Current Members of the Lab

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Gina Rayat, MS.c., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
5-002C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
780-492-6894; grayat@ualberta.ca 
                                                      Daniel Skubleny, MD
5-021 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
780-492-2054
skubleny@ualberta.ca
Daniel is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Rayat's laboratory and a General Surgery resident at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on predictive and prognostic factors associated with outcomes in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer. Using protein based biomarkers, molecular characterization systems, and patient-derived organoid culture from endoscopic biopsies, the Rayat laboratory hopes to optimize the application of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery in this patient population. In the future, Daniel plans to pursue a fellowship in Surgical Oncology and apply translational research methods to improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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Saurabh Garg, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
5-021 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation and 728 HMRC
780-492-2054;  saurabh@ualberta.ca

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  Kieran Purich, M.D.
M.Sc. student
PGY-3 General Surgery
5-021 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
780-492-2054; ​kpurich@ualberta.ca​
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Thomas Williams, Lab Assistant
5-002C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
​780-492-2054, thomas7@ualberta.ca




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Jim Wickware, Lab Technician
5-021 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
​780-492-2054;  jwickwar@ualberta.ca


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Josue Rodriguez-Silva, Research Technician
5-021C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation 
780-492-2054; josue1@ualberta.ca
Jeongbeen (Jenny) Kim, Undergraduate Summer Student, Website designer
5-021C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
​780-492-6894; ​jeongbee@ualberta.ca
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Adnan Black, Undergraduate Summer Student
5-021C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
​780-492-6894; aablack@ualberta.ca


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Destiny DeBoer, HYRS Summer Student
5-021C Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
​780-492-6894; ddeboer@ualberta.ca
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