Research Supervisors

On this page, prospective students can find research positions and opportunities at the MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral levels. Those interested are encouraged to contact faculty members directly about openings in their research programs.

Other opportunities may be available from time to time and prospective trainees are encouraged to visit Our Members page and reach out to faculty directly to inquire.

If you are a faculty member searching for trainees and would like to have your lab's opportunity listed below, please contact us at charbonneau@ucalgary.ca.

Faculty members recruiting trainees

Faculty Member NameDepartmentResearch AreasSearching forContact
Nicole Culos-ReedFaculty of KinesiologyThe Health and Wellness Lab conducts research and delivers programming in exercise oncology and supporting health behaviour change.

MSc Student

PhD Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Colleen CuthbertFaculty of NursingHealth services research, cancer survivorship, models of cancer care delivery

MSc Student

PhD Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Doreen EzeifeDepartment of Oncology, Faculty of MedicineLung cancer, health economicsMSc StudentContact
Miranda Fidler-BenaoudiaDepartments of Community Health Sciences and Oncology, Cumming School of MedicineChildhood, adolescent, and young adult oncology; survivorship outcomes; MAiD; intergenerational trauma due to cancer

PhD Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Aaron GoodarziDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineDNA damage repair in complex chromatin; cellular oxidative stress responses; wide-scale radon gas exposure testing and population health analysesPhD StudentContact
Jongbok LeeDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineDeveloping treatment against cancer using our immune cells

MSc Student

PhD Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Ralf PaschkeDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Cumming School of MedicineInvestigation of the molecular etiology of thyroid cancer to enable targeted therapy. Molecular diagnostics of thyroid cancer for indeterminate thyroid nodule biopses.

MSc Student

PhD Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Karl RiabowolDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineWe study the links between cell aging and cancer incidence by examining the telomere biology and epigenetic mechanisms, particularly those associated with the ING family of epigenetic readers discovered by our group.PhD StudentContact