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At the beginning of February we said hello to Lee, our new research assistant.   At the end of February we said goodbye (for now) to Senyo.

The Pawlowic Lab has been hosting a WCAIR Trainee, Mr. Senyo Botchie, since July 2019. While in Dundee, Senyo has been learning the basics of Cryptosporidium culture, detection, and drug discovery. This project was recently featured on the Noguchi Institute website: https://noguchi.ug.edu.gh/scientists-at-the-parasitology-department-to-establish-an-in-vitro-high-content-phenotypic-screening-system-in-ghana/  He was recently featured on the university blog: https://blog.dundee.ac.uk/one-dundee/dundee-experience-to-help-ghanaian-scientist-tackle-parasite/ The collaborative project withContinue reading “Building collaboration with Ghanaian scientists”

Congrats to Beatrice on the success of her project application to the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research. Ross provided supporting data, ideas, and writing. Beatrice was awarded £10,000 for her project. She had to win over all of WCAIR with a 5 minute “pitch”, then write a 2 page application, and present to the WCAIRContinue reading “Congrats Beatrice and Emma!”

Thanksgiving is a tradition for the Pawlowic lab, and this year we took things to a new level! Thanks to everyone for cooking and making it another great lab event. Seal sighting during an early morning by the V and A Museum quickly became the highlight of the week! Thanks to Sharon, we’re working onContinue reading “Autumn 2019 Happenings”

We have added a few lab members this autumn: Senyo Botchie joins us from Dr. Irene Ayi’s group at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra, Ghana. Senyo is a WCAIR trainee visiting to learn the basics of Cryptosporidium detection, in vitro culture, microscopy, and drug discovery.   Stephen Andrews is an undergraduateContinue reading “Welcome to Senyo, Stephen, and Nina”