Shivum Sawh

Shivum Sawh

Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student

About: Shivum is a fourth-year in the Molecular Biology and Genetics, Co-op program. He joined the Brown Lab in 2025 and is working on a C. elegans behavioural platform to identify neuroactive fungal metabolites. Outside of the lab he enjoys swimming and scuba diving.

Arham Saeed

Arham Saeed

Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student

About: Arham is entering his fourth-year of the Integrated Science Program and joined the Brown lab in April 2026. His thesis will investigate genome-wide responses to antibiotics to uncover resistance mechanisms and new bacterial targets. Outside of the lab Arham enjoys going to the gym, playing basketball and going on late-night walks.

Hebah Hyatt

Hebah Hyatt

Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student

About: Hebah is a fourth-year in the Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization Program. She joined the Brown Lab in 2026 and her work focuses on understanding how weak acids can potentiate antibiotics to inform future antimicrobial strategies. Outside of the lab, she enjoys singing, playing guitar, and spending time with her cats.

David Yap

David Yap

Position: Undergraduate Thesis Student

About: David is a fourth-year in the Honours Life Science - Origins of Disease Specialization Program and joined the Brown Lab in 2026 for his senior thesis. His work focuses on exploring the fitness cost of beta-lactamases in minimal media and human serum, to inform novel therapeutic strategies. Outside of the lab, David is a dedicated dragon boat athlete, aspiring home cook, and an avid Pokemon Nuzlocke enjoyer.

Daniel Soro

Daniel Soro

Position: Summer Scholars Student

About: Daniel is a second-year in the Bachelor of Honors Health Sciences program at McMaster. He joined the Brown Lab in 2026 and is working on the bicarbonate-mediated potentiation of various antibiotics. Outside of the lab, he enjoys playing sports, going to the gym, and watching TV.

Julia Naccarato

Julia Naccarato

Position: Undergraduate Co-op Student

About: Julia is in her fifth year of the Life Sciences, Co-op program and joined the lab in 2024. Her work focuses on optimizing a high-throughput screening protocol to test fungal metabolites on C. elegans for neuroactive drug discovery. Outside the lab, you can find her knitting, trying to learn a new language, or looking for birds.

Shannon Adams

Shannon Adams

Position: Undergraduate Co-op Student

About: Shannon is in the Molecular Biology and Genetics, Co-op program at the University of Guelph. She joined the Brown lab in 2025 and is interested in the intersection of medicine and research in the world of cancer genomics, therapeutics, and personalized medicine.  Outside the lab she enjoys cycling, running, and is currently training for her 3rd marathon.