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Dr. Juliet Daniel: These 4 years are going to be the best years of your life The Last Word with Vish
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Dr. Juliet M Daniel is a Canadian biology professor at McMaster University, where her research focuses on cancer biology. In 1987, Dr. Daniel completed a Bachelor's degree in life sciences at Queen's University, and then a PhD in microbiology at the University of British Columbia in 1993. Daniel completed post-doctoral research fellowships for three years at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and then followed her supervisor's move to Vanderbilt University, in Memphis, Tennessee, where she stayed for another three years. Following her post-doctoral fellowship, she joined McMaster University's Department of Biology in November 1999, where she is now a full professor. Dr. Daniel's lab studies triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), specifically to identify genetic risk factors that may explain the prevalence and high mortality associated with TNBC in women of African ancestry. In 2017, her lab demonstrated that Kaiso plays a role in the proliferation and survival of TNBC cells. Daniel mentors students through the African Caribbean Association at McMaster University, as well as youth belonging to the African Caribbean community of Hamilton. She co-founded the Canadian Multicultural LEAD Organization for Mentoring & Training. In recognition of her research, Daniel has received several awards including the Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award, the John C. Holland Professional Achievement Award, the African Canadian Achievement Award of Excellence in Science, the Barbados National Honor Gold Crown of Merit and a Hamilton YWCA Women of Distinction Award. She has also been featured in “Millennium Minds: 100 Black Canadians”. You can follow Dr. Juliet Daniel on Twitter @bajanjules27
Dr. Juliet M Daniel is a Canadian biology professor at McMaster University, where her research focuses on cancer biology. In 1987, Dr. Daniel completed a Bachelor's degree in life sciences at Queen's University, and then a PhD in microbiology at the University of British Columbia in 1993. Daniel completed post-doctoral research fellowships for three years at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and then followed her supervisor's move to Vanderbilt University, in Memphis, Tennessee, where she stayed for another three years. Following her post-doctoral fellowship, she joined McMaster University's Department of Biology in November 1999, where she is now a full professor. Dr. Daniel's lab studies triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), specifically to identify genetic risk factors that may explain the prevalence and high mortality associated with TNBC in women of African ancestry. In 2017, her lab demonstrated that Kaiso plays a role in the proliferation and survival of TNBC cells. Daniel mentors students through the African Caribbean Association at McMaster University, as well as youth belonging to the African Caribbean community of Hamilton. She co-founded the Canadian Multicultural LEAD Organization for Mentoring & Training. In recognition of her research, Daniel has received several awards including the Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award, the John C. Holland Professional Achievement Award, the African Canadian Achievement Award of Excellence in Science, the Barbados National Honor Gold Crown of Merit and a Hamilton YWCA Women of Distinction Award. She has also been featured in “Millennium Minds: 100 Black Canadians”. You can follow Dr. Juliet Daniel on Twitter @bajanjules27
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