Project
One of the major projects in the Shoichet lab is controlled drug delivery for spinal cord regeneration. To this end the lab has developed a composite injectable drug delivery platform composed of PLGA microspheres embedded in a hyaluronan methylcellulose (HAMC) hydrogel. I am specifically interested in adapting this system for the delivery of chondroitinase ABC. Chondroitinase ABC is a bacterial enzyme capable of degrading components of the glial scar – a physical and chemical barrier to axonal regeneration.
Education
University of Ottawa (2004-2010)
BSc Honours Biochemistry
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. John Pezacki (National Research Council of Canada)
BASc Chemical Engineering
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Xudong Cao
Awards
NSERC CGS-M (2010-2011)
University Gold Medal in Engineering (2010)
University Gold Medal in Science (2010)
Professional Engineers of Ontario Gold Medal (2010)
Society of Chemical Industry Award – Engineering (2010)
Society of Chemical Industry Award – Biochemistry (2010)
Faculty Plaque in Chemical Engineering (2010)
Faculty Plaque in Biochemistry (2010)
Best Chemical Engineering Thesis (2010)
3M Canada Inc. Scholarship (2009)
150th Anniversary Science Scholarship (2009)
Co-op Student of the Year (2009)
Undergraduate Nanotechnology Conference Poster Prize – 1st place (2008)
SSA Time Management Award (2008)
Bruker BioSpin Award (2008)
Fisher Scientific Scholarship (2006)
Maxime Claveau Excellence Award (2006)
NSERC Undergraduate Research Award (2006)
Conferences
2008 Undergraduate Nanotechnology Conference – Toronto, ON
Publications
Malgosia M. Pakulska, Catherine M. Grgicak, Javier B. Giorgi
The effect of metal and support particle size on NiO/CeO2 and NiO/ZrO2 catalyst activity in complete methane oxidation, Applied Catalysis A: General 332 (2007) 124-129
Catherine M Grgicak, Malgosia M Pakulska, Julie S O'Brien, Javier B Giorgi
Synergistic effects of Ni1-xCox-YSZ and Ni1-xCux-YSZ alloyed Cermet SOFC anodes for oxidation of hydrogen and methane fuels containing H2S, Journal of Power Sources, 183(2008) 26-33
Anne-Gaelle Rolland-Lagan, Mira Amin, Malgosia Pakulska
Quantifying leaf venation patterns: two dimensional maps, The Plant Journal, 57 (2008) 195-205
Interests
When I am not in the lab you can find me singing, cooking, doing crosswords, practising yoga, or training in muay thai.
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