My research aims to support First Nations-led biological health research by strengthening regional capacity for biobanking and data sovereignty initiatives. Areas of interest: type 2 diabetes, Indigenous foods, genetics, bioethics, science policy, early-career challenges, Indigenous data sovereignty Contact: tmorriseau@fnhssm.com
Brandy Wicklow, MD, MSc, FRCPC
My research focus is on early life determinants of type 2 diabetes and renal disease in children and adolescents, with a particular interest in the impacts of the psychological, economic, and social impacts on wholistic health of all children living with diabetes. Current research is evaluating the fetal origins of childhood onset type 2 diabetes, including in utero and epigenetic … Read More
Elizabeth Sellers, MD, MSc
My main areas of research focus are on pediatrics, endocrinology and metabolism, epidemiology, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Contact: esellers@hsc.mb.ca Currently accepting students.
Vern Dolinsky, PhD
Gestational diabetes mellitus is the most common complication of pregnancy. It is also a risk factor for the development of diabetes in children. My research is focused on investigating the fundamental mechanisms involved in the development of gestational diabetes and how gestational diabetes contributes to the development of obesity, diabetes and related cardiovascular disease in youth. Our aim is to … Read More