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Katherine Bujold becomes McMaster's newest Canada Research Chair in science
McMaster University says chemist Katherine Bujold is the latest Canada Research Chair in its Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on designing and delivering DNA repair kits to damaged cells.
Why it matters: McMaster's Faculty of Science gains a new Canada Research Chair whose work centres on delivering DNA repair tools to damaged cells.
McMaster University reported that Katherine Bujold is the newest Canada Research Chair in its Faculty of Science.
According to the university, Bujold's research involves designing DNA repair kits and delivering them to broken cells.
The university said Bujold had originally expected to join a pharmaceutical company in her home province of Quebec as a chemist after her undergraduate degree, before a change of plans 15 years ago.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
McMaster's Faculty of Science now counts Bujold among its Canada Research Chairs, with her chair focused on building DNA repair kits and getting them into damaged cells.
