Physiology & Pathophysiology U of M
@UM_physiology
Official account for the Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology at the University of Manitoba.
Very proud of Mojtaba @SMojtabaHoseini for his tremendous achievements in his PhD. Another award during @MSHRF_UM for his work on neural stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury. Congratulations Mojtaba! @UM_physiology
Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada, and people who work shifts may face a greater risk than most. Read more about Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum's groundbreaking research in the Wpg Free Press: bit.ly/4kCIP4G
Congrats to our PhD student @theSamOlarewaju on winning a Volunteer Manitoba award for his efforts in making the world a better place! Read about it here: winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2…
MSc Graduate Student opportunity available in Biomedical Sciences - focusing on cancer cell survival. Contact Sabine Mai or Peter A. Cattini (@ALoss4Words) @UM_physiology to be considered. #umresearch #cancerresearch #graduatestudies
Graduate Student Opportunity 📢 Interested in studying breast cancer and heart disease? You may be a good fit in Dr. Davinder Jassal's lab.

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Hannah Zhang on winning first place in the #3MT competition! She was also presented with the Challengers Choice Award, voted on by fellow competitors. Way to go Hannah! 🌟 news.umanitoba.ca/2025-3mt-winne…
As a research-intensive university, UM provides learning opportunities for undergraduate students to interact with the best minds and research leaders in their fields - including our outstanding faculty in P&P. Check out Undergrad Research Awards here: umanitoba.ca/health-science…
Dr. Sabine Mai, Canada Research Chair in Genomic Instability and Nuclear Architecture in Cancer, and her team are making amazing strides in blood cancer research! Read about here on CTV News: winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/university-of-…
Centre on Aging Research Affiliate Dr. Eftekhar Eftekharpour will present "A mechanistic link between oxidative stress and neuronal death in Alzheimer’s Disease: Quest for a cure" at the November 20 Speaker Series at 2:30 p.m. Register on Zoom to join: tinyurl.com/28pp3f8u

Congratulations Dr. Weiang Yan, who successfully completed his PhD oral defense yesterday! His thesis title was "Application of Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Repair." We are very proud of your success, Dr. Yan! 👏


Wow! This is an incredible achievement for Manitoba Brain Bee champion, Lisa Wei, who was the Canada's Brain Bee Champion this year and now she is placed 2nd on the international stage among 33 countries We are very proud of you Lisa 👏👏👏 @manitobaneuro @MB_MSResearch
Congratulations to Canada’s “Best Teen Brain,” Lisa Wei, who placed 2nd out of 33 countries at the International #BrainBee Championship! 🏆👏 Think you can match her smarts? Check out this year’s questions: youtube.com/watch?v=yEkE-G…
Congratulations to us at @SwisAfrica. This award is dedicated to all African Women making impacts in STEM globally. Thank you @NEBiolabs for recognizing us. Kindly click on this link to learn more about the award: neb.com/en/about-neb/n…
I’m excited to share that our study on the ‘Genetic Excision of the Regulatory Cardiac Troponin I Extension in High-Heart Rate Mammal Clades’ has been published in Science journal. Click here to read the full study: lnkd.in/gjD8UWUE.
It was a great experience presenting my PhD research on how changes in our DNA affect gene processing in health and disease at the @MSHRF_UM conference. I’m grateful to my advisor, funding agencies and the conference organizers for making this possible. #phd
Also, we will be having two workshop sessions on human centered design and networking. The event will be holding at 118 Freedman Cresent, Asper Business School, University of Manitoba. We will be starting by 9am. To RSVP, kindly click on this form - bit.ly/EcoEmpower.
The goal of the event is to empower black students to emerge as influential leaders who champion environmental stewardship and social responsibility. We will be having a keynote address by Minister Tracy Schmidt, and an engaging panel discussion.
I’m excited to announce that Cheta D. Akaluka and I received the Promoting Black Flourishing Student Fund from the University of Manitoba to facilitate a 1 day symposium tagged EcoEmpower through our organizations Sustainability For ME and Impact Leaders Connect.
Check out the Amazing 2024 Meet the Professionals Networking Event Participants. See you all net week (June 18, 2024)!* @GSK @DrSanoji @pauls_samantha *Registration is closed for this event. #gradschool #mshrf #healthsciences #networking