Current Research

A large part of my work involves the collection of human umbilical cords from scheduled cesarian births at the Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, after obtaining written consent from the patients. The collected cords are transported back to the lab and processed according to protocols developed in our lab to obtain the cells of interest, namely human umbilical cord perivascular cells (HUCPVs). These cells are either frozen down for future use or cultured immediately in various assays to study, for instance, their potential for differentiating into different tissue lineages under defined culture conditions. I assist grad students whose work involves the use of HUCPVs. I perform serum screens when required as the proliferating and differentiating abilities of these cells are highly dependent on the serum lot. I perform techniques such as flow cytometry, PCR and immunocytochemistry staining. I am also trained as a phlebotomist.

Background

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Personal Interests

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