Principal Investigator
University of Manitoba, Canada
I did my MSc and PhD in Germany (Universities of Cologne and Karlsruhe, respectively), my post-doctoral training in Switzerland (Basel Institute for Immunology) and then was offered an Assistant Professor position at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada). I set-up my laboratory at the University of Manitoba with focus on genomic instability, cancer, nuclear architecture and translational research. Currently, I am Professor of Physiology and Pathophysiology at the University of Manitoba and a Senior Investigator at the CancerCare Manitoba (Winnipeg). I am the Director of the Genomic Centre for Cancer Research and Diagnosis (GCCRD), a cutting-edge multi-user imaging facility, that I established. I was awarded a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in 2018 in Genomic Instability and Nuclear Architecture in Cancer and one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners in 2015. My career goal is to understand mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression and I am working towards applying the knowledge gained to cancer patient care.