Prof. Daniel Charlebois

Assistant Professor of Biophysics

I am an interdisciplinary computational and experimental researcher with an academic background in physics, biology, and applied mathematics. I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in biophysics and engineering physics. Outside of the lab, I can be found running, playing acoustic guitar, gardening, or riding motorcycles.

Dr. Shamanth Adekhandi Shankarnarayan

PhD Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India
MSc Physiology, Anatomy, and Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, India; BSc Life Science, Kuvempu University, India
Project: Machine Learning to Detect Drug-Resistant Fungal Pathogens

Samira Rasouli Koohi

MSc Physics, University of Alberta, Canada
MSc Nanotechnology Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
MSc Medical Nanotechnology and BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran

Joshua Guthrie

MSc Physics and BSc Physics and Computer Science, University of Alberta, Canada

Akila Bandara

PhD Candidate (Physics)

BSc Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Project: Magnetic Field Devices and Magnetobiology of Planktonic Yeasts and Fungal Mats

Harold Flohr

PhD Candidate (Physics)

BSc (Hons) Physics, University of Calgary, Canada
Project: Experimental Evolution of Synthetic Gene Circuits and Antifungal Resistance in Fluctuating Drug Conditions
Award: Graduate Student Teaching Award (2002)

Clare Maristela Galon

PhD Student (Physics)

MSc Physics and BSc Physics, University of San Carlos, Philippines
Project: Antifungal Adjuvants to Mitigate Tolerant and Resistant Pathogenic Candida Species
Award: DOST-SEI-UAlberta S&T Graduate Scholarship Program (2022-2025)

Sanjina Aurin

MSc Student (Physics)

BSc (Hons) Physics, University of Alberta, Canada
Project: Predictive Modelling of Antifungal Resistance in Fluctuating Drug Conditions

Joshua Guthrie, MSc Physics, '24

Thesis: Quantitatively Modelling the Transition from Non-Genetic to Genetic Antimicrobial Resistance
Awards: AGES - Indigenous (2023); NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2021)
Current Position: Research Assistant (Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Charlebois), Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Samira Rasouli Koohi, MSc Physics, '24

Thesis: Quantifying and Mitigating Antifungal Tolerance in the Pathogenic Yeast Candida auris
Current Position: Laboratory Technician (Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Charlebois), Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Enoki Li, BSc Pharmacology, '27

Award: URI Undergraduate Researcher Stipend (2023)
Current Position: Undergraduate Student and President of the Mycology Club, University of Alberta

Sanjina Aurin, BSc (Hons) Physics, '24

Awards: Department of Physics - CCUWiP Travel Award (2023); URI Undergraduate Support Fund (2021)
Current Position: Master's Student (Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Charlebois), Department of Physics, University of Alberta

Rebekah Hall, BSc (Hons) Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, '22

Awards: Silver Medal in Science (2022); NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2021); AI Summer Research Studentship (2020)
Current Position: PhD Student (Supervisor: Prof. Vincent Calvez), Department of Mathematics, l'Université de Bretagne Occidentale

Samiha Ali, BSc Physics and Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, '21

Awards: Department of Physics - CCUWiP Travel Award (2023); URI Undergraduate Support Fund (2021)
Current Position: Air Operations Support Technician - Canadian Armed Forces