Assistant professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Room 309C – Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0J9
Britt Drögemöller, PhD
Research summary
The Drögemöller Lab at the University of Manitoba is at the forefront of precision medicine, using cutting-edge genomics and bioinformatics techniques to unlock the secrets of human disease. The lab is focused on investigating the genetic underpinnings of drug-induced and age-related hearing loss. Using innovative genomic and single cell analyses, the Drögemöller lab aims to elucidate the hereditary factors contributing to these phenotypes, and in so doing, improve the quality of life of the 1.5 billion individuals around the globe who experience hearing loss.
Keywords
- Bioinformatics
- Genomics
- Hearing loss
- Pharmacogenomics
- Precision medicine
- Single cell technologies
Research affiliations
- Research scientist, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM)
- Adjunct scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute
- Research affiliate, Centre on Aging
Biography
Dr. Drögemöller is an assistant professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba. She joined the university in 2020 and holds a Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine. She received her PhD from Stellenbosch University in South Africa in 2013 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia.
Education
- PhD (Genetics), Stellenbosch University (2013)
- Master of Science (Genetics), Stellenbosch University (2010)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Genetics), Stellenbosch University (2007)
- Bachelor of Science (Human Life) (Biol Human), Stellenbosch University (2006)
Awards
- Tier 2 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine (2020-2025)
- Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow (2021)
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Contact us
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Room 336 Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
204-789-3458