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 success…

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-…

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 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.By immunologyandbeyond

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 respon…

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 Epstei…

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 o…

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 unders…

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 respon…

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 Engineeri…

In this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond, Dr. Arinjay Banerjee joins us to discuss his path through graduate studies, isolating the virus responsible for COVID-19, and how it has changed him as a scientist. Dr. Banerjee defended his Ph.D. in Microbiology with a focus on the innate antiviral responses to coronaviruses in bats and is now a lea…

In this week’s episode, Dr. David Bakhshinyan joins us to discuss his path through graduate studies and postdoctoral training in industry. Dr. Bakhshinyan defended his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at McMaster University, which explored the development of murine models to study tumor recurrence in Pediatric Medulloblastoma. We also discuss tips on choosing…

In this week’s episode, Dr. Jeremy Hirota joins us to share his experience with entrepreneurial ventures and innovation in industry. Dr. Hirota is an assistant professor at McMaster's Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health with research that focuses on how inhaled environmental factors influence the development or progression of lung diseases. W…

On this week’s episode of Immunology and Beyond Dr. Sam Afkhami joins us to discuss his path through graduate school, vaccine development, and managing year-long experiments. On September 2019, Sam defended his PhD in Medical Sciences at McMaster University, which explored the development of a Chimpanzee Adenovirus-Vectored Vaccine against Tubercul…

In the first episode of the podcast, Dr. Amy Gillgrass joins us to discuss her path through academia, raising a family while pursuing research, and what it takes to start and run a laboratory. Dr. Gillgrass received her PhD at McMaster University and joined the McMaster Immunology Research Centre as an assistant professor in 2018, where she began h…

On this episode we introduce the Immunology and Beyond podcast and discuss the interesting things we have planned for this series.By immunologyandbeyond