
Current Members
STAFF
Liz St John – Lab Manager
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Brittany D’Agostin – MSc candidate

Education: BSc.H (University of Guelph)
Research Interests: I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms behind the pathology of diseases, and ways to recover lost functions. In particular, I am interested in the role of nerves in wound healing and regeneration, and molecular mechanisms that may regulate activation of cell types involved in wound healing (e.g. fibroblasts)
Email: dagostib@uoguelph.ca
Kayla Favaro – MSc candidate

Education: Honours BSc (University of Guelph), minor in Psychology
Research Interests: I am interested in utilizing a variety of imaging techniques to study the process of gecko tail regeneration, focusing on neural regeneration, that can be applied to other mammalian systems
Email: kfavaro@uoguelph.ca
Melissa Hardman – MSc Candidate
Adam McCarney – MBS Student

Education: BMSc (Western University)
Research Interests: I am interested in cell signalling, intercellular communication, wound healing, and tissue regeneration
Email: amccarne@uoguelph.ca
Alexandra Noble – MSc Candidate

Education: BSc.H (University of Guelph)
Research Interests: Neurogenesis and brain repair
Email: anoble01@uoguelph.ca
UNDERGRADUATES
Fatima Askary – 4th year project student
Iliana Keritses – Co-op student
Sydney Krasinkiewicz – 4th year project student
Past Members
Maia Hoover, MSc (2022 – 2024)
Avika Srivastava, MSc (2022 – 2024)
Solsa Cariba, MSc (2021 – 2023)
Rozana Qubrosi, MBS (2021 – 2022)
Kendra Bronsema, USRA, Undergraduate research project (2023 – 2024)
Elizabeth Wildeboer, Co-op student (2023)