People
Principle Investigator
Yan Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
Primary affiliation: Biological Sciences
Graduate affiliations: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Sciences; Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto
Office: SW542 at Scarborough Campus
Email: yanxw.wang@utoronto.ca
ORCID Profile:0000-0002-5950-8904
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Graduate students
Huimei Yang is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). She completed her Honours B.Sc. in Integrative Biology at the University of Toronto (UTSC) and M.Sc. in Bioinformatics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong prior joining the WangLab. Huimei's thesis is about the genome evolution and gene expression profiles of Harpellales fungi using long-read sequencing data.
Jessica Cho-Ah-Ying is an M.Sc. Student in the EEB Department. Her thesis focus on horizontally transferred genes (HGTs) in mosquito-associated fungi. In her spare time, she finds fascination in video games, arts and crafts, and documentaries. Outside the lab, she is a full-time bird mom to three conures.
Wendy Zhang is a graduate research assistant in the lab specialized in scientific illustrations, data visualizations, and infographics. Wendy is a MScOT student in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. In her spare time, she likes to rock climb, sketch outside, and play the guitar.
Undergraduate researchers
Sumhithaa Sriram is a fieldwork assistant focusing on a fungal inventory project in the lab. Sumhithaa is currently pursuing a double major in Biochemistry and Neuroscience. In her free time, Sumhithaa likes reading novels, watching anime, and playing table tennis.
Erienne Marasigan is a Work-Study student assisting in the care of fungi on the campus farm. She is an undergraduate student enrolled in the Specialist of Human Biology program. She likes to read, tinker with miniature model kits and watch movies with family and friends.
Jessica Pinto is an undergraduate student at UTSC pursuing a double major in Molecular Biology, Immunology, and Disease and Neuroscience. She is a BIOB98 research assistant aiding with the study of mosquito and fungi interactions. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games and listening to music.
Maria Zimmermann is an undergraduate student at UTSC, specializing in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Maria is a research assistant in the mosquito-fungal interaction project. In her spare time, she enjoys dance, music, cooking, and outdoor activities.
Isabella Moreira is an undergraduate student at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) currently completing a major in Biology. She is a Mitacs visiting student in the lab doing a research work focus on horizontally transfered genes (HGTs) between fungi and bacteria. In her free time, she likes to do outdoor activities like senderism and hiking, dancing, acting and photography.
Esme Padgett is a Mitacs summer intern from Durham University (UK) assisting in the functional analysis of horizontal gene transfers in fungi. Outside of the lab, she enjoys baking, fermentation, and many sports, including pole dancing!
Alumni
Graduate Students
- Shal Chaudhary, 2020-2023, M.Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (CGS-M & PSD awardees; Now at Impact Assessment Agency of Canada).
- Paige Van Rooy, 2022-2023, M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences.
- Stephanie Chan, 2023 Fall, BIOB98 student
- Yue Wu, 2023 Fall, Mitacs visiting student from Wuhan University
- Malaika Baig, 2023 Summer, Work-Study student
- Sofia Chughtai, 2023 Summer, Work-Study student
- Monique Ngan, 2023 Summer, Work-Study student
- Jay Lu, 2023 Summer, visiting student from Western University
- Haider Alsafar, 2022-2023, BIOD98 student (Now at University of Toronto M.Sc. program)
- Sarah Fatima, 2022-2023, Work-Study, BIOB98/99 student
- Yibing Wu, 2022 Summer, University of Toronto Excellence Awardee (Now at University of Hongkong Ph.D. program)
- Maija Lehn, 2022 Summer, TD Undergraduate Research Fellow
- Lynn Li, 2022 Summer, Data Sciences Undergraduate Scholar
- Renato Sasso, 2022 Summer, BIOB98 student
- Yue Xia, 2022 Winter, BIOB98 student (Now at Memorial University Ph.D. program)
- Zac Cornaby, 2022 Winter, BIOD95 student
- Hania Siddiqui, 2022 Winter, BIOB98 student
- Joaquin Fogel, 2022 Winter, BIOB98 student
- Sidra Fallaha, 2022 Winter, BIOB98 student
- Nicole Howes, 2021 Fall, visiting student from University of Waterloo (Now at University of British Columbia M.Sc. program)
- Huai Shiou Shih, 2021 Summer, BIOD95 student (Now at University of Toronto - Mississauga M.Sc. program)
- Nishang Lin, 2020-2021, BIOD98 student (Now at Imperial College London M.Sc. program)
- Aliza Khaitin, 2020 Fall, BIOB98 student
- Asad Hassan, 2020 Summer, BIOD95 student
- Nazia Nusrat, 2020 Summer, BIOD95 student
Undergraduate Students