Tina Maio-Twofoot, Ph.D.
Scientist | Effective Communicator | Multidisciplinary Researcher | Pharmacology & Toxicology | Outdoors Enthusiast | Photographer | Runner | Traveler
RECENT NEWS
Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope 10K
NOvember 5 2016

10K in 55:35! This was my first time doing the Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope 1k! It's been three years since my last 10K event, and the course is relatively flat compared to the Sporting Life 10K. I was happy with my chip-time and thankful for the beautiful weather on the November morning!
For my official race times click on the link below and enter my name into the search field.


Experimental Reasearch Published in Peer Reviewed Journal
August 19 2014

Experimental research from my doctoral thesis has been published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine!
Online today :)
Link below:


Novartis
June 16 2014

Today was the first day of my new job with Novartis Canada as a Medical Science Liaison!
My therapeutic area is Respiratory Medicine and I will be covering COPD, Asthma, and CF.
You can check out their website here:


Officially Graduated
November 19 2013

Today I put on the red robe and walked into Grant Hall at Queen's University to receive my doctoral degree. It was a beautiful ceremony and once called up to the stage, PhD graduates remained there - side by side with our professors for the rest of the ceremony.
This would not have been possible without the support of my wonderful supervisor and mentor, Dr. Michael Adams as well as my incredibly supportive family and friends.
I still feel like this is all a dream - I hope I don't wake up any time soon!


First Day as a Medical Science Liaison
November 18 2013

Today was the first day of my new job with Forest Laboratories Canada as a Medical Science Liaison (MSL)! As an Internal Medicine MSL my therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal.
You can check out their website here:


It's Official - I'm Done My PhD!
September 30 2013

I passed my defence on the 27th of September! I was given minor corrections by the examination committee and submitted a final copy of my thesis on the 30th.
I am looking forward to the next Chapter!
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“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
- Henry Miller

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Thesis Submitted!
August 22 2013

I have submitted my thesis for review by my examination comittee! My defence is scheduled for September 27th. The countdown begins to defence day and completion of my doctoral degree.


Featured as a "Monthly Millie" (St. Mildred's Lightbourn School)
July 2013

It was a fun trip down memory lane and to reflect back on my time at SMLS during my interview to be the first St. Mildred's Alumnae to be featured as a "Monthly Millie". My story was posted on their Facebook page (SMLS link below) and published in the Jubilate, SMLS Alumnae magazine (link below - page 2). I look forward to the future posts of other SMLS almuname!

Sporting Life 10K
May 4 2013

10K in 55:09! This was my third Sporting Life 10K to raise money for Camp Oochigeas and my fastest one yet!
Thank you to everyone who helped to support such a wonderful cause! Our final fundraising total for Camp Ooch was $640.
For my official race times from this year, 2011 and 2010 click on the links below. The net time is the time it took me to run the race starting from when I crossed the start line. The total time is from the race gun start but because there are over 20,000 people that run this race it can take awhile just to make it to the start line!


Mitacs Workshop (Foundations of Project Management) - Part One
January 2013
Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit research organization that conducts training programs to "develop the next generation of innovators with vital scientific and business skills".
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I have recently signed up for their training program on the Foundations of Project Management at Queen's University and look forward to what should be an exciting two days!

To learn more about Mitacs, click on the link below.
Mitacs Workshop (Foundations of Project Management) - Part Two
​March 2013

After completing Part One of MITACS Foundations of Project Management Course I participated in Part Two for another two days.
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Over the span of the 4 day course we covered topics such as project management principles and philosophy, team building, conflict management, project planning principles, basics of using Critical Path Method, risk analysis, roles of project leaders and providing positive feedback. It was a mix of lecture based learning and group discussion and participation.
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It was a valuable experience in which I learned a lot of principles that I can apply to the projects I manage in the lab as well as breaking down large writing projects. Thank you MITACS!