Activities

CIHR-THRUST Training Program

Ingrid Pickering is Program Leader for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Training grant in Health Research using Synchrotron Techniques (CIHR-THRUST). Based at the University of Saskatchewan and funded in 2009, CIHR-THRUST brings together health researchers with synchrotron experts to provide cross-disciplinary training for Fellows at the Masters, PhD and postdoctoral level. This training program provides unique opportunities because the Canadian Light Source is on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

BioXAS Beamlines

Graham George and Ingrid Pickering are co-scientific leads of the BioXAS beamline suite at the Canadian Light Source. BioXAS is a suite of three beamlines for X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray fluorescence imaging, targeted for biological materials. BioXAS is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Government of Saskatchewan and other partners. The BioXAS construction and commissioning is led by a team at the Canadian Light Source.

Other Activities

Ingrid Pickering is additionally part of the following activities at the University:
Associate Member, Department of Chemistry
Member, Toxicology Centre
Member, Division of Biomedical Engineering
Executive Committee Member, Global Institute for Water Security
Member, CIHR/HSFC Team in Synchrotron Medical Imaging
Member, Gene Expression Mapping using Synchrotron light (GEMS) Group