Christopher Jaworski Christopher Jaworski Glioblastoma (GBM) stands as one of the most lethal and aggressive brain cancers, often defying current treatment strategies. The outlook for patients remains grim, with average survival hovering around just 14 months after diagnosis. A major reason for this is the tumor’s ability to resist therapy and recur, often driven by […]
During our lab meeting today one of our graduate students, Isabelle Hinch, presented a great seminar about Mental Health in Academia. Academic life, for both faculty and students, has always been stressful, but the pandemic has made it worse. In her presentation, Isabelle share resources that can help to deal with the insecurities and stress
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Producer and Director – Our fabulous graduate student Isabelle Hinch.
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Our video today features Frank, a Ph.D. student in our lab. He calls himself ‘Chartreuse man’ and shows us how he is keeping fit during the quarantine. If you are curious to know what is Chartreuse you must watch this video! Just in case you missed, below are the previous videos: Part 1 – Lisa and
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The star of today’s Porter Lab in quarantine video series is the awesome Samaneh Mehri, a graduate student in our lab. Her thesis project is done in collaboration with Dr. Trant in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Dept. She shows us how she is keeping herself busy during the quarantine. Just in case you missed, below
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All about barns and pigeons! A DIY by Emily, a Master student in our lab. Check out: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 videos!
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We are sharing with you three undergraduate theses from our students that graduated this year. We had a total of six students completing their theses, you can check the others here. Identifying Molecular Markers of Progression to Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer An estimated 9,000 Canadians are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year making it the
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This year we had 6 students completing their undergraduate thesis, the so-called 420’s thesis students. Sadly, they couldn’t present their results at our yearly department colloquium because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of these students are sharing the highlight of their work in the Porter Lab. Isabelle joined Porter Lab in 2017 as a volunteer
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Today our star is the awesome Isabelle Hinch. She finished her undergraduate studies this spring and is starting the M.Sc. thesis in the fall in our lab. She has many co-stars in her video, including her cute pets and some of our fabulous undergraduate students. Just in case you missed: part 1, part 2, and
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Girl Power on the blog today! Two of our brilliant graduate students are showing how to be creative during this pandemic. Jackie Fong shows us how to create an office space at home and Jillian Brown is sharing recipes for making wonderful cocktails. I guess it is a great combo ‘science and drinks’ for this
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For interested graduate students please visit the University of Windsor Department of Biology for admission requirements (http://www1.uwindsor.ca/biology/graduate-program) and contact Dr Bre-Anne Fifield (fifield@uwindsor.ca) to express your interest in joining the lab.
For volunteers please contact Dr Dorota Lubanska (lubanskd@uwindsor.ca) and indicate the year you are in and the type of experience you are interested in. Note that interviews only happen once a year in the Spring.
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