{"id":15,"date":"2021-11-21T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T15:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/index.php\/services\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:07:16","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15\" class=\"elementor elementor-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f57d69 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6f57d69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47228c7\" data-id=\"47228c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745baeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"745baeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1773339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1773339\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34822cb\" data-id=\"34822cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a06e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a06e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/photo_Lucas-Silva_edited-224x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1965\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/photo_Lucas-Silva_edited-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/photo_Lucas-Silva_edited.png 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-baccf6c\" data-id=\"baccf6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d813ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d813ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"lucas-silva\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. Lucas Caire da Silva<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6862b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef6862b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> lucas.cairedasilva@mcgill.ca \/ <strong>Office:<\/strong> OM419<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Lucas Caire da Silva earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in chemistry from the University of Campinas (Brazil) in 2010. In 2011, he joined the laboratory of Prof. Kenneth Wagener at the University of Florida to perform his PhD research on the synthesis of precision polyolefins and the study of polymer dynamics by solid-state NMR. In 2016, Lucas began his postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester at the MPI for Polymer Research. His research interests included the development of nested nanoparticle-in-vesicle systems for hierarchical catalysis. Between 2020-2023, Lucas conducted research as a group leader at MPIP on bioinspired cell-like systems with a focus on the development of multicompartment microreactors, adaptive colloidal systems, and artificial organelles. Since 2023, Lucas is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at McGill University (Montreal, Canada).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeac59a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeac59a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a140367\" data-id=\"a140367\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fe6423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fe6423\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85859ac\" data-id=\"85859ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab98d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ab98d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Morgan-Robinson_website-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Morgan-Robinson_website-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Morgan-Robinson_website.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2859265\" data-id=\"2859265\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d247012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d247012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Morgan Robinson<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14dfea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14dfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi, I\u2019m Morgan! I received my Honours Bachelor\u2019s degree in Biochemistry at Brock University (Canada) in 2025. My undergraduate research focused on elucidating the role of human NCS-1 and mammalian PITPs for PI(4)P production by PI4K-III\u03b2 using a time-resolved <em>in vitro <\/em>fluorescence assay. I joined McGill in Fall 2025 as a M.Sc. student in the da Silva group, where I am currently researching how metal ions and dehydration drive controlled fiber formation in ultrashort-peptide-based coacervates. Understanding the liquid-to-solid transition would allow for the creation of programmable-fiber-reinforced condensates with precise and tunable architecture. When I\u2019m not in the lab, I\u2019m usually at the gym!<\/p><p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Web', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe201a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe201a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfc6a48\" data-id=\"dfc6a48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0db712f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0db712f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5f5325\" data-id=\"d5f5325\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56388c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56388c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Alicia-Huang_website-225x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Alicia-Huang_website-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/photo_Alicia-Huang_website.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f62bb9\" data-id=\"2f62bb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0195d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0195d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alicia Huang<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19ec8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a19ec8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I obtained my Honours B.Sc. in Chemical Biology Co-op from McMaster University in 2024. I completed two research projects in the group of Dr. Peter Kruse, working on developing chemi-resistive sensors for the use of water quality monitoring. As a joint PhD student in the Caire da Silva and Harrington group, my research focuses on controlled production of DOPA-based biomaterials using coacervates with phospholipid-assembled membranes. In my spare time, I enjoy staying with my cat, hiking, playing the keyboard and exploring new restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', system-ui, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Web', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-034a481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"034a481\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02752ca\" data-id=\"02752ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be2c796 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be2c796\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec8867\" data-id=\"8ec8867\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec6c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ec6c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/photo_Sam-Hamroff_website-224x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/photo_Sam-Hamroff_website-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/cairesilvagroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/photo_Sam-Hamroff_website.png 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efa925d\" data-id=\"efa925d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136458d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"136458d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"thao-doan\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sam Hamroff<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7846986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7846986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi, my name is Sam Hamroff. I grew up just south of the border in the suburbs of New York City. I recently graduated from McGill University with an Honours Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Chemistry, where I studied the use of GUVs and liposomes to mimic biological compartmentalization. In the fall of 2023, I joined the da Silva lab as a Ph.D. student. My research focuses on the chemical properties and applications of coacervates towards greener, biocompatible water chemistry. More specifically, I am building multi-colloidal systems made of multiple coacervates with different hydrophilicities. This will allow for two-step chemoenzymatic reactions in water. In my free time, I enjoy biking, skiing, playing guitar, and having dinner with friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3218f16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3218f16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c547ec1\" data-id=\"c547ec1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31c1b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"alumni\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alumni<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04434f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04434f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Zhen Dai (MSc, 2023-2025)<\/li><li>Mohammed Amin Belahouane (MSc, 2023-2025)<\/li>\n<li>George Zorn (MSc, 2023 &#8211; 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Young (Undergraduate research, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Malcolm Meyn (Undergraduate research, 2025)<\/li>\n<li>Liam Grant (Undergraduate research, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Tsvetomir Ivanov (PhD, 2020 &#8211; 2025) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Paige Clarke (Undergraduate research, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n<li>Tabitha Lehnert (Undergraduate research, 2024-2025)<\/li>\n<li>Renata Sanches (PhD guest, 2024) &#8211; McGill University<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Thao Phuong Doan-Nguyen (Postdoc, 2023-2024) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Lamija Mrndic (Undergraduate research, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Shoupeng Cao (Postdoc, 2020 &#8211; 2024) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Heloisa Bremm Madalosso (PhD guest, 2023) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Kenda Oribhabor (Undergraduate research, 2023-2024)<\/li>\n<li>Leonhard Paul Seufert (Undergraduate thesis, 2023) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Nitin Bohra (MSc, 2021-2022) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Arjaree Jobdeedamrong (PhD, 2021-2022) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Marina de Souza Melchiors (PhD guest, 2020-2021) &#8211; (Postdoc, 2021-2022) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<li>Mazarine Houbrechts (MSc, 2020) &#8211; MPIP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Prof. Lucas Caire da Silva Email: lucas.cairedasilva@mcgill.ca \/ Office: OM419 \u00a0 Lucas Caire da Silva earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in chemistry from the University of Campinas (Brazil) in 2010. 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