The Tobin Lab at Trent University
Welcome! The Tobin Lab studies how muscle and immune cells behave and communicate in various conditions associated with chronic inflammation, such as aging.
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A new area that we are working on is related to mitochondrial tRNA modification by an enzyme called TRIT1. Deficiency in TRIT1 causes an extremely rare disease called Combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 35 (Coxpd35).
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Click here to find out more about projects in the lab.
​​NEWS
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Oct. 2025: New paper alert! Cytokinins Are Age- and Injury-Responsive Molecules That
Regulate Skeletal Myogenesis Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 10136. This study suggests important roles for i6A/iPR in muscle repair and aging. We’re now actively looking at the enzyme responsible for this modification, tRNA isopentenyltransferase 1 or TRIT1.
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Sept. 2025: Welcome to new students: Megan, Erin, Aditi, and Liana who will complete undergraduate thesis projects and new/returning as MSc students: Hannah, Katie and Max!
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​June 2025: Congratulations to Hannah Smith for her Ontario Graduate Scholarship!
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April 2025: The Tobin Lab is pleased to share that we have been awarded a Research Tools & Instrument Grant from NSERC to purchase a flow cytometer. This was obtained in collaboration with Professors Robertson, Xenopoulos and Yee.
Dr. Tobin is a recipient of the 2025 Early Career Researcher Award!
Rachel Wamsteeker won a CIHR Travel Award (Institute Community Support) to attend the The Canadian Public Health Association’s annual conference in Winnipeg! Rachel shared her findings on the incidence of stroke in Métis Nation communities in Ontario, in collaboration with the MNO and ICES. Congrats, Rachel!
Noah Fiorucci won best undergraduate talk at the 2025 Molecules, Cells & System Symposium - congrats, Noah!​
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See some research and life highlights below or check out the Archives
Contact
Students interested in joining the lab should send an email
of interest including a resume and unofficial transcript to stephanietobin@trentu.ca
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Students interested in doing an undergraduate thesis project should contact Stephanie early in the Fall of their 3rd year of study.
