About me

I am currently an assistant professor at the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), where my work includes teaching undergraduate courses and mentoring undergraduate research. I hold a PhD in cell & developmental biology from the University of Toronto and have a background in cancer biology at the postdoctoral level from Yale University with HHMI professor Tian Xu

Research

My research program will study how epithelia regulate cell density and the implications of these processes for carcinogenesis and evolution. To continue reading

I planned my research program to be performed by undergraduate at a liberal arts college. To continue reading

I study various pupal fruit fly leg systems, including a rapidly evolving group of leg bristles called “sex comb” To continue reading

To continue reading about my previous and current  and future research