The Marignani Discovery Research Laboratory (MDRL) team members are a diverse group of scientists from around the world. MDRL is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Members are at various stages in their career development; ranging from grade-school students exploring science for the first time, undergraduate students fulfilling degree requirements, undergraduate medical students exploring fundamental research for the first time, graduate students testing out a career in science and fellows committed to science.

Ariel

Eric

Herve

Emma
Youth STEM
Anisha Rajaselvam,
Halifax Nova Scotia
2016-Grade 7: Halifax Science Tech Expo Grand Award
Winner2016: Participant at the Canada Wide Science Fair
2017-Grade 8: Halifax Science Tech Expo Grand Award Winner
2017: Gold Medalist at the Canada Wide Science Fair
2017: The 15th Annual Discovery Award Youth Award
2018 Grade 9: Experiential Learning in partnership with Sacred Heart School
2019 Grade 10: Youth researcher
2020 Grade 11: Youth researcher
2021 Grade 12: Youth researcher
Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Mohammed Bourouh
PhD University of Windsor, Canada 2018

Dr. Minyoung Oh
PhD Jeju National University, Korea 2017
Research Associates

Dr. Jin-Hong Kim
PhD University of New Brunswick, Canada 2017
Research Associates
Technicians
Donna Goguen BSc
Undergraduate Students
Emma Abray
Summer student and NSERC USRA 2024-2025, Computational technician 2024-2025.
MITACS Accelerate Scholar 2025.
Ariel Provo
Faculty of Medicine Summer Scholarship, Experiential Learning 2019-2020, NSERC USRA 2020.
Honours BSc Med Sci 2020-2021. IMHOTEP Legacy Academy Scholar 2021-2022, Dalhousie Medical School 2021-2025.
Research in Medicine 2022-2025.