

Brian T wins Michael Hart Memorial Scholarship
The Coombes lab is proud to announce that PhD student Brian Tuinema has been named the recipient of the 2013 Michael Kamin Hart Memorial...


The Role of the Infinitely Small is Infinitely Great
Recently, Dr. Ana Tomljenovic-Berube defended her thesis and on departure presented me with this book by Louis Pasteur, one of my heroes...


Fellows Focus on Advancing Health
The Michael G. DeGroote Postdoctoral fellowship is the premier award in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Congratulations to Joe McPhee...


News from the Benches: IIDR Trainee Day
The Michael DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research hosted its annual trainee day to showcase and celebrate the research of...


Karl Freeman Prize for David Mulder
Congratulations to PhD student David Mulder for winning the 2012 Karl Freeman Award. Established in 2001 from a generous donation from...


Introducing: Lauren Wallar, MSc
Congratulations to Lauren Wallar on her successful M.Sc. defense. Lauren is heading to the University of Guelph to begin PhD studies in...


And the Spirit Awards Goes to....
The Coombes lab took home the coveted Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Spirit Award for 2011/2012. The Spirit Award is presented at...


Coombes Lab on the West Coast, Part 2
The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists was held on the campus of the University of British Columbia in...


Coombes Lab on the West Coast, Part 1
June ushered in conference travel for some members of the Coombes lab. The lab was well represented by Suzanne Osborne and Joe McPhee at...


News from the Benches: Coombes lab identifies a D-Alanine transporter
New work from the Coombes lab has identified a novel ABC transporter in Salmonella that transports D-alanine from the periplasm to the...





















