Profiles

National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Dr. Maomao Tan

National Postdoc Appreciation Week: Dr. Maomao Tan

In honour of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), we spoke with different Postdoctoral Fellows at the CBR to highlight their research, share their stories and celebrate their journeys.   Dr. Maomao Tan  – Hedtrich Lab Tell me about your research. I am working in Dr. Sarah Hedtrich’s laboratory at the Centre for Blood Research, focusing […]

Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2025-2026

Meet the CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) Cohort 2025-2026

We are excited to welcome the incoming CBR Graduate Award Program (GAP) cohort for 2025-2026! Over the next year, these students will take part in exciting professional development activities alongside their research. Learn more about them and their research below:  Download the GAP 2025-2026 Cohort PDF Here!    Alessia Palumbo, Foster Lab I am a 2nd […]

Dr. Kerryn Matthews

Q&A with Dr. Kerryn Matthews, Recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award

We profiled Dr. Kerryn Matthews, recipient of the 2025 Neil Mackenzie Mentorship Excellence Award.

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Tanya Bennet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cheung Lab

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Tanya Bennet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cheung Lab

Written by: Iryna Liubchak, Cheung Lab   What can you tell us about your current research? I’m working on the interdisciplinary collaborative project Mend the Gap (MtG), where we’re aiming to develop a novel biomaterial-based treatment for spinal cord injury. My focus is on translation from the in vitro to in vivo setting. This includes designing […]

Welcome 2025 Students!

Welcome 2025 Students!

We are so excited to welcome 21 summer students to this year’s CBR-LSI Summer Studentship Program. Over the next four months, these students will take part in exciting workshops alongside their research projects. Learn more about them and their research below: Alice Hong  PI: Dr. Carolina Tropini I just completed my 5th year in Biomedical […]

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Sarah Hedtrich

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Sarah Hedtrich

Dr. Sarah Hedtrich and her lab joined the CBR in February 2025 and we’re excited to share more about her work and her experience!

Empowering Women in STEM: #WomeninScience 2025 

Empowering Women in STEM: #WomeninScience 2025 

February 11 is recognized by the United Nations (UN) as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science – this year, we had the pleasure of chatting with several female trainees in the CBR community.

Scientist Dana Devine helped modernize transfusion practices in Canada

Scientist Dana Devine helped modernize transfusion practices in Canada

This special article about Dr. Dana Devine was written by Diane Peters and is originally published in The Globe and Mail on December 8, 2024.

Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation

Lay Science Writing Competition 2024: Research ensures innovation and safety go hand in hand for stem cell transplantation

Postdoctoral fellows Drs. Chaahat Singh and Giorgia Caspani describe their research in the Jefferies lab and their experience preparing their written LSWC entry which claimed second prize in this year’s competition!

Q&A with Dr. Yu (Seby) Chen – Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award 2024

Q&A with Dr. Yu (Seby) Chen – Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award 2024

Dr. Seby Chen is the 2024 Michael John Page Postdoctoral Fellow Award recipient. We got to interview Seby and learn more about him and his journey!