Trainees
STAGE Trainees are the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are active in the program.
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PhD Students | ||||
 Lin Zhang | Lei Sun (primary) Lisa Strug Johanna Rommens | University of Toronto Department of Statistical Sciences | A robust and unifying regression framework for allele-based association test | |
 Matthew Warkentin | Rayjean Hung (primary) Geoffrey Liu Laurent Briollais | University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Improving lung cancer risk prediction using an epidemiologic, genomic, and radiomic approach | |
 Sangook Kim | Lisa Strug (primary) Shelley Bull Johanna Rommens Anne Stephenson | University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health The Hospital for Sick Children | Development of a phenotype for Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis: applications to genetic association across cohorts and countries | |
 Osvaldo Espin-Garcia | Shellley Bull (primary) Wei Xu Andrew Paterson Geoffrey Liu | University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, and Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital | Integrative methods for design and analysis of genetic association studies | |
 Victoria Marshe | James Kennedy (primary) Anna Goldenberg Andrew Paterson | University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Sciences, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Applying machine learning to genomic data to identify diagnostic subtypes in late-life depression | |
 Michael Lerro | France Gagnon (primary) Michael Wilson | University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology | Epistatic mechanisms dictating the thrombotic risk factor endogenous thrombin potential | |
Postdoctoral Fellows | ||||
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| Robert Davies | Stephen Scherer (primary) Andrew Paterson Lisa Strug | The Hospital for Sick Children | Using genetic variants across the allele frequency spectrum to study autism spectrum disorder | |
| Eileen Crowley | Andrew Paterson (primary) Lisa Strug | The Hospital for Sick Children | Whole exome sequencing of veo-IBD patients from the NEOPICS International Cohort Study | |
| Fode Tounkara | Laurent Briollais (primary) Julia Knight | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Extending risk prediction models for hereditary breast ovarian cancer (HBOC) families | |
 Elizabeth Corfield | Lisa Strug (primary) Andrew Paterson Anne Bassett | The Hospital for Sick Children | Characterizing the genetics of ADHD traits with cognitive deficits in a pediatric community-based sample | |
 Marie Pigeyre | Guillaume Pare (primary) | McMaster University, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine | Identification of novel biomarkers to predict vascular complications of Type 2 diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization approach | |
 Myriam Brossard | Shelley Bull (primary) Radu Craiu Rayjean Hung | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Development of novel statistical methods for genetic analysis of complex traits | |
 Razvan Romanescu | Shelley Bull (primary) Irene Andrulis Julia Knight | Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | Pathway-based detection of rare mutations in affected relatives | |
 Yanyan Zhao | Lei Sun (primary) Lisa Strug Johanna Rommens | University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences | A unified regression framework for polygenic risk score, PrediXcan, and TWAS tests | |
 Saira Mirza | Joanne Knight (primary) | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | The association between genetic and imaging markers of neurodegeneration across dementias-A data-driven approach | |
 Sareh Keshavarzi | Andrew Paterson (primary) France Gagnon Angelo Canty | The Hospital for Sick Children | Multivariate meta genome-wide association of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Type 1 diabetes | |
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Alumni
STAGE Alumni are the graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars who have participated in the program over the years.
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 Tabitha Kung | France Gagnon (primary) and Katherine Siminovitch ( | Genetic Predictors of Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology | May 2011 - Jun 2012 | Rheumatology fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital |
PhD Students | ||||
 Darren Brenner | Shelley B. Bull Rayjean Hung (primary) Geoffrey Liu | A histology specific genome-wide investigation of lung cancer University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology | Jan 2011 - Jun 2012 | Assistant Professor, University of Calgary |
 Andriy Derkach | Andrew Paterson Johanna Rommens Lei Sun (primary) Jerry Lawless | Statistical methodologies for genetic association studies with rare variants University of Toronto, Department of Statistical Sciences | Jan 2011 - Jun 2014 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, NIH |
 Laura Faye | Shelley B. Bull (primary) Lei Sun | Accurate and efficient estimation of genetic effect in genome-wide association and genetic sequencing studies. University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital | Jan 2011 - Jul 2013 | Acting Manager, Joint Replacement and Multiple Sclerosis Studies, Canadian Institute for Health Information |
 Jessica Dennis | France Gagnon (primary) Zdenka Pausova Lisa Strug | Genetic and epigenetic factors in the regulation of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) plasma levels and role in venous thromboembolism University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology | Oct 2011 - Jan 2016 | Postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University |
 Sarah Gagliano | Jo Knight (primary) Andrew Paterson Cathy Barr | Identification of risk variants in genome-wide association studies using functional characteristics University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science, and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neuroscience Research Department | Sept 2014 - Nov 2015 | Postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan School of Public Health |
 Weili Li | Lisa Strug (primary) Johanna Rommens Rayjean Hung | Developing novel statistical methods under the evidential framework with a focus on analyzing sequence data University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics | Oct 2011 - Aug 2015 | Manager of The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) statistical genetics facility |
 Dave Soave | Lei Sun (primary) Lisa Strug Johanna Rommens | Predicting cystic fibrosis-related diabetes using longitudinal measures of pancreatic damage from birth for better patient management | Feb 2013 - Aug 2016 | Assistant Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University |
 Linda Kachuri | Rayjean Hung (primary) Lei Sun Geoffrey LIu | Comprehensive investigation of telomere length and its genetic determinants in cancer risk and clinical outcomes. | Sept 2014 - Aug 2016 | Post-doctoral fellow at University of California - San Francisco |
 Nora Zwingerman | France Gagnon (primary) Zdenka Pausova Matthieu Lemire | The association of DNA variants and DNA methylation levels with fibrinolytic protein levels | July 2013 - Aug 2015 | PhD in progress |
 Jingxiong (Amelia) Xu | Laurent Briollais (primary) Wei Xu Stephen Lye Rayjean Hung | Analysis of genome-wide G by E interaction studies through Bayesian graphical modeling | Sept 2014 - Aug 2016 | PhD in progress |
 Karl Everett | France Gagnon (primary) Michael Wilson | Genetic and epigenetic determinants of apolipoproteins B and A1 plasma levels and their associations with hypercoagulability | Sept 2016 - Aug 2017 | |
Postdoctoral Fellows | ||||
 Zhijian (Charlie) Chen | Shelley B. Bull (primary) Radu Craiu Andrew Paterson | Design and analysis of genome-wide studies of complex diseases and traits. Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital | Jan 2011 - Aug 2013 | Manager, Model Validation and Approval, Bank of Nova Scotia |
 Gord Fehringer | Laurent Briollais Rayjean Hung (primary) Geoffrey Liu | Genome-wide and post genome-wide studies of lung cancer and head and neck cancer | Jan 2011 - Jan 2012 | Scientific Associate, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute |
 Martin Ladouceur | France Gagnon (primary) Mathieu Lemire Arturas Petronis | Statistical models to characterize genome-wide DNA methylation from multigenerational families University of Toronto | Nov 2012 - Dec 2013 | Lead biostatistician, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal |
 Melissa Miller | France Gagnon Lisa Strug (primary) Johanna Rommens | Identifying Genetic Modifiers of Immunoreactive Trypsinogen Levels in a NBS Population in Cystic Fibrosis The Hospital for Sick Children | Mar 2011-Feb 2014 | Manager, Applied Human Genetics, Pfizer |
 Vanessa Oliveira | James L. Kennedy (primary) Andrew Paterson Lei Sun | Variability of the DRD4 gene in behavioural phenotypes Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | Sep 2011 - Aug 2013 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
 Yan Yan Wu | Laurent Briollais (primary) Julia Knight Stephen J. Lye | Development of statistical methods for BMI growth curves estimation and analysis on longitudinal GWAS data in relation to metabolic traits in children Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital | Aug 2012 - Aug 2014 | Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences University of Hawaii at Manoa |
 Lizhen Xu | Wei Xu (primary) Andrew Paterson | Latent variable modeling of longitudinal family microbiome data University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health | Jul 2013 - Oct 2014 | Biostatistician, The Center for Applied Genomics The Hospital for Sick Children |
 Yildiz Yilmaz | Irene L. Andrulis Shelley B. Bull (primary) Julia Knight | Statistical methods for molecular genetic analysis of breast cancer Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital | Jan 2011 - May 2013 | Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
 Linda Hiraki | Shelley Bull Andrew Paterson (primary) Zdenka Pausova | Identification of genetic variants associated with renal function in type 1 diabetes. The Hospital for Sick Children | Jul 2013 - June 2015 | Clinician scientist in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Sick Kids |
 Alejandra E. Medina Rivera | France Gagnon Jo Knight Michael Wilson (primary) | Leveraging functional genomics data to enhance GWAS analyses and causal variant identification The Hospital for Sick Children | Sept 2014 - Mar 2015 | Research associate at the International Laboraroty for Human Genomics, National University of Mexico |
 Yue (Cindy) Jiang | Jayne Danska (primary) Andrew Paterson Lisa Strug | A systems based analytical framework for metatranscriptomic studies of type 1 diabetes The Hospital for Sick Children | Sept 2012 - Aug 2015 | |
 Christie Burton | Paul Arnold Andrew Paterson Lisa Strug (primary) | Examining the possible role of dopamine and glutamate gene networks in response to inhibition to understand the genetics of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder The Hospital for Sick Children | Feb 2013 - Jan 2015 | |
 Delnaz Roshandel | Andrew Paterson (primary) Shelley Bull Michael Wilson | Genetics of skin fluorescence: an indicator of long term diabetes complications | Sept 2014 - Aug 2016 | |
 Agnieszka Krol | Laurent Briollais (primary) | Development of multistate models for rare variant analysis in familial cancer studies | July 2017 - Nov 2017 | |
Visiting Faculty | ||||
 Marc Woodbury-Smith | Andrew Paterson (primary) Stephen Scherer Lei Sun | Identifying functional rare variants in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) families McMaster University | Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 | Assistant Professor, McMaster University |
 Hance Clarke | Jo Knight (primary) Andrew Paterson Michael Wilson | Chronic post surgical pain - A pilot genome-wide association study. University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and University Health Network | Jul 2013 - July 2014 | Staff anesthesiologist and the Medical Director of the Pain Research Unit at the Toronto General Hospital |
 Sara Good | Andrew Paterson (primary) Angelo Canty Michael Wilson | Using imputed gene expression values to look for genetic risk factors associated with complications of Type 1 diabetes | Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 | Associate Professor, University of Manitoba |
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