Sara M. Nolte
Sara Nolte holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences and Masters of Science in Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences from McMaster University. Her MSc research focused on developing a cancer stem model to study brain metastases from the lung. She then spent a year working on developing cell-based cancer immunotherapies. Throughout a highly productive graduate career, Sara became interested in scientific communication and education, and later pursued a career as a Physician Assistant (PA) in order to build medical expertise. Working as a PA in Emergency Medicine helps her find ways to bridge the gaps between laboratory and clinical science, and to improve scientific and health-related communication with the public. Outside of science, Sara enjoys participating in a variety of sports, and is a competitive Olympic weightlifter hoping to compete at the National level soon!
Posts by: Sara M.
Inside a cancer stem cell researcher’s tool box: Sphere formation
> I recently wrote about the dilemma many cancer stem cell (CSC) researchers face when trying to model their disease of interest in the lab. So assuming a researcher has successfully chosen their model – what happens next? Allow me to introduce to you some of the tools-of-the-trade found in any CSC researcher’s tool box. […]
Cell lines, patient samples, and cultures – oh my!
> The thing that is so intriguing about cancer stem cells (CSCs), from a cancer researcher’s perspective, is their powerful potential as therapeutic targets. While CSCs can create or regenerate tumours (causing relapse in some patients despite our best efforts to prevent it – more on this in my previous post on CSCs), they also […]
Tips from the grad school trenches on launching a career
> Anyone who has, or is working on, a graduate degree (e.g. PhD, MSc) has likely encountered the “what does a PhD/MSc get you?” question. In my experience, the most frustrating thing wasn’t that I was asked this question at least three times at every family gathering, but it was that I often didn’t know […]