People Lab PI Catherine D. Van Raamsdonk, PhD Associate ProfessorDepartment of Medical GeneticsUniversity of British Columbia Phone: 604-827-4224cvr@mail.ubc.ca OrcidTwitterGoogle Scholar Current members Current members PhD candidate,Medical Genetics Nathalie Longakit PhD candidate,Medical Genetics Hannah Bourget PhD candidate,Medical Genetics Amy Luty UBC undergrad, Honour’s Thesis Elvin Ng-Young-Lim UBC undergrad Lab Alumni Alyssa Yoo (B.S.) Christina (Xin Yu) Zhang (B.S.) Chloe Hess (B.S.) Oscar Urtatiz Ph.D 2019 Thesis: Oncogenic GNAQ and BRAF in epidermal versus non-epidermal melanocytesLink to thesis here Jessica Jun (B.S.) Fagun Jain M.Sc 2019 Thesis: Two novel genetically engineered mouse models for uveal melanoma with liver metastasisLink to thesis here Jenny Huang M.Sc 2014 Thesis: Ocular melanocytes respond to oncogenic GNAQ Q209L differently compared to epidermal and dermal melanocytes in mice Link to thesis here Roula Farag M.Sc. 2021 Thesis: Molecular mechanisms of BAP1 mutations in uveal melanomaLink to thesis here Grace Tharmarajah Ph.D. 2015 Thesis: The role of Adamts9 in melanoblast migration and modification of the skin proteomeLink to thesis here Mugdha Deo Ph.D. 2012 Thesis: Role of Nf1 signaling in regulating pigmentation in the mouseLink to thesis here Samuel Pop Graduate student, 2017-2019 Courtney Cook, Genetic counselor Madina Kagieva B.S. Ada Kwong B.S. Vincent Wan B.S.