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Follow me as I pursue my PhD degree at the University of Toronto in the Department of Molecular Genetics!

Degree Program:  PhD (Direct Entry)- Molecular Genetics, Computational Biology in Molecular Genetics (CBMG), Collaborative Specialization in Developmental Biology (CSDB)

Thesis Lab and Project:

Protze lab- McEwen Stem Cell Institute, UHN

Thesis Project: Developing an in vitro human gastrulod model for cardiac development.

Rotations:

Sept 7 - Oct 8 2021

Dr. Stephanie Protze- McEwen Stem Cell Institute, UHN

Project: Developing an in vitro human gastruloid model for cardiac development.

I ran a pilot experiment developing human gastruloids using 2 different hES lines.  As a side project, I also differentiated hES cells into cardiomyocytes (AV node-like cells).  

Oct 12- Nov 12

Dr. Tae-Hee Kim- SickKids Hospital, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research & Learning

Project: Investigating the role of Sox2 overexpression in intestinal/colorectal tumourgenesis

 I sectioned and stained mouse intestinal samples of Sox2 overexpression mice.

Nov 15- Dec 17

Dr. Julien Muffat- SickKids Hospital, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research & Learning

Classes:

MMG1001H: Foundational Genetics Approaches I 

Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics

• Departmental Colloquium 
  
• Advanced Computational Biology I and II

MMG1041H: Topics in Molecular Genetics II (Two PhD Topic Courses) 

• ACB II Completed
• DevBio Class- Future me problem

Committee Meetings

1st Committee Meeting: March 24, 2022

Zoom

2nd Committee Meeting: Oct 20, 2022

In Person

3rd Committee Meeting, Pre-Qualification Exam: April 2023

In Person

Qualification Exam

To be completed ~ May 2023

Thesis and Defense/Oral Exam

Someday in the not so near future...