About Me

I am virologist and vaccinologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

 
Alyson
 

Awards & Honours

  • Finalist for the Emerging Professional Award from the 2020 Discovery Centre Awards - 2020.

  • Early Career Research Excellence Award, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University - 2020.

  • My work was featured on TWIV This Week In Virology with Vincent Racaniello. TWiV 363: Eat flu and dyad - 2015.

  • My work was featured on the Virology Blog. All about viruses and disease. Influenza virus in breast milk - 2015.

  • My work was featured on the Science Podcast The Naked Scientists. BBC Radio 5.9 October 2015. University of Cambridge. Flu breast infection - 2015.

  • Article chosen for the 'Essential Collection: Virology Editors’ Selection 2013'. 2013 Pandemic H1N1 influenza A directly induces a robust and acute inflammatory gene signature in primary human bronchial epithelial cells downstream of membrane fusion - 2013.

  • Highlighted Article in 'Virology,' January 2014. 2014 Pandemic H1N1 influenza A directly induces a robust and acute inflammatory gene signature in primary human bronchial epithelial cells downstream of membrane fusion - 2014.

  • Dorothy Price Prize recipient, Immunology Master Class 2006 from the Irish Society of Immunology - 2006.

  • Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) recipient, 2004-2007. British Federal Government, UK - 2004-2007.

  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences PhD Studentship recipient, 2003-2006. Queen's University, Belfast, UK - 2003-2006.

  • Poster Prize, 2005 American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ASBMB FASEB Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, USA - 2005.

  • Ontario Government Studentship in Science and Technology (OGSST), 2003. Ontario Provincial Government, Canada - 2003.

  • Life Science Award, 2003. Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada -2003.

  • Dean’s Honor List, 1999-2003. Western University, London, Canada - 1999-2003.

  • Entrance Scholarship, 1999. Western University, London, Canada - 1999.

 
 
Alyson

Education

  • Honours BSc (Western University)

  • PhD (Queen’s University, Belfast)

  • PDF (University Health Network & IDR)

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Memberships

  • CIHR College of Reviewers

  • Canadian Society for Virology

  • American Society for Virology

  • American Society for Microbiology