Lab Alumni
Below are just a few of the amazing students who have completed their time in our lab. We are proud to have shared time with them and wish them the best........
Val Andrew Fajardo, PhD 2015
Thesis Title: The Role of Phospholamban and Sarcolipin Skeletal Muscle Disease
Currently Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in the faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Brock University under Dr. Paul LeBlanc
Dr. Chris Vigna, PhD 2015
Thesis Title: NADPH Oxidase-dependent ROS Production and Impaired Ca2+ Regulation are Associated with Exercise-induced Cardiac Fatigue in the Rat
Co-supervised by Professors Russel Tupling and James Rush
Current position: lecturer and laboratory coordinator in the Applied Health Science Faculty at the University of Waterloo
Khanh Tran, MSc 2015
Thesis Title: Effects of 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal on SERCA pump structure and function in skeletal and cardiac muscle
Rachelle Mariani, Msc 2015
Thesis Title: The role of phospholamban (PLN) in potential protection of sarc(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) against oxidative stress
Co-supervised by Professors Russel Tupling and James Rush
Dr. Ian Smith, PhD 2014
Thesis Title: The role of cytosolic calcium in potentiation of mouse lumbrical muscle
2014 Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient - Graduating Doctoral Student in Highest Standing at the University of Waterloo
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary; training with Dr. Walter Herzog
Adi Brahmbhatt, MSc 2023
Thesis Title: Effect of Heat Stress on HSP70, Sarcolipin, and Phospholamban Content AND SERCA Function in Female and Male Rat Skeletal Muscle
Adi Brahmbhatt was a Masters student in the SR Puump lab and is now pursuing his PhD at York University