
OUR RESEARCH
DISSECTING THE ROLE OF NON-CODING RNAS IN CELLULAR RESPONSE TO STRESS
Understanding the dark matter of our genomes
IDENTIFYING DISEASE ASSOCIATED NON-CODING RNAS AND DEVELOPING GENOME INTERPRETATION ALGORITHMS FOR CANCER AND DEMENTIA
Empowering health care providers
EXPLOITING GENOME INTELLIGENCE FOR I.T. PURPOSES
Genome inspired data storage and encryption
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BIOINFORMATICS @ UOFL
Big data is everywhere, and its influence and practical omnipresence across life sciences industries will just continue to grow. For life and computer scientists with expertise and an interest in bioinformatics and genomics the job outlook couldn’t be rosier. Big pharma, biotech, and genomics software companies are clamoring to hire professionals with experience in bioinformatics and the identification and analysis, of huge amounts of biological and health care information. With the rapid development of next generation sequencing to make sense of life science research and outcomes, spurred by innovative research in bioinformatics itself, students who are entranced by data can pursue more career options than ever before [1].

FOR STUDENTS IN LIFE SCIENCES

FOR STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCES
OUR TEAM
ATHAN ZOVOILIS
Canada Research Chair in RNA Bioinformatics and Genomics
Director, Southern Alberta Genome Sciences Centre
Academic Lead, Alberta Bioinformatics Network (BIONET-Alberta)
Principal Investigator at Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute
Principal Investigator at the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
MD, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
Doctorate, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Goettingen, Germany
Post-graduate Certification in Bioinformatics, University of Manchester, UK
Research Fellow European Neuroscience Institute Goettingen, Germany
Research Fellow BC Cancer Agency, Genome Sciences Centre, Canada
Research Fellow Harvard Medical School, USA
Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department of
University of Lethbridge, Canada
ANGELIKI PANTAZI
Genome Interpretation Specialist
MD , Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
Doctorate, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Goettingen, Germany
Research Fellow Harvard Medical School, USA
Scientist KEW Inc.
MATTHEW STUART-EDWARDS
Graduate Student, PhD
YUBO CHENG
Graduate Student, PhD
CHRIS ISAAC
Graduate Student
Graduate Student, MSc
HUSAIN SYED
Graduate Student, MSc
TRAVIS HAIGHT
Graduate Student, MSc
LIAM MITCHELL
Graduate Student, MSc
CODY TURNER
Graduate Student, MSc
LUKE SAVILLE
LAB MANAGER
Gastonguay Siu
Undergraduate Student
Catrione Lee
Undergraduate Student
Abel Belay
Undergraduate Student
Want to be part of the fourth industrial revolution?
We are always looking for fresh minds, passionate about science, who can step in and get involved in a wide range of training projects from lab bench to in silico analysis.
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Undergraduate Training Opportunities
in Bioinformatics and Genomics
for Students in Math/Computer and Life sciences
Genomics is rapidly evolving into a multi-billion research enterprise and industry. We are looking for talented undergraduate students with an enthusiastic interest in this field to join the research group of Dr. Athan Zovoilis. Dr Zovoilis (MD, PhD) recently joined ARRTI from Harvard Medical School (US) and holds a Canada Research Chair in RNA Bioinformatics and Genomics. Successful applicants from math/computer and life sciences will join a highly interdisciplinary and stimulating research environment working on computational or wet lab projects at the cutting edge of genomics & biologically inspired software engineering.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate Training Opportunities
in Bioinformatics and Genomics
for Students in Math/Computer and Life sciences.
Genomics is rapidly evolving into a multi-billion research enterprise and industry. We are looking for talented MSc and PhD students with an enthusiastic interest Bioinformatics and Genomics to join the research group of Dr. Athan Zovoilis. Dr Zovoilis (MD, PhD) recently joined ARRTI from Harvard Medical School (US) and holds a Canada Research Chair in RNA Bioinformatics and Genomics. Successful applicants from math/computer and life sciences will join a highly interdisciplinary and stimulating research environment working on computational or wet lab projects at the cutting edge of genomics & biologically inspired software engineering.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
We are looking for talented MSc and PhD students with an enthusiastic interest in this field to join the research group of Dr. Athan Zovoilis. Dr Zovoilis (MD, PhD) recently joined ARRTI from Harvard Medical School (US) and holds a Canada Research Chair in RNA Bioinformatics and Genomics. Successful applicants from math/computer, life and biomedical sciences will join a highly interdisciplinary and stimulating research environment working on computational or wet lab projects at the cutting edge of genomics & biologically inspired software engineering. ARRTI, the largest RNA research center in Western Canada, is part of the University of Lethbridge (UofL), one the most dynamic and fast growing Universities in Canada, not accidentally referred to as “Alberta’s Destination University”, located in the picturesque City of Lethbridge. Lethbridge, the fastest growing Canadian city in its category, is a medium size prosperous city ranked as one of the best places to live in Canada. UofL is well positioned as the third largest research University of Alberta, the richest Canadian Province, and it is only 45 minutes away from the Canadian Rockies, a top tourist and recreation destination in North America of wild and pristine beauty. Being in a country that strongly values diversity, we would be glad to hear from international students.
MEDIA & PRESS UPDATES
What’s Happening
Being part of the Genomics scientific community means we operate in a fast-paced field where changes happen often and quickly. We’ve included a media section In order to make sure you don’t miss out on any exciting Genome Intelligence Lab updates and announcements. If you have any questions about our articles, please get in touch today .
DR. ZOVOILIS IS BECOMING THE ACADEMIC LEAD OF THE ALBERTA BIOINFORMATICS NETWORK (BIONET ALBERTA)
Sept 20, 2019
DR. ZOVOILIS IS BECOMING THE DIRECTOR OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA GENOME SCIENCES CENTRE
Aug 10, 2019
LAB MEMBER CHRIS ISAAC RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS JOHN HOPKINS "Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative (ELBI) Fellowship "
Febr 10, 2018
LAB MEMBER CHRIS ISAAC RECEIVES THE SECOND BEST POSTER AWARD AT THE CHINOOK SYMPOSIUM
October 20, 2017
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