The Bowdish lab will support one application for a PDF fellowship through this funding opportunity. To be competitive, applicants must have an excellent track record of publishing/presenting their PhD work and must write an application that clearly states how working at McMaster and in the Bowdish lab will further their career.

Potential projects include:

1) Discovery of novel immunotherapeutic drugs

2) Uncovering how the microbiota contributes to the aging process

3) Studying mouse models of polymicrobial pneumonia

4) Studying how monocyte function changes with age and contributes to infection

5) Others – please see the projects page for some of our current work.

Interested applicants should contact Dr. Bowidish with a c.v. and brief description of their research interests. Only applicants who have a strong publication record will be competitive for this application.