Staff Directory
List of all the employees at The CBG
Aghdam, Behnam Abbaszadeh
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
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Albert, Monique
Chief Operating Officer
Program Director BIOSCAN
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Ashfaq, Muhammad
Research Scientist
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Babaeian, Esmaeil
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Bateson, Suz
Lead Designer
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Blagoev, Gergin
Research Associate / Araneae Taxonomic Lead
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Bouwer, Vanessa
Invoicing Clerk
Castillo, Anibal
PhD Student (D. Steinke)
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Christopoulos, Constantine
Research Associate – Genomics
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Ckrkic, Jelisaveta
Postdoctoral Scholar
Claus, Jennifer
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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Connolly, Sue Ann
Administrative Service Assistant
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D’Ercole, Jacopo
Postdoctoral Scholar
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D’Souza, Michelle
Visiting Researcher
Empey, Rachel
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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Estalles, Cecilia
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Floyd, Robin
Research Technician – Innovation
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Hajibabaei, Mehrdad
Chief Scientific Officer
Associate Professor
![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CBG-Hebert.jpg)
Hebert, Paul
Chief Executive Officer
Scientific Director & CEO, iBOL
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Ho, Chris
Data Management Team Lead – Informatics
Taxonomy Manager – Taxonomy
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Houde, Natalie
MSc Student
Jafarpour, Saeideh
Postdoctoral Scholar – Innovation
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Kerr, Kevin
Research Director
Kolter, Andreas
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mashayekhi, Artin
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0030_Suresh-Naik.jpg)
Naik, Suresh
Research Scientist / Curator of DNA Archive
Ozsahin, Emine
Programmer – Innovation
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Padhye, Sameer
Research Associate – Innovation
![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AvasPakrashi.jpg)
Pakrashi, Avas
Postdoctoral Scholar
Peng Lingfei
Visiting Researcher
Porter, Terri
Visiting Researcher – Hajibabaei Lab
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Prosser, Sean
Research Analyst – Innovation
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Riley, Andrew
Postdoctoral Scholar – Hajibabaei Lab
Rose, Darius
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
Rudar, Josip
PhD Student
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Schultz, Jessica
PhD Student
Silva, Braulio
PhD Student (M. Hajibabaei)
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St. Jacques, Brianne
Administrative Support
Vezina, Lucie
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
Wilson, Liam
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
Staff Directory
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Aghdam, Behnam Abbaszadeh
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
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Albert, Monique
Chief Operating Officer
Program Director BIOSCAN
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Ashfaq, Muhammad
Research Scientist
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Babaeian, Esmaeil
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Bateson, Suz
Lead Designer
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Blagoev, Gergin
Research Associate / Araneae Taxonomic Lead
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Bouwer, Vanessa
Invoicing Clerk
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![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0014_Allison-Brown.jpg)
![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/MichellePyle.jpg)
Castillo, Anibal
PhD Student (D. Steinke)
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Christopoulos, Constantine
Research Associate – Genomics
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Ckrkic, Jelisaveta
Postdoctoral Scholar
Claus, Jennifer
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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Connolly, Sue Ann
Administrative Service Assistant
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D’Ercole, Jacopo
Postdoctoral Scholar
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D’Souza, Michelle
Visiting Researcher
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Empey, Rachel
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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Estalles, Cecilia
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Floyd, Robin
Research Technician – Innovation
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Hajibabaei, Mehrdad
Chief Scientific Officer
Associate Professor
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Hebert, Paul
Chief Executive Officer
Scientific Director & CEO, iBOL
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Houde, Natalie
MSc Student
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Jafarpour, Saeideh
Postdoctoral Scholar – Innovation
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Kerr, Kevin
Research Director
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Kolter, Andreas
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Mashayekhi, Artin
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
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Naik, Suresh
Research Scientist / Curator of DNA Archive
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Ozsahin, Emine
Programmer – Innovation
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Padhye, Sameer
Research Associate – Innovation
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Pakrashi, Avas
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Peng Lingfei
Visiting Researcher
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Porter, Terri
Visiting Researcher – Hajibabaei Lab
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Prosser, Sean
Research Analyst – Innovation
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Riley, Andrew
Postdoctoral Scholar – Hajibabaei Lab
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Rose, Darius
MSc Student (M. Hajibabaei)
Rudar, Josip
PhD Student
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![](https://biodiversitygenomics.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0010_Jessica-Schultz.jpg)
Schultz, Jessica
PhD Student
Silva, Braulio
PhD Student (M. Hajibabaei)
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St. Jacques, Brianne
Administrative Support
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Vezina, Lucie
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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Wilson, Liam
MSc Student (D. Steinke)
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