van der Kooy (2003 – 2008), and my Post-Doc at Harvard Medical School, in the lab­o­ra­tory of Norbert Perrimon (2008 – 2014).

I am inter­ested in regen­er­a­tion broadly, not only as a process relevant to human health, but as a topic relevant to ecology and evo­lu­tion.

I enjoy working, and my hobbies include worrying and sleeping.

Sharon Lavigne

I obtained my BSc in Biology and Biotech­nol­ogy, and MSc in Envi­ron­men­tal Science from the Uni­ver­sity of Windsor prior to joining the Kar­pow­icz Lab. I enjoy playing video games and knitting.

Zainab Taleb

I com­pleted my BSc in Health and Bio­med­ical Sciences with Honours in 2018. Cur­rently, I am inves­ti­gat­ing the effects of cir­ca­dian rhythm on inflam­ma­tory bowel disease. In my free time I enjoy reading, trying new restau­rants and singing in the car.

Maryam Thraya

I am cur­rently studying the cir­ca­dian clock in Chinook salmon. The research done in this lab indulges my fas­ci­na­tion with the cir­ca­dian clock and how other body mech­a­nisms are governed by it.

Kathyani Parasram

I received my Bachelor of Science in Bio­chem­istry in 2014, and my Master’s of Medical Biotech­nol­ogy in 2016 at the Uni­ver­sity of Windsor. I am cur­rently studying sig­nalling in the Drosophila intes­tine. I enjoy reading and watching tele­vi­sion.

Kyle Stokes

I obtained a diploma for Para­medics in 2010 and my BSc in Biotech­nol­ogy in 2015. I am working on the cir­ca­dian reg­u­la­tion of intesti­nal healing in mice.

My hobbies are watching movies and fitness.

Collin Curran

I’m a 4th year under­grad­u­ate student studying the mouse intes­tine. In my spare time I enjoy filling pipette tip boxes, geno­typ­ing mice, and cleaning the aspi­ra­tors in the cell culture area.

Maha Hammoud

I am cur­rently studying the way the cir­ca­dian clock reg­u­lates intesti­nal healing in mice as part of Kyle’s project. I enjoy reading, vol­un­teer­ing in the com­mu­nity, trav­el­ing, and watching movies.