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Oversight Committee
The oversight committee was established to help guide the MCF in prioritizing the development of new research capabilities and services that can be offered to investigators within 91社区 and the broader scientific community. They are also tasked with yearly overview of the cost recovery pricing of MCF services as well as participating in method and technology development.
Director, Dr.听Peter Siegel, and听Co-Director, Dr. Lawrence Kazak听help guide the metabolomics core facility by setting priorities as well as participate in technology development of the core.
Oversight Committee Members
,听University of Ottawa
,听Van Andel Instintute
Dr. Michael Pollak, Lady Davis Institute
,听Concordia University
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Our Staff
Daina Avizonis, PhD, Facility Manager - Research Associate
Dr. Daina Avizonis obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1993 from the University of California (San Diego, USA). She has extensive expertise in NMR and mass spectrometry and is the head of the Metabolomics Core Facility established in 2009. She oversees daily operations of the core, participates in data collection, protocol development and is responsible for research project coordination with researchers and students.
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Luc Choini猫re, Research Technician, GC/MS Specialist
Luc Choini猫re obtained a B.Sc. in Biology at 91社区 (Montreal, Canada) and has over 30 years of experience in GC/MS and joined the Metabolomics Core Facility as a research technician in 2010. Luc maintains both GC/MS systems, helps develop new protocols and assists researchers collect and analyze GC/MS data.
Cian Monnin, Research Technician 鈥� LC-MS specialist
Cian Monnin obtained a M.Sc. in Biochemistry from Concordia University. While at Concordia he specialised in lipidomics and the associated sample preparation techniques. After obtaining his degree he worked at the PERFORM centre at Concordia University developing targeted methods for whole blood metabolic profiling and chiral separation of isomers. He joined the GCRC as a Technician September 2018.
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Bozena Samborska, Research Assistant / Seahorse Technology
Bozena Samborska obtained a M.Sc. in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 2010 from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada). She is a Research Assistant and the Lab Manager in Dr. Kazak and works mainly in cancer metabolism. She is also responsible for Seahorse operation and training.
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Mariana Russo, Research Technician 鈥� LC-MS specialist
Mariana Russo obtained M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry from Concordia University. While at Concordia Mariana specialized in derivatization schemes to stabilize labile metabolites such as glutathione. She has extensive experience in LC-MS targeted profiling and stable isotope tracer analysis as well as experience volatile com