Bamford awarded a 2016 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Natalie Bamford, a former University of Toronto Biochemistry Specialist and current PhD student in the Howell lab, was recently awarded a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to continue her studies. Natalie’s research focuses on understanding the biosynthesis of the fungal biofilm exopolysaccharide galactosaminogalactan.
“This is a new exciting project as little is known of fungal exopolysaccharide biosynthesis. I […]