Dana Philpott

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Dana Philpott
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Dana Philpott is a professor of immunology at the University of Toronto. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Dana Philpott completed a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Calgary, and then completed her graduate studies in the department of microbiology at the University of Toronto. [4] By the time she graduated, the departments of microbiology and genetics had merged, and Philpott became the first microbiologist with a PhD from the department of molecular genetics and microbiology at the University of Toronto. [3] She studied enterohemorrhagic and enteropathogenic E.coli under Philip Sherman. [3] [4]

Philpott completed two years of postdoctoral training at McMaster University with Mary Perdue, before moving to France and working at the Pasteur Institute with Philippe Sansonetti. [2] [4] Ten years after graduating, she returned to the University of Toronto as professor in the department of immunology. [3]

Research

Philpott's research work focuses on Crohn's disease, colitis, and intestinal inflammation. [4]

Philpott and fellow professor Ken Croitoru won a $15-million grant from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation which they used to found the University of Toronto Host-Microbiome Research Network. [3] [4]

Awards and recognition

Philpott's research has been highly recognized. She has received the Marie Curie Research Training Grant, the CIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award, the EMBO Young Investigator Award, the 2011 CIHR New Investigator Award, a 2015 Canadian Society for Immunology investigator award, and a 2018 Canada Research Chair. [4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Philpott is married to Stephen Girardin, an associate professor and fellow researcher at the University of Toronto. [4] [7]

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