Former Lab Members

Mariya Popkov
Undergraduate Honours Thesis

For my honours thesis, I examined the effect of ZT-01, a somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) antagonist, on hormone responses in the presence and absence of insulin-induced hypoglycemia.

Sabrina Champsi
Independent Study

For my independent study, I explored the effects of the somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) antagonist, ZT-01, on liver glycogen metabolism in type 2 diabetes.

Christopher Yeung
Independent Study

My independent study involved performing statistical analyses on datasets of interstitial blood glucose levels in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes.

Julian Aiken
Completed Post-Doctoral Fellowship

My post-doctoral research focused on understanding the biology of somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) antagonism to prevent hypoglycemia using animal models of type 1 diabetes.

Sam Scott
Completed Post-Doctoral Fellowship

My post-doctoral work in the Riddell Lab focused on exercise in people with type 1 diabetes.

Sarah McGaugh
Completed MSc

My research focused on the efficacy of carbohydrate feeding and insulin modifications for the prevention of hypoglycemia during prolonged aerobic exercise in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Rubin Pooni
Completed MSc

For my MSc, I examined the accuracy of wrist-worn activity monitors during different forms of physical activity in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes.

Mehran Nejad-Mansouri
Completed Undergraduate Honours Thesis

For my honours thesis, I investigated dose de-escalation of novel therapeutic targets utilizing somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) antagonists at four differing doses in healthy and diabetic rodent models.

Dessi Zaharieva
Completed PhD

My research focused on finding effective strategies to reduce blood glucose fluctuations (i.e. hypoglycemia) during exercise and in recovery in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Caylee Greenberg
Completed MSc

My research for my MSc focused on the effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors in conjunction with exercise in a rat model of type 1 diabetes.

Mahsa Jahangiri
Completed MSc

For my MSc, I investigated the effects of a somatostatin receptor type 2 (SSTR2) antagonist on glucagon response under conditions of insulin-induced hypoglycemia in both healthy and diabetic rat models.

Riddhi Patel
Completed MFSc

My research in the Riddell Lab focused on type 1 diabetes, exercise, and technology.