Members
The Riddell Centre brings together fundamental, translational and clinical scientists with diverse expertise to drive transformative discoveries and innovations in the field of immunotherapy.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Riddell Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy, please review our membership guidelines and contact our Business Operations Specialist, Lisa Willms at lwillms@ucalgary.ca.
We strongly encourage all Riddell Centre members to become members of the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. Learn more about applying for Charbonneau membership here.
| Member | Position/Lab | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Anderson | Staff Scientist, Chan Lab | Tumour and tissue bank |
| Carolina Arcila | Research Technician, Monument Lab | Mouse modeling |
| Arshad Ayyaz | Principal Investigator | Colorectal carcinoma; stem cells; immune escape |
| Nizar Bahlis | Principal Investigator | Multiple myeloma; immunogenomics (bulk and single cell); immunotherapy including CAR T |
| Lou Baudrier | Research Associate, Billon Lab | Genome editing; CRISPR |
| Sacha Benaoudia | Staff Scientist, Bahlis Lab | CRISPR screening; CAR T; blood cancers |
| Pierre Billon | Principal Investigator | Genome editing; CAR T |
| Ana Bogossian | Research Technician, Chan Lab | Tissue biobanking; genomics |
| Zackariah Breckenridge | Cell Manufacturing Team Lead | Clinical research; cell manufacturing and biomanufacturing; CAR T-cells |
| Johnathan Canton | Principal Investigator | Immunology; dendritic cells; antigen processing |
| Jennifer Chan | Principal Investigator | Glioblastoma; mouse models; biobank |
| Julian Chua | MSc Trainee, Ayyaz Lab | Microsatellite instable cancers |
| Jada Curry | MSc Trainee, Billon Lab | Genome editing; cell biology |
| Andrew Daly | Principal Investigator | Blood cancers; bone marrow transplant; clinical trials |
| Pauline Douglas | Staff Scientist, Schriemer Lab | Glioblastoma; proteomics; target discovery |
| Kristofor Ellestad | Research Associate, Mahoney Lab | Stem cell CAR; cancer agnostic |
| Danyel Evseev | Process Development Lead, Biomanufacturing Program | CAR T; viral vaccines; process development |
| Ruzena Filandrova | Postdoctoral Fellow, Schriemer Lab | Glioblastoma; proteomics; target discovery |
| Melanie Finkbeiner | Principal Investigator | Pediatric solid tumours; CAR T; clinical trials |
| Chris Gafuik | Staff Scientist, Mahoney Lab | High-throughput screening; binder discovery; automation |
| Markus Geuking | Principal Investigator | Immunology; microbiome |
| Gurveer Gill | MSc Trainee, Morrissy Lab | Bioinformatics; clinical research |
| Louisa Guignard | Research Technician, Mahoney Lab | Synthetic immunology |
| Xueyang Guo | Staff Scientist, Mahoney Lab | CAR T; immunology; glioblastoma |
| Courtney Hall | PhD Trainee, Morrissy Lab | Glioblastoma; target discovery; transcriptomics |
| Kevin Hay | Principal Investigator | CAR T; leukemia and lymphoma; clinical trials |
| Jan-Willem Henning | Principal Investigator | Adolescent and young adult (AYA); sarcoma; clinical trials |
| Kurt Hildebrand | PhD Trainee, Monument Lab | Sarcoma; tumour macrophages; immunotherapy |
| Angela Huang | Postdoctoral Fellow, Jacquelot Lab | Immunology; immunotherapy |
| Alex Iwasyk | MSc Trainee, Kendal Lab | Medical imaging; orthopedic oncology technology |
| Nicolas Jacquelot | Principal Investigator | Immunology; immunophenotyping; mouse model |
| Zahra Jamila Ikra | PhD Trainee, Jacquelot Lab | Immunology; ILCs; Immunotherapy |
| Craig Jenne | Principal Investigator | Immunology; intravital imaging; viral therapies |
| David Jung | MSc Trainee, Neri Lab | Multiple myeloma; immunotherapies |
| Amanjot Kaur | PhD Trainee, Storek Lab | Blood cancers; next-generation sequencing; hematopoietic stem cell transplants |
| Amrita Kaur | Research Technician, Jacquelot Lab | Microbiology; microbiome; animal models |
| Mobina Kazemi | Staff Scientist, Morrissy Lab | Target discovery; computational biology |
| Daesun Kim | Research Associate, Mahoney / Bose Labs | Virology; immune evasion |
| Megan Kinzel | MSc Trainee, Jacquelot Lab | Immunology; immunotherapy; clinical research |
| Anneke Korver | MSc Trainee, Ayyaz Lab | Colorectal cancer; patient derived organoid (PDOs); anti-cancer therapeutic resistance |
| Larisa Kovtonyuk | Postdoctoral Fellow, McCoy Lab | Microbiome; CAR T; cancer agnostic |
| Jethro Langley | PhD Trainee, Billon Lab | Genome editing |
| Heejae Lee | MSc Trainee, Lee Lab | Exercise immunology; double negative T cells; cancer exercise |
| Holly Lee | MD / Clinical Investigator Program, Bahlis Lab | CAR T; multiple myeloma |
| Jongbok Lee | Principal Investigator | Adoptive cellular therapy; double-negative T cells |
| Victor Lewis | Principal Investigator | Pediatric blood cancers; CAR T; clinical trials |
| Lorenzo Lindo | PhD Trainee, Hay Lab | CAR T cells; multiple myeloma; tumour microenvironment/tumour immunology |
| Holly Liu | Research Technician, Mahoney Lab | Synthetic immunology |
| Jessica López Espinosa | MSc Trainee, Lee Lab | Double negative T-cells; CAR T; blood cancers |
| Taye Louie | MSc Trainee, Mahoney Lab | Immunology; CAR T; tumour microenvironment |
| Xueqing Lun | Staff Scientist, Chan Lab | Glioblastoma; mouse modelling; mechanisms to medicine |
| Laura Mah | PhD Trainee, Mahoney Lab | Glioblastoma; multi targeting CAR T |
| Douglas Mahoney | Principal Investigator | Solid tumours; CAR T; designer viruses |
| Kathy McCoy | Principal Investigator | Immunology; microbiome; CAR T |
| Kelly Mclachlan | Patient Advisor | |
| Michael Monument | Principal Investigator | Sarcoma; mouse modelling; innate immune agonism |
| Sorana Morrissy | Principal Investigator | Glioblastoma; computational biology; target discovery |
| Benjamin Muselius | Postdoctoral Fellow, Schriemer Lab | Bioinformatics; proteomics |
| Ann Nath | Associate Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs | Quality assurance; quality management; regulatory affairs |
| Victor Naumenko | Staff Scientist, Jenne / Mahoney Lab | Intravital imaging; virotherapy; nanoparticle biodistribution |
| Vishal Navani | Principal Investigator | Solid tumours; immunotherapy |
| Michele Nawata | Research Technician, Lee Lab | Molecular biology; animal models |
| Paola Neri | Principal Investigator | Multiple myeloma; CAR T; clinical trials |
| Chimdindu Ohaegbu | Biomanufacturing Technician, Biomanufacturing Program | Bioprocess engineering; single-use mixing apparatuses |
| Leanne Palichuk | MSc Trainee, Lee Lab | Double negative T-cells; immunotherapy; hematologic cancers |
| Nathan Peters | Principal Investigator | Immunology; vaccines |
| Mansour Poorebrahim | Postdoctoral Fellow, Bahlis/Neri Lab | Multiple myeloma; CAR T-cells; immunotherapy |
| Kyle Potts | Associate Director of Biomanufacturing | Biomanufacturing; process development; quality control |
| Nicole Prokopishyn | Principal Investigator | Cell manufacturing; bone marrow transplant; CAR T |
| Robert Puckrin | Principal Investigator | Lymphoma; CAR T; clinical research |
| Joanna Pyczek | Postdoctoral Fellow, Chan Lab | Animal models; GBM |
| Jennifer Rahn | Research Associate, Hay Lab | CAR T-cells; blood cancers |
| Gloria Roldan-Urgoiti | Principal Investigator | Glioblastoma; clinical trials |
| David Schriemer | Principal Investigator | Glioblastoma; proteomics; target discovery |
| Hobin Seo | MSc Trainee, Jacquelot Lab | Immunology |
| Mona Shafey | Principal Investigator | Blood cancers; cellular therapies; clinical trials |
| Ravi Shah | Principal Investigator | Blood cancers; cellular therapies; transplant immunology |
| Amy Shupe | MSc Trainee, McCoy Lab | Microbiome; immunotherapies; CAR T-cells |
| Saif Sikdar | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mahoney Lab | Microbiome; metabolites; cancer agnostic |
| Arvind Singla | Research Associate, Monument Lab | Sarcoma; mouse modelling |
| Shannon Snelling | PhD Trainee, Chan / Mahoney Lab | Glioblastoma; CAR macrophage |
| Hyojin Song | Postdoctoral Fellow, Morrissy Lab | Sarcoma; target discovery; multiomics |
| Jan Storek | Principal Investigator | Autoimmune diseases; hematopoietic cell transplantation |
| Lindsey Suh | Cell Manufacturing Specialist, Biomanufacturing Program | Biomanufacturing; cell manufacturing |
| Lukas Syriste | Lab Coordinator | Lab management |
| Sherry Thom | Clinical Staff / Nurse, Alberta Children's Hospital | Clinical research; CAR T-cell therapy; blood cancers |
| Varsha Thoppey Manoharan | PhD Trainee, Morrissy Lab | Glioblastoma; computational biology; target discovery |
| Hayley Todesco | Quality Control Specialist, Biomanufacturing Program | Biomanufacturing; quality control |
| Tony Truong | Principal Investigator | Pediatric blood cancers; transplantation; clinical trials |
| Ted Verhey | Staff Scientist, Morrissy Lab | Sarcoma; computational biology; target discovery |
| Daniil Vishnevski | PhD Trainee, Mahoney Lab | Intravital microscopy; oncolytic viruses |
| Shanshan Wang | PhD Trainee, Lee Lab | CAR T-cells; double negative T-cells |
| Cassie Wood | PhD Trainee, Canton Lab | Immunology; dendritic cells; cell biology |
| Nicola Wright | Principal Investigator | Genomics; rare diseases; stem cells |
| Franz Zemp | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Sarcoma; synthetic immunology; innovation |
