Alexis (she/her) @_alexis_chacon_
MSc Candidate in the Gillgrass Lab | Researching HIV and TB co-infections in a humanized mouse model at @macimmunology 🦠🔬🧬 gillgrasslab.wixsite.com/mysite Joined January 2014-
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@_alexis_chacon_, a MSc candidate in the @AmyEGillgrass lab presents her exciting talk “Testing a Novel Respiratory Mucosal Adenoviral TB Vaccine in Naive and HIV-Infected Humanized Mice”
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Hi friends! This year I will be doing WWF-Canada's CN Tower Climb for Nature! In addition to climbing all 1,776 steps to the top, I am also raising money to help support @WWFCanada! Feel free to click on the link to my profile below to donate today! 🐼 support.wwf.ca/goto/alexis_ch…
Previously unseen footage of antibodies on their way to fight an infection
“This approach has so much potential:” A team of @MacGlobalNexus researchers will proceed with Phase 2 human trials for a next-generation, aerosol-borne COVID-19 vaccine through an $8M investment through the @CIHR_IRSC Clinical Trials Fund | @machealthsci ow.ly/Z9q450MwBBw
Inhaled Canadian COVID-19 vaccine to enter Phase 2 human trials @McMasterU @MacGlobalNexus ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…
“The current vaccination strategy for #COVID-19 has us constantly chasing the virus, and it’s clear that we simply can’t keep up,” says Matthew Miller, associate professor @BBS_McMasterU @McMasterU. @Millerlab_atMac #HamOnt ow.ly/GkGg50MxKAO
Huge congrats to MIRC trainees Mike D’Agostino @Millerlab_atMac and @_alexis_chacon_ @AmyEGillgrass lab!
Huge congrats to MIRC trainees Mike D’Agostino @Millerlab_atMac and @_alexis_chacon_ @AmyEGillgrass lab!
Tomorrow's the day — Trainee Day 2022 begins! Ahead of the event, we're excited to announce this year’s candidates for the Mildred Gulliver Scholarship in Infectious Disease Research! Each candidate will present their amazing research tomorrow. #IIDR2022
@MsMacrophage Congratulations to our 2022 cohort of IIDR Trainee Day award winners! Thank you to all who attended, and to the organizing committee for hosting such a wonderful event! #IIDR2022
I’ll be like “yeah this is my emotional support animal” and it’s just a cat who actively works to make my life more difficult
The Kaushic Lab joins the Gillgrass Lab for a fun fall hike! @CKaushic
"I squat 315" "I bench press 225" ok well while you're lifting weights I'm lifting my homies' spirits with little jokes and tomfoolery
Enjoying a wonderful afternoon at the MIRC BBQ with the Gillgrass lab! @CKaushic @MacImmunology
Alexis Chacon, a MSc candidate from the @AmyEGillgrass lab, delivered an exceptional talk titled, "Investigating immune mechanisms and novel multivalent vaccine efficacy in HIV/TB co-infection in a next generation humanized mouse model
Alexis Chacon, MSc student from the @AmyEGillgrass lab. "Investigating the Immune Responses to HIV/TB Co-infection in a Humanized Mouse Model"
Christopher Silvestri🥇from the Bramson lab and Alexis Chacon 🥈from the @AmyEGillgrass lab won first and second place respectively for the MSc short presentation award
Celebrating Spring and Pride Month with a nice lunch and picture session on a sunny Friday with the research group! #research #pridemonth2022 @MacImmunology @AmyEGillgrass
Talk about #innovative research 🤯 Trials will start for the two next-generation #COVID19 vaccines! Developed by a team at @McMasterU, the vaccines will be inhaled by aerosol, targeting the lungs & primary area of initial infection. Read more at ➡️ bit.ly/3rKcwbn
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Congratulations to my colleague and friend, Zhou Xing, for winning the Cinader Award at #CSI2023 for amazing achievements over his career, all the way from basic studies to testing mucosal vaccines in clinical trials! Very well deserved @MacImmunology @McMasterIIDR
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Humbled and honored to have received this recognition. Very grateful for the support of colleagues and students for their support which made this possible!
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#NewProfilePic Lab photoshoot calls for a new twitter display icon!
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A 360° camera view from the top of Mt Everest [source: buff.ly/40S5zDh]
During weekly lab meetings the people in my group present in one slide the highlights/progress of the past week. This is the best slide we’ve ever had. We laughed so much and hugged because: science is hard, it’s okay to admit it, and we are all in it together 🙂#mentalhealth
@CAHR_ACRV 2023, so nice to connect with the HIV research community, friends, colleagues! Had to take this picture of the Indigenous poster wall! Amazing to see their leadership in research in HIV, STBBI & sexual health #CBR @CAAN_Official @CIHR_IRSC
2017: Presented a paper I wrote (from high school!) on the gut-brain axis, heavily influenced by the Bercik-Collins lab research. 2023: Presented my own research as a current Bercik-Collins lab member. Talk about a full circle moment!