Dr. Crawley has been with the Chronic Diseases Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute since April 2012. In addition to being a Scientist with the OHRI, she is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa and an Adjust Professor at Carleton University, where she teaches immunology at the undergraduate, graduate and medical school levels. She teaches these courses in both English and French. Dr. Crawley has earned 2 salary awards: a CIHR New Investigator Award and an Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) Junior Investigator Development Award. Her research is funded by the OHTN, Canadian Foundation of AIDS Research and the J.P. Bickell Medical Research Foundation.
Dr. Crawley received a B.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec (Canada) in 1999. In 2004 she completed a Ph.D. in Immunology with Dr. Bruce N. Wilkie in the Dept. of Pathobiology at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (Guelph, Ontario, Canada). Dr. Crawley then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jonathan B. Angel’s laboratory at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and published 10 peer-reviewed scientific research and review articles on the immunopathogenesis of HIV infection. Dr. Crawley was funded by an Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) Fellowship award and awarded a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Postdoctoral Award of Excellence (2007).
David Lawton Master's Student MSc Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa Currently working on the role of macrophage subset dysfunction in chronic liver disease. September 2020 - Present
Jeff Li Master's Student MSc Microbiology & Immunology, University of Ottawa Jeff obtained his BSc in Microbiology and Immunology from McGill University in May 2019, and joined the Crawley lab in September 2019. He is currently investigating CD8+ T cell activation and related pathways in advanced liver disease, with particular interest in Hedgehog signaling and cell cycle control. Outside of research, Jeff is interested in philosophy and computer science. He also likes fishing and boating, and is a big transit enthusiast. September 2019 - Present
Undergraduate Students
Kiera Levesque Honours Student HBSc Biomedical Science, University of Ottawa Currently working on elucidating the role of apoptosis in CD8+ T cells in advanced liver fibrosis. September 2020 - Present
Laboratory Staff
Agatha Vranjkovic, PhD Research Associate PhD Biochemistry (Microbiology & Immunology), University of Ottawa May 2017 - Present
Cameron Bosveld Jr. Research Technician HBSc Biology & Biotechnology, Carleton University Clinical sample processing is my forte. September 2020 - Present
Frederic St-Denis-Bissonnette Jr. Research Technician - Langlois Lab BSc Biochemistry (Microbiology & Immunology), University of Ottawa I intend to do research in the field of regenerative medicine in order to contribute to the rise of scientific discoveries for the ultimate purpose of helping people. October 2020 - Present
Lab Alumni
Felicia Deonarine MSc, Mic. and Imm., University of Ottawa HBSc Biology and Biotechnology, (Carleton University, Ottawa, ON) Sept 2015 - Aug 2017
Nathalie Grun, PhD Post Doc Fellow, OHRI BSc, Biomedicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Sweden MSc, Infectious Disease Control, Sodertorn University, Stockholm, Sweden PhD, Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Galostiftelsen's Scholarship for Higher Studies Abroad 2016 September 2016-June 2017
Faria Ahmed MSc, Mic. and Imm., University of Ottawa HBSc Biochemistry & Biotechnology (North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh) Canadian Network on Hepatitis C Trainee Award & Scholarship (2016-2017) University of Ottawa Excellence Scholarship (2016-2017) Sept 2015 - Aug 2017
Sarwat Tahsin Khan HBSc Biochemistry (Mic and Imm.), University of Ottawa Co-op/Honours Student Two-time recipient of the NCRTP-Hep C/CanHepC Summer Student Scholarship (2015, 2016) May 2015 - August 2016
Faith Mottahedi Summer Student BSc Health Sciences, University of Ottawa May 2016 - August 2016
Paula Molinari Postdoctoral Fellow, OHRI Sept 2015 - Feb 2016
Stephanie Burke Schinkel MSc Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship 2013-2015 Currently: Lab Technician, Angel Lab, OHRI.
Julie Matte HBSc Biochemistry (Mic and Imm.), University of Ottawa 2014-2015
Winston Karges HBSc Biochemistry (Mic and Imm.), University of Ottawa NCRTP-Hep C Scholarship 2014-2015
Andrea Ibrahim HBSc Biochemistry (Mic and Imm.), University of Ottawa 2013-2014
Carolyne Moussa BSc. (Co-op), University of Ottawa 2012
Aditya Mohan High school volunteer IB Diploma Program, Colonely By Secondary School 2013-2015