News – The Payne Lab

Payne Lab at Strom’s!

The Payne Lab went to Strom's for some Fall fun.…

Hello and goodbye to lab members

We said goodbye and congratulations to Brittany who successfully defended her MSc, and Adam who completed his MBS requirements this past summer semester. We wish them both luck with the next steps in their scientific careers!

Lab updates Summer 2024

We celebrated the defense of two MSc students this summer: Avika Srivastava and Maia Hoover. Congratulations to both of you!! You will be greatly missed but we look forward to seeing what you do next!

Anatomy Connected 2024

Dr. Payne and four of the graduate students attended the American Association for Anatomy's annual Anatomy Connected conference in Toronto ON.

Payne Lab Fall 2023 Update

Dr. Payne and MSc students Avika Srivastava and Maia Hoover attended Canada's Till & McCulloch stem cell meeting in Toronto to present posters.

Dr. Payne awarded CFI-JELF equipment federal funding

To understand why animals respond differently to injury, Dr. Payne will receive $96,279 to study the role nerves play in regeneration and scarring. We will acquire a multi-purpose imaging system to record cell behaviour with time-lapse microscopy and purchase some much needed essentials for the lab!

Payne Lab featured in OVC The Crest magazine

Our lab was featured in the Summer 2023 edition of…

Big news for Payne grad students: awarded top scholarships and attended SONA!

Master's students Maia Hoover and Avika Srivastava have been selected for MSc scholarships! Congratulations to Maia for her OGS scholarship, and Avika for her NSERC-CGS-M. We are very proud of you both!

Lab escape room fun

The lab after successful escape AND with the treasure! We may not have beaten the record but it was a good effort!

The Payne Lab turns 1!

A fresh new lab photo to mark the 1 year…