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Our Team


The team is composed of basic science researchers, molecular geneticist, clinician-scientists, social science researcher, CF nurse and research trainees & associates. Associated members include CF clinicians and members of the pharmaceutical industry. Research interests include: fundamental research on the molecular basis of cystic fibrosis, ion transport and neuropeptides involved in fluid secretion. It extends to CF associated comorbidities such as diabetes, inflammation and infection. Beyond the basic science research, our team members are involved in patient-oriented clinical research and translational studies involving collaborations with industrial partners for pre-clinical studies.

Valerie Chappe
(PhD)

Team Leader

Department of Physiology & Biophysics


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Younes Anini
(PhD)

Department of Physiology & Biophysics and Obstetrics & Gynecology


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Frederic Chappe
(Research Technician)

Department of Physiology & Biophysics


Anjali Bhagirath
(PhD)

Department of Dental Clinical Sciences


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Zhenyu Cheng
(PhD)

Department of Microbiology & Immunology


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Yassine, El Hiani
(PhD)

Department of Physiology & Biophysics


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Youssef Elhaji

Molecular Geneticist. Department of Medicine.


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Peter Hull
(MBBCh, MMed (Derm.), PhD, FRCPC)

Professor of Medicine, Head of division of Clinical Dermatology and Cutaneous Science, Department of Pathology


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Christian Lehmann
(MD, FRCPC)

Departments of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Physiology & Biophysics, Pharmacology


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Marilyn MacDonald
(RN, PhD)

School of Nursing. Dalhousie University.


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Zhaolin Xu
(MD, FRCPC)

Department of Pathology, QEII HSC.


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Juan Zhou
(MD, PhD)

Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine.


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Contact us

Address

5850 College street, Faculty of Medicine
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2

Phone

+1(902) 707-4307