
OUR TEAM

PhD Student | 2022 - present
Investigating the epigenetics of ant development

SARAH
HEFFERNAN
Sarah Heffernan
PhD Student | 2022 - present
Investigating the
Eco-Evo-Devo of Ant Eyes

EDIE OLENDER
Edie Olender
MSc Student 2025-Present
Investigating interorgan signalling during wing development

LEXI AYER
Lexi Ayer
Honours Student | 2026-present

ZAINAB CHABI
Zainab Chabi
Honours Student | 2026-Present

TEO LATENDRESSE
Teo Latendresse
Honours Student 2026-Present
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AKASH DAHIYA
Akash Dahiya
NSERC-USRA | 2024
Volunteer | 2024 - present

KEVIN BOU
DAGHER
Kevin Bou Dagher
Volunteer | 2024-present

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Alumni
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Erica Vong | PhD | 2021-2026
Thalia Molloy Charette | MSc | 2024-2026
Navid Bahramifarid | MSc | 2023-2026
Alex Craig | Honours Student | 2025-2026
Nicholas Clancy | Volunteer | Honours Student | 2024-2026
Eliza Aguhar | UROP | Volunteer | Honours Student | 2022-2026
Samia Kabir | Volunteer | Honours Student | 2024-2026
David Qiu | Honours Student | 2025-2026
Davina Karianda Ntanga | Honours Student | 2025-2026
Max Jarry | Honours Student | 2024-2025
Malvina Issak | Honours Student | 2024-2025
Kami Fabien | Honours Student | 2024-2025
Emma Etchells Foisy | Honours Student | 2024-2025
Sary Wehbe | Volunteer | 2023-2024
Abbi Korn | Volunteer | 2024-2025
Mehwish Syed | Volunteer | 2024
Jessie Pearce | NSERC-USRA | 2024
Matthias Mark-George | CIHR | Volunteer | 2023-2024
Vie Tran | Honours Student | 2023-2024
Paola Figueroa | Honours Student | 2023-2024
Chloe Forrest | Volunteer | Honours Student | 2022-2024
Taj Matthews | Honours Student | 2022-2023
Hélène Orfali | Honours Student | 2022-2023
Lissandra Tuzi | Volunteer | 2022-2023
Omar Kayyem | UROP | Volunteer | 2023
Anil Sevgi | CO-OP | Work-Study | Volunteer | 2021-2022
Asli Çakir | Honours Student | 2021-2022
Anastasia Zhong-Vorkapic | Honours Student | 2021-2022
Laila Alfadhli | UROP | 2021-2022
Hélène Orfali | Honours Student | 2022-2023
Taj Matthews | Honours Student | 2022-2023
Lissandra Tuzi | Volunteer | 2022-2023