Heather Armstrong
MSc, PhDMED
- Accepting Students: No
- Research Category: Childhood Diseases
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Current Positions
2023-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta
2022-present Research Scientist, Manitoba MS Research Centre
2021-present Assistant Professor and Tier 2 CRC, Dept Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba
2021-present Nil-salary with rank Assistant Professor, Dept Immunology, University of Manitoba
2021-present Nil-salary with rank Assistant Professor, Dept MMID, University of Manitoba
2022-present Nil-salary with rank Assistant Professor, Dept Food and Human Nutrition, UManitoba
2021-present Research Scientist, IBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba
2021-present Research Scientist, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)
Education
PhDMED (Medicine), University of Adelaide
MSc (Cell Biology), University of Alberta
BSc (Biological Sciences and Science Psychology), University of Alberta
Research Focus
Field to bench to bedside; understanding how diet and environmental factors interact with the gut microbiome to impact host physiology and biology in health, autoimmune diseases and cancer.
Research Interests
Microbiome, autoimmune disease, cancer, diet, gastroenterology, pediatrics.