Dr. Christine Doucette is an assistant professor at UM in the department of physiology and pathophysiology and a research scientist at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM). At CHRIM, Dr. Doucette is an active member of the “DREAM” (Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba) theme and runs a productive biomedical research program focused on a number of aspects of beta cell and islet biology. Dr. Doucette is currently the co-lead of the DOHaD (Developmental Origins of Health and Disease) research group at CHRIM, which is a multidisciplinary, translational team of basic and clinical scientists dedicated to understanding how prenatal and early-life exposures influence the metabolic health of the next generation. Dr. Doucette’s research program is nationally funded by CIHR and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). She was awarded the Dr. John A. Moorhouse Fellowship in Diabetes Research (2017-2020) from the Diabetes Foundation of Manitoba.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (physiology), University of Toronto (2007-2012)
- Doctor of Philosophy (cell and systems biology), University of Toronto (2007)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours, cell and molecular biology), University of Toronto (2000)
Awards
- Dr. John A. Moorhouse Diabetes Research Fellowship, Diabetes Foundation of Manitoba (2017-2020)
- Manitoba Medical Students Association Teaching Award Nomination; Category: Mentorship (2020)
- Manitoba Medical Students Association Teaching Award Nomination; Category: Inspiration (2018)
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