Heather visiting UBC
Today, Heather returns to the site of her PhD in Vancouver as the seminar speaker for the Department of Botany at the University of British Columbia.
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Welcome new lab members!
Today, Fabrizio Chow and Eskandar Mohammad join the McFarlab as new MSc students.
Fabrizio earned his BSc from the University of British Columbia where he studied the localization of enzymes that contribute to the reinforcement of plant secondary cell walls via lignification with Prof. Lacey Samuels. Fabrizio will study the molecular mechanisms of plant cell wall signaling.
Eskandar first joined the lab as a work-study student, then continued as a CSB498 project course student, and finally won a prestigious UTEA scholarship. Eski will continue his previous to study how pectins contribute to plant morphological changes.
We also have several new undergrads in the lab”
Vicky Fang joins the lab a CSB498 project course student.
Francesca Medina will continue her work in the lab as a work-study student.
Elle Nelson joins the group as our new work-study student.
Gaeun Shin will continue her summer CSB498 project working as a CSB499 project course student.
Demitra Tsoukalas will transition from being a work-study student to a CSB498 project course student.
Vicky Zhu will continue her work in the lab as a work-study student.
Jenny defends her MSc
Today, Jenny Huang successfully defended her MSc thesis. She gave an outstanding presentation and did a fabulous job answering questions. Congratulations Jenny!
Heather & Eduardo at the GRC for Single Cell Plant Biology
Heather and PhD student Eduardo are both in Ventura California, attending the Gordon Research Conference on Single Cell Approaches in Plant Biology, where they will both present posters.
Heather arrived early to participate in the Plant Cell Atlas Core Network Participant meeting.
Welcome Alban
Today, Alban Mariette joins the lab as a visiting postdoc from Prof. Berit Ebert’s Lab at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Alban’s visit is supported by a Journal of Cell Science/The Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowship and he is joining the group to conduct transmission electron microscopy and live cell imaging to investigate plant cell wall synthesis as part of Heather and Prof. Ebert’s Alliance International Catalyst grant.
Natalie speaking at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting
PhD student Natalie is speaking at the Plant Cell Wall Meeting in Malaga, Spain today. Her talk is titled “Low substitution xyloglucan disrupts trafficking to the cell wall”. Natalie was awarded a SGS Travel Award to attend the meeting!
Jenny speaking at the CSPB Meeting
MSc student Jenny is speaking at the Canadian Society for Plant Biologists Meeting today in Quebec City. Jenny was awarded a CSPB George H. Duff Travel Bursary to attend the meeting!
Congratulations recent graduates
Several McFarLab undergraduates have convocated today, including Eskandar, Evan, Rylan, and Terrence. Congratulations everyone and best wishes for your next steps.
As a volunteer, and CSB498 student, Rylan screened plants for defects in plant cell wall signaling. He will join Adam Mott’s lab at UofT Scarborough in the fall to begin his MSc.
As a work-study student, then a CSB498 student, Eskandar examined how changes in pectin status are related to plant growth and development. Eski will join the McFarLab in September as an MSc candidate.
As a CSB498 student, Evan examined the crosstalk between cell wall signaling and hormone signaling using a combination of plant growth assays and live cell imaging. Evan will continue in the McFarLab over the summer as a CSB499 student, then he will join the University of New Brunswick for his MSc.
Congratulations everyone and best wishes for your future work!
Natalie visiting UPSC
PhD student Natalie is visiting the Umea Plant Sciences Centre in Sweden today as part of their Symposium for Early Career Plant Scientists, where she will present a talk about her research on the relationship between the plant cell wall and the endomembrane system.
Heather visiting MPI for Plant Physiology
Heather returns to the scene of her postdoc today as she visits the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology outside of Potsdam. She will present a seminar about how changes to cell wall synthesis can also result in changes to Golgi structure and function.