MEET THE TEAM
Current Members
Maria Sunil: M.Sc. Candidate
Maria is a M.Sc. student in the Ratcliffe lab investigating the impacts of in utero cannabis exposure on the development of the GI endocannabinoid system and enteric nervous system. In addition to this, she is currently mapping out normal development of the endocannabinoid system in the gastrointestinal tract.
Ashwini Pugazhendhi: Bachelor of Health Sciences
Ashwini is a 3rd year Bachelor of Health Sciences student in the Ratcliffe Lab. Her research project explores the expression of cannabinoid receptors in dopaminergic neurons in the fetal and early postnatal intestine. She is involved in several ongoing projects at the Ratcliffe Lab as a Lab Assistant.
Kavina Uthayakumaran: Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization
Kavina is a fourth-year thesis student in the Ratcliffe Lab. Her research project explores the interactions between axon guidance molecules, namely netrin-1, and the endocannabinoid system in the developmental programming of the gut-brain axis. By better understanding these interactions, some of the observed neurodevelopmental defects from exogenous cannabis exposure may be explained.
Jasjeet Chhoker: Honors Biology
Jasjeet is a fourth-year thesis student. Her project will be exploring the expression of cannabinoid receptors in enteric glial cells in adult tissues and the developmental timeline of receptor expression in fetal/early postnatal tissues.
Eileen Tang: Bachelor of Health Sciences
Our Alumni
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Mahnoor Adnan
Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization, McMaster University
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Sophia Farcas
Bachelor of Health Sciences, McMaster University
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Jennifer Ma
Integrated Sciences, McMaster University
Our team in action.
