Current Position

PhD Student

Education

MSc Biochemistry and Medical Genetics | University of Manitoba - 2023

BSc Kinesiology (Minors: Biochemistry and Occupational Health Policy) | Laurentian University - 2020

About Shivam

I started my science journey as a kinesiology student at Laurentian University, where I also wrestled and weightlifted with the Voyageurs. From there, I went to UManitoba for my MSc in Dr. Meaghan Jones’s lab studying frailty-associated DNA methylation and reversing epigenetic age using circulating extracellular vesicles from postmenopausal women. Now in the Maikawa lab, my PhD project will focus on developing inflammation targeting polymers that can be taken orally in a pill to precisely treat inflammatory bowel disease and reduce the likelihood of adverse effects. Outside of science, I enjoy exploring Toronto on runs, baking goodies I will immediately inhale, figure skating in the winter, and cycling year round. Ask me about my cat Malory and countless tattoos!