Faculty Biographies
Division Head
Professor, Radiation Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Ionizing Radiation Health Effects
Professors
Clulow, Victor, B.Sc. (Dunelm), M.Sc. (Ottawa), PhD (Ottawa)
Anatomy
NOSM U – East Campus
Pituitary-adrenal function in mammals; pheromonal influences on maturation; environmental radioactivity
Falter, Hermann, B.Sc. (Laurentian), PhD (Cincinnati)
Biochemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Fenton, Tanis, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Toronto), PhD (Calgary)
Biochemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Ferroni, Garry, B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Waterloo), PhD (Waterloo)
Professor Emeritus, Medical Microbiology
NOSM U – East Campus
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria; environmental microbiology
Khaper, Neelam, B.Sc. (Pune), M.Sc. (Manitoba), PhD (Manitoba)
Physiology
NOSM U – East Campus
Redox regulation and cardiomyopathy
Kumar, Aseem, PhD (Toronto)
Molecular and Medical Genetics
NOSM U – East Campus
Identification and characterization of sepsis molecular signaling pathways
Larivière, Céline, B.Sc. (Laurentian), M.Sc. (Laurentian), PhD (Ottawa)
Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Lees, Simon, B.H.K. (British Columbia), M.Sc. (Virginia Tech), PhD (Virginia Tech)
Physiology/Cell Biology
NOSM U – West Campus
Regulation of skeletal muscle stem cell function in aging and disease; Skeletal muscle regeneration and metabolism
MacLean, David, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (Guelph)
Physiology
NOSM U – East Campus
Regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow during hypoxia; regulation of protein and amino acid metabolism during end stage disease states
Moody-Corbett, Penny, B.Sc. (Halifax), MA (Fredericton), M.Sc. (Montreal), PhD (Montreal)
Physiology, Biology, Psychology, and Mathematics
NOSM U – West Campus
Parissenti, Amadeo, B.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (York Canada)
Biochemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Northeast Cancer Centre of Health Sciences North, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Laurentian University Multi-drug resistance in human breast cancer
Ross, Brian, B.Sc. (Glasgow) Honours (Glasgow), PhD (Glasgow)
Neuropharmacology
NOSM U – West Campus
Cell signaling mechanisms in brain disorders
Ross, Gregory, B.Sc. (Simon Fraser), PhD (McMaster)
Physiology/Neuroscience
NOSM U – East Campus
Plasticity in the nervous system
Spitz, Douglas B.A. (Grinnell), PhD (Iowa)
Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Free radicals and oxidative stress in biology and medicine
Suntres, Zacharias, B.Sc. (Western), PhD (Western)
Pharmacology/Toxicology
NOSM U – West Campus
The role of oxidants and antioxidants in health and disease; drug delivery systems markers and metastatic breast cancer; the mechanisms underlying monocyte activation
Tai, T.C., B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Toronto), PhD (Toronto)
Physiology/Pharmacology
NOSM U – East Campus
Fetal programming of adult diseases; pathogenesis of hypertension; catecholamine neurotransmitter regulation
Ulanova, Marina, MD, PhD (N.I. Pirogov Memorial Moscow State Institute of Medicine), M.Sc. (USSR Academy of Medical Sciences), PhD (USSR Academy of Medical Sciences), PhD (Göteborg)
Immunology
NOSM U – West Campus
Inflammatory processes in the airways and lungs
Associate Professors
Cuttler, Jerry, B.Eng. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Israel), D.Sc. (Haifa)
Biophysics & Imaging Guided Interventions
NOSM U – East Campus
Radiation detector manufacturing, health affects of ionizing radiation, radiation-induced beneficial health effects
Deslauriers, Roxanne, B.Sc. (Laval), PhD (Ottawa)
Biology & Biochemistry
NOSM U – West Campus
The application of non-invasive techniques, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging (MRS, MRI), to solve problems of biological and medical importance; and the development of animal models of human diseases as well as technical developments to improve NMR spectroscopy of living animals and humans
Dixon, Dani-Louise, PhD (Flinders University)
Immunology and Philosophy
NOSM U – East Campus
Immunomodulators in Human Milk: the Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Atopy
Dolling, Jo-Anna, PhD (Ottawa)
Molecular & Cytogenetics
NOSM U – East Campus
Biological effects of low dose ionizing radiation; Genetics of haematological malignancies
Dorman, Sandra, B.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (McMaster)
Physiology/Pharmacology
NOSM U – East Campus
Experimental investigations examining the link between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in human studies
Kovala, Tom, B.Sc. (Western), PhD (Western)
Biochemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Molecular signalling pathways in the regulation of angiogenesis; cancer drugs
Lafrenie, Robert
Molecular Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Lannér, Carita, B.Sc. (Lund), M.Sc. (Ohio State), PhD (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Molecular Genetics
NOSM U – East Campus
The role of DNA replication proteins in DNA damage in ovarian cells
Leszczynski, Konrad, PhD FCCPM
Medical Physics
NOSM U – East Campus
Intensity modulated and image-guided radiation therapy, digital image reconstruction and processing, and risks from radiation exposure
McGhee, Peter B.Sc. (Nova Scotia), M.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (Guelph)
Physics
NOSM U – West Campus
Medical and Nuclear Physics
Moise, Alexander R. B.Sc. Hon. (British Columbia), PhD (British Columbia)
Pharmacology
NOSM U – East Campus
Role of vitamins and micronutrients in health and disease – focusing on congenital and cardiovascular disorders
Saleh, Mazen, B.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (Waterloo), PhD (Toronto)
Medical Microbiology
NOSM U – East Campus
Molecular pathogenesis in tuberculosis and other lung infections
Simard, Alain R., B.Sc. (Laurentian U.), M.Sc. (Laurentian U.), PhD (U. Laval)
Immunology
NOSM U – East Campus
Endogenous mechanisms of immune regulation; inflammation; neurodegenerative diseases
Zehbe, Ingeborg, B.A. (Uppsala), D.Sc. (Uppsala)
Molecular Biology
NOSM U – West Campus
Virus-related cancer
Assistant Professors
Ahmad, Syed Bilal, PhD (McMaster), MCCPM, DABR
Medical Physics
NOSM U – West Campus
Dakubo, Gabriel, Post-Doctorate (University of Ottawa)
Molecular Medicine and Human Anatomy
NOSM U – West Campus
Eibl, Joe B.Sc. (Laurentian), M.Sc. (Laurentian), PhD Candidate (Laurentian), Post-Doc Fellow (NOSM)
Microbiology & Immunology
NOSM U – East Campus
Le, Hoang-Thanh, PhD (University of Paris-Sud)
Organic Chemistry
NOSM U – East Campus
Peptide; Pseudo-peptide; Physico-chemical characterization of peptide, protein and drug; Proteomics; Vaccine; Vaccine formulation; Drug delivery; lipid vesicle delivery system; lyophilization process
Lemon, Jennifer, PhD (McMaster University)
Radiation Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Oliver, Michael, B.A.Sc. (Queen’s), PhD (Western Ontario)
Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology
NOSM U – East Campus
Optimization of radiation therapy treatments; Image guided radiation therapy
Provost, Daniel
Medical Physics
NOSM U – East Campus
Rapley, Patrick
Physics
NOSM U – West Campus
Tharmalingam, Sujeenthar, B.Sc. (Toronto), PhD (Toronto)
Molecular Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Molecular radiation biology; mechanisms of tumorigenesis and cancer development; integrative “omics” based approaches for the identification of novel molecular mechanisms in cell biology; epigenetics
Thome, Christopher, B.M.Sc. (London), M.Sc. (Hamilton), PhD (Hamilton)
Radiation Biology
NOSM U – East Campus
Biological effects of low dose ionizing radiation; mechanisms of radiation induced cataracts; effects of sub-natural background radiation exposure; applications of ionizing radiation in cancer therapy.
Verschoor, Christopher, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (Guelph)
Immunology
NOSM U – East Campus
Yu, Huan
Medical Physics
NOSM U – East Campus
Lecturers
Newhouse, Donna, H.B.P.E. (Brock), M.Sc. (Lakehead), PhD Candidate (Lakehead)
Anatomy/Physiology
NOSM U – West Campus
Learning/Cognition/Anatomy
Gupta, Nishi, B.Sc.Pharm (Waterloo)
Pharmacology
NOSM U – East Campus
MacKenzie, Sarah, B.Sc.Pharm (Toronto), M.Sc. (Laurentian), B.Sc. (Brock)
Pharmacology
NOSM U – East Campus
O’Reilly, Deirdre, B.Sc.Pharm. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Queen’s)
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
NOSM U – East Campus
Syed, Safura, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc. (Mount Saint Vincent)
Biochemistry, Sociology and Nutrition and Aging
NOSM U – East Campus