Yael Babichev
Scientific Associate/Lab Manager
Born and raised: Kyiv, Ukraine
Education: M.Sc (Hebrew University, Israel), Ph.D. (Ben Gurion University, Israel), Postdoctoral Research (Sunnybrook Hospital, Canada).
Scientific Interests: LMS, RMS, functional genomics, novel murine sarcoma models, novel therapies
Outside interests: Reading, travelling, spending time with my family and friends, biking, canoeing and camping.
Jen Dorsey
Graduate Student
Born and raised: Toronto, Canada
Education: B.Sc (Queen’s University, Canada)
Scientific Interests: high-grade sarcomas, metabolomics, hypoxia, novel therapies, novel murine sarcoma models, translational research
Outside interests: Horse riding, spending time with family and friends, cottaging
Olga Vornicova
Research Fellow
Born and raised: Moldova, Chadyr- Lunga
Education: MD (SUMP N. Testemitanu, Chisinau Moldova), Postgraduate training in Clinical oncology (Rambam MC, Haifa, Israel)
Scientific Interests: Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Melanoma, Translational research
Outside interests: Spending time with family, stand up paddleboarding, windsurfing, travelling
Anna Mandel
Graduate Student
Education: M.Sc. (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Scientific Interests: RMS, epigenetics, cancer stem cells, radiation, tumour microenvironment
Outside interests: Yoga, travelling, learning languages, history
Julia Nomikos
Graduate Student
Born and raised: Kingston, Canada
Education: B.Sc (McMaster University)
Scientific Interests: Rhabdomyosarcoma, immunology/immunotherapy, novel murine sarcoma models, novel therapies, translational research
Outside interests: Soccer, badminton, tennis, musical theatre, reading, spending time with friends
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