Members
Principal Investigator
Professor Anmar Khadra
Full Professor, Department of Physiology
Co-Director, Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine
Professor Khadra's research focuses on developing mathematical and computational models to understand complex biological systems. He applies techniques from nonlinear dynamics, stochastic processes, and computational methods to study problems in neuroscience, immunology, and cell biology.
anmar.khadra@mcgill.ca
(514) 398-1743
McIntyre Medical Building, Room 1120
Current Lab Members
Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Claire Guerrier
Visiting Scholar
Research Focus: Conduction Velocity in Myelinated Axonal Fibers
claire.guerrier@univ-cotedazur.fr
PhD Students
Louis Richez
PhD Candidate
Research Focus: Modeling Immune Cell Dynamics
louis.richez@mail.mcgill.ca
Nils Koch
PhD Candidate
Research Focus: Characterizing Cerebellar Stellate Cell Excitability
nils.koch@mail.mcgill.ca
Xinyue Ma
PhD Student
Research Focus: Visual Information Processing
xinyue.ma@mail.mcgill.ca
Nianqi Deng
PhD Student
Research Focus: Image Analysis of Spinal Cord Cross-Sections using Machine Learning
nianqi.deng@mail.mcgill.ca
Ryan Huang
PhD Student
Research Focus: Analyzing Brain Rhythms during Loss and Gain of Consciousness
ryan.huang1@mail.mcgill.ca
Rian Fritz D. Jalandoni
PhD Student
Research Focus: Characterizing Brain Activity Using Computational Modeling
rian.jalandoni@mail.mcgill.ca
Muhammad Ahmad
PhD Student
Research Focus: Reverse Engineering Substrates of Memory in Primate Brain
muhammad.m.ahmad@mail.mcgill.ca
Leqi (Sammy) Wang
PhD Student
Research Focus: Modeling Calcium Signaling in Oligodendrocytes and Pericytes
leqi.wang2@mail.mcgill.ca
Undergraduate Students
Yifan Zhao
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Characterizing Circuit Dynamics of Neurons in the Marmoset PFC and V1
Maeve Albert
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Examining the Role of Calcium in Cell Motility
Guillaume Miao
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Image Analysis Using Deep Learning
Lena Apcher
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Characterizing Features of Neural Firing Patterns
Mary Glenne Ketsia Moussy
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Modeling Calcium Dynamics in Pericytes
Matthew Ruthard
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Modeling Calcium Dynamics in T Cells
Marie Lecocq
B.Sc. student
Research Focus: Modeling Calcium Dynamics in T Cells
Former Lab Members
Former Visiting Scholars, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Research Assistants
- Dr. Saeed Farjami – Current Position (2022): Research Fellow, University of Exeter, UK.
- Dr. John Mitry – Current Position (2018): Lecturer, Macquarie University International College, Sydney, Australia.
- Tina Maria Mitre – (R.A.) – Current Position (2018): Data Scientist, Bell, Montreal, Canada.
- Dr. Majid Jaberi-Douraki – Current Position (2015): Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, USA.
Former Graduate Students
- Dr. Amin Akhshi – Current Position (2025): TBA.
- Dr. Jonas Lehnert – Current Position (2025): Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
- Dr. Niklas Brake – Current Position (2024): Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Dr. Hassan Jamaleddine – Current Position (2024): Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH, Bethesda, USA.
- Dr. Laurentiu Oprea – Current Position (2024): Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
- Dr. Laurent Mackay – Current Position (2021): Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
- Xinyue Ma – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2024): Ph.D. Student, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Lucie Plazen – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2022): Project Manager (Design and Modeling), Carbone 4, Paris, France.
- Nasri Balit – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2022): Research Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
- Khoren Ponsin – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2021): Ph.D. Student, The Rockefeller University, New York City, USA.
- Jessica Lyda – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2020): Technical Writer, Certara, Waterloo, Canada.
- Kaixi (Kathy) Tang – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2018): Program Policy Officer, Transport Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
- Manuela Pineros-Rodriguez – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2023): Ph.D. Student, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Tina Maria Mitre – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2016): Research Assistant, McGill University, Canada.
- Shang Wan (Shalon) Liu – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2023): Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology Resident, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
- Laurent Mackay – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2015): Ph.D. Student, McGill University, Canada.
- Spencer Moran – (M.Sc.) – Current Position (2023): Investment Engineer, Brooklyn Investment Group, USA.
Former Rotational QLS Ph.D. Students
- Calvin Surbey – (May-Aug 2023)
- Benjamin Rudski – (Jan-Apr 2022)
- Henry Denny – (Sept-Dec 2021)
- Preethi Ravikumar – (Sept-Dec 2019)
- Lamin Juwara – (Jan-Apr 2018)
- Myriah Hagaard – (Jan-Apr 2018)
Former Visiting Students
- Esther Koehl – (B.Sc.) - 2024. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Lilian Lotte – (B.Sc.) - 2024. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Lucas Jourdain – (B.Sc.) - 2024. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Dorian Girard – (B.Sc.) - 2024. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Martin Lardy – (M.Sc.) - 2023. Home Institution: Claude Bernard University Lyon.
- Eloise Poupelin – (B.Sc.) - 2023. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Yannis Berry – (B.Sc.) - 2022. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Melyna Lefevre-Romy – (B.Sc.) - 2022. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Clara Dumas – (B.Sc.) - 2022. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
- Lucie Plazen – (M.Sc.) - 2021. Home Institution: Ecole Polytechnique.
- Etienne Lehman – (B.Sc.) - 2019. Home Institution: University of Lyon.
- Theo Bardon – (B.Sc.) - 2019. Home Institution: University of Poitiers.
Former Undergraduate Students
- Elena Prescott – (B.Sc.)
- Nitya Khirwar – (B.Sc.)
- Grace Sabourin – (B.Sc.)
- Evan Jiang – (B.Sc.)
- Julie (Yiqing) Zhu – (B.Sc.)
- Kian Mavalwala – (B.Sc.)
- Sean Fletcher – (B.Sc.)
- Yiyang Wang – (B.Sc.)
- Eric (Yitao) Sun – (B.Sc.)
- Victor Chen – (B.Sc.)
- Salma Tenni – (B.Sc.)
- Christopher Todireanu – (B.Sc.)
- Haley (Huilin) Tai – (B.Sc.)