Karen Lithgow, University of Calgary

Research

Intrauterine Infection Preterm Birth Spontaneous Preterm Labour Vaginal Microbiome

Latest funding

A systems-level framework for discovering microbiome proteases and their capacity to manipulate homeostasis and barrier function in the female genital tract
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,036,576
72th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Travel Award Recipient
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$5,000
Defining the role of proteolysis in genital tract infections: from pathways to novel enzymes
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$300,000

A systems-level framework for discovering microbiome proteases and their capacity to manipulate homeostasis and barrier function in the female genital tract

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sycuro, Laura K; Dufour, Antoine

Keywords: Bacterial Virulence; Genital Tract Mucosa; Innate Immunity; Metaproteomics; Metatranscriptomics; Multi-Omics; Proteases; Synthetic Biology; Systems Biology; Vaginal Microbiome

$1,036,576

72th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Travel Award Recipient

Nominated PICIHR2022Lindau Prize

Principal investigators: Lithgow, Karen V

Keywords: Intrauterine Infection; Preterm Birth; Spontaneous Preterm Labour; Vaginal Microbiome

$5,000

Defining the role of proteolysis in genital tract infections: from pathways to novel enzymes

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Infection and Immunity (Early Career Research Support)

Principal investigators: Sycuro, Laura K; Dufour, Antoine

Keywords: Bacterial Virulence Activities; Genital Tract Infection; Metagenomics; Metaproteomics; Proteases; Vaginal Microbiome

$300,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Intrauterine Infection Dear Professor Lithgow, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on intrauterine infection connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "72th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Travel Award Recipient" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]