Details for Atlantic trainees and alumni are presented here by trainee level. Information includes their term, academic status, supervising faculty, and research project carried out during their training.
Current Trainees
PhD Students
Melis Erkan
Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University
Mentor(s):
Victor Martinez (primary),
Dan Gaston
Project Title:
Mapping Persistent and Irreversible Effects of Arsenic on Lung Tissues Using Integrated Transcriptome and Methylome Analysis
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Victor Martinez (primary),
Dan Gaston
Project Title:
Mapping Persistent and Irreversible Effects of Arsenic on Lung Tissues Using Integrated Transcriptome and Methylome Analysis
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Ummay Nayeema Islam
Mathematics & Statistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mentor(s):
Yildiz Yilmaz (primary),
Candemir Cigsar
Project Title:
A Quantile-based Mediation Approach for Genetic Association Studies
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Yildiz Yilmaz (primary),
Candemir Cigsar
Project Title:
A Quantile-based Mediation Approach for Genetic Association Studies
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Postdoctoral Fellows
Jonathan Babyn
Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mentor(s):
Joanna Mills Flemming (primary),
Daniel Ruzzante
Project Title:
Close-Kin Mark-Recapture for small non-sparse samples
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Joanna Mills Flemming (primary),
Daniel Ruzzante
Project Title:
Close-Kin Mark-Recapture for small non-sparse samples
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027