Congratulations to the following Meakins-Christie Labs members, winners of 2024 student awards:
MIMM Graduate Student Research Day – May, 2024
POSTER PRESENTATION WINNER:
Sumaiya Jusab
MSc student with Dao Nguyen
The role of the type 3 secretion system on the long-term survival of intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa in airway epithelial cells
ORAL PRESENTATION WINNERS:
Mina Sadeghi
PhD student with Maziar Divangahi
Regulation of bone marrow iron metabolism in hematopoiesis and host defence against TB
Jacquelyn Rich
PhD student with Dao Nguyen
Proteomic profiling of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa stringent response
11th Annual TB Research Day – March, 2024
BEST BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL & HEALTH OUTCOME ORAL PRESENTATION:
Mina Sadeghi
PhD student with Maziar Divangahi
Investigating the regulation of bone marrow iron metabolism in hematopoiesis and host defense against TB
BEST 2023 PUBLICATION AWARD (Emil Skamene Award for Best Paper in Basic Biomedical Research):
Kim A. Tran
PhD student with Maziar Divangahi
BCG immunization induces CX3CR1hi effector memory T cells to provide cross-protection via IFN-γ-mediated trained immunity
Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s
Kaitlin Olsen
MSc student with Irah King
Investigating type 3 immunity and early life IgA in promoting life-long intestinal immune resilience
Andrei Bogza
MSc student with Irah King
Investigating the tripartite relationship between helminth infection, the gut microbiome, and stunting in early life