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Home<\/a><\/td>\nPeople<\/a><\/td>\nResearch<\/a><\/td>\nPublications<\/a><\/td>\nTeaching<\/a><\/td>\nJoin Us<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n
\"Dr.Javad Sadeghi, Assistant Professor<\/strong>
\nPh.D.<\/strong> \u2013 University of Windsor (Environmental Science)
\nOffice:<\/strong> 3-08 J.R. Brodie Science Centre
\nORCID:<\/strong> 0000-0002-2002-462X<\/a>
\nEmail:<\/strong> sadeghij@brandonu.ca<\/a><\/div>\n
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Current Lab Members<\/h2>\n
\"Murtaza<\/strong>Murtaza Amir Khan, Undergraduate Student<\/strong>
\nProgram:<\/strong> Pursuing B.Sc. in Biology, Brandon University
\nResearch Focus:<\/strong> Examining how microbial communities adapt and evolve in response to environmental stressors and host interactions, with broad interests across biology and biomedical science.
\nAwards:<\/strong> Brandon University Board of Governors Scholarship (Advanced Placement)
\nHometown:<\/strong> Brandon, Manitoba, Canada<\/div>\n
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\"MasonMason Miles Moroz, Research Assistant & Undergraduate Student<\/strong>
\nProgram:<\/strong> Pursuing B.Sc. in Biomedical Science (Minors in Chemistry & Psychology), Brandon University
\nResearch Focus:<\/strong> Investigating the development of microbial resistance and cancer cell biology.
\nAwards:<\/strong> Eva Emeline Pickard Memorial Scholarship; Robert James Lang Memorial Scholarship in Biology; President\u2019s Honour Society (2025\u20132026); Dean\u2019s List for Science (2025\u20132026)
\nHometown:<\/strong> Brandon, Manitoba, Canada<\/div>\n
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\"KosisochukwuKosisochukwu Alexander Onyia, Undergraduate Student<\/strong>
\nProgram:<\/strong> Pursuing B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences (Minor in Chemistry), Brandon University
\nResearch Focus:<\/strong> Microbial genetics and genomics, focusing on microorganism-environment interactions, microbial community dynamics in biological ecosystems, and how microbial genes and communities influence plant health and nitrogen fixation.
\nAwards:<\/strong> Dean\u2019s Honours Society
\nHometown:<\/strong> Brandon, Manitoba, Canada<\/div>\n
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Lab Honour Roll<\/h2>\n
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  • 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Kosisochukwu Alexander Onyia<\/strong> \u2013 Dean\u2019s Honours Society<\/li>\n
  • 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Mason Miles Moroz<\/strong> \u2013 Eva Emeline Pickard Memorial Scholarship<\/li>\n
  • 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Mason Miles Moroz<\/strong> \u2013 Robert James Lang Memorial Scholarship in Biology<\/li>\n
  • 2025\u20132026<\/strong> \u2013 Mason Miles Moroz<\/strong> \u2013 President\u2019s Honour Society & Dean\u2019s List for Science<\/li>\n
  • 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Murtaza Amir Khan<\/strong> \u2013 Brandon University Board of Governors Scholarship: Advanced Placement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Home People Research Publications Teaching Join Us Principal Investigator Javad Sadeghi, Assistant Professor Ph.D. \u2013 University of Windsor (Environmental Science) Office: 3-08 J.R. Brodie Science Centre ORCID: 0000-0002-2002-462X Email: sadeghij@brandonu.ca Current Lab Members Murtaza Amir Khan, Undergraduate Student Program: Pursuing B.Sc. in Biology, Brandon University Research Focus: Examining how microbial communities adapt and evolve in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}