 
{"id":1015,"date":"2019-10-05T18:59:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T18:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:50:14","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/?page_id=1015","title":{"rendered":"Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1015\" class=\"elementor elementor-1015\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8af229 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8af229\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d15f5c\" data-id=\"8d15f5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a7f67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e6ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4e6ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f82458 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f82458\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b97b823\" data-id=\"b97b823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f58240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f58240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6290-956x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6290-956x1024.png 956w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6290-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6290-768x823.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6290.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c6000\" data-id=\"14c6000\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fe83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7fe83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farah Al-Anbagi<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9845fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9845fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8983a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8983a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Farah is a new MSc student starting in Fall 2026. During her undergrad at the U of R, she completed two summer research terms and an honours project with IMSS, in which she studied the role of intrinsic antibiotic resistance genes in <i>Klebsiella<\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e9f991\" data-id=\"0e9f991\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a650e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75a650e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mina-copy-777x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mina-copy-777x1024.png 777w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mina-copy-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mina-copy-768x1012.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Mina-copy.png 1069w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed72bd9\" data-id=\"ed72bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723fae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"723fae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mina Basiri<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">PhD Candidate<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904d508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"904d508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Yost<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c2297 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3c2297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mina&#8217;s research involves plant-microbe interactions, with a specific emphasis on deciphering the functions and importance of genes in rhizosphere and root microorganisms, particularly <i>Rhizobium<\/i>. Through her research, she employs techniques such as INSeq and RNA-Seq.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aad7ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aad7ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b22ec7\" data-id=\"3b22ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84ebf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a84ebf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-1.51.36\u202fPM-767x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-1.51.36\u202fPM-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-1.51.36\u202fPM-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-1.51.36\u202fPM-768x1025.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-09-at-1.51.36\u202fPM.png 898w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffcd66d\" data-id=\"ffcd66d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc336f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc336f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gracie Farago<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfd3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcfd3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Chris Yost<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458312a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458312a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gracie&#8217;s research focuses on increasing our understanding of the genetic mechanisms that allow <i>Rhizobium<\/i> to survive in the rhizosphere and colonize host plant roots. She aims to characterize genes that are differentially regulated by the root exudate erythritol or changes in soil pH, which are both factors that impact root colonization success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a23794e\" data-id=\"a23794e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8880336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8880336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5646.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5646.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_5646-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a02d9\" data-id=\"76a02d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1259822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1259822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rafa Grajales<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81ae95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e81ae95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Chris Yost<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dae89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dae89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rafa is a Biotech Engineer with a passion for biological sciences and is currently pursuing an MSc in Biology. His work focuses on the interaction between microorganisms potentially inhibiting the growth of fungi-like pathogens that affect pulse crops in the region. In his free time, he is passionate about sports and really enjoys sci-fi series.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12a91a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12a91a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1befcc0\" data-id=\"1befcc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599b2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"599b2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a4e3a5\" data-id=\"6a4e3a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2902b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2902b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vanna Hung<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3c5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3c5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bbe66e\" data-id=\"5bbe66e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d082f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d082f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-743x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-743x1024.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-768x1058.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41858fb\" data-id=\"41858fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986f613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"986f613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bere Mondragon<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc0458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efc0458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Carly Graham &amp; Tzu-Chiao Chao (UofR)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4029fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4029fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bere&#8217;s research is directed toward developing and improving detection methods for emerging pathogens and plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater. Currently, her goal is to develop an on-site, reliable test for influenza by implementing genetic techniques that allow high specificity and sensitivity without the need for complex lab equipment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afec625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afec625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a8d3f6\" data-id=\"2a8d3f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca76d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bca76d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-2.00.23-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-2.00.23-PM.png 576w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-02-at-2.00.23-PM-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff0f089\" data-id=\"ff0f089\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c81c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94c81c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cassandra Omay<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f55199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f55199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron &amp; Carly Graham<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d091a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15d091a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cass is a new MSc student starting in Fall 2026. During her undergrad at the U of R, she completed an independent research semester on optimizing lysis of cyanobacteria for downstream in-field tests and an Honours project looking at the responses of enteric bacteria to exposure to common antidepressants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff1e263\" data-id=\"ff1e263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0c259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a0c259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM-767x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM-768x1025.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM-1151x1536.png 1151w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-10.37.54-AM.png 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9244497\" data-id=\"9244497\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fb86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9fb86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicola Pollock (She\/They)<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">MSc Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d10c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5d10c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cory Sheffield (RSM) &amp; Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8ca19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f8ca19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicola&#8217;s research focuses on the relationship between habitat quality and abundance\/diversity of native pollinators in agricultural landscapes in Southern Saskatchewan. She is using various insect trapping methods, crop pollination and yield metrics, along with eDNA collection from flowers to study this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f303fb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f303fb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bda0f29\" data-id=\"bda0f29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f66da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f66da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8769-768x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1855\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8769-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8769-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8769-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8769-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-958ae2c\" data-id=\"958ae2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22d071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c22d071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laura Schnell<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">PhD Candidate<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942d96e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"942d96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron &amp; Jordyn Broadbent (ECCC)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9019a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d9019a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laura studies aquatic microbes. Currently, she is focused on early detection of cyanobacterial toxin genes in dugouts. This project focuses on using RT-qPCR and isothermal amplification to detect toxin transcript levels. These will then be compared to toxin quantities over time to validate the predictive ability of transcript measurements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3562083\" data-id=\"3562083\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06a8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f06a8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AS_2026-Ashton-Sies-1024x950.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AS_2026-Ashton-Sies-1024x950.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AS_2026-Ashton-Sies-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AS_2026-Ashton-Sies-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AS_2026-Ashton-Sies.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b6270\" data-id=\"95b6270\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644be65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644be65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ashton Sies (He\/Him)<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">PhD Candidate<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4d226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed4d226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-052d92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"052d92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ashton uses genomics, bioinformatics, and environmental DNA (eDNA) to study plasmid ecology and evolution, alongside microbial and animal communities in natural ecosystems. His work takes place in Saskatchewan and Coastal British Columbia and is grounded in partnerships with First Nations, NGOs, government agencies, and academic collaborators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ada74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ada74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d8d88d\" data-id=\"6d8d88d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34045a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b34045a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8766-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8766-1.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8766-1-296x300.jpeg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b5957\" data-id=\"d6b5957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d548c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79d548c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Megan Zak<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">PhD Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4f6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df4f6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be43305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be43305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Megan studies the role of nucleoid-structuring proteins (NAPs) in regulating DNA transcription. Using techniques such as RNA-seq and qPCR, her work examines how environmental stressors and NAP silencing networks influence the expression of plasmid-borne genes, including those for horizontal gene transfer and antibiotic resistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3c1fad\" data-id=\"a3c1fad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7d57b2\" data-id=\"f7d57b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40ea099 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40ea099\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be3aff\" data-id=\"7be3aff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbb981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dbb981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788f494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"788f494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126c100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"126c100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75e3a6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75e3a6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de4a4d1\" data-id=\"de4a4d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cdfe58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cdfe58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM-765x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM-768x1029.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM-1147x1536.png 1147w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.46.28-PM.png 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a35a0c0\" data-id=\"a35a0c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aeda30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aeda30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amin Akhavan (He\/Him)<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">NSERC USRA Recipient<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0084f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0084f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Chris Yost<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ebb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1ebb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amin is entering his second year of a BSc in Biochemistry at the U of R. His interests include microbial genetics, human and cancer genetics, biochemistry, and organic chemistry; he is also pursuing a future career in surgery and plans to apply for medical school in Saskatchewan. Amin&#8217;s research focuses on developing a laboratory tool for measuring <i>Rhizobium<\/i> growth in different conditions and identifying synergistic and antagonistic microbial interactions with <i>Rhizobium<\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8352a6c\" data-id=\"8352a6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c716a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88c716a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michela-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cce5bb\" data-id=\"4cce5bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30442f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30442f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michela Sisti<br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Honours Student<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259f775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"259f775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisors: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Leavitt (UofR) &amp; Andrew Cameron<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-233a54d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233a54d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a89372\" data-id=\"1a89372\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e458022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e458022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-1024x763.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-1536x1145.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.urimss.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-07-at-4.44.55-PM-2048x1526.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dd9791\" data-id=\"3dd9791\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c18e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c18e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thomas Schamber <b>(He\/Him)<\/b><br><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Technician<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9136c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e9136c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor: <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Chris Yost<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b808bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b808bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thomas studies plant pathogen interactions, primarily metabarcoding of microbes in quinoa and pea crops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-892d516\" data-id=\"892d516\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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