
Tina Maio-Twofoot, Ph.D.
Scientist | Effective Communicator | Multidisciplinary Researcher | Pharmacology & Toxicology | Outdoors Enthusiast | Photographer | Runner | Traveler
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Education
2009 – 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmacology and Toxicology
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Adams, Head of Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and Professor
Thesis: Clinical and Experimental Evidence for the Pathological Mechanisms Underlying Aspects of Sexual Dysfunction: Impact of Adiposity and Chronic Kidney Disease​
Relevant Course: Principles of Drug Discovery and Development, MITACS Projects Management I & II
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2007 – 2009
Master of Science Equivalent, Pharmacology and Toxicology
(Transfer to Ph.D.)
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Thesis: Anti-obesity and Antihypertensive Treatments in the Prevention of Sexual Dysfunction
Relevant Courses: Methodology in Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Sciences: Tissues and Systems, Pharmacology Seminar Program, Introduction to Animal Care
2003 – 2007
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Life Sciences
Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
Relevant Courses: Anatomy, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, Principles of General Pharmacology I, Principles of General Pharmacology II, Xenobiotic Disposition and Toxicity, Immunology, Biochemistry

2002
Explore, Five Week French-Language Immersion Course (University Credit in French)
Université Sainte-Anne, Church Point, Canada
French Language Bursary Program, the Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada

​1998 – 2003
​Independent Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Honours
St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School, Oakville, Canada
91% average in OAC Algebra & Geometry, Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, English
2010 - present
2010 - present