Faculty Advisors available in Fall quarter of 2025/2026
Attaining graduate degrees (M. Sc. or Ph.D.) requires verification of knowledge and skills by completion of graduate work and passing the exams. To define the area of your work and the title of your dissertation, the newly accepted students have to choose and contact the Faculty Advisors. They will guide you and validate that work. The Advisors are Principal Investigators on the projects conducted at the SFU. Depending on the saturation of staff and student resources, the availability of positions changes, e.g., when students graduate and leave. The Following Faculty Advisors are available during the Fall quarter of 2025/2026 Academic Year.
Bruce Fenderson MD PhD

Marek Malecki, M.D., PhD.
Gene therapy for cancer
Genetic susceptibility to cancer
Genetically engineered vaccines and antibodies
Environment effects on health
PubMed: Malecki M - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)
WIPO: WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections

Michael Light, M.D.
Nutrition
Metabolomics
Obesity
Malnutrition
Emergency Medicine (ER)
Sleep apnea
Bronchitis
Pathophysiology of ER
PubMed: Light M - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)
Example of work shown on the right (nihms-1047225-f0001).

Godfried Roomans, M.D., Ph.D.
Anatomy, histology, patho-morphology
Elemental analysis: x-ray, EDS
Congestive Lung Syndrome
Diagnostic pathology
PubMed: Roomans G - Search Results - PubMed
Example of work shown on the right.

Gianna Scannell, M.D.
Pathophysiology
Emergency Medicine (ER)
Pathophysiology of ER
PubMed: Scannell - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)
Example of work shown on the right.

Ming Zhang MD PhD


