Faculty and staff

Samantha Berscheid
Office/Graduate Program Assistant
samantha.berscheid@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6874

Pam Gauthier
Administrative Assistant
pam.gauthier@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9901

Carola Lange
Administrative Assistant
carola.lange@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8180

Helena Marak
Office Assistant
helena.marak@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6411

Denise Aminot-Gilchrist
Laboratory Technologist, (Ellis/Dairy Bldgs.)
denise.aminot-gilchrist@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8168

Dennis Joseph
Laboratory Technician (Duff Roblin Building)
dennis.joseph@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7508

Jerry Jin
Technician (Ellis Bldg.)
zhou.jin@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8355

Yang Qiu
Laboratory Technologist (Ellis Building)
yang.qiu@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8355

Shari Rey
Technician (Duff Roblin Building)
shari.rey@umanitoba.ca
204-474-7508

Donna Ryland
Laboratory Technologist (Human Ecology Building)
donna.ryland@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8071

Alison Ser
Laboratory Technologist (Ellis Building)
alison.ser@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9621

John Thoroski
Dairy Plant Manager (Diary Science Bldg.)
john.thoroski@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9332

David Wu
Laboratory Technician (Dairy Science Bldg.)
yannan.wu@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9332

Nofisat Adelakun
MAHN Program Assistant
nofisat.adelakun@umanitoba.ca
204-474-6564

Jessica Rutherford
MAHN Program Coordinator
jessica.rutherford@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Heather Armstrong
Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine
heather.armstrong@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Meghan Azad
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
meghan.azad@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Pankaj Bhowmik
National Research Council Canada
pankaj.bhowmik@nrc.cnrc.gc.ca

Dr. Heather Blewett
Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine
hblewett@sbrc.ca

Dr. Danielle Bouchard
University of New Brunswick
dboucha1@unb.ca

Dr. Carol Bucking
York University
cbucking@yorku.ca

Dr. YiFang Chu
PepsiCo Inc
yifang.chu@pepsico.com

Dr. Ian Patrick Clara
Community Health Sciences
ian_clara@yahoo.ca

Dr. Carolyn Fitzsimmons
University of Alberta
cfitzsim@ualberta.ca

Dr. Bin Xiao Fu
Canadian Grain Commission
binxiao.fu@grainscanada.gc.ca

Dr. Caleb Hasler
University of Winnipeg
c.hasler@uwinnipeg.ca

Dr. Baraem (Pam) Ismail
University of Minnesota
bismailm@umn.edu

Dr. Sijo Joseph
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
sijo.thandapilly@AGR.GC.ca

Dr. Manuel Juarez
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
manuel.juarez@canada.ca

Dr. Óscar López-Campos
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
olopezcampos@canada.ca

Dr. Lovemore Malunga
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
lovemore.malunga@canada.ca

Dr. Beth Mason
Cape Breton University
beth_mason@cbu.ca

Dr. Tim McAllister
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
tim.mcallister@agr.gc.ca

Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen
University of Waterloo
tizazu.mekonnen@uwaterloo.ca

Dr. Rebecca Mollard
Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research
rmollard@sogh.mb.ca

Dr. Michael Nickerson
University of Saskatchewan
mtn620@mail.usask.ca

Dr. Ifeanyi Nwachukwu
Loma Linda University
inwachukwu@llu.edu

Dr. Nuria Prieto Benavides
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
nurita.pretobenavides@canada.ca

Dr. Jennifer Protudjer
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
jennifer.protudjer@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Jayadev Raju
Health Canada
jayadev.raju@canada.ca

Dr. Curtis Rempel     
Canola Council of Canada
rempelc@canolacouncil.org 

Dr. Surendranath Suman    
University of Kentucky
spsuma2@uky.edu

Dr. Eduardo Taboada
Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health
eduardo.taboada@canada.ca

Dr. James Taylor
Howard University College of Medicine
james.taylor2.@howard.edu

 

Dr. Mehmet Tulbek    
SK Food Centre
mtulbek@foodcentre.sk.ca

Dr. Chibuke Udenigwe    
University of Ottawa
cudenigwe@Dal.ca

Mr. Alphonsus Utioh    
Food Product Development Centre
alphonsus.utioh@gov.mb.ca

Dr. Ramprasath Vanu Ramkumar    
Source Nutraceutical Inc.
vramprasath@sourcenutra.com

Dr. Champa Wijekoon
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
champa.wijekoon@agr.gc.ca

Dr. Susan Arntfield
Professor Emeritus
Utilization of pulses and oilseeds
susan.arntfield@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9866

Dr. James Friel
Senior Scholar
Nutrient interventions
james.friel@umanitoba.ca
778-352-1090

Dr. Richard Holley
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Microbial ecology of food spoilage; meat, poultry, dairy; food safety
rick.holley@umanitoba.ca
204-474-9601

Dr. Arnie Hydamaka
Senior Scholar
Food processing; dairy processing; water use and treatment in the food industry
hydamaka@ms.umanitoba.ca
204-474-9642

Dr. Harry Sapirstein
Senior Scholar
Grain chemistry and processing; wheat quality for breadmaking, structure and composition of gluten proteins; bran composition and antioxidant
harry.sapirstein@umanitoba.ca
204-474-1323

Dr. Michael Trevan
Dean Emeritus
michael.trevan@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8232

Dr. Almeida Amanda
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. James House)
amanda.gomesalmeidasa@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Margherita Cameranesi
Post Doctoral Fellow -  (Dr. Dykan MacKay)
margherita.cameranesi@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Nicola Gasparre
Post Doctoral Fellow -  (Dr. Cristina Rosell)
nicola.gasparre@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Erin Goldberg
Research Associate -  (Dr. James House)
erin.goldberg@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Jiang Jieyuan
Research Associate -  (Dr. Trust Beta)
jieyuan.jiang@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Mingyan Jing
Research Associate -  (Dr. James House)
mingyan.jing@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Aayushi Kadam
Research Associate -  (Dr. Filiz Koksel)
aayushi.kadam@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Deepak Kadam
Post Doctoral Fellow -  (Dr. Rotimi Aluko)
deepak.kadam@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Sepideh Maboobishoorjeh
Post Doctoral Fellow -  (Dr. Dyalan MacKay)
sepideh.mahboobishoorjeh@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Neijat Mohamed
Research Associate - (Dr. James House)
mohamed.neijat@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Ruchira Nandasiri
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. Miyoung Suh)
hewa.nandasiri@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Odunayo Olatunde Oladipupo
Post Doctoral Fellow -  (Dr. Nandika Bandara)
oladipupo.olatunde@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Fadi Ramidan
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. Carla Taylor)
fadi.ramadan@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Indhuranthna Swaminathan
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. Maneka Malalgoda)
indhurathna.swaminathan@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Nazanin Vafaei
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. Martin Scanlon)
nazanin.vafaei@umanitoba.ca

Dr. Daniel Zogona
Post Doctoral Fellow - (Dr. Beta Trust)
daniel.zogona@umanitoba.ca