Russ is in charge of managing the daily operations of the laboratory facilities in the SIS. He designs and facilitates undergraduate experiments, serves as the co-lead for various research projects, and provides support to other members within SIS. Russ encourages and inspires students to explore beyond the curriculum and discover what it truly means to work as a scientist.

Russ is in charge of managing the daily operations of the laboratory facilities in the SIS. He designs and facilitates undergraduate experiments, serves as the co-lead for various research projects, and provides support to other members within SIS. Russ encourages and inspires students to explore beyond the curriculum and discover what it truly means to work as a scientist.

Leahann Hendrickse holds a BA from McMaster University and an MEd from Brock University. Since 2009, she has served in a range of administrative and leadership roles across McMaster’s Faculties of Business, Social Science, and Continuing Education. In her current role as Academic Department Manager in Interdisciplinary Science, Leahann is the first point of contact for administrative operations, supporting the school’s programs, students, and faculty.

Leahann Hendrickse holds a BA from McMaster University and an MEd from Brock University. Since 2009, she has served in a range of administrative and leadership roles across McMaster’s Faculties of Business, Social Science, and Continuing Education. In her current role as Academic Department Manager in Interdisciplinary Science, Leahann is the first point of contact for administrative operations, supporting the school’s programs, students, and faculty.

Summary:

Devon completed her M.A.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University. She has previous experience supporting the laboratory learning courses and the Integrated Science program as an Instructional Assistant, and now plays a role in managing the administrative activities of the School.”

Summary:

Devon completed her M.A.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University. She has previous experience supporting the laboratory learning courses and the Integrated Science program as an Instructional Assistant, and now plays a role in managing the administrative activities of the School.”

Duane earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He has worked as a Research Associate and Laboratory Technician at NYU School of Medicine and McMaster University, focusing on immunology and cancer immunotherapy.

Duane earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He has worked as a Research Associate and Laboratory Technician at NYU School of Medicine and McMaster University, focusing on immunology and cancer immunotherapy.

I have been with McMaster University since 2006 working as an Administrative Assistant. As the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff and visitors, I would be happy to help you in any way that I can. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns regarding SIS programs.

I have been with McMaster University since 2006 working as an Administrative Assistant. As the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff and visitors, I would be happy to help you in any way that I can. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns regarding SIS programs.

Profile

Cam is an anthropologist of science and medicine and completed his Ph.D. in York University’s Science & Technology Studies (STS) program. He has also worked for the last six years as a design researcher and strategist for hospitals, life science companies, community health organizations and clinical research teams around the world. His postdoctoral fellowship will be split between work in the Science in Society Lab here at McMaster University and collaborative work with the International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society. In addition to working with colleagues and students in the School of Interdisciplinary Science, Cam will use this fellowship opportunity to expand a number of overlapping threads of research focused on tensions between the expertise of biomedical researchers, clinicians and policymakers and the needs, experiences and belief systems of underserved urban communities.

Research and Teaching Interests:

• Ethnographic Storytelling
• Science in/of/as Culture
• Human-centered Design
• Community Health & Diversity in Complex Urban Environments
• The Politics of Biotechnological Innovation
• The Lived Experience of Chronic Disease
• The Future of Aging
• Media Theory & Media Production
• Design Research & Philosophy
• History of Science
• Experimental Ethnography

Profile

Cam is an anthropologist of science and medicine and completed his Ph.D. in York University’s Science & Technology Studies (STS) program. He has also worked for the last six years as a design researcher and strategist for hospitals, life science companies, community health organizations and clinical research teams around the world. His postdoctoral fellowship will be split between work in the Science in Society Lab here at McMaster University and collaborative work with the International Research Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society. In addition to working with colleagues and students in the School of Interdisciplinary Science, Cam will use this fellowship opportunity to expand a number of overlapping threads of research focused on tensions between the expertise of biomedical researchers, clinicians and policymakers and the needs, experiences and belief systems of underserved urban communities.

Research and Teaching Interests:

• Ethnographic Storytelling
• Science in/of/as Culture
• Human-centered Design
• Community Health & Diversity in Complex Urban Environments
• The Politics of Biotechnological Innovation
• The Lived Experience of Chronic Disease
• The Future of Aging
• Media Theory & Media Production
• Design Research & Philosophy
• History of Science
• Experimental Ethnography

Leo holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Waterloo and an MSc in Integrative Biology from the University of Guelph. Prior to his current role, he served as a teaching lab technician at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Leo now offers valuable support for undergraduate courses and contributes to the coordination of experiential courses.

Leo holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Waterloo and an MSc in Integrative Biology from the University of Guelph. Prior to his current role, he served as a teaching lab technician at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Leo now offers valuable support for undergraduate courses and contributes to the coordination of experiential courses.

Alastair joined the School of Interdisciplinary Science as an instructional assistant in August 2024 after working as an instructional assistant for many years in the Department of Biology. Alastair also worked in Student Accessibility Services and the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology prior to joining SIS.

Alastair joined the School of Interdisciplinary Science as an instructional assistant in August 2024 after working as an instructional assistant for many years in the Department of Biology. Alastair also worked in Student Accessibility Services and the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology prior to joining SIS.

Summary:

Dr. Maryam (Manely) Zamani has received her Ph.D. from the University of Tehran and finished one year of internship at the School of Medicine, the University of Washington, working on cell-cell communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the effect of quorum quenching in mixed bacterial population structures under the supervision of Prof. Eugene Nester.
She joined Prof. Turlough Finan’s lab at McMaster University as a postdoctoral fellow in 2014, where she practiced synthetic biology and functional genomics. Her study aimed to find the minimal genomic subset required for biological nitrogen fixation in Scinorhizobium meliloti. She continued her second postdoc position at McMaster (2019-2022), working on the characterization of a phage defence mechanisms in S. meliloti, and the School of Interdisciplinary Science awarded her a two-year teaching fellowship in 2020-2022 to teach LIFESCI 4N03: Synthetic Biology and genome editing technology and LIFESCI 4Q03: Plant-Microbe interactions: Applications and Perspective.
During her academic journey, she has always greatly enjoyed assisting and teaching students and watching them grow, develop new skills, and identify their passion. She is passionate about teaching and lab work, and her potential to blend these two into a fulfilling career has motivated her to join SIS as an instructional assistant level IV.

Research Interests:

Molecular Bacteriology, Genome Editing, Sythetic Biology, Functional Genomics, Plant-Microbe Interaction

Courses:

LIFESCI 4N03, LIFESCI 4Q03, SCIENCE 1A03

Summary:

Dr. Maryam (Manely) Zamani has received her Ph.D. from the University of Tehran and finished one year of internship at the School of Medicine, the University of Washington, working on cell-cell communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the effect of quorum quenching in mixed bacterial population structures under the supervision of Prof. Eugene Nester.
She joined Prof. Turlough Finan’s lab at McMaster University as a postdoctoral fellow in 2014, where she practiced synthetic biology and functional genomics. Her study aimed to find the minimal genomic subset required for biological nitrogen fixation in Scinorhizobium meliloti. She continued her second postdoc position at McMaster (2019-2022), working on the characterization of a phage defence mechanisms in S. meliloti, and the School of Interdisciplinary Science awarded her a two-year teaching fellowship in 2020-2022 to teach LIFESCI 4N03: Synthetic Biology and genome editing technology and LIFESCI 4Q03: Plant-Microbe interactions: Applications and Perspective.
During her academic journey, she has always greatly enjoyed assisting and teaching students and watching them grow, develop new skills, and identify their passion. She is passionate about teaching and lab work, and her potential to blend these two into a fulfilling career has motivated her to join SIS as an instructional assistant level IV.

Research Interests:

Molecular Bacteriology, Genome Editing, Sythetic Biology, Functional Genomics, Plant-Microbe Interaction

Courses:

LIFESCI 4N03, LIFESCI 4Q03, SCIENCE 1A03