Our People
The heart of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety is its dedicated people—researchers, staff, and collaborators—whose passion and expertise drive innovation, protect public health, and shape the future of food safety for all.
Leadership
Dr. Lawrence Goodridge
Professor, Department of Food Science
Director, Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety
Dr. Gisèle LaPointe
Professor, Department of Food Science
NSERC/Dairy Farmers of Ontario Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Microbiology
Adjunct Faculty
Affiliated Faculty
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Cristina Chiappe, Postdoc, Goodridge Lab.
- Opeyemi Lawal, Postdoc, Goodridge Lab.
- Samira Soltani, Postdoc, LaPointe Lab.
- Shadi Pakroo, Postdoc, LaPointe Lab.
- Myra Siddiqi, Postdoc, LaPointe Lab.
- Gregory Higgins, Postdoc, LaPointe Lab.
- Adeel Farooq, Postdoc, LaPointe Lab.
Staff & Research Associates
- Nafiseh Jam, Building Manager and Biosafety Officer
- Valeria Parreira, Research Manager
- Dan Lacroix, Administrative Assistant
- Melinda Precious, Research Assistant, Goodridge Lab.
- Gurleen Taggar, Research Assistant, Goodridge Lab.
- Fozia Rizvi, Research Assistant, Goodridge Lab.
- Mitra Soni, Research Assistant, Goodridge Lab.
- Harmanpreet Kaur, Research Assistant, Goodridge Lab.
- Eliot Sebbag, Research Assistant, LaPointe Lab.
- Armin Tarrah, Research Associate, LaPointe Lab.