Amanda Tam
Master’s Student

Dental Sciences

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Laís Landim Gomes

Email: amanda.tam2@mail.mcgill.ca

Education Background:

Bachelor of Science in Physiology with a Minor in Psychology, Faculty of Science, McGill University (2024)

Favourite Lab Equipment:

Parafilm

Research Project and Interests:

When dental implants repeatedly fail, it can lead to complications, longer recovery times, and higher costs. To improve patient care and make dental treatments more sustainable, it is essential to enhance the durability and longevity of dental implants. Therefore, my project aims to incorporate N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a thiol-containing drug, via carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to PEEK polymer in order to enhance biocompatibility, osseointegration, and antimicrobial properties.

  • Graduate Excellence Award (2024)

  • Pre-Print Articles:

    Legal T, Joachimiak E, Parra M, Peng W, Tam A, Black C, Valente-Paterno M, Brouhard G, Gaertig J, Wloga D, Bui KH. Structure of the ciliary tip central pair reveals the unique role of the microtubule-seam binding protein SPEF1. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Dec 2:2024.12.02.626492. doi: 10.1101/2024.12.02.626492. PMID: 39677611; PMCID: PMC11642885.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Bui Lab at McGill University. Investigated SPEF1, a seam-binding protein crucial for microtubule dynamics, and elucidated its role in stabilizing microtubules (2023-2024)

  • - VP Social - McGill Dentistry Graduate Student Society (MDGSS)

    - Project Manager - McGill Chinese Students' Society (MCSS)