These are the passionate and dedicated individuals that are the face, the heart, the brain, and the soul of the Sheila Singh Lab. They work tirelessly, inspired by the lives of patients. And, together, their efforts are expanding the frontiers of brain cancer research.
Chitra Venugopal, PHD
Senior Research Associate
Manoj Singh
Post-doctoral fellow
singm11@mcmaster.ca
Optimizing methods and protocols of MRI and tumor and evaluating growth dynamics of tumor cells in the setting of xenograft model.
Yujin Suk
MD/PhD Candidate
yujin.suk@medportal.ca
Development of novel CAR T cell therapies for treatment of Group 3 and Group 4 medulloblastoma.
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Daniel Mobilio
PhD Student
mobiliod@mcmaster.ca
Understanding how different tissues influence metastatic tumour cell metabolism to uncover organ specific metabolic vulnerabilities
Sarah Slassi
MSc Thesis Student
Lucas Asselstine
Undergraduate Student
asselstl@mcmaster.ca
Targeting therapeutic vulnerabilities in glioblastoma
Alumni
Petar Miletic
2025 Alumnus
Research Technician
Subsequent position:
Industry
Alisha Anand
2025 Alumnus
Master's Student
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Erika Apel
2025 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Master's Student
Anish Puri
2024 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Patrick Ang
2024 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Zsolt Zador
2023 Alumnus
Clinical Scholar
Subsequent position:
Clinical Fellow
Iqra Chaudhry
2023 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Pharmacy Student
Neil Savage
2023 Alumnus
MSc Candidate
Subsequent position:
Industry Scientist
Ben Brakel
2022 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Blessing Bassey-Archibong
2022 Alumnus
Post Doctoral Fellow
Subsequent position:
Assistant Professor
William Gwynne
2022 Alumnus
Post Doctoral Fellow
Subsequent position:
Post Doctoral Fellow
Chirayu Chokshi
2022 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent position:
Industry Scientist
Mathieu Seyfrid
2021 Alumnus
Post Doctoral Fellow
Subsequent position:
Project Manager
Fred Lam
2021 Alumnus
Clinical Scholar
Subsequent position:
Neurosurgery Fellow
Nazanin Tatari
2021 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent position:
Post Doctoral Fellow
Sabra Salim
2021 Alumnus
MSc Candidate
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Nikoo Aghaei
2021 Alumnus
MSc Candidate
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Deepak Upreti
2020 Alumnus
Post Doctoral Fellow
Subsequent position:
Industry Scientist
Ashley Adile
2020 Alumnus
MSc Candidate
Subsequent position:
Clinical Data Collector
Emily Ford
2019 Alumnus
Undergraduate Student
Subsequent position:
Research Associate
Michelle Kameda-Smith
2019 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent position:
Neurosurgical Resident
David Bakhshinyan
2019 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Maleeha Qazi
2019 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent position:
Medical Student
Branavan Manoranjan
2019 Alumnus
MD-PhD Candidate
Subsequent Position:
Medical Student
Nicola Yelle
2018 Alumnus
MSc Candidate
Subsequent Position:
Scientific Writer
Mohini Singh
2018 Alumnus
PhD Candidate
Subsequent Position:
Post Doctoral Fellow
Minomi K Subapanditha
2018 Alumnus
Laboratory Technician
Subsequent Position:
Research Technician
Parvez Vora
2018 Alumnus
Post Doctoral Fellow
Subsequent Position:
Co-founder & Director of Emperica Therapeutics