Meet the Team
Director of Regenerative Medicine for Diabetes Research Unit
Dr. Yasaman Aghazadeh
Assistant Research Professor, IRCM
Assistant Professor, University of Montreal, Department of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, McGill University, Division of Experimental Medicine
Research Assistant​
Yiran (Judy) Chen
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Graduate student
Ying Deng
University of Montreal, Molecular Biology
M.Sc. Student
Mohammed Usama Patel
McGill University, Experimental Medicine
Undergrad intern turned Graduate student
Thea Milland
Undergraduate intern May 2024- April 2025
McGill University, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
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M.Sc. student September 2025
University of Montreal, Molecular Biology
Graduate student
Noah Verrealt
IRCM student without program
Summer intern 2025
Giselle de Leon
McGill University, Bioengineering
Summer intern 2024
Shaheena Piedalue
University of Montreal, Medicine