Lab members
If you are interested in joining our group, contact us at ojulien at ualberta.ca
Graduate Students
Erik Gomez
B.Sc. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Interests: videogames, boardgames, and play the ukelele
Lucy Luo
B.Sc. University of Alberta
Interests: travelling, movies and music
Kolden Van Barr
B.Sc. University of Victoria
Interests: Watching movies, board games, travelling
Henry Wang
B.Sc. University of Alberta
Undergraduate Students
Jainilkumar Patel
Interest: Snowboarding, board games, 3D printing
Noelle Reyes
Interest: Snowboarding, board games, 3D printing
Justin Zabos
Interest: Snowboarding, board games, 3D printing
Staff
Arbab Ul Haq
Bridgette Hartley, PhD (2018-2024)
Eman Moussa, MSc (2020-2023)
Luam Araya, MSc (2018-2021)
Yifan Xian (undergraduate student, 2023-24)
Tony He (undergraduate student, 2023-24)
Jacy Hingley (undergraduate student, 2023)
Kevin Zhan (undergraduate student, 2022-23)
Zeyad Elsalhy (undergraduate student, 2019-2021)
James Shi (undergraduate student, 2022)
Arashpreet Jhajj (undergraduate student, 2018)
Brett Wickware (undergraduate student, 2018-2020)
Longxiang Wang (undergraduate student, 2018-2021)
Kausar Saboohi (Research Assistant, 2017)
Peter Holmes (Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017-2018)
Principal Investigator
Olivier Julien obtained his B.Sc. in biochemistry from Laval University in 2005, and subsequently completed a Ph.D. under the mentorship of Prof. Brian Sykes at the University of Alberta in 2011.
After pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) with Prof. Jim Wells, he joined the Department of Biochemistry at the UofA in 2017.
We encourage underrepresented groups in academia - visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression - to apply to our team or collaborate with us. The UofA offers several support and ressources for students, such as The Landing program