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 Kingston, Ontario
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Joined July 2019
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On this week’s Gradifying Blog, we cover some helpful advice for students that are new to (or returning to) grad school this fall! Read the blog here: ow.ly/y4sM50PCCxC
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First Mica in Canada! At #Queensu in #DBMS fully loaded confocal. #Leica !
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If you’re new to Queen’s this fall and you missed the pre-arrival webinar in July, you can still attend the session on August 8! Get introduced to Queen’s and everything on offer for you as a grad student! Register here: ow.ly/pmbs50PpnUN
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Very happy to share the latest from our lab by @MitchellJeffs ! A cell-based assay that tests beta-lactamase inhibitors against beta-lactamase-producing bacteria rather than purified enzymes (evaluating factors such as cell wall permeability, etc) #AMR @QueensUHealth @DbmsTweets
bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv_micrbio25 Jul 2023
Development of a Whole-Cell Biosensor for β-Lactamase Inhibitor Discovery biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_micrbio
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“Neurons communicate with immune cells with many more signals than we thought,” Dr. Sebastien Talbot (@UdeMTalbotLab) comments on recent research regarding how immune responses could be connected to pain in @washingtonpost: washingtonpost.com/wellness/…

Pain is an effect of inflammation but may also drive immune responses

Research shows a surprising connection between pain-sensing neurons and immune cells, which may help us understand immune processes and be a target for treatments.

washingtonpost.com
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Today's research highlight: Does Native Vitamin D Supplementation Have Pleiotropic Effects in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease? A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/13/307… #queensu #dbmsresearch

Does Native Vitamin D Supplementation Have Pleiotropic Effects in Patients with End-Stage Kidney...

Vitamin D has been shown to have multiple pleiotropic effects beyond bone and mineral metabolism, with purported roles in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and host immunity. Vitamin D deficiency is...

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Hats off to all of these folks for making the 2022 DBMS Faculty Retreat on education and research an enjoyable and idea-rich experience!! @QueensUHealth
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“We’re raising money for research & education that offers solutions to our biggest health challenges” – Dean @JanePhilpott on #TheNext25 at the #QueensHomecoming Health Sciences Gala. Ways to participate: fal.cn/3t9bU
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Mini-Me’s for Halloween! 🎃 Great costumes from our #GlycoQueens group. Everyone has imposter syndrome at some point, but maybe I’ll be super productive today!
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A spooky day in the Craig lab🎃👻💀⁦@queensu⁩ ⁦@QueensUHealth⁩ ⁦@DbmsTweets⁩
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Celebrating @emmavleblanc’s recent @SciReports paper with some personalized swag courtesy of @ctlohans! 🥂 (Don’t worry, the mugs are still empty - we’re not drinking in the lab!)
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The Vice-Principal Research Portfolio is accepting nominations for three awards this Fall: - Royal Society of Canada Fellowship and College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists - Sloan Research Fellowships - WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program Apply at queensu.ca/vpr/news/fall-202…
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Seeking volunteers to host research or neuro information booths at our event on Saturday August 28th! If you want to showcase your research or a neuro topic at our August 28th #NeurRun, please email [email protected] with your ideas! #ygk @QueensuDOM @QueensUHealth @QueensSGPS
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Understanding the busy networks inside our cells can help researchers develop new #cancer treatments and prevent dangerous fungal #infections. Read the full story: lightsource.ca/public/news/2… @queensu @EinsteinMed @DbmsTweets @QueensUHealth @CIHR_IRSC @NSERC_CRSNG @NIH
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This week’s Gradifying blog covers the most difficult topic in academia - how to explain what you do to other people. #graduatestudies Check out the blog here: bit.ly/3pmvCln
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"Researchers from @SEMC_NYSBC & @SosaLab4 report kinesin-8s alternating promotility and pro-microtubule-depolymerization states via their tubulin shape-sensing loop-2 region. @AllinghamJohn @matthieuBenoit1 @queensu #CryoEM #kinesin #microtubules go.nature.com/3zX6ojS
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Another new lab milestone: publication of our first research paper! We identify a strategy to inhibit cell entry of diverse #coronaviruses - congrats to our PhD student Emma @emmavleblanc for her excellent work leading this project! #newPI @DbmsTweets nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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#Queensu Harriet Feilotter received funding from @OICR_news to help hospitals in finding the best way to test tumours for #cancer biomarkers. A centralized lab will improve how Ontario makes genetic research available to cancer patients. Learn more: bit.ly/3JQG3an
Art of Research Photo: Immunofluorescence Stain by Shakeel Virk and Lee Boudreau, CCTG Tissue Bank

ALT Art of Research Photo: Immunofluorescence Stain by Shakeel Virk and Lee Boudreau, CCTG Tissue Bank

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Three new Queen’s camps – Health Science’s Outreach and Summer Program, Connections Engineering Outreach’s Black Youth in STEM program, and All-Girls Queen’s Summer Engineering Academy – welcomed students to campus Aug. 2-5. queensu.ca/gazette/stories/q…

Queen’s hosts three EDIIA camps

Three new Queen’s camps aimed at fostering diversity within health sciences and engineering welcomed students to campus.

queensu.ca
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A perfect summer day for a lab potluck picnic - feeling lucky to work with a group who are talented both in the lab and in the kitchen! #scientistswhocook #labpicnic
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