Lab Members

Faizal Careem

Dr. Faizal Careem

Faizal Careem

BVSc, MVM, PhD, Diplomate ACPV, Diplomate ACVM (Virology)

Associate Professor (Virology)

Dr. Careem completed his BVSc (Hons) degree at the Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka in 1991 and MVM degree from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, UK in 1995. He obtained his PhD degree, in the field of host-viral interactions, at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph in 2008. Following his PhD degree, he was awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship to conduct post-doctoral research on innate immune responses generated against mucosal viral infections at the Center for Gene Therapeutics of the McMaster University, Hamilton. Dr. Careem is a diplomate of American College of Poultry Veterinarians and American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. 

Detailed Profile

Lab Members

  • M. Sarjoon Abdul-Cader, Medical leave-PhD student (started July 2017-   )
  • Mohammed A. AboElkhair, Post-doc fellow, U of Sadat City, Egypt (Jun-Dec 2018)
  • Kekungu-u Puro, Senior Scientist, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Sep 2017-Aug 2019)
  • Catalina B Solis, Visiting Student, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (Sept –Dec 2018)              
  • Monica Lopez, Western Charter High School, HYRS student, 8 July – 15 Aug 2019
  • Erin Jim, The Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation, May 2019 (2 weeks)
  • Tariq Saddleback, The Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation, May 2019 (2 weeks)
  • Upasama de Silva Senapathi, completed MSc degree (January 2017-April 2019
  • Aruna Amarasinghe, completed PhD degree (September 2015-September 2018)
  • Hanaa S.A. Hassan, PhD student from U of Cairo, Egypt (Dec 2015-Dec 2017)
  • Mariam Ali, West Island College, HYRS student, 2018
  • M. Sarjoon Abdul-Cader, completed MSc degree (September 2014-September 2016)
  • Zahraa Almatrouk, U of Calgary, MD program, AEBM course winter/summer 2019
  •  Maryam Zaheer, U of Calgary, BSc program, CMMMB 507 Winter 2019
  •  Mohammad Almutairi, U of Calgary, BHSc program, MDSC 508 fall/winter 2018/19
  •  Mohammad Almutairi, U of  Calgary, BHSc program, MDSC 528 Summer 2018
  •  Zahraa Almatrouk, U of Calgary, BHSc program, MDSC 528 winter 2018
  •  Zahraa Almatrouk, U of Calgary, BHSc program, MDSC 508 fall and winter 2016/17
  • Godsent Ehiremen, U of Calgary, BHSc program, summer student 2016
  • Sadiya Nazir, Uof Calgary, BSc program, summer student 2016
  • Eric Zhang, Queens U, BSc program, summer student 2016
  • Nasrif Nazeem, Mount Royal U, BHS program, summer student 2016
  • John Ra, U of Calgary, BHS program, summer student 2015
  • Simrika Thapa, BSc, completed MSc degree (September 2013-April 2015)
  • Amber Kameka, BSc, completed MSc degree (May 2012- April 2014)
  • Siamak Haddadi, DVM, completed MSc degree (September 2011-September 2013)
  • Dae-Sun Kim,BSc, PhD, Postdoctoral fellow (May 2012-April 2013)
  • Khawaja Bakhtawar, BSc student, University of Calgary, summer and fall (project) 2015
  • Yuwei Xia, William Aberhart High School, HYRS student, 2015
  • Dr. Kalamathy Murugananthan, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Visiting Scholar fall 2014
  • Dillon Lee, Western Canada High School. Calgary, HYRS student 2014
  • Jasmine Hui, BSc student, University of British Columbia, summer student 2013
  • Jonathon Truong, Bishop McNally High School, HYRS student, 2013
  • Prima Moinul, BHS student, University of Calgary, summer student, 2012
  • Hafsa Nawazdeen, BSc student, University of Calgary, summer student, 2012
  • Tim He, BSc student, University of McGil, summer student, 2012
  • Jesreen Jamaldeen, BSc student, University of Calgary, summer student, 2012
  • Xiancheng (Lewis) Wu, Bishop O'Byrne High School, HYRS student, 2012
  • Hollie Knoll, BSc, MSc, DVM  student, 2011
  • Hui Xi, BSc, MSc, Technician, 2011