I obtained my Bachelor’s degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Microbiology & Immunology. My first experience with research was when I entered the co-op program there and worked at two biotech companies...
2022
November 2022
October 2022
Martyna Scibiorek
Martyna is a founder of Science Bridge, a company specializing in creating opportunities for biotechnology-related students across the country. She is also a founder of the BuildUP Science Career Accelerator, which is a 2-year program providing support, guidance, education and mentorship for...
September 2022
Melissa Murphy
Melissa Murphy grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She attended the University of Cape (UCT) Town and graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology and a BSc Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology. Melissa worked for a scientific sales company as a Sales Administrator before returning to UCT...
July 2022
Michael Betts
Our Immunologist of the Month for July 2022 is Professor Michael Betts. Read our interview where he talks about his travels, career, lab and provides advice for young immunologists. Prof Betts research the immune response...
June 2022
Abdallah Badou
Our Immunologist of the Month for June 2022 is esteemed Professor Abdallah Badou. Watch the video interviews below where he talks about his career, lab and answers questions about cancers and provides advice for young immunologists.
May 2022
Catherine Kegakilwe Koofhethile
Dr Catherine Kegakilwe Koofhethile is currently in the final stages of her Postdoctoral/Fogarty Fellowship at Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA. She also holds a Research Associate position at the Botswana Harvard AIDS...
March 2022
Pauline Johnson
Pauline Johnson is an immunologist at the University of British Columbia. Her research has focused on innate and adaptive immune mechanisms — in particular, the mobility of proteins in membranes, lymphocyte cell surface molecules...
February 2022
Reinhold Schmidt Obituary
This month is not the usual immunologist of the month, but an obituary of quite an incredible immunologist who passed away at the end of January 2022. Immunopaedia salutes Professor Reinhold E. Schmidt.