Kieran Tarazona CarrilloGrad Research Asst

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Wishart lab Start date (mm/year): March 2024

Education:
PhD student since Sept 2019, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta
BSc in Honours Biochemistry (Co-op), University of Waterloo

Research interests:
My research focus is on targeting the gaps in preanalytical sample preparation of stool with a specific focus on the impacts of sample storage (fresh, frozen, or lyophilized) on the volatile and non-volatile metabolome, optimization of fecal sample homogenization, and assessment of ambient temperature metabolite stabilization chemistries. This work is supported through a MITACS Accelerate fellowship in collaboration with DNA Genotek. I’ve also worked on metabolomic profiling of other biological samples such as urine, algae, and crab tissues.