Lab Members

Ben Blencowe

Principal Investigator

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Jonathan Ellis

Lab Manager/Sr. Research Associate

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Ulrich Braunschweig

Sr. Research Associate

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Warren Winick-Ng

Research Associate

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Guillermo Parada

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Mingkun Wu

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Jonathan Roth

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Shaghayegh Farhangmehr

Graduate Student

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Justin Lim

Graduate Student

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Kenny Rebelo

Graduate Student

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Steven Dupas

Graduate Student

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Jack Li

Graduate Student

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Mackenzie Moore

Graduate Student

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Jacob Fine

Graduate Student

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Emily Hoover

Graduate Student

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Jason Lee

Graduate Student

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Postdoctoral Positions

We have one to two postdoctoral positions available each year.

Successful applicants who obtain external fellowships will be provided with a generous top up.

Please email your CV and the names of three references to Dr. Ben Blencowe: b -dot- blencowe -at- utoronto -dot- ca

Graduate Student Positions

In general, one or two graduate student positions are available in the Blencowe Lab each year. Students interested in a rotation should contact Dr. Blencowe directly. b.blencowe -at-utoronto -dot- ca

Our laboratory is in the Donnelly Centre, located within the main University of Toronto campus and thriving downtown Toronto. Together with its neighbouring institutes and departments, the Donnelly Centre forms a thriving interdisciplinary community that fosters cutting-edge research. At the Centre, research is driven by collaboration and is further facilitated by outstanding administrative and support staff, as well as core facilities. The stunning physical environment of the Donnelly Centre with its lush gardens, abundance of light and great views of Toronto provide an amazing place to work. Additional information on the Donnelly Centre can be found at http://thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca

Alumni

Hong Han

Home Fellow: 2016-2022

Assistant Professor, MacMaster University

Fuad Chowdhury

Summer Student

Andrew Best

Research Associate: 2015-2022

Senior Scientist, Eleven Therapeutics

Rasim Barutcu

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2018-2022

Freelance Bioinformatician

Hannes Bretschneider

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2020-2022

Zheng Luo

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2019-2022

Senior Scientist, RiboX Therapeutics (Shanghai)

Thomas Gonatopoulos-Pournatzis

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2013-2020

Stadtman Investigator, NIH

Tim Sterne-Weiler

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2013-2019

Bioinformatics Scientist, Genentech, San Franciso

Eesha Sharma

Graduate Student: 2013-2019

CEO, Lamar Health

Dave O'Hanlon

Lab Manager: 2006-2019

Semi-Retired Brewmaster

Kevin Ha

Graduate Student: 2011-2019

Head of Data Science, Biosymetrics

Brock Harpur

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2016-2018

Assistant Professor, Purdue University

Giulia Wang

Graduate Student: 2016-2018

PhD Student, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia

Robert Weatheritt

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2014-2018

Group Leader, EMBL, Australia

Serge Gueroussov

Graduate Student: 2011-2017

Senior Scientist, Tango Therapeutics

Mathieu Quesnel-Vallieres

Graduate Student: 2011-2017

Assistant Professor, Sherbrooke University

Sandy Pan

Senior Bioinformatics Research Associate: 2002-2017

Bushra Raj

Graduate Student: 2008-2015

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Manuel Irimia

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2011-2014

Group Leader, Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain

Nuno Barbosa-Morais

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2010-2013

Group Leader, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal

Mathieu Gabut

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2006-2012

Group Leader, Center for Cancer Research, Lyon University

John Calarco

Graduate Student: 2006-2011

Bauer Research Fellow and Group Leader, Harvard University: 2011-2016

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto: 2016-present

Arneet Saltzman

Graduate Student: 2005-2011

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto: 2017

Yoseph Barash

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2005-2011

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joanna Ip

Graduate Student: 2005-2011

Postdoctoral Fellow, RIKEN Institute 2011-2016

Quality Assurance Specialist, Biocheck Inc.

May Khanna

Postdoctoral Fellow: 2005-2007

Associate Research Professor, University of Arizona

Isabel Aznarez

Graduate Student: 1998-2006

Research Investigator, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Tomas Babak

Graduate Student: 2002-2007

Assistant Professor, Queens University

Emanuel Rosonina

Graduate Student: 1998-2004

Associate Professor, York University

Contact Us

Please don't hesitate to contact us to learn more about the work in our lab.



Blencowe Lab
The Donnelly Centre
University of Toronto
160 College St, Rm 1030
Toronto, ON M5S 3E1
Canada

Ben: b -dot- blencowe -at- utoronto -dot- ca
Lab Manager: jonathan -dot- ellis -at- utoronto -dot- ca

Office: 416-978-3016
Lab: 416-978-7150
Fax: 416-946-5545