lAB MEMBERS

Dr. Tamara franz-odendaal

Principal Investigator
PhD, Full Professor – Biology

Research Interests: 
ocular skeleton, evolutionary development, skeletal  biology, developmental biology

Research Assistant

Juan David Carvajal-Agudelo

Research Assistant

Aveeva Herold

Langston Tench

MSc Applied Sciences

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PREVIOUS STUDENTS

Past Undergraduate Students:

  • Eli LeDrew (MSVU) – Honours
  • Florence Joseph (MSVU) => Medical Physician Assistant
  • Langston Tench (MSVU)- honours => MSc
  • Brianna Murphy (MSVU)
  • Nicole Goss (MSVU)
  • Alisha MacNeil (MSVU) => Biomedical Engineering
  • Romman Muntzar (MSVU) – Honours => Physiotherapy (DAL)
  • Nick Zinck (MSVU – Honours => Medicine (DAL)
  • Shea McInnis (MSVU)
  • Karley Brooking (MSVU) ⇒ Ophthalmology (University of Waterloo) 
  • Daniel Andrews (MSVU) ⇒ PhD (UBC)
  • Molly Hayes (DAL) ⇒ MSc (DAL)
  • Megan Lawson (MSVU)
  • Walter Gonzales-Cortes ⇒ Mexico 
  • Sarah Mitchell (MSVU)
  • Justine Sy (DAL) – Honours 2015 ⇒ MSc (DAL)
  • Greg Haller (MSVU) – Honours 2015 ⇒ Medicine (U.S.)
  • Alison Verge (SMU) ⇒ Medicine (DAL)
  • Sarah Montgomery (MSVU)
  • Kaitlyn Wilson (MSVU) – Honours 2014 ⇒ Nursing (DAL) 
  • Christine Hammer (MSVU) – Honours 2014 ⇒ Dentistry (DAL) 
  • Brittany Burnie (MSVU)
  • Veronica Waterfield (MSVU)
  • James Jabalee (MSVU) – Honours 2012 ⇒ PhD (UBC)
  • Zoe Kennedy (DAL) – Honours 2012
  • Jade Atkins (DAL) – Honours 2012 ⇒ PhD (Carleton) 
  • Brittni Milligan (MSVU) – Honours 2011 ⇒ Vet (UPEI) 
  • Nicole Snow (MSVU) ⇒ Genetic Counselling 
  • Stephanie Hillier (DAL) – Honours 2011
  • Sally Burke (MSVU) ⇒ WISE Atlantic (Program Coordinator) 
  • Karianne Pettinger (MSVU)
  • Karyn Joudeuil (DAL) – Honours 2009 ⇒ Post-Doc (University of Maryland)
  • Sara Edsall (MSVU)
  • Jonathon Sproul (MSVU) ⇒ Science Teacher
  • Megan Bauer (DAL) – Honours 2009
  • Kristen Boyle (DAL) ⇒ Nursing (DAL) 
  • Brettney Pilgrim (MSVU) – Honours 2008 ⇒ Bio Tech (Memorial University) 
  • Kellie Duench (DAL) – Honours 2008
  • Nirupa Varatharasan (DAL) – Honours 2008 ⇒ MSc (DAL) 
  • Julia Lawson (DAL)
  • Jeff Cameron (MSVU)
  • Jessica Arbour (DAL)
  • Tristan Camus (DAL) – Honours 2005 ⇒ Medicine (DAL) 
  • Kerrianne Ryan (DAL) – Honours 2004 ⇒ PhD (DAL) 
  • Hollie Knoll (DAL)
  • Sophia Arab (SMU)
  • Debbie Smith (MSVU)

Past Post-Docs:

  • Jennifer Giffin -2017-2021 => Senior Researcher, UK
  • Shrine Jeradi – 2019-2021 => NSERC Manager
  • Sewvandini Atukorala – 2014 – 2016 ⇒ Professor (University of Manitoba)
  • Jochen Wiegele – 2015

Past Graduate Students:

  • Paige Drake (DAL)- 2023 => Part-time Faculty
  • Jordan Eaton (SMU) – 2022 
  • Nick Zinck (DAL)-2021 => Medicine (DAL)
  • Danielle Gaitor (DAL)- 2020 => Urban Planner
  • Lillian Stratton (MSVU)- 2020 => Medicine (DAL)
  • Shruti Kumar (SMU) – 2017 ⇒ PhD (McGill)
  • Christine Hammer (SMU) – 2016 ⇒ Dentistry (DAL) 
  • Karyn Jourdeuil – PhD (DAL) – 2016 ⇒ Post-Doc (University of Maryland)
  • Matthew Beckett – MSc (DAL) – 2015 ⇒ Medicine (Memorial University) 
  • James Jabalee – MSc (DAL) – 2014 ⇒ PhD (UBC)
  • Jade Atkins – MSc (SMU) – 2014 ⇒ PhD (Carleton) 
  • Carolyn Chang – MSc (SMU) – 2013 ⇒ PhD (Santa Cruz)
  • Megan Dufton – PhD (DAL) – 2013 ⇒ Embryologist (IVF Clinic) 
  • Sara Edsall – MSc (DAL) – 2011 ⇒ Embryologist (IVF Clinic) 
  • Kellie Duench (now Cloney) – MSc (SMU) – 2010 ⇒ Medicine (DAL)

Past Lab Assistants:

  • Tracy Apienti
  • Colin Strapps
  • Kellie Duench
  • Sally Burke
  • Devin Picott
  • Natalie Harris
  • Kathryn Dunphry
  • Silka Stewart
  • Don Hart
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