Group Members

 

  • Ryan Hili

    Ryan Hili bio

    Principal Investigator, Associate Professor

    Graduate Programme Director

    H.B.Sc. Toronto (2005); Ph.D. Toronto (2010); Postdoc Harvard (2010-2013)

  • Emily Anacleto

    Emily Anacletobio

    Graduate Student (Chemistry, YorkU)

    Hons. B.Sc. Biochemistry, YorkU (2021)

    Research Project: mRNA Display

  • Luca Di Fabio

    Luca Di Fabiobio

    Graduate Student (Chemistry, YorkU)

    Hons. B.Sc. Biochemistry, UofT (2023)

    Research Project: Aptamers

  • Keria Wang

    Keria Wang

    Graduate Student (Chemistry, York U)

    M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Science, Chongqing University

    Research Project: Epitranscriptomics

  • Luca Rustico

    Luca Rustico

    Graduate Student (Chemistry, York U)

    Hons.B.Sc. Chemistry YorkU (2025)

    Research Project: LOOPER

  • Darshini Pathmanathan

    Darshini Pathmanathan

    Graduate Student (Chemistry, York U)

    B.Sc. Natural Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka

    Research Project: DNA-Encoded Libraries

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    • Savreet Sangha

      Savreet Sangha

      Undergraduate Student (BCHM4000)

      Hons. B.Sc. Chemistry, YorkU (exp. 2026)

      Research Project: Aptamers

    • Madeline Barbaro

      Madeline Barbaro

      Undergraduate Student (CHEM4000)

      Hons. B.Sc. Biochemistry, YorkU (exp. 2026)

      Research Project: DNA-Encoded Libraries

    • Emilyn Aucoin

      Emilyn Aucoin

      Undergraduate Student (BIOL4000)

      Hons. B.Sc. Biology, YorkU (exp. 2026)

      Research Project: mRNA Display

     

Alumni

Member
Degree
Years
Next/Current Position
Molly Hu
Ph.D. Chemistry
2018-2025
Scientist, Nurix Therapeutics
Nicole Frias
M.Sc. Chemistry
2023-2025
Graduate Student, Chemistry, University of Toronto
Natalie Khamissi
Ph.D. Chemistry
2019-2025
Aptamer Chemistry Scientist, Genepika
Kimberley Chung Kim Chung
Ph.D. Chemistry
2019-2025
Scientist, Sick Kids
Matina Movahedi
Ph.D. Chemistry
2018-2024
Next-generation sequencing, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Luca Rustico
H. B.Sc. Biochemistry
2024-2025
Graduate Student, York University, Hili Lab
Elizabeth Krelove
H. B.Sc. Biochemistry
2023-2024
Undergraduate student, York University
Fraser Coombs
H.B. Sc. Biomedical Science
2023-2024
Graduate Student, Pharamcy, Univeristy of Toronto
Pariya Rastegar
H. B. Sc. Biochemistry
2023-2024
Research technician, Sick Kids
Yasaman Mahdavi-Amiri
Ph.D. Chemistry
2017-2023
Postdoctorate, York University, Kim and Hili Lab
Krista Hastings
H.B. Sc. Chemistry
2022-2023
Undergraduate student, York University
Areeba Chaudhry
H.B. Sc. Biomedical Science
2020-2023
Medical School, University of Toronto
Nicole Frias
H. B.Sc. Biochemistry
2021-2023
Graduate student, Toxicology, University of Toronto
Christopher Korfmann
H.B. Eng. Electrical Engineering
2020-2022
Graduate student, Engineering, York University
Alex Akhundov
H.B.Sc. Chemistry
2020-2022
Graduate student, Chemistry, Universsty of Chicago
Hetvi Shah
H.B.Sc. Biochemistry
2020-2022
Graduate student, Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Jin Shi
H.B.Sc. Chemistry
2020-2021
Graduate student, Pharmacy, Univeristy of Toronto
Tristan Tiburcio
H.B.Sc. Biochemistry
2019-2020
Graduate student, Chemistry, York Univeristy
Karanveer Bhangu
H.B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences
2019-2020
Graduate student, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
Kimberley Chung
H.B.Sc. Chemistry
2018-2019
Graduate student, Chemistry, York University
Dickson Chen
H.B.Sc. Biochemistry
2018-2019
Process Technologist, Sanofi Pasteur
Prakriti Das
H.B.Sc. Biochemistry
2018-2019
Graduate student, Chemistry University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Yi Lei
Ph.D. Chemistry
2013-2019
Postdoc, University of Florida, Xie Lab
Dehui Kong
Ph.D. Chemistry
2013-2018
Postdoc, Stanford University, Soh Lab
Chun Guo
Ph.D. Chemistry
2013-2018
Senior Scientist, Nucleic Acids Chemistry, Genscript
Matina Movahedi
H.B.Sc. Biochemistry
2017-2018
Graduate student, Chemistry, York University
Delaney Hook
Ph.D. Chemistry
2013-2018
Postdoc, Tulane University, Pursell lab
Joshua Washington
B.Sc. Biochemistry
2015-2017
Undergraduate student, University of Georgia
Caitlin Bellora
B.Sc. Chemistry
2015-2017
Undergraduate student, University of Georgia
Cailen McCloskey
Ph.D. Biochemistry
2015-2017
Graduate Student, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UC–Irvine,
Jeremy Duke
Ph.D. Biochemistry
2015-2017
Graduate Student, Biochemistry, University of Georgia
Ao Zhang
Ph.D. Biochemistry
2015-2017
Graduate Student, Biochemistry, University of Georgia
Paul Collop
M.Sc. Chemistry
2016-2017
Graduate Student,, Pharmacy, University of Georgia
Wayland Yeung
B. Sc. Biology
2015-2017
Graduate Student, Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia
John Chambers
B. Sc. Chemistry
2015-2017
Graduate Student, Biochemistry, University of Georgia
Zachary Tolchin
B. Sc. Chemistry
2016-2017
Undergraduate Student, Pharmacy, University of Georgia
Corbin Farr
B. Sc. Biology
2016-2017
Undergraduate Student - University of Georgia, Pharm
Christopher Watkins
B. Sc. Chemistry
2014-2016
Graduate Student, Chemistry, University of Chicago
J.W. Chin
High School
2015-2016
Undergraduate, Math, Georgia Tech
Andrew Mitcham
B. Sc. Biochemistry
2014-2015
Scientist - Baxter Pharmaceuticals