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Nil Basu, PhD
Canada Research Chair (CRC) tier 1 in Environmental Health Sciences
Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill
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Nil Basu's Biography

Basu Lab Members

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Jenny Eng
Chief Research Technician, Basu Laboratory
McGill University
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Jenny's Profile
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Emily Boulanger
Research Technician / Team Manager
EcoToxChip Project (and also Prof. Head's lab)
McGill University
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Krittika Mittal, PhD
Research Associate
Development of In Vitro Toxicity Testing Systems
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Krittka's profile

​Alexa Fitzwilliam
Research Assistant
Oversee Alliance and ECHIP programs in collaboration with TerraHumana Solutions and Kanesatake
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Ke (Iris) Xu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Development of In Vitro Toxicity Testing Systems
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​Iris' Profile

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Sophie Emberley-Korkmaz
PhD Student
Exploring new approaches for environmental and chemical risk assessments in First Nation communities
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Sophie's Profile
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Lynn Jacobs
PhD Student
Research concerns plastics, waste colonialism, pollution & chemicals, Indigenous Rights and Indigenous Science.
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Lynn's Profile
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Haixiang Mao
PhD Student
Research aims to develop in situ sampling approaches to monitor biological, chemical, and physical measures.
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Yanan Zhang
PhD Student
Research aims to develop integrated in vitro system for rainbow trout.
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Seetal Dhaliwal
MSc Student
Research compares molecular and apical responses in rainbow trout alevins/embryos exposed to mock effluents.
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Emma Veres
MSc Student
Research explores transcriptomic points of departure (tPODs) in RT Brain cells exposed to neurotoxic chemicals.

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Huda Almarzooqi
MSc Student
Research compares cytotoxic responses across four rainbow trout cell lines following exposure to metals.

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Gemma Culotta
MSc Student

Evaluation of a modified OECD236 embryonic zebrafish test method with transcriptomics to assess metals.

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Lab Alumni

POSTDOCS AND VISITING SCHOLARS
2018 - 2024  Dr. Krittika Mittal (currently: Research Associate, McGill)
2020 - 2021  Dr. Jean-Pierre Desforges (currently: Assistant Professor, University of Winnipeg)
2020              Dr. Patricia Fai, Visiting Professor, Dschang University, Cameroon
2020             
Brian Nfor, PhD Student, Dschang University, Cameroon
2020              Dr. Elizabeth Oloruntoba, Visiting Professor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
2018              Karel Houessionon, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
2018              Sylvia Akpene Takyi, University of Ghana
2017              Dr. Lesly Tejeda Benitez,  University of Cartagena, Colombia
2016 - 2018  Dr. Matthew Alloy (currently: US Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan)
2015 - 2018  Dr. Benjamin Barst (currently: Assistant Professor, University of Calgary)
2013 - 2016  Dr. Adeline Arini
​2014 - 2016  Dr. Rajendra Parajuli
2015              Phylicia Ricketts, University of Mona-West Indies
2013 - 2015  Dr. Eric Odei (currently: Ghana Health Service)
​2013 - 2015  Dr. Benedict Calys-Tagoe (currently: Ghana Health Service)
​2013 - 2015  Dr. Lauretta Ovadtje
2013 - 2015  Dr. Theresa Johnston
2015              Carolina Salas Rojas, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
2014              Flavie Bidel, Universite de Caen, France
2014              Dr. Edith Clarke, Ghana Health Service
2013 - 2014  Dr. Kimmo Mäenpää, University of Eastern Finland
2013              Kathrine Pederson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2011 - 2012  Dr. Ejeatuluchukwu Obi, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria (with Prof. Jerome Nriagu)
2011              Dr. Gloria Folson, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana (with Prof. Tom Robins)
2011              Dr. Peter Agyei-Baffour, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana (with Prof. Tom Robins)
2011              Dr. Stephen Anyomi, Sr. Medical Officer, Cape Coast Regional Health Directorate (with Prof. Tom Robins)
2011 - 2012  Sarah Wiebe, University of Ottawa, Canada (SSHRC Visiting Scholars Program)
2010              Dr. Edward Kwaansa-Ansah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana (with Prof. Jerome Nriagu)
2008 - 2012  Dr. Dong-Ha Nam (currently: Assistant Professor, Chonnum Univ, Korea)
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
2021 - 2025    Dr. Katie Chong; currently, instructor and consultant
2018 - 2022    Dr. Iris Xu; currently, postdoctoral fellow, McGill
​2017 - 2022    Dr. Jessica Ewald; currently, group leader, European Bioinformatics Institute

​​2016 - 2021    Dr. Veronica Saldana-Rodriguez; currently, postdoctoral fellow, INSP
2015 - 2020    Dr. Andrea Santa Rios,  currently, consultant ICF
2014 - 2018    Dr. Krittika Mittal; currently, Research Associate, McGill
2013 - 2017    Dr. Marie Perkins,  currently, Professor, University of Wisconsin
2011 - 2015    Dr. Rebecca Tutino; currently: research associate, University of Michigan SPH
2010 - 2015    Dr. Mozhgon Rajaee; currently: Professor, Oakland University
2012 - 2014    Dr. Deena Thomas; currently: researcher at University of Michigan ISR
2012 - 2013    Dr. Jennifer Rutkiewicz; currently: consultant, Toxicology Services, USA
2011 - 2013    Dr. Jaclyn Goodrich; currently: research associate, University of Michigan SPH
2009 - 2013    Dr. Diana Cryderman; currently: Faculty member, Bay Mills Community College, Michigan
MASTERS STUDENTS
2022 - 2023.   Yanan Zhang, Natural Resource Sciences, McGill
2021 - 2023.   Sophie Emberley-Korkmaz, Natural Resource Sciences, McGill

2020 - 2022.   Ashley Bastiansz, Natural Resource Sciences, McGill
2015 - 2018.   Jessica Pawly, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill
2013 - 2015    Maia Siedlikowski, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill
​2014 - 2015    Danielle Cazabon, MScPH Epidemiology, McGill
2014 - 2015    Sylvia Abena, Environmental Health Sciences (U-Ghana; co-mentored)
2013 - 2014    Roland Kofi Srigboh, Environmental Health Sciences (U-Ghana; co-mentored)
2011 - 2013    Mark Bradley, Environmental Health Sciences 
2011 - 2013    Allison Yee, Environmental Health Sciences
2010 - 2013    Zach Stephan, Environmental Health Sciences (co-mentored)
2010 - 2012    Peter Dornbos, Toxicology
2009 - 2012    Miling Li, Environmental Health Sciences (co-mentored)
Basu Lab / CINE Building, McGill University.  21,111 Lakeshore Rd. Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. H9X 3V9
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