PRAIRIE PEOPLE...
because we want to connect chemicals from prairie plants to human cell biology, health and wellness.
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We are scientists, graduates, undergraduates, technicians, but most importantly, we are students of biology, the science of connections.
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The Natural Product Laboratory welcomes those who are curious about biology. If you would like to be a student in our laboratory, contact Dr. Roy Golsteyn.
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THE PRAIRIE TO PHARMACY TEAM
ROY GOLSTEYN PHD
Principal Investigator
Roy Golsteyn holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge, and worked in the pharmaceutical industry in France prior to joining the University of Lethbridge. He was vice-president of the Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada and served on the Canadian Delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity Workgroup 2023 (CoBD). He believes in the immense scientific potential of Canadian plants.
SHANNON HEALY KNIBB MSc
Research Assistant
Shannon graduated in Biology from the University of Lethbridge, and investigates natural products and cell division. She held an NSERC MSc scholarship.
TANNER LOCKWOOD MSc
Graduate Student PhD
Tanner hold a degree in biochemistry. He investigates natural products and cell division, and holds an NSERC MSc scholarship.
LARISSA SMITH (Saakooyi Iiniiskimaakii) BSc
Graduate Student MSc
Larissa is a member of the Piikani First Nation. She is finding connections between Blackfoot traditional knowledge and natural product science.
FORMER PRAIRIE PEOPLE
The Natural Product Laboratory is a launch pad for excellent students. Here are colleagues who have taken off...
Brinnley Zanewich BSc Honours
David Witten, MSc
Haley Allard MSc
Matthew Cameron
Lena Dabbas BSc
Haley Shade BSc, MD
Araba Sagoe MSc
Layla Molina MSc
Alessandra Bosco MSc
Madeline Filewych
Chad Beck BSc Honours. MD
Nadia Hand MSc
Brenna Monaghan BSc
Danî Kalsbeek MSc
Deserae Tailfeathers
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