Details for Prairies trainees are presented here by trainee level. Information includes their term, academic status, supervising faculty, and research project during their STAGE training.
Current Trainees
PhD Students
Desmond Bartholomew
College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba
Mentor(s):
Lisa Lix (primary),
Kevin McGregor,
Nils Daniel Forkert
Project Title:
Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving Bone Fracture Prediction Models
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Lisa Lix (primary),
Kevin McGregor,
Nils Daniel Forkert
Project Title:
Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving Bone Fracture Prediction Models
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Md Iqramul Haq
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Mentor(s):
Mina Aminghafari (primary),
Adel Mohammadpour
Project Title:
Setting Targets for Reduced Antimicrobial Use in Animal Agriculture: An Evidence-Based Approach
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Mina Aminghafari (primary),
Adel Mohammadpour
Project Title:
Setting Targets for Reduced Antimicrobial Use in Animal Agriculture: An Evidence-Based Approach
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Hayley Riel
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba
Mentor(s):
Lisa Lix (primary),
Nils Daniel Forkert
Project Title:
A Multilevel Investigation of Resilience Markers in Schizophrenia Risk and Early Psychosis
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Lisa Lix (primary),
Nils Daniel Forkert
Project Title:
A Multilevel Investigation of Resilience Markers in Schizophrenia Risk and Early Psychosis
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Shajitha Shahul Hameed
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Calgary
Mentor(s):
Mina Aminghafari (primary),
Lisa Lix
Project Title:
Functional Cluster-Weighted Models with Interaction Effects for Biological Data
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Mina Aminghafari (primary),
Lisa Lix
Project Title:
Functional Cluster-Weighted Models with Interaction Effects for Biological Data
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Andrew Van Domelen
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba
Mentor(s):
Britt Drögemöller (primary),
Lisa Lix
Project Title:
Mapping Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms Linking Age-Related Hearing Loss Subtypes to Dementia Traits
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Britt Drögemöller (primary),
Lisa Lix
Project Title:
Mapping Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms Linking Age-Related Hearing Loss Subtypes to Dementia Traits
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Postdoctoral Fellows
Melika Moradi
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Mentor(s):
Lisa Lix, (primary),
Mina Aminghafari,
Kevin McGregor
Project Title:
Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance in Chronic Suppurative Lung Diseases From Genomic and Clinical Data Using Machine Learning
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027
Lisa Lix, (primary),
Mina Aminghafari,
Kevin McGregor
Project Title:
Predicting Antimicrobial Resistance in Chronic Suppurative Lung Diseases From Genomic and Clinical Data Using Machine Learning
Term: Dec 2025 - Dec 2027