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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Room 627 – Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Phone: 204-272-3108
Fax: 204-789-3900
mojgan.rastegar@umanitoba.ca
Lab website: rastegar.biochem.umanitoba.ca
Associate editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Associate editor, Frontiers in Genetics
Member, Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN)
Member, conference committee, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
Member, editorial board, Diseases - Rare Syndromes
Member, editorial board, Neural Plasticity
Member, editorial board, Neuroglia
Member, editorial board, Scientific Reports
Member, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
Member, Manitoba Rett Syndrome Association (MRSA)
Member, membership and diversity committee, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
Member, nomination committee, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
Member, Ontario Rett Syndrome Association (ORSA)
Member, Society for Neuroscience (SFN)
Dr. Mojgan Rastegar's research program is dedicated to study the genetic networks and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms that control brain development and function. A clear focus is on DNA methylation and the DNA methyl binding protein MeCP2.
Her laboratory applies molecular and stem cell biology techniques along with gene therapy strategies to investigate the underlying pathobiology of neurodevelopmental disorders, including Rett Syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
The outcome of her studies will help design novel therapeutic strategies in the future for these diseases that currently have no cure.
Dr. Mojgan Rastegar's research program has been continuously supported by provincial, national and international funding since she joined the University of Manitoba in 2009.
Dr. Mojgan Rastegar received her PhD and Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium. Her first post-doctoral training was in the area of epigenetic regulation of multi-drug resistance in cancer at the Indiana University Cancer Center, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.
In Canada, Dr. Rastegar further studied the regulatory role of histone modifications and chromatin remodeling in stem cell differentiation, central nervous system development, and brain disorders at McGill University and at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Dr. Rastegar is currently a tenured professor of biochemistry and medical genetics at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr. Rastegar has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and 120 abstracts. Her lab has hosted more than 50 trainees and students at all levels, including postdocs, PhD, master of science, undergraduate, and medical students. Most of her students have been successful in obtaining major scholarships and awards from organizations that include the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Rhodes Scholarship, and Research Manitoba, as well as other provincial and national awards.
Dr. Rastegar serves as a peer-review panel member for CIHR, Michael Smith Foundation and other national granting agencies. She also serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals, including Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Genetics, Neural Plasticity, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and serves on the board of directors at the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences.
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Room 336 Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
