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Lab Research Trainee
University of Calgary, Canada
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
My name is Kristine Du and as a recent Bachelor of Science graduate with a specializatiion in Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology, I have continued with my clinical based research as a trainee in Dr. Michael D. Parkins Lab at the University of Calgary in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease. Currently, my main projects involve: (1) Studying the prevalence of high inoculum cefazolin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus in bloodstream infections and recurrent infections through susceptiblity testing and strain typing isolates using PFGE. As well, how their phenotypes are associated with certain antibiotic resistance genes, (2) Understanding the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses using RT-qPCR in wastewater sampling throughout Calgary, Canada. I have also been involved in other studies, such as testing a novel approach for infection control in duodenoscopes used for endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) procedures for patients in Calgary, Alberta and Kingston, Ontario.