PEOPLE

Principal Investigator

S. Brian Kim

Favourite Base: Pseudouridine (Ψ)

"It's a little tilted."​

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Yasaman Mahdavi-Amiri

Ph.D. York University

Favourite Base: Adenine (A)

​"I'm drawn to adenine, not just for its pivotal role in cellular processes, but also because the spotlight of my PhD project was on its modifications—particularly N6-methyladenine—adding a cool dimension to my research journey."

Graduate Student

Samin Tavakoli

B.Sc. York University

Favourite Base: Cytosine (C)

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Graduate Student

Remy Anders

B.Sc. Carleton University

Favourite Base: Guanine (G)

"G-Quadruplexes of course, the coolest secondary structure in my opinion."

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Graduate Student

Tim Bui

B.Sc. York University

Favourite Base: Adenine (A)

"I was in a group project researching about bases and I was tasked with Adenine. From then, it kind of grew on me."

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Graduate Student

Alexandra Finkelstein

B.Sc. University of Guelph

Favourite Base: Guanine (G)

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Undergraduate Student

Valeriia Shvetsova

York University

Favourite Base: Inosine (I)

“It’s an adaptable ‘wild card’ of RNA, capable of base-pairing with C, A, or U.”

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