Media
CBC Kitchener, September 21, 2015Radio/Podcast
URL: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2675873441
I was interviewed on the Morning Edition about my participation in Eden Hennessey's Distractingly Sexist photo exhibit and spoke about gender discrimination in STEM professions and how it affects the women working in them.
The Force of biology is strong in Star Wars
The ConversationOnline
URL: https://theconversation.com/the-force-of-biology-is-strong-in-star-wars-89128
A blueprint for aliens looking to hack a human host
Research Highlight
Wilfrid Laurier University, February 10, 2017Online
This interview highlights our paper published in the Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes in Fall 2016. The work is related to advancing the treatment of mitochondrial diseases.
Research Budgeting for Scientists
Published by University Affairs
February 23, 2016
University Affairs picked up one of my blog posts and republished it in their Career Advice column online.
URL: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/career-advice-article/research-budgeting-scientists/
Biography
Allison McDonald's research focuses on how organisms make energy to grow, repair, and reproduce. She studies plants, animals, yeasts, and bacteria in her lab, most interested in the electron transport systems in mitochondria and chloroplasts. McDonald's lab is doing work that will eventually contribute to the treatment of human mitochondrial diseases. In addition to her research, McDonald is a strong advocate for disabled scientists and women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Post-doctoral Fellow Research Grant, Canadian Society of Zoologists | Professional
I received $500 of funding to travel to do research at Stanford University in California.
NSERC Post-doctoral fellowship | Professional
I was awarded $40,000/year to conduct research at Western University from 2008-2010.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
Member of the Centre for Women in Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Biology, University of Waterloo
Past Talks
Using blogging in a biology graduate course to evaluate learning.
Western Conference on Science Education
Western University, July 9, 2015
The control of reactive oxygen species generation by terminal oxidases.
Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium
University of Guelph, June 1, 2016
Equity in Science Panel (Moderator)
Biology Seminar Series
Wilfrid Laurier University, September 23, 2016
Research Grants
Alternative oxidases of animals
Organization: NSERCDate: April 1, 2016
Grant amount: $25,000/year
Details:
Current work in my lab focuses on investigating the enzyme alternative oxidase in animals. We are using molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology experiments to investigate how the enzyme works and is regulated. We suspect that it allows animals to deal effectively with environmental stresses.