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Nithya Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.
Karla comes all the way from the land of wines, Chile, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in medical technology. In 2013, she came to Dalhousie where she did her master's and Ph.D. in the Microbiology and Immunology department. After many years of studying intracellular bacterial pathogens, Karla switched gears and joined the Karakach lab as a post-doctoral fellow to study cancer biology focusing on Wilm’s tumours.
Karla is the leader of our functional biology pillar where she uses her expertise in molecular and cell biology to set up the empirical measurements and train students. Importantly, Karla has founded the birthday committee ensuring our blood sugar levels are high year-round!
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