Kathy McIntosh:  

Life My life prior to the last 2 years can basically be summerized by my college and work biographies. Other interesting activities include travels abroad and skiing excursions to different locations. I was fortunate to find time to travel to England, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. It was FABULOUS! Everyone should see the leaning tower of Pisa and Stonehenge at least once in their lifetime. I also attend conferences in the USA every year funded by my graduate program. The nicest location so far has been San Diego... the weather is perfect. I am fortunate to be a member of a scientific research group based in Europe and have attended meetings in Barcelona, Belfast, Prague, Paris, Copenhagen, St. Jean de Luz and I've just returned from Croatia! Our next meeting is either in Greece or Cyprus... My husband Scott and I were married in August 2005 in the Bessborough Gardens in Saskatoon. It was truly beautiful... if you've been to Saskatoon, everyone knows about 'the castle on the river', that's where we were married and had our wedding reception. Scott is a high school english and history teacher and coaches boys' football and basketball. We enjoy spending time at the lake in the summer - the sea-doo barely gets a moments' rest! We bought a beautiful character house that overlooks the Saskatchewan River and Rotary Park in Saskatoon. That house has been both my joy AND my pain. We have repainted the entire interior. I will NEVER do that again, way to much work when you're trying to get a graduate degree, work part-time AND have a life!!! However, it is truly beautiful and I am now pleased with its appearance. We now have 'Keeva', a husky with BOUNDLESS energy! Scott has trained and competed in marathons/triathalons, and wanted a dog that could go the distance with him during training. That was the intention anyway... Since then we've adopted a second dog, 'Majerle' (named after the retired Phoenix Suns basketball player... of course. Not that I knew basketball existed before I met Scott!) Now, we train our dogs in agility and flyball. They're very smart and will practically do back-flips for a treat (dogs after their owners' heart)! We also have a cat that of course preferred the old days before the dogs came along. Scott and I are fortunate to be able to spend time in Arizona every winter because his parents are retired there. It makes for a MUCH less dreadful winter... It's also only 2 hours from the Mexican border where GREAT shopping awaits! Thanks for reading up! College My post-secondary education has been a long and somewhat fragmented journey. I started at the U of R after high school graduation and completed 2 years in biology. I then took 1 year off and worked full-time. In 1994, I moved to Saskatoon to attend the U of S, the science programs here are much stronger with more courses available. In my 3rd year of biology here, I decided that I did NOT want to take any more 'plant' biology classes and enjoyed microbiology much more than the bigger organisms. I transferred and graduated in 1998 with a B.Sc. Hon in Microbiology and Immunology with a minor in biology. After working for almost 4 years for the government (Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Centre for Animal Parasitology), I decided to go back to school full-time and start graduate studies in the Department ...Expand for more