Associate professor at Queen's University @queensu focused on RNA virus-host interactions
Kingston, Canada
Joined July 2014
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Huge congratulations to Dr. Emma LeBlanc @emmavleblanc on her successful PhD thesis defence yesterday! As my first PhD student, Emma was instrumental in getting my lab up and running, in the midst of a pandemic, while managing do some exciting science along the way! #proudPI
We had a great time at #ASV2025 - thank you to the organizers for putting together an epic week of virology! We are heading home feeling inspired! #LoveVirology
Happy to share that I’ve received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor! I’m grateful for the supportive community of colleagues, mentors, family and friends, and for the talented and hard-working trainees I work with. Thank you to everyone who has made this possible!
We have a new Master of virology in our group! Congratulations to Elana on her successful MSc defence this afternoon!
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✈️ Heading to ASV 2025 in Montréal?
The 44th Annual Meeting is just 6 weeks away!
Visit the official ASV 2025 site for details: asv.org/asv2025/
Looking forward to seeing the virology community in Montréal!
#ASV2025 #Virology #Montréal #TravelTips #ASV
Congratulations to our lab’s first PhD student, Emma @emmavleblanc, who successfully presented her exit seminar this afternoon showcasing some exciting findings (and a lot of hard work) from her PhD. Next up, thesis defence! #proudPI
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Congratulations to our lab’s undergraduate student researchers Keya Jani, Rebeca Barkin and Dominic Doiron, who gave excellent poster presentations today wrapping up their fourth year projects! We will miss them in the lab but wish them all the best in their next steps! #proudPI
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Save the date for #HCVFlavi2025, a joint Asia-Pacific meeting to be held October 13-16, 2025 in Singapore @dukenus! More info to come!
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Are you a graduate student with Hepatitis C related research?
Apply for the 2025 CanHepC Trainee Fellowship by February 3rd 2025! Learn more on our website: canhepc.ca/en/training/canhe…
Earlier this week we had our annual lab holiday brunch to wrap up a successful and fun year. Happy holidays from the Colpitts lab!
Happy to share our recent paper in #PLOSPathogens where we looked at the roles of sialic acid in the different entry routes of SARS-CoV-2. A great team effort to get this across the finish line! #proudPI dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
A fun (and ambitious) journal club this afternoon discussing the next 50 years of virology research! 🦠
ALT A group of enthusiastic virology trainees sitting around a table discussing a journal article recently published in Cell titled “Virology - The next 50 years”
Some nice birthday surprises from the lab today (including some exciting new data at lab meeting!)…although I dropped the ball by not wearing my usual plaid shirt! Feeling lucky to work with such a great group - they are the best!
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Exciting news! Join us for the kick-off of the CSV Early Career Researcher Virtual Seminar Series on Friday, Nov 22 @ 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET!
Featuring talks from @brycewarner1 and @M_Goncheva.
Zoom link will be sent to CSV members! Don't miss out! #Virology #ECR #CSV
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Are you a trainee interested in getting involved within CSV? We are excited to announce a new CSV Provincial Trainee Ambassadors program. All applications must be submitted by Dec 1st, 2024. Scan the QR code or use the following link to apply: forms.gle/35ePt1Dn6k9uRLum6
We had a fantastic time at #HCVFlavi2024 in Oxford - thanks to the organizers for putting together an excellent conference, and to all our colleagues for sharing their exciting science! We are returning home feeling inspired! 👩🔬🦠#lovevirology
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Great group of @canhepc investigators &@CanHepCtrainee @HcvFlavi2024 presenting their exciting research
Excellent seminar by @canhepc trainee @trinity_tooley this afternoon presenting her research on hepatitis C virus-host interactions! A good practice run for the @HcvFlavi2024 conference next week - we are excited to share our work and see everyone there! #lovevirology #proudPI
