Russell Bishop
bishopr@mcmaster.ca
Russell obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 1997 from the University of Alberta where he studied bacterial membrane proteins under the guidance of Joel Weiner.
Russell's post-doctoral studies began with investigations of antimicrobial peptide biochemistry in the laboratories of Robert Hodges and Cyril Kay in the Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence at the University of Alberta. He then proceeded to investigate the mechanism of endotoxin palmitoylation in the laboratory of Christian Raetz in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke University.
Russell was recruited in April 2000 as an Assistant Professor to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto where he held a cross appointment in the Department of Biochemistry.
Russell received tenure at the University of Toronto in July 2005 and was recruited in May 2006 as an Associate Professor to the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, where his group continues their studies of Gram-negative cell envelope biogenesis.
Russell's pastimes include downhill skiing and exploring the Bruce Peninsula between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
Russ in front of the Health Sciences building that hosts the Bishop Lab on the McMaster University campus in Hamilton.
Russ after learning a manuscript has been accepted - mouse over the image to see his mood when a paper gets rejected...
M. Adil Khan
khanma7@mcmaster.ca
Adil grew up in Toronto and obtained both his B.Sc. in Microbiology and his M.Sc. in Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology from the University of Toronto. His M.Sc. thesis described the modulation of acyl chain selection by the membrane-intrinsic enzyme PagP.
Adil is now enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University where he is continuing his studies of PagP enzymology.
Adil is a perfect gentleman except when he cheers for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Feng Liu
fliu@mcmaster.ca
Feng hails from China and obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Fudan University in Shanghai. He then joined the lipid biophysical chemistry laboratory of Ron McElhaney at the University of Alberta and obtained his Ph.D. in Biochemistry on biophysical studies of peptide-lipid interactions.
Feng then proceeded to do post-doctoral work in the laboratory of Joan Boggs at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto where he studied the structure and function of the E. coli osmoregulatory protein ProP. Feng started studying the structure-function relationships of PagP in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University in the summer of 2006.
Feng likes traveling and enjoys reading history books and maps.
Abigail Smith
smithae5@mcmaster.ca
Abi hails from Montreal and holds a first class combined honours B.Sc. degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Abi is presently enrolled in the M.Sc. program in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University where she is studying the role of outer membrane lipid asymmetry in controlling PagP activity in bacterial cells.
In her spare time Abi plays rugby, soccer, and makes brief trans-continental trips.
Joel Moktar
mokhtaj@mcmaster.ca
Joel was born in Göttingen then moved to Belfast before settling in the countryside near Aaron, Ontario at the age of 9. He is now working toward his BSc in Biochemistry with a Molecular Biology specialization, and is completing a co-op term by working on the PagP acylation mechanism.
Patrick Mott
mottp@mcmaster.ca
Pat grew up in Guelph and is the catcher for the McMaster Marauders varsity baseball team. He is now working toward his BSc in Biochemistry with a Molecular Biology specialization, and is completing a co-op term by working on the PagP sensory transduction mechanism.
