The Guthrie and Guariglia labs have our 2024 holiday party!

Caitlin Howard successfully defended her master’s thesis!

Welcome to the new students joining the Guthrie Lab!

Bianca Loyuk joins as an MSc student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Evan Stewart and Emmanuel Ayeni join as undergraduate 4th year thesis students. Maegan Taylor and Daniel Hermiz join as undergraduate students.

Dr. Jennifer Guthrie has been awarded the CIHR Spring 2024 Project Grant for her “MRSA Genomics: Advancing Knowledge for Effective Interventions” project.

Dr. Idowu Olawoye is awarded the “Eugenia Canas” Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year by Western University

Emily Boyko presents at the 2024 TB Conference in Baltimore

Dr. Idowu Olawoye makes Western News! In an article titled “Researcher tackle global challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance”, ID talks about his work combining DNA sequencing and AI to combat drug-resistant bacteria. Read the full article here: Researcher tackles global challenges of antimicrobial resistance

MSc students Jishu, Caitlin, and Emily attend the 38th Annual Western Research Form on March 15, 2024 to present their research!

Dr. Idowu Olawoye is granted a CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award

Emily Boyko is awarded the Carol Buck Graduate Student Scholarship - given annually to a high achieving graduate student in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Excellent achievement Emily!!!

Dr. Idowu Olawoye is named a Western Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Scholar. This award is supported by the Vice-President (Research), and provides funding to applicants who contribute positively to research excellence at the University. Congratulations Idowu!

Big News! Dr. Idowu Olawoye has been awarded a prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Dr. Jennifer Guthrie has been awarded the 2023 Petro-Canada Young Innovators Award!

The new dry laboratory space is complete and the Guthrie lab has moved into our new space!

Welcome to the new students of the Guthrie Lab. Caitlin Howard and Emily Boyko join as MSc students in the Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Epidemiology & Biostatistics respectively. Jishnu Talukdar joins as an undergraduate 4th year thesis student.

Welcome undergraduate students Alexandra Blair and Amirhesam Afsharpour.

Soon to be MSc student Caitlin Howard joins the Guthrie Lab as a summer student.

Dr. Jennifer Guthrie shares details about a study she was involved with, investigating SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer in Ontario, and the likelihood the infection was passed on to a human. Discover Magazine article can be found here.

Laboratory renovations underway!