Postdoctoral Fellowships

Dr. Ka Wai Au Yeung
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre

Project Title: Regulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in hyperhomocysteinemia: Possible involvement of NADPH oxidase.
Supervisor: Dr. Karmin O 

Dr. Marissa Becker
Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Sexually transmitted infections in Karnataka, India: Etiology of syndromes and risk factors for infection.
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Moses 

Dr. Shaohong Cheng
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, CancerCare Manitoba

Project Title: The role of Dlx1 and Dlx2 in forebrain development.
Supervisor: Dr. David D. Eisenstat 

Dr. Florent Hube
Department of Pathology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: In vivo detection of hSBEM, a new putative marker for breast cancer.
Supervisor: Drs. Yvonne Myal & Etienne Leygue 

Dr. Tanguy Marqueste
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Effects of altered neuromuscular activity on gene expression in rat alpha-motoneurones.
Supervisor: Dr. Phillip Gardiner 

Dr. Treena R. Orchard
Department of Anthropology
Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The sickness of stigma: Examining the health outcomes of AIDS stigma for female sex workers in Karnataka, India.
Supervisor: Dr. James Blanchard 

Dr. Joelle Ruthig
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Perceived control and optimism: Implications for health and survival.
Supervisor: Dr. Judy Chipperfield 

Dr. George Skliris
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, CancerCare Manitoba

Project Title: Is estrogen receptor beta (Erb) down-regulated in human breast cancers due to promoter DNA hypermethylation and/or histone deacetylation?
Supervisor: Dr. Leigh C. Murphy 

Dr. Zhengfeng Zhang
Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Protective effects of lentiviral BNIP3 shRNA on atypical neuronal apoptosis.
Supervisor: Dr. Jiming Kong