Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
Vancouver, Canada Area Canada
Occupation
Research Coordinator at Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
Industry
Education
Website
http://www.zwiegers.ca
About
As a researcher, my work has been primarily focused on the investigation of an environmentally-induced model of neurodegeneration. Recently, work on a thesis project assessed the efficacy of gene therapy in ameliorating nerve cell loss in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In addition to neural degenerative disease research, I have been developing a keen interest in effective science communication, novel teaching strategies, and the translation of effective therapeutic interventions at the clinical level.
Expertise:
science communication (written & oral)
animal models of neurodegeneration
animal breeding & behaviour
viral-mediated gene transfer
immunohistology and immunocytoch...