People

Lab PI

Catherine D. Van Raamsdonk, PhD

Professor

Department of Medical Genetics

University of British Columbia

Phone: 604-827-4224

cvr@mail.ubc.ca

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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Stanford University

PhD in Molecular Biology, Princeton University

Bachelor of Science, College of William and Mary

Current members

Current members

PhD candidate,

Medical Genetics

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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 melanocytes

Link to thesis here

Jessica Jun​ (B.S.)
Fagun Jain​

M.Sc   2019

Thesis: Two novel genetically engineered mouse models for uveal melanoma with liver metastasis

Link 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 melanoma

Link to thesis here

Grace Tharmarajah​

Ph.D.   2015

Thesis: The role of Adamts9 in melanoblast migration and modification of the skin proteome

Link to thesis here

Mugdha Deo​

Ph.D.  2012

Thesis: Role of Nf1 signaling in regulating pigmentation in the mouse

Link 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.