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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Max Rady College of Medicine
Physiology and Pathophysiology
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
R3021 - 351 Tachè Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2A6
Phone: 204-235-3661
Fax: 204-233-6723
lkirshenbaum@sbrc.ca
Administrative assistant:
Kairee Ryplanski
kryplanski@sbrc.ca
204-237-2701
Holds cross appointments with:
Department of pharmacology and therapeutics, Max Rady College of Medicine
A major focus of Dr. Kirshenbaum’s laboratory is directed toward understanding the molecular pathways that underlie sex specific difference in heart failure. Dr. Kirshenbaum is investigating mechanisms that regulate cellular quality control mechanisms in heart, a process known as “autophagy” with a focus on mitochondrial metabolism. Dr. Kirshenbaum’s major contributions include discovery of the Bcl-2 family protein Bnip3 and its role in the development of heart failure after heart attack.
Research affiliations include:
Professor, department of pharmacology and therapeutics, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Director research development, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
Principal investigator, cardiac gene biology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum is director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Cardiology, professor and division head of cardiovascular science and disease, department of physiology and pathophysiology at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
Dr. Kirshenbaum is internationally recognized for his pioneering work and has published over 300+ research articles in prestigious high-profile journals, such as Nature Medicine, Nature Caner, Journal of Clinical Investigation, as well as several text book chapters, books and has received several prestigious honours and awards for his research and leadership achievements.
Dr. Kirshenbaum serves on many journal editorial boards and international committees, as well as national and international peer review grant panels including Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, American Heart Association and has served as the chair of the National Institute of Health and Centre for Scientific Advancement Study Section in the United States.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University of Manitoba (1992)
Master of Science in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba (1988)
Bachelor of Science with Honors in Microbiology, University of Manitoba (1986)
Physiology and Pathophysiology
432 Basic Medical Sciences Building
745 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 Canada
