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What is your name?
Rebecca Ng
What is your current position?
Undergraduate Researcher
Which institute and country do you work in?
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
What is your home country?
Canada
What are your research interests?
Microbiome and gut immunology, Child health and disease, Global health and inequities
Tell us about yourself and your research interests:
I am currently an undergraduate student studying at the University of Toronto. I am pursuing an Honours Bachelors of Science with a double major in Nutritional Sciences and Human Biology: Global Health. In my third year, I conducted a probiotic microbiology project in a microbiome research lab, where I evaluated the effect of vitamin D on a Bacillus probiotic and its gene expression. I am interested in learning about a wide variety of diseases and health challenges throughout the world. In the summer of 2017, I travelled to Cape Town, South Africa through the Canadian Queen Elizabeth Scholarship program to perform research in HIV immune regulation within the South African context. My research included investigating Langerhans cells, specialized cells implicated in HIV transmission, extracted from adult and newborn foreskin. Immunology is a crucial area of research, where our current knowledge has allowed several advancements within society. Further investment and dissemination of knowledge can empower fellow immunologists and policy makers to increase awareness and enact change.
Immunology Keywords: Microbiome, HIV, Langerhans cells
