Postdoctoral Fellowships

Dr. Arunkumar Arumugam
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Role of estrogen receptor beta in human breast cancer-downstream target genes.
Supervisor: Dr. Leigh Murphy 

Dr. Wenguang Cao
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: PKA-Regulated alternative splicing of neuronal genes.
Supervisor: Dr. Jiuyong Xie 

Dr. Yongqiang Chen
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Effect of 2-methoxyestradiol on autophagic cell death in Cancer cells.
Supervisor: Dr. Spencer B. Gibson 

Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre

Project Title: Significance of a decrease in cardiomyocyte IL-10/TNF-alpha ratio in heart failure subsequent to myocardial infarction.
Supervisor: Dr. Pawan Singal 

Dr. Antony G. Joyee
Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: NKT and DC interactions in the regulation of immune response to Chlamydial infection.
Supervisor: Dr. Xi Yang 

Dr. Kimberley O'Hara
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The molecular mechanisms of kinamycin-induced inhibition of tumor cell growth and cell cycle progression.
Supervisor: Dr. Brian Hasinoff 

Dr. Kensuke Oikawa
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre

Project Title: The role of Hippocalcin in calcium-dependent regulation for microsomal monooxygenase system: Possible implication of hippocalcin in pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
Supervisor: Dr. Benedict Albensi 

Dr. Beatriz Pérez-Cadahía
Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology

Project Title: Role of histone biotinylation in regulating chromatin structure and function.
Supervisor: Dr. James Davie 

Dr. Zuyuan Xu
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences
Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Flaxseed oil reduces toxicity and increases efficacy of cyclosporine: a study on the mechanism of interactions between drugs and dietary agents.
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed Moghadasian 

Dr. Anne Zuse
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology

Project Title: Apoptin-based peptidomimetics as novel anti-cancer agents.
Supervisor: (changed to) Dr. Leigh Murphy