Current Positions

Assistant Professor, Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Cell Stress and Inflammation
Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Education

BSc Hons (Biochemistry) Queen's University of Belfast
M MedSc (Laboratory Science) Queen's University of Belfast
PhD (Biochemistry) National University of Ireland Galway

Research Focus

Our research focuses on a cell stress response pathway called the Unfolded Protein Response. We want to understand how the UPR helps to maintain cell health and when dysregulated contributes to the development of diseases

Research Interests

- Inflammation
- Endoplasmic reticulum
- Unfolded protein response
- Cancer