she/her | #Banting postdoc at @UCalgary @SnyderInstitute @UCalgaryIMC | @sycurol research group | Researching the Vaginal Microbiome, Preterm Birth, STIs.
Calgary, Alberta
Joined January 2013
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I’m late to the party, but so excited to share the news of my @CIHR_IRSC #Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship! 1/4
Meet the 2022 Vanier scholars: vanier.gc.ca/en/scholar_sear…
Meet the 2022 Banting postdoctoral researchers: banting.fellowships-bourses.…
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Vinit Mahajan @Stanford and our lab at @UCalgary are excited for our review on how to analyze post-translational modifications (PTMs) in human biopsies. @Afshin9941 @ana_daubeterre @SnyderInstitute @McCaigInstitute @HotchkissBrain @UCPhysPharm onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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I am still looking for postdocs to join my lab. I have several NIH-funded positions to work either on Acinetobacter pathogenesis or OMV biogenesis in Bacteroides. Please RT.
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I am very excited to share our new @NatureRevMicro review on the gut microbiota and its biogeography. Fantastic work by Ellie McCallum compiling decades of research together!
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Our study evaluating the impact of HPV in the Canadian CF population is out. As healthcare providers to those living with cf, we need to be mindful to address all aspects of their care. Certainly has changed my practice! @CFCanada @CF_Foundation
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So excited to receive an award for my oral presentation at #STIHIV on protease activity in vaginal bacteria!
I had to sneak off to another meeting and missed the awards ceremony, but congrats to all the other awardees!
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Special shout out to @SeanWaugh7 and @akahayes98 who are both doing incredible work on syphilis, my favorite STI!
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@erintfitzy and I wrote the piece below summarizing one of our latest papers on the importance of talking about sexuality with expectant and new parent couples! We also feature a bunch of research conducted by @UBCSWell and @DalCaSHLab. Check it out!
What to expect when you're expecting: How will your sex life change during pregnancy and postpartum? theconversation.com/what-to-…
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Attention #Trainees! 🗣️Join us & @PWHR_Canada on June 14 to hear an #ExpertPanel discussion on what it is like working in the field of women's+ health! @LiisaGalea @DrLoriBrotto @DrRulanParekh 🔬Register here ➡️bit.ly/3nY1fF3 #WHRTC
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Syphilis rates are on the rise and if left untreated, can lead to serious health complications.
Learn more about syphilis and why you should get tested:
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Researchers are much more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety. And recent studies suggest that scientists’ mental-health struggles are a direct result of a toxic research culture go.nature.com/3qasuwD
Had an amazing time at #BCID2023 - great science and conversations with new & old friends.
Honoured to have taken home Best Oral Presentation for our research on the vaginal microbiome and protection against dysbiosis/STIs.
In great company with these inspiring women!
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Have to shout out the incredible @kat_heger for winning an award at her first conference as a grad student for her research on the vaginal microbiome & chalymdia infections.
Not only is Kat a great scientist, labmate and friend, but always has me keeling over in laughter.
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So grateful to work alongside these brilliant, supportive women of the @sycurol lab everyday.
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So grateful to catch up with @ImmunoRach at #BCID2023 and no suprise, she took home the best poster award 🙌
Very excited to share my research on the role of #eosinophils during enteric infection with #salmonella at #BCID2023 and winning first place for my poster is just the icing on the cake 😊 now for the long list of experiments I’ve come up with during my time in Banff…
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We are delighted to announce the launch of npj Women's Health. This new open-access journal is dedicated to publishing impactful and high-quality content on all aspects of women’s health throughout the life course.
Editor-in-Chief, @melissacmorgan.
nature.com/npjwomenshealth/
Huge congratulations to my supervisor Dr. Laura Sycuro - an incredibly brilliant leader, mentor, advocate and researcher. This is so well deserved 🤩
Professional hat trick these past few months: promotion & tenure, a 5-year grant, and 🇨🇦 citizenship! Academia is far from perfect, but patience, passion, resilience, creativity, collegiality, and the drive to achieve EDIA are alive and well in me and many others @UCalgary!
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If you are interested in Women's and Girls' Health in Canada, apply for GROWW's National Training Program. Grad students, post-docs, ECRs and residents are eligible to apply. Application deadline is May 1st 2023. Click 👉 for more information: growwprogram.com/apply
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Congratulations to our 2023-2024 IMPACTT mentorship cohort! Learn more about each of our mentees here: impactt-microbiome.ca/congra…
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Libin Institute Year in Review - Libin Institute and Department of Cardiac Sciences implement new anti-harassment and discrimination programs. Study identifies areas where system-level interventions and supports for women are needed: ow.ly/kf4q50M7HBb
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🚨New paper alert🚨
How can we ask about and code gender/sex in surveys?
@SarivanAnders and I developed new survey questions and a framework we call the Gender/Sex 3x3.
Co-authors: @ZSchudson and @Femme_inist
Published paper here (or DM me for pdf): psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-…
