Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (DNND) is housed within the Dr. John Foerster Centre for Health Research on Aging, located in the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre. DNND was established in 1999 through a major funding initiative “Age of Discovery” by the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation.
All faculty in DND hold academic positions in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba.
St. Boniface Hospital Research joins $41.3M ARPA-H project to advance sonogenetics
St. Boniface Hospital Research is proud to announce its role in a groundbreaking international collaboration led by the Salk Institute. Supported by an award of up to $41.3 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the project aims to...
From Lab to Land: Dr. Suh’s Research Cultivates Food Security in Manitoba
Research by Dr. Miyoung Suh, a Principal Investigator in the Nutrition and Neurological Diseases lab with the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine and the Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, was recently featured in...
Announcing the Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (DNND)
To reflect an expanding research focus and growing recognition of the interconnected nature of neurological conditions, today marks the transition to the Division of Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (DNND). This change underscores a commitment...
$1.18 Million Grant Supports Dr. Michel Aliani’s Study on Flaxseed and Antihypertensive Drugs
Dr. Michel Aliani, a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and principal investigator in the Nutritional Metabolomics Research Division at St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, has been awarded a $1,189,575 grant to fund...
Long Service Award Recipients
We are pleased to acknowledge the following staff -- all of them familiar faces here at the Research Centre. Congratulations to each of you on reaching these significant career milestones, and to those who attended the awards ceremony to receive personal...
Student Awards – 2023-24 Update
This past year has been marked by outstanding achievements from students across various labs, demonstrating excellence in research, academic performance, and scholarly contributions. (Photo above features Abhay Srivastava, Tim Rozovsky, Anqi Guan & Keshav...