Carla Maduta is an MD/PhD Candidate under the supervision of Dr. John McCormick at the University of Western Ontario, pursuing her degree in Microbiology and Immunology. Her research investigates how immune cells respond to the staphylococcal toxin that causes menstrual toxic shock syndrome (mTSS). She previously completed her Honours Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Western, where her theses focused on the impact of the vaginal microbiota in mTSS.