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My keen interest in scientific research and academics began during my undergraduate degree at the University of Lethbridge, where I investigated the impact of fungal pathogens on agricultural development and performed my first proteomics experiments. This amazing experience led to a PhD at UBC, where I applied quantitative proteomics to profile the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans. My fascination with mass spectrometry-based proteomics and pathogenesis provided the foundation for a postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Munich, Germany. There, I profiled the interplay between Salmonella and its host during infection. At the University of Guelph, my research group blends cutting-edge proteomics technologies with a systems biology perspective to explore host-pathogen interactions. We aim to characterize mechanisms of pathogenesis in microbial microbes through mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics, focusing on differential patterns of pathogenic regulation between microbial species and innovative drug discovery methods. I encourage interested students and post-doctoral fellows to contact me for opportunities in research.
Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).