Genomics
What is meant by genomics?
Would you like to learn more about genomics?
Who researches genomics?
Would you like to support genomics research?
What is meant by genomics?
It appears that nearly half of all human genes are expressed ("turned on") selectively within the brain, and a great challenge for the 21st century will be to understand how, when, and where these brain-specific genes function. The Brain Research Centre program in genomics focusses on which genes are expressed and mis-expressed in normal cells compared to cells that are involved in brain diseases. Understanding which genes are "turned on" or "turned off" selectively is important in understanding the processes by which brain cells regenerate and degenerate, age, and modify their connections with other cells.
Would you like to learn more about genomics?
More information may be obtained from the Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics.
Who researches genomics?
Douglas Allan, PhD Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Jehannine Austin, PhD Department of Psychiatry / Department of Medical Genetics
C. Laird Birmingham, MD Department of Psychiatry
W. Thomas Boyce, MD Human Early Learning Partnership
Johann Brink, PhD Department of Psychiatry
William Campbell, PhD Department of Psychiatry
Robert Chow, PhD Department of Biology, University of Victoria
Margo S. Clarke, MD Department of Ophthalmology
Max S. Cynader, PhD Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Brain Research Centre
Adele Diamond, PhD Department of Psychiatry
Matthew Farrer, PhD Department of Medical Genetics
Dan Goldowitz, PhD Department of Medical Genetics
Cheryl Gregory-Evans, PhD TD Department of Ophthalmology
Kevin Gregory-Evans, MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology
Judith G. Hall, MS, MD Department of Pediatrics
Farsheed Hedayati Vala, MD Faculty of Medicine
Manraj Heran, MD Department of Radiology
Robert Holt, PhD Genome Sciences Centre
William G. Honer, MD, MSc Department of Psychiatry
Wilfred A. Jefferies, DPhil Michael Smith Laboratories
Juergen Kast, PhD Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Research Centre
Lorne Kastrukoff, MD Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
Michael Kobor, PhD Department of Medical Genetics
Blair Leavitt, MD, CM Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics
Bruce M. McManus, MD, PhD Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Gregory Miller, PhD Department of Psychology
Paul Pavlidis, PhD Department of Psychiatry
Steven Pelech, PhD Department of Medicine
Peter B. Reiner, VMD, PhD Division of Neurological Sciences, Department of Psychiatry
Jack Rootman, MD Department of Ophthalmology
Jane Roskams, PhD Department of Zoology
Peter Ruben, PhD School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
A. Dessa Sadovnick, MSc, PhD Department of Medical Genetics
John W. Schrader, MB BS, PhD Department of Medicine; Director, Biomedical Research Centre
Elizabeth M. Simpson, MSc, PhD Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics
Terrance Snutch, PhD Department of Zoology
Leigh Anne Swayne, PhD Division of Medical Sciences, Univesrity of Victoria
Steven R. Vincent, PhD Division of Neurological Sciences, Department of Psychiatry
Jane Wang, PhD Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Yue Wang, PhD Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University
Wyeth Wasserman, PhD Department of Medical Genetics
Catharine Winstanley, PhD Department of Psychology
Would you like to support genomics research?
The Brain Research Centre is committed to advancing our knowledge of the brain and to exploring new discoveries and technologies which have the potential to reduce the suffering and cost associated with disease and injuries of the brain. We invite you to help us deliver on this commitment.
