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Macrophage Biology at McMaster University

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Tissue Collection & Processing

 Cryopreservation with OCT

  • Many of the tissues we preserve and share with our collaborators are collected in OCT. Here is a detailed protocol on collection and preservation. 

 Precision cut lung slices

Dawn Bowdish

Recent Lab News

  • The Bowdish lab is not accepting undergraduate or graduate students for the 2026/27 academic year
  • Dr. Bowdish discusses measles elimination on TVO’s ‘The Rundown’
  • Dr. Bowdish is a panelist at the National Vaccine Summit on Adult Vaccination.
  • The Bowdish lab is not accepting applications from graduate students at this time.
  • The Bowdish lab is not accepting undergraduate or graduate students for 2025/2026
  • Publication: “Rationalizing recommendations for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines”
  • Publication: “Mapping the intersection of demographics, behavior, and government response to the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cohort study”
  • Publication: “No evidence of immune exhaustion after repeated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in vulnerable and healthy populations”
  • Fringe review: ‘The Perils of Being Born in the Fall’ provides laughter, tears and scientific history
  • Dr. Bowdish’s “The Perils of Being Born in the Fall” is playing at the Toronto Fringe Festival, July 2-12th

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