Huge congratulations to Dr. Emma LeBlanc on her successful PhD thesis defence yesterday! As my first PhD student, Emma was instrumental in getting my lab up and running, in the midst of a pandemic, while managing to be very productive and do some exciting science along the way! #proudPI

We had a great time at #ASV2025 - thank you to the organizers for putting together an epic week of virology! We are heading home feeling inspired! #LoveVirology

We have a new Master of virology in our group! Congratulations to Elana on her successful MSc defence this afternoon! 🎉

Congratulations to our lab’s first PhD student, Emma LeBlanc, who successfully presented her exit seminar this afternoon showcasing some exciting findings (and a lot of hard work) from her PhD. Next up, thesis defence! #proudPI

Congratulations to our lab’s undergraduate student researchers Keya Jani, Rebeca Barkin and Dominic Doiron, who all gave excellent poster presentations today wrapping up their fourth year projects! We will miss them in the lab but wish them all the best in their next steps! #proudPI

Earlier this week we had our annual lab holiday brunch to wrap up a successful and fun year. Happy holidays from the Colpitts lab!

A fun (and ambitious) journal club this afternoon discussing the next 50 years of virology research! 🦠

Some nice birthday surprises from the lab today (including some exciting new data at lab meeting!)…although I dropped the ball by not wearing my usual plaid shirt! Feeling lucky to work with such a great group - they are the best!

We had a fantastic time at #HCVFlavi2024 in Oxford - thanks to the organizers for putting together an excellent conference, and to all our colleagues for sharing their exciting science! We are returning home feeling inspired! 👩‍🔬🦠

Excellent door-decorating effort by the lab to get us into the holiday spirit!

A new group photo for a new academic year, and a slightly belated welcome to our new graduate and undergraduate trainees! Good times ahead!