CV
Education
- PhD, Biochemistry, McMaster University, 2015–2021 — Laboratory of Dr. Deborah Sloboda. Thesis: Maternal-microbiome relationships in pregnancy and impact on offspring intestinal development.
- MSc, Biology, University of Waterloo, 2011–2014 — Laboratory of Dr. Josh Neufeld. Thesis: Evaluating molecular methods for human microbiome analysis.
- BSc, Honours Biomedical Sciences, University of Waterloo, 2007–2011
Positions
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 2023–present
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, 2021–2023
Selected funding
- CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2023–2026
- Farncombe Innovation Grant (PI), Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, 2023–2026
- Molly Towell Fellowship, Molly Towell Perinatal Research Foundation, 2022–2023
Selected awards
- Leadership Award, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, 2025
- Mohide Lectureship Award, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, 2022
- Postdoctoral Fellow Impact Award, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 2022
- Best Selected Talk, Microbiome Virtual International Forum, 2023
- President’s Plenary Presenter Award, World Congress on the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 2022
Teaching
Guest lectures in developmental biology, metabolism, and reproductive health at McMaster, Guelph, and Western. Carpentries-certified instructor; have taught introductory R for ACENET and the Farncombe Institute Trainee Association.
Mentorship
Have supervised twelve undergraduate thesis, co-op, and project students since 2016, several of whom have gone on to graduate and medical training.