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Author Archives: Dr. Dawn M. E. Bowdish
The Bowdish lab is hiring a Research Coordinator!
Are you interested in joining our team? Please see the below job description. Applications will be accepted through MOSAIC
The Bowdish lab is not accepting undergraduate thesis or summer students for the 2021/22 academic year.
Due to COVID occupancy restrictions we cannot accept thesis students for the 2021/22 school year. We acknowledge how frustrating it is for undergraduates who want to participate in research; however, the team is too busy with COVID related projects to devote the time required for virtual projects. Best of luck to all those searching for positions.
How do you balance productivity & psychological safety in a lab? by Dr. Bowdish and others.
Cell Systems asks group leaders how they foster mutually reinforcing research productivity and psychological safety in their teams. Dr. Bowdish and others reflect on this question here…
SARS-CoV-2 & Back-To-School (Part 2). Ventilation & cleaning concerns
SARS-CoV-2 and Back-to-School Part 2: Transmission through air and surfaces
In Part 2 of this series we discuss the relative risk of infection through circulating air and on surfaces and some easy examples of how to break up air circulation patterns in schools.
Major points include:
1) Risks from circulating air versus surfaces
2) How masks, outside time (especially during meal time and when shouting/singing/playing music) and opening windows and doors can help reduce risk.
3) What to clean and when.
4) Beware of the break room! Occupational transmission often comes from colleagues – reduce the risk.
To download the slides, click here.
SARS-CoV-2 and Back to School (Part 1)
If children can catch SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and carry as much of the virus, why are we considering opening schools? In part 1 Dr. Bowdish discusses how the virus spreads and why this might be different between children and adults. (Short answer= children spread less because they are more likely to be asymptomatic and less likely to cough/sneeze when they are infected than adults.) Topics covered in this presentation include: 1) Which countries have successfully opened schools and why? 2) Why droplet size matters? Coughs and sneezes spread more than talking/breathing. 3) Symptoms that differ between adults and kids. 4) Priority #1 for keeping schools safe – keep people with symptoms, no matter how mild out.
To download the slides used in this talk see click here. If you would like the video in another format (e.g. .mp4, .wmv) please email Dr. Bowdish at bowdish.ca.
Dr. Bowdish busts some myths about COVID-19 on the Sickboy Podcast
Dr. Bowdish talks on the Sickboy podcast about myths around COVID19. Available on Apple podcasts or click the link below
Older adults and COVID19
Older adults are some of the hardest hit by SARS-CoV2/COVI19 and they deserve our protection. Dr. Bowdish talks about the importance of keeping them safe during this epidemic.
The Bowdish lab is no longer accepting undergraduate applications for the 2020/21 academic year.
We have filled all summer and thesis positions for 2020/21. We thank you for your interest in our lab’s work and apologize that we cannot accommodate more undergraduates. We wish you every luck in finding a summer/thesis position.
Dr. Bowdish talks with the CBC about whether we should worry about the coronovirus.
Canada is repatriating citizens from Wuhan, China. Should we be worried that this will bring the coronovirus to Canada?
Dr. Bowdish talks to CBC about the risks of bringing Canadians home, what we can do to protect ourselves from infection, and reveals that there is a virus circulating in Canada right now with similar symptoms that has killed hundreds of Canadians and is expected to kill hundreds more (it’s influenza and you should get your flu shot).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-82-here-and-now-toronto/clip/15758125-canada-is-going-to-try-and-repatriate-citizens-stuck-in-wuhan.-what-happens-next