Robert Beattie, PhD

Dr. Robert Beattie is an assistant professor of biochemistry and medical genetics within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. He is also a research scientist at the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM), where he is affiliated with the Enhancing Neuroscience Research in Manitoba through Collaboration and Training in Human Stem Cells (ENRRICH) research theme.

Dr. Beattie obtained his bachelor of science (honours) in microbiology from the University of Manitoba in 2009 and his PhD in biomedical sciences from The University of Sheffield in England in 2014. He completed postdoctoral training at the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland, and the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria, in Klosterneuburg, Austria.

Dr. Beattie's research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie neural stem cell lineage progression and its role in determining cell types and states in the developing central nervous system. To achieve this goal, he applies a dual-colour genetic lineage tracing technology called Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers (MADM). He uses MADM to study neural development at single-cell resolution and to address questions involving childhood developmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, and neuropsychiatric disorders, including Schizophrenia.

Education

Biomedical Science PhD, University of Sheffield (2014)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Co-op) Microbiology, University of Manitoba (2009)

Awards

Postdoctoral Fellowship - FWF Lise Meitner Fellowship (2017)