Vernon Dolinsky, BSc, MSc, PhD

  • Portrait of Vernon Dolinsky

  • Associate department head and professor

    Max Rady College of Medicine
    Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    Room 601 - 715 McDermot Avenue
    University of Manitoba
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3P4

    Phone: 204-789-3559
    vdolinsky@chrim.ca

Research summary

Dr. Vern Dolinsky's research is at the forefront of understanding the underlying mechanisms of gestational diabetes and its impact on the developmental origins of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders in youth. 

His lab employs a cutting-edge combination of experimental animal models, in vivo imaging, and cellular, molecular, biochemical, genomic, and epigenomic techniques to uncover new insights into the biological processes that lead to these conditions. 

These findings have the potential to revolutionize the development of therapies for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Dr. Dolinsky's work is not only advancing our understanding of these conditions, but also pushing the boundaries of what is possible in biomedical research.

Dr. Dolinsky's research program is presently funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

  • Research affiliations

    Research scientist, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)

    Member of the Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba (DREAM) research group

    Research themes

    Gestational diabetes

    Developmental origins of health and disease

    Diabetes

    Heart disease​​​​​ 

  • Keywords

    • Diabetes
    • Obesity
    • Heart disease
    • Developmental origins of health and disease
    • Pregnancy
    • Gestational diabetes
    • Cell signaling
    • Insulin
    • Mitochondria
    • Sirtuins

Biography

Dr. Vernon Dolinsky is an associate department head and professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, where he leads research in the fields of pharmacology and therapeutics. He also serves as a research scientist and co-lead of the pediatric diabetes research theme (DREAM) at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM).

Dr. Dolinsky received his Master of Science degree at the University of Manitoba, and his CIHR studentship-funded PhD at the University of Alberta. He also completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan and the University of Alberta.

  • Education

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry, University of Alberta (2003)

    Master of Science (MSc), University of Manitoba (1998)

    Bachelor of Science (Honours) (BSc (Hon)), University of Manitoba (1996)

  • Awards

    Manitoba Medical Services Foundation, Allen Rouse Career Development Award (2017-2020)

    Ken Hughes Young Investigator Award for Medical Research (2016)

    University of Manitoba Faculty Association Merit Award (2016)

    Diabetes Foundation of Manitoba, Dr. J.A. Moorhouse Fellowship Award (2014-2017)

    Stewart Whitman-Amgen Young Investigator Award (2014)

Contact us

Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Max Rady College of Medicine
A205 Chown Bldg., 753 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6 Canada

pharmacology@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3553