Students & Internships
Join the lab
The Ferdaoussi Lab welcomes graduate students and interns every year, both local and international, to contribute to hands-on research projects on diabetes and cardiovascular health.
Why join us
A lab built to train people, not just produce results
Direct mentorship
Personalized mentorship from Dr Ferdaoussi and his team, in a human-scale laboratory.
Co-authorship
A genuine scientific contribution: co-writing articles and conference presentations.
International network
A community of researchers spanning Canada, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Scholarships & funding
Programs available for international students
- BCDI2030Doctoral internship scholarship (e.g. partnership with UM6P, Morocco)
- Study in Canada ScholarshipGlobal Affairs Canada scholarship
- University exchange scholarshipExchange program with partner universities
Meet the students
Students at the Ferdaoussi Lab
Students from around the world who have contributed to research at the Ferdaoussi Lab.
Irina Lydia Sudeu Nitcheu
- Country of residence
- To be added
- Affiliated university
- University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
- Research theme
- Interdisciplinary Sciences — interested in the intersection of biology, immunology, and public health, with a particular focus on the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the development of chronic diseases, primarily diabetes.
- Academic level
- Master's student (MSc)
- Scholarship (if any)
- To be added
- Duration of internship in Canada
- Ongoing
Arthur T. Ngantchou
- Country of residence
- To be added
- Affiliated university
- University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
- Research theme
- Health Sciences — studies the role of glucocorticoid-induced ferroptosis in mitochondrial dysfunction of pancreatic beta cells, and its consequences for glucose homeostasis regulation.
- Academic level
- Master's student (MSc)
- Scholarship (if any)
- To be added
- Duration of internship in Canada
- Ongoing
Ange Talla
- Country of residence
- To be added
- Affiliated university
- University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
- Research theme
- Health — studies cardiac dysfunction induced by chronic glucocorticoid use, through the mechanism of ferroptosis.
- Academic level
- Master's student (MSc)
- Scholarship (if any)
- To be added
- Duration of internship in Canada
- Ongoing
Paul Endja
- Country of residence
- To be added
- Affiliated university
- University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean
- Research theme
- Interdisciplinary Sciences — studies the role of the antioxidant protein GPx4 in regulating the molecular processes that control insulin secretion, and how their disruption is involved in the development of diabetes.
- Academic level
- Master's student (MSc)
- Scholarship (if any)
- To be added
- Duration of internship in Canada
- Ongoing
Naili Rahma
- Country of residence
- Tunisia
- Affiliated university
- Faculty of Sciences Bizerte
- Research theme
- Physiology — investigates oxidative stress and its physiological implications, with a focus on green-synthesized nanoparticles derived from plant extracts as therapeutic agents.
- Academic level
- PhD student
- Scholarship (if any)
- Tunisian Alternating Scholarship
- Duration of internship in Canada
- 6 months
El-jarida Yasser
- Country of residence
- Morocco
- Affiliated university
- UM6P — Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
- Research theme
- Medical AI
- Academic level
- PhD
- Scholarship (if any)
- BCDI2030
- Duration of internship in Canada
- To be confirmed
MI
Moatadid Ismail
- Country of residence
- Morocco
- Affiliated university
- Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
- Research theme
- Interpretable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Medical and Biomedical Data Analysis
- Academic level
- PhD student
- Scholarship (if any)
- BCDI2030
- Duration of internship in Canada
- 8 months
Atkesone, Lee Ann
- Country of residence
- To be added
- Affiliated university
- To be added
- Research theme
- Investigated the protective role of lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) against glucocorticoid-induced ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in pancreatic beta cells.
- Academic level
- To be added
- Scholarship (if any)
- CIRTN CREATE Summer Studentship
- Duration of internship in Canada
- May 2025 – April 2026