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
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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March 2025: Pakin and Hannah S did a great job sharing their work at the 3 Minute Project Competition this month!
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February 2025: Thank you to the Research Office for awarding the lab with a Research Development Grant to study the application of biomaterials to muscle repair.
​The lab is hiring Trent students eligible for TSWEP - please see the Trent Job Board for details.
November 2024: Congratulations to Farnoush for successfully defending her MSc thesis!
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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.