Celebrating the Convocation of Our Former PhD Student, Dr. Yuxi Zhang
L-R: Lindsay and Yuxi at the Summer2026 convocation ceremony at Queen’s University.
Author: Fredrick Bulondo
The Fitzpatrick Lab Joins Other Researchers at the 2026 #CBS #CSPS #CCCRS Joint Conference at UBC in Vancouver, British Columbia
L-R: Lindsay, Thamali, Kathryn, and Fred attending the CBS2026 conference at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, BC.
The Fitzpatrick Lab shines at the WiE-RISE symposium 2026, Queen’s University
Congratulations, Dr. Thamali Kariyawasam, on Your New Appointment
Dr. Thamali Kariyawasam, a postdoctoral researcher in the Fitzpatrick Lab, has recently been appointed Assistant Professor at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada. We celebrate this outstanding achievement and wish her every success in her new role.
Congratulations to Meghan Van Buuren (Fitzpatrick Lab), named among the winners of the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition at Queen’s University.
3MT winners, from left to right: Meghan Van Buuren (Second place), Mahta Fakhraei Rad (First place), and Robert Policelli (Third place).
Congratulations to Yuxi Zhang on the Successful Defense of Her PhD Thesis
Congratulations to Yuxi Zhang upon successfully defending and submitting her Ph.D. thesis, entitled “The Role of Implant Microenvironments in Shaping Foreign Body Reactions: Application-Specific Insights from In Vitro Models”. Well done, Yuxi, and best wishes for a bright future!
Fitzpatrick and Wells Lab Holiday Event 2025 at The Bunker Sports Center Kingston, ON
Fredrick Bulondo, PhD candidate in the Fitzpatrick Lab, Presents His Research at the 2025 Uganda National Biomedical Engineering Conference (UNBEC2025) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
Another student in the Fitzpatrick group receives the Michele Mainland Memorial Graduating Scholarship in Chemical Engineering
We congratulate Meghan Van Buuren upon receiving the Michele Mainland Memorial Graduating Scholarship. Established in memory of Michele Mainland, B.Sc. 1997, by family, friends, and fellow students to honour Michele’s love of learning and education. The scholarship is awarded to a student graduating in Chemical Engineering with the highest academic standing and who is continuing…
A graduate student in the Fitzpatrick group receives the B.E.C. Joyce Award.
Skylar Knibbs receives the 2025 B.E.C. Joyce Award. This recognition is awarded to a student graduating in Chemical Engineering who, in the opinion of classmates and department staff, is the outstanding graduate in Chemical Engineering; book prize. As Fitzpatrick lab, we celebrate and congratulate you upon reaching this milestone.
Congratulations Meghan Van Buuren upon receiving the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) award 2025/2026.
Ms. Meghan Van Buuren from the Fitzpatrick lab at Queen’s University is a new OGS awardee for 2025-26. #Congratulations
The Fitzpatrick Lab at the CBS2025 Gala Dinner at Kingston Marriott.
L-R: Kathryn, Meghan, Skylar, Lindsay, Thamali, Yuxi, and Fredrick.
Fitzpatrick Lab fun evening at Baja Craft Kitchen: Farewell to our winter semester lab assistant/volunteer Ms. Harshmeet Kaur.
L-R: Kathryn, Fredrick, Meghan, Thamali, Yuxi, Lindsay, and Harshmeet.
Fitzpatrick lab hosts Prof. Simon Matoori from Université de Montréal.
L-R: Isaac, Kathryn, Yuxi, Fredrick, Simon, Lindsay, Chris and Nathan.
A Special Congratulations to Grace Riddell.
We are incredibly proud to celebrate Grace’s successful MASc thesis defense as she completes her time with the Fitzpatrick lab at Queen’s University. Over the last 2 years, Grace has demonstrated dedication, curiosity, and a true passion for her research project: “Examining the effect of therapeutic Insulin concentrations used in insulin pump therapy on TLR-mediated…
Welcoming new lab members.
The Fitzpatrick lab welcomed two accelerated MASc students this fall 2024: Skylar Knibbs and Meghan Van Buuren. They recently completed their summer internship at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and Aerogen respectively. We are excited that they are bringing incredible experiences to the lab. “As a Summer Research Fellow in the Assay…