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 (inflamm-aging) and heart failure.
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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
March 2025: Pakin and Hannah S did a great job sharing their work at the 3 Minute Project Competition this month!
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!
September 2024: A new year with a mix of new and familiar faces. We are happy to welcome back Lorna Phan, who completed her undergraduate project last year and is continuing as a M.Sc. student. We also welcome undergraduate thesis students Hannah Kavanaugh, Noah Fiorucci, Hannah Smith, Pakin Pongpaiboon, and Rachel Wamsteeker.
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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 their 3rd year of study.