Ali Nadi Applying CRISPR/Cas9 and Fluorescent Tools to Dissect the Role of Tuberin in Cell Cycle Regulation How cells regulate their growth and division involves a tightly controlled integration of many mechanisms. In cells, Tuberin (gene – TSC2) is a protein in the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) which modulates cellular growth, size, and proliferation. Mutations in …
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 …
2020 Undergraduate Theses – Isabelle, Maheen and Nick Read More »
We have more videos to share with you! Our undergrads are sharing a little bit of their routine during the COVID-19 quarantine. Click here to check out part 1. The first video is from Nick, a student in the Breast research group that will start a Master thesis in September to continue his exciting research …
The fall term is starting today at the University of Windsor. We had wonderful and productive summer in our lab. Some of our great research projects were carried on by summer students. This year we hosted 6 undergraduate students and 1 medical student. Three of the undergraduate students had an NSERC – USRA fellowship award …
The Porter Lab was a success at the WCRG2018 this weekend. Our lab marked presence with one of nine Rapid Fire Session presentations and had a total of 10 posters presentations from a total of 58 conference posters. One of our students received a Student Research Excellence Award for his poster presentation and a Porter Lab alumni also …
Dr. Lisa Porter was invited to participate in TEDx Talks in Windsor (TEDx Windsor), an event to stimulate conversation and connections, helping communities and organizations. One more time Dr. Porter made us proud! Here is the video of her brilliant talk. Please leave your comment below. Elizabeth Fidalgo, Ph.D Tweet
Happy New Year lab! The turn of each year provides us a chance to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and where we want to go in the next year. I hope you will feel like me when you see how far we’ve come and you will be excited by the promise that is on the …
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Would you ever believe that a fish no bigger than your fingernail could provide information on the best form of therapy for cancer treatments? Well, it’s true! In the Porter lab, the zebrafish group is a part of the Breast Group with our focus being on using fish, specifically zebrafish, to answer questions about which …
Cancer is a complex disease, and the process towards the discovery of a cure is itself complex. It is a step by step process that builds upon previous discoveries and fitting together the pieces of the puzzle until we get a complete picture. We work at understanding cancer at the most basic level, at understanding …
