Dr. Peter L. Davies has been named the 2021 winner of the Canadian Science Publishing Senior Investigator Award. This is a lifetime achievement award given by the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB). CSMB represents the professional interests of scientists across Canada in the fields of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. This Senior Investigator Award is given annually to a Canadian scientist who has demonstrated an exceptional record of academic achievement in the field of molecular biosciences.
BA (Hons) Psychology & Biology (University of Guelph) 1995
MSc Experimental Psychology (Dalhousie University) 1998
PhD Neuroscience/Psychology (Dalhousie University) 2003
A multidisciplinary study published in the high impact journal JACS from the Allingham, Craig and Evans labs identifies synthetic analogs of the filamentous actin severing toxin Mycalolide B that reduce the invasiveness of metastatic cancer cells.
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A recent study from recent PhD graduate Paulina Brzezinska in Don Maurice’s lab was published in JBC
Dr. Postovit earned her Bachelor of Science (Honours) at Queen’s University in 1999. After receiving her PhD in Anatomy and Cell Biology at Queen’s, Dr.
The Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Research Group at Queen’s (3IQ) is a multidisciplinary team of faculty members from across the university. Connected by their desire to eradicate pathogens and lessen the severity of disease, this group of researchers aims to improve our understanding of disease development and inform innovative new treatment methods.
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Environmental exposure unit (EEU) adapted to perennial allergen from house dust mite (HDM)