Sommer Chou, B.Sc.

Position: Ph.D. Student

About:

Sommer is a third year undergraduate student completing her studies in Integrated Science with a concentration in Biochemistry. She joined the Wright Lab in January 2018 to help expand the collection of resistance genes in the Antibiotic Resistance Platform (ARP). Outside of the lab, Sommer is a national level badminton player and she enjoys boxing, camping, hiking, and eating strawberries.

Publications:

Featured

Mar 25, 2022

Structural and molecular rationale for the diversification of resistance mediated by the Antibiotic_NAT family

Mar 25, 2022

Authors: Stogios PJ, Bordeleau E, Xu Z, Skarina T, Evdokimova E, Chou S, Diorio-Toth L, D'Souza AW, Patel S, Dantas G, Wright GD, Savchenko A.
Reference: Commun Biol.
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03219-w.
PMID: 35338238.

Mar 25, 2022

Jan 7, 2021

Identifying novel β-lactamase substrate activity through in silico prediction of antimicrobial resistance

Jan 7, 2021

Authors: Tsang KK, Maguire F, Zubyk HL, Chou S, Edalatmand A, Wright GD, Beiko RG, McArthur AG.
Reference: Microb Genom
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000500
PMID: 33416461

Jan 7, 2021

In the News:

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May 24, 2018

Sommer Chou: IIDR 2018 Summer Student Fellowship Recipient

May 24, 2018

Every year, the IIDR provides 10 $1000 fellowship awards to eligible undergraduate students and IIDR trainees working throughout the summer. Wright Lab undergraduate student Sommer Chou is a recipient this year.

Source: McMaster IIDR

May 24, 2018

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