Immunology and Beyond

This week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond is the last of the second season and a little different because you get to know a little bit more about your hosts! Specifically in this episode, we discuss our own journey through grad school and tips we learned along the way. Specifically, Eddy’s preparation to defend his master’s thesis, Dom’s successful master’s thesis defe

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond Dr. Puja Bagri joins us to discuss her career path from completing her Ph.D. in mucosal immunity to being a Project Analyst at the Institute of Infection and Immunity. Dr. Bagri completed her Ph.D. at McMaster University where she used mouse models to understand the role of estrogen in affecting anti-viral responses within the femal

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond Dr. David Glass joins us to discuss his fascinating and unconventional path from a full-time music artist to a computational immunologist. Dr. Glass completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University where he used mass cytometry and computational biology techniques to characterize novel B cell subpopulations in humans. Dr. Glass is continui

In this episode of Immunology and Beyond we share our experiences with science conferences before the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss everything from tips, lessons that we learned, and funny stories of Ana and Eddy's first international conference.

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond Dr. Anthony Rullo joins us to discuss his path through graduate studies, engaging in different domains of science, and establishing a new laboratory. Dr. Rullo completed his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University focused on enhancing the anti-tumour response by developing antibody recrui

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Bérénice Mbiribindi, fellow NK cell lover and scientific researcher at Genentech! Dr. Mbiribindi completed her Ph.D. in the United Kingdom before pursuing her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University, where she investigated the role of NK cells in latent Epstein Bar Virus infection. In the

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond Dr. Dawn Bowdish joins us to discuss her path through academia, and her experiences with knowledge translation within the community. Dr. Bowdish completed her Ph.D. at the University of British Colombia and is a principal investigator and professor at McMaster Immunology Research Center with a focus on the relationship between aging

This week's episode is part 2 of our interview with Dr. Oliveria where we discuss the transition from PhD to PostDoc and the importance of advocacy in STEM. Dr. Oliveria completed his Ph.D. at McMaster University and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University where he utilizes mass cytometry and multiplexed ion beam imaging in understanding mechanisms in Alzheimer's

In this week's episode, Dr. John-Paul Oliveria joins us to discuss the role of B cells in asthma, the importance of diversifying education during graduate school, and his involvement with clinical research. Dr. Oliveria completed his Ph.D. at McMaster University, which explored the role of B cell subsets in promoting or reducing the allergic response in asthma. We also discuss how

In this week’s episode, Dr. Leyla Soleymani joins us to discuss her multi-disciplinary research program focused on the development of novel biosensors for point-of-care diagnostics. Dr. Soleymani obtained her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and is now a professor in the Department of Bioelectrical Engineering at McMaster University. We di