
Keillor Group – Winter 2025
Meet the Keillors!
The Keillor group brings together skilled, passionate researchers from the fields of molecular biology to synthetic chemistry, and everywhere between!

Alana Rangaswamy, PhD (NSERC CGSD)
MSc Chemistry, Dalhousie University
Hometown: Kitchener, ON
Investigating enzymatic function of nylon hydrolases
Email: arang029@uottawa.ca

Lavleen Mader, PhD (NSERC CGSD)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Windsor
Hometown: Windsor, ON
Characterization and application of warheads in targeted covalent inhibitors
Email: lmade061@uottawa.ca

Sammir Shad, MSc
BSc (Hons) Chemical Biology, McMaster University
Hometown: Newmarket, ON
Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Potential hTG2 Inhibitors
Email: sshad096@uottawa.ca

Daniel Wallace, MSc
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, University of Ottawa
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of hTG2 inhibitors
Email: dwall042@uottawa.ca
Brianna Ryan, MSc
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Trent University
Hometown: Alliston, ON
Design, synthesis and evaluation of hTG2 inhibitors
Email: bryan030@uottawa.ca
Thomas Grant, MSc
BSc (Hons) Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Characterization of TG2/fibronectin association
Email: tgran046@uottawa.ca
Sarah Tribe, MSc (NSERC CGSM)
BSc (Hons) Chemistry, Western University
Hometown: Thunder Bay, ON
Design, synthesis and evaluation of hTG2 inhibitors
Email: strib005@uottawa.ca
Francis Roy, MSc (NSERC CGSM)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Ottawa
Hometown: Aylmer, QC
Function and engineering of nylon hydrolases
Email: froy076@uottawa.ca
Jessica Borean, BSc (Hons)
Hometown: Aurora, ON
Design, synthesis and evaluation of substrates for GST
Email: jobore019@uottawa.ca
Maryam Kettal, BSc (Hons)
Hometown: Ottawa, ON
Characterization of TG2/fibronectin association
Email: mkett072@uottawa.ca
Emma Moore, BSc (Hons)
Hometown: Carleton Place, ON
Design, synthesis and evaluation of hTG2 inhibitors
Email: emoor085@uottawa.ca
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