Dana Philpott is a professor of immunology at the University of Toronto.[1][2][3]
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Biography
editDana Philpott completed a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Calgary, and then completed her graduate studies in the department of microbiology at the University of Toronto.[4] By the time she graduated, the departments of microbiology and genetics had merged, and Philpott became the first microbiologist with a PhD from the department of molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Toronto.[3] She studied enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic E.coli under Philip Sherman.[3][4]
Philpott completed two years of postdoctoral training at McMaster University with Mary Perdue, before moving to France and working at the Pasteur Institute with Philippe Sansonetti.[2][4] Ten years after graduating, she returned to the University of Toronto as professor in the department of immunology.[3]
Research
editPhilpott's research work focuses on Crohn's disease, colitis, and intestinal inflammation.[4]
Philpott and fellow professor Ken Croitoru won a $15-million grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation which they used to found the University of Toronto Host-Microbiome Research Network.[3][4]
Awards and recognition
editPhilpott's research has been highly recognized. She has received the Marie Curie Research Training Grant, the CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, the EMBO Young Investigator Award, the 2011 CIHR New Investigator Award, a 2015 Canadian Society for Immunology investigator award, and a 2018 Canada Research Chair.[4][5][6]
Personal life
editPhilpott is married to Stephen Girardin, an associate professor and fellow researcher at the University of Toronto.[4][7]
References
edit- ^ "Immunology". www.immunology.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b Heller, Kira (13 April 2009). "Dana Philpott: Exploring the land of NOD". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206 (4): 728–729. doi:10.1084/jem.2064pi. ISSN 0022-1007. PMC 2715114. PMID 19364885.
- ^ a b c d e "How to Spend $15 Million on Science | IMMpress Magazine". www.immpressmagazine.com. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Momen, Amirah (2015). "Dana Philpotts Cutting-Edge Research of Host-Microbiome Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease". The University of Toronto Medical Journal. 92 (3). ISSN 1913-5440.
- ^ "'Research in action': U of T awarded 21 Canada Research Chairs". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Society for Immunology – Award_Winners". www.csi-sci.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Immunology". www.immunology.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 23 May 2019.