Ernest is investigating calcium signalling in lamellipodia of migrating cells. He is a superb microscoptician and active on sci-twitter -- follow him @ernest_iu!

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Outside of the lab, Ernest plays the guitar and is a big fan of french bulldogs, corgis, and pugs!

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Ernest's publications

Karan is starting her project on calcium signalling at focal adhesions. She spent two years at Kyoto University as a research assistant in the Kageyama and Matsuda labs. 

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Karan is a former camp counsellor who enjoys skiing, podcasts, and baking better banana bread than Sergey does!

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Alex is a longtime undergrad and now research assistant in the lab working with Ernest on the lamellipodia project. Our cloning expert! 

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Alex is very creative -- he plays piano and electric guitar, crochets, embroiders, paints, builds lego, and is learning to sew!

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Alex's publications

Rico was a Research Opportunities Program student for the summer of 2022 studying cell spreading with Alex. 

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He is a math wiz and looks forward to do biological modelling in the future!

Fernando is studying mechanosensitive actin polymerization by the formin Dia1. He is an expert in laser experiments and a great mentor and teacher!

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Fernando's desk is decorated with lots of animals and he is a member of the Toronto zoo!

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Fernando's publications

Daniel is starting his journey in the Plotnikov Lab and we're very excited to have him!

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Daniel is avid listener of music and loves to play and watch soccer!

Arthur is a CSB498 independent research student trying to understand how calcium regulates responses to viscous fluid.

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Arthur is a gym-bro but one of the nice ones and brings to the lab apple that he himself cuts and peels!

Daphne is a Research Opportunities Program student for the summer and fall of 2022 examining nuclear compression with Fernando. 

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She is Halifaxian and wrote a book on her great grandaunt titled Chinese Wallflower!