Back open for business!
We are excited for the new school year! Riley and Alex are getting themselves acquainted with our setups and helping to train the next great group of thesis students. Zeina will be coming to the lab soon and we are all excited for her arrival (Hope that student visa comes soon!!)
The Hawke Lab has been badly affected by the current pandemic. Greatly limiting our ability to undertake analysis within the lab and recruit people for our studies that were halted when the pandemic began. While this is not unique to our lab, it nonetheless has a significant impact on our ability to train people within the lab and maintain our high level of productivity. On the bright side, we have a number of studies which required mostly time to complete and have made great strides in data analysis, writing and submission of these studies.
During these tough times, be kind to yourself and others. We could all use a little more of that right now.
We are proud to introduce the 2019-2020 Hawke Lab recruiting class!
This September, we added four promising McMaster students to the Hawke Lab roster. We are excited about the character and talent of our new trainees, and look forward to their performance at the lab bench.
If you like your drinks served cold with a side of science, come join us on Tuesday, May 21 (7-9 PM) at Redchurch Cafe for Hamilton’s Pint of Science festival!
Pint of Science is a global festival where scientists take their research from lab bench to bar stool and discuss their latest scientific discoveries in a way that’s fun and accessible for all audiences. No prior knowledge required.
In the event’s ‘Our Body’ section, Dr. Irena Rebalka will discuss how Statin medications affect muscle health (Cholesterol-lowering drugs… good for your heart, bad for your muscles?). Dr. Thomas Hawke will then discuss how skeletal muscle is impacted by diabetes (“Don’t sugar-coat it Doc. Is Diabetes damaging my muscles?”).
The event is FREE to attend. Online registration is available, but if you don’t have a ticket, don’t worry.
So come out, relax, learn about the interesting work that’s going on in our lab (and have a pint with us too)!
Congratulations to the Hawke Lab’s fourth-year undergraduate thesis students who showcased their senior research projects this past week!
Grace Martin, Cathy Ren and Enoch Tin (Honour’s Bachelor of Health Science program, pictured above) presented their final projects at the Bachelor of Health Science program’s Poster Day (April 1st, 2019).
And after her successful oral presentation the week prior, Rimsha Chattha (Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization program, pictured left) travelled to the University of Western Ontario where she presented her senior research poster at the Western Student Research Conference (March 29, 2019).
We truly thank these students for their hard work and dedication over the past year (see comic below, all in good fun!), and wish them success wherever life and more importantly, science, takes them next!
Earlier this month, the Hawke Lab flew down to Gainesville, FL to attend the University of Florida Myology Institute’s Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology in Health and Disease Conference (March 6-8).
The dynamic group of local and international presenters provided newfound perspectives on the incredible plasticity of skeletal muscle, with respect to novel signalling pathways, disease models and treatment modalities.
The Hawke Lab would like to congratulate current PhD students, Athan Dial and Cynthia Monaco, on their quick yet intellectual and well-versed ‘data blitz’ presentations.
As well as our friend and collaborator Dr. Christopher Perry at York University, for his insightful talk on “Targeting mitochondrial bioenergetics to treat muscle weakness in Duchenne muscular dystrophy”.
Thank-you to the efforts of the presenters and organizers alike, for putting on this year’s conference. It was the perfect mix of people, science, and good weather!
The Hawke Lab attended the Ontario Exercise Physiology Conference held January 25-27 in Barrie, Ontario.
It was wonderful to see the innovative range of work produced by the students & exercise physiology trainees of Ontario!
Congratulations to the following Hawke Lab members for their well-deserved award nominations.
Thank-you to the University of Ottawa for hosting this year’s event.
We look forward to seeing everyone at OEP 2020!
Welcome to the new and improved Hawke Lab for Muscle Health Research website! We need and acronym or something. That tag line is just a mouthful! HLMHR? no…MHR? no… Will definitely have to sleep on it!
We are excited to provide more detailed information about our studies, about the scientists who are undertaking the studies and, importantly, translating our lab findings into something meaningful for the people who need and want it. We welcome your feedback about the website and its usefulness.
Click on the menu and associated links to explore the things we do!
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