Principal Investigator

Robert J. Huber
Assistant Professor, Trent University
Department of Biology
Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program
roberthuber@trentu.ca
Curriculum vitae
Postdoc, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
Ph.D., University of Toronto
H.B.Sc., University of Toronto

​Graduate Students

William Kim
M.Sc. student
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences
​graduate program
NSERC USRA student (Summer 2019)
CHEM 4040D, Project Course in Biochemistry (2018-2019)
William is studying gene expression in a Dictyostelium model of CLN5 disease

Shyong Quan (Elicia) Yap
M.Sc. student
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences
​graduate program
CHEM 4040D, Project Course in Biochemistry (2018-2019)​
Research Assistant (Summer 2018, 2019)
Elicia is studying the function of Mfsd8 in ​Dictyostelium

Evan Schuett
​M.Sc. student
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences
graduate program
Evan is studying NCL gene expression
​in Dictyostelium

Morgan Wilson-Smillie
​M.Sc. student
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences
graduate program
Morgan is studying Cln5 function
​in Dictyostelium

Calli Minor
Ph.D. candidate
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences graduate program
Co-Supervised by Dr. Craig Brunetti
Calli is using Dictyostelium and human cells to study the localization and function of LITAF

Megan Aoki
Ph.D. candidate
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences graduate program
Co-Supervised by Dr. Neil Emery and Dr. Craig Brunetti
Megan is using Dictyostelium to study the ​evolution of cytokinin function

Alumni (graduate students)

Meagan McLaren
Master of Science
Trent University
Environmental & Life Sciences
​graduate program

Alumni (undergraduate students)

Kaitlyn Neuman
Trent University
​Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
(Honours) program
CHEM 4040D, Project Course in
Biochemistry (2019-2020)​

Allison Sikma
Trent University
Biomedical Science program
NSERC USRA student (Summer 2019)
​Volunteer (2018-2019)

Tonya-Leah Watts
​Trent University
Biomedical Science program
BIOL 4900Y Biology Reading Course (2018-2019)

Sabateeshan Mathavarajah
​Trent University
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Honours) program
NSERC USRA student (Summer 2017 and Summer 2018)
CHEM 4040D, Project Course in Biochemistry (2017-2018)

Amy Mikhailitchenko
Trent University
Biology (Honours) program,
​Specialization in Health Sciences
BIOL 4020D, Biology Research Thesis
​(2017-2018)

Audrey Shakespeare
Trent University
Biomedical Science program
BIOL 4020D, Biology Research Thesis (2017-2018)
Co-Supervised by Dr. Craig Brunetti

Ana Flores
Trent University
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
(Honours) program
CHEM 4040D, Project Course in
​Biochemistry (2016-2017)
Co-Supervised by Dr. Craig Brunetti