Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders
The Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders (DND) is housed within the Dr. John Foerster Centre for Health Research on Aging, located in the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre. DND 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 theDepartment of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Manitoba.
Semenko Takes Second Place at 2023 Young Woman Scientist (YWS) Webinar
Congratulations to Breanne Semenko, MSc student under Dr. Miyoung Suh, who secured second place at the prestigious 2023 Young Woman Scientist Webinar (2023 YWS Webinar Competition). Organized by the Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers (KWSE), this...
Suh & Taylor garner $1.5 million in new funding from CIHR
Two studies led by Drs Carla Taylor and Miyoung Suh, have received over $1.5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This funding will support innovative research in cardiovascular disease prevention and fetal alcohol spectrum...
Research Without Borders Visionary Remembered
Our sincere condolences to BGU Canada on the sudden passing of CEO, Mark S. Mendelson. Mark was a passionate leader and a devoted advocate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and one of the founding champions of Research Without Borders, a one-of-a-kind...
Suh recognized for outstanding contributions to science
Congratulations to Dr. Miyoung Suh, Principal Investigator in the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders and Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, awarded earlier this summer with the...
U of M awards Mishra for Alzheimer’s research
Ph.D. student Pranav Mishra was awarded the Stephanson, Eirikur & Thorbjorg Scholarship, valued at $3550, by the University of Manitoba for his Alzheimer’s research within Dr. Ben Albensi's laboratory. Mishra’s research is crucial, as it will help in developing...
Alzheimer’s Association awards Adlimoghaddam $175,000
Congratulations to Dr. Aida Adlimoghaddam from Dr. Ben Albensi's lab for receiving the Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship (AARF) valued at $175,000 USD. The AARF grant program supports exceptional researchers engaged in their post-graduate work and before...