RUZZINI LAB
micro(bio)chemistry
LAB MEMBERS
DR. ANTONIO RUZZINI
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Associate member, Department of Biochemistry Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan
Member of Molecular Design Research Cluster (U of S, CoM)
Member of the Proteomics Research in Interactions and Structure of Macromolecules (PRISM) Group (U ofS)
Education & Training
Post-doctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School (2014-2017), supervised by Dr. Jon Clardy
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Paris-Sud (2013-2014), supervised by Jean-Luc Pernodet
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia (2008-2013), supervised by Lindsay Eltis
BSc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Trent University (2008)
DR. POONAM DHINDWAL
Post-Doctoral Fellow
(pod898@usask.ca)
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2020-)
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2015-2020)
MSc, Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India (2012-2014)
BSc, Microbiology and Biochemistry, St. Xaviers University, Mumbai, India (2011-2014)
KATHYANA DEEYAGANHAGE
PhD candidate
(hkd912@mail.usask.ca)
BSc, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2013-2017)
Research interest: Antimicrobial peptides and their mechanism of action
RADWA ASAR
PhD candidate
(rra016@mail.usask.ca)
Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, Egypt (2009)
MSc in Pharmacognosy, University of Alazhar, Egypt (2017)
Research interest: Bile modification by the bison gut microbiome
FATIMA MASOOD
MSc candidate co-supervised by Dr. Sarah Wood
(fam088@mail.usask.ca)
BSc, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2021)
Research interest: European foulbrood diseases in Bees
DR. ELHEM YACOUB
Post-Doctoral Fellow co-supervised by Dr. Murray Jelinski
(elhem.yacoub@usask.ca)
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2020-)
Ph.D., Biology, University of Tunis El Manar – Pasteur Institute of Tunis (2017)
M.Sc, Microbiology, University of Tunis El Manar – Pasteur Institute of Tunis (2011)
B.Sc, Life Sciences – Biotechnology, University of Tunis El Manar (2008)
Research interests: Mycoplasmas, beef feedlot pathogens & AMR
DANIEL KOS
MSc candidate, co-supervised by Dr. Murray Jelinski
(daniel.kos@usask.ca)
BSc, University of Victoria (2021)
Research interest: BRD pathogens & AMR in beef feedlots
IRYNA MYZIUK
Technician
Iryna joined Ruzzini lab as a technician in May 2022 and is working on understanding the mechanism of action of leaderless bacteriocins produced by S. aureus.
JENNY LIANG
Lab technician
(jel434@mail.usask.ca)
BSc, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2012)
