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Dheva Setiaputra
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
BSc+PhD: University of British Columbia, Canada
Research: Molecular mechanisms of DNA repair pathway choice
Outside the lab: Martial arts, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and all manners of geeky activities. Currently preoccupied with toddler and preschooler wrangling. -

Hyelim Ju
LAB MANAGER
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
PhD: Yonsei University, South Korea
Outside the lab: Singing, Craft, and Taking care of two beautiful girls -

Kewei Yu
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Hometown: Harbin, China
PhD: Simon Fraser University, Canada
Outside the lab: Spending time with my partner, dog and cat. Taking on new hobbies. Gaming. -

Kyle Newcomb
PHD STUDENT
Hometown: Richmond, BC
Position: Graduate Student
BSc: Simon Fraser University
Outside the lab: Big fan of hockey, cooking, baking, dogs (currently two miniature schnauzers), and trying out embroidery! -

Janeel Naidu
MSC STUDENT
Hometown: Coquitlam, BC
Position: Graduate Student
BSc: Simon Fraser University
Outside the lab: Calisthenics and Running -

Carmita Lemus Valdes
MSC STUDENT
Hometown: Havana, Cuba
Position: Graduate Student
BSc: University of Havana
Outside the lab: listening to music, watching sitcoms, and going for long walks -

Jasmine Lay
MSC STUDENT
Hometown: Jakarta, Indonesia
Position: Graduate Student
BSc: University of British Columbia
Outside the lab: Playing the guzheng, (stress-)baking, and yoga. Also constantly working through a backlog of sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations. -

Sepehr Roonasi
DIRECTED RESEARCH STUDENT
Hometown: Hamedan, Iran
Position: 4th year MBB
Outside the lab: Listening to music and going out with family and friends -

Jolene Lesuk
DIRECTED RESEARCH STUDENT
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Position: 4th year MBB
Outside the lab: I enjoy playing volleyball, going to the gym, reading all types of fantasy books, and spending lots of time outdoors!
LAB ALUMNI
Ramtin Khosrozad - Honours Thesis Student (2025-2026)
Neha Sunil - Work Study Student (2026)
Tiana Ha - Undergraduate Volunteer (2025-2026)
Melika Houman - Undergraduate Volunteer, MBB491 Student (2025-2026)
TJ Ford - Undergraduate Volunteer (2025)
Jenny Zou - Undergraduate Volunteer, Honours Thesis Student, RA (2025)
Hilary Huang - Undergraduate Volunteer, Researcher, MBB491 Student (2023-2025)
Sairah Begg - Undergraduate Volunteer (2024-2025)
Hana Moosaakbari - Undergraduate Researcher (2024)
Samantha Wong - Undergraduate Researcher (2024)
Irene Cheng - Undergraduate volunteer and USRA summer student (2023-2024)
Erick Samera - Research Technician (2024)
Zahra Salimi - Undergraduate Researcher (2023-2024)