Dec 22, 2017 — Happy Holidays
Happy holidays from the Jones Lab. We’re looking forward to more great science in 2018!
Dec. 14, 2017 — Dr. Jones Receives Inaugural CBS Graduate Student Mentoring Award
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jones has been selected by the College of Biological Science as the inaugural recipient of its Graduate Student Mentoring Award. Congratulations and many thanks to the current and past Jones lab alumnae who wrote in support of the nomination!
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Dec 14, 2017 — Congratulations Claire
Congratulations to Dr. Claire Martin for the successful defense of her PhD thesis Characterization of signaling pathways regulating nephrin endocytosis in kidney podocytes: novel roles for Nck and ShcA adaptor proteins today! Thank you to Dr. Jean-Francois Cote for travelling out to Guelph for the occasion.
Nov 26, 2017 — Jones Lab Volunteers at the Kitchener Christmas Market
Jones Lab members volunteered at the Kitchener Christmas Market today in support of the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
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Sept 16, 2017 — Jones Lab at the Annual Kidney Walk
The Jones Lab participated in Guelph’s annual Kidney Walk in support of the Kidney Foundation of Canada today to raise money for patient services and research into kidney disease.
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Sept 14, 2017 — Jones Lab Receives NSERC Discovery Grant
Dr. Jones was thrilled to receive an NSERC Discovery Grant today in support of the lab’s research into cell signalling. Congratulations!
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Sept 12, 2017 — Congratulations Afreeda
Congratulations to Afreeda Mahesaniya on the successful defense of her MSc thesis "Investigating the effects of soy phytoestrogens on Nephrin and Akt podocyte survival signaling pathway"!
Jul 19, 2017 — Lab Research Published in JASN
ShcA Adaptor Protein Promotes Nephrin Endocytosis and is Upregulated in Proteinuric Nephropathies was accepted in the Journal of The American Society of Nephrology. Congratulations, Claire and Manali!
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Jul 9, 2017 — Lab Research Published in Journal of Cell Science
The ShcD Phosphotyrosine Adaptor Subverts Canonical EGF Receptor Trafficking was accepted in the Journal of Cell Science. Congratulations, Melanie and Hayley!
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Jun 15, 2017 — Dr. Melanie Wills Named Director of G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab
The G. Magnotta Foundation for Vector-Borne Diseases donated $1.4 million to U of G to establish the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab, headed by our own Dr. Melanie Wills!
May 5, 2017 — Women of Distinction Awards Gala
Dr. Jones was thrilled to be among the honourees celebrated at the 22nd Annual YMCA-YWCA of Guelph Women of Distinction Awards Gala. It was a fabulous, uplifting, and inspiring evening and she would like to thank the organizers, participants, attendees, and those who worked to nominate her for this award. More pictures of the evening can be seen here.
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April 20, 2017 — Banff Conference Dates Announced
The 11th Conference on Signalling in Normal and Cancer cells will take place from April 15-19, 2018. This conference brings together leading researchers in signal transduction from across Canada and, in some cases, the world. These researchers are involved in various aspects of cell signalling research, from the membrane to the nucleus, and from basic research to translation research.This event is organized by Dr. Jean-François Côté from the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal/Montreal Clinical Research Institute and Dr. Nina Jones from the University of Guelph.
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April 12, 2017 — Jones Lab Renews NSERC and Earns 3-Year Discovery Accelerator Supplement
The Jones Lab is pleased to announce their success in obtaining a five-year NSERC renewal and three-year Discovery Accelerator Supplement, totaling $370K for their grant application 'Signalling Mechanisms of the ShcD Adaptor Protein'. We are very grateful for this funding to help us continue our research program.
April 11, 2017 — Claire Awarded MCB Phillips Scholarship
The Jones Lab is pleased to report that Ph.D. candidate Claire Martin has been honoured as one of two recipients of the prestigious Dr. Donald Phillips Molecular and Cellular Biology Scholarship for 2017. Congratulations Claire!
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April 11, 2017 — Melanie Addresses Parliament Hill
Melanie, along with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and other advocates for a federal framework on Lyme disease, spoke at a press conference on Parliament Hill. A recording of the Parliament Hill press conference is available.
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April 2, 2017 — Hayley Receives NSERC
M.Sc. candidate Hayley Lau was successful in this year's NSERC competition and was awarded a 1-year NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master's (CGS-M). Congratulations Hayley!
Mar 8, 2017 — Dr. Nina Jones Honoured as YWCA Woman of Distinction
Guelph YWCA has named Dr. Jones as one of the YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction for 2017. A gala for the honourees will take place May 4th, 2017 at the River Run Centre.
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Feb 17, 2017 — Lab Research Published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
Signalling Adaptor ShcD Suppresses Erk Phosphorylation Distal to the Ret and Trk Neurotrophic Receptors was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Congratulations Melanie, Hayley, Manali, Laura, and Peihua!
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Feb 10, 2017 — Kidney Foundation Grant Renewed
The Jones Lab is excited to announce that the Kidney Foundation of Canada has renewed our Kidney Foundation of Canada Biomedical Research Grant for another 2 years. We are extremely grateful to the Kidney Foundation of Canada for this grant as it will allow us to continue important research on Nck signalling in podocytes.
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Feb 9, 2017 — Hayley Receives Ontario Graduate Scholarship
The Jones Lab is pleased to announce that M.Sc. candidate Hayley Lau was granted a 1-year Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) scholarship in the 2017 competition. Congratulations, Hayley!
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Jan 26, 2017 — Women in S.T.E.M. Roundtable
Dr. Nina Jones was deeply honoured to join Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan for an enlightening round table discussion on Gender Equity & S.T.E.M. disciplines today. More photos of the roundtable can be seen here.
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Jan 9, 2017 — Welcome Back Nikkita
The Jones Lab is pleased to announce that after obtaining her B.Sc. Nikkita will be rejoining the lab as an M.Sc. candidate. Welcome back Nikkita!
Jan 9, 2017 — Welcome Noah
The Jones Lab is pleased to announce that Noah Phippen, a B.Sc. Candidate in Biochemistry, will be joining the lab as a co-op student.
Dec 18, 2016 — Happy Holidays
Happy holidays from the Jones lab! Thank you to everyone who braved the snow to join our holiday party this year.
Dec 2, 2016 — Dr. Jones Renews Canada Research Chair
The Jones Lab is thrilled to announce that Dr. Nina Jones has successfully renewed her Tier II Canada Research Chair in Eukaryotic Cellular Signalling. Congratulations!
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