Welcome to the Drögemöller Lab
Our lab focuses on using genomics and computational analyses to develop safer and more effective treatments
Welcome to the Drögemöller Lab
Our lab focuses on using genomics and computational analyses to develop safer and more effective treatments
The Drögemöller Lab uses large-scale genomic and computational analyses to guide the development of novel treatment strategies that offer maximum benefit and minimal harm.
This research is focused specifically on vulnerable and understudied populations (e.g. pediatric and maternal populations) as therapeutic agents are often not designed and tested with these patients in mind.
Dr. Britt Drögemöller is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Drögemöller holds a Canada Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine and is appointed as a Research Scientist at The Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba (CHRIM) and an Adjunct Scientist at the CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute.
MacKenzie Wilke is a MSc student in the Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. MacKenzie has graduated with her BSc (Hons) in Genetics from the University of Manitoba in 2020. She completed an undergraduate thesis on identifying genes associated with autism spectrum disorder through Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium and her MSc project will focus on developing a polygenic risk score in order to aid with the prediction and prevention of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
MSc in Computational Biology, 2020-2022
University of Manitoba, Canada
BSc Hons in Genetics, 2015-2020
University of Manitoba, Canada
Samah Ahmed is a MSc student in the Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. Samah has graduated with her B.Pharm from the University of Khartoum in 2010. Her MSc project will focus on identifying genetic variants and genes involved in pathways underlying hearing through GWAS and scRNAseq analyses.
MSc in Computational Biology, 2021 - 2023
University of Manitoba, Canada
MSc in Molecular Medicine, 2012 - 2014
University of Khartoum, Sudan
B.Pharm, 2005-2010
University of Khartoum, Sudan
Sarah is an undergrad student at the Univeristy of Manitoba currently pursing a Genetic Honours Co-op degree. Under the supervision of Dr. Drögemöller she is studying genetic variants associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and their role in treatment outcomes of patients.
BSc Hons Co-op in Genetics, 2016-2021
University of Manitoba, Canada
Bilal is an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba pursuing a Bachelors in Genetics. Bilal’s project will focus on determining how the landscape of human genomics research is changing and if the global research community adequately represented in this research.
BSc Major in Genetics, 2018-2023
University of Manitoba, Canada
Danielle Johnson is a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, UK, who has been awarded a Mitacs Globalink internship in the Drögemöller lab. She previously completed her MRes at King’s College London and a BSc in Medical Sciences at the University of Exeter. She previously worked on the STAMPEDE trial at the Medical Research Council, London.
PhD in pharmacogenetics, 2017-2021
University of Liverpool, UK
BSc in Medical Sciences, 2010-2014
University of Exeter, UK
Vaibhav is an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba pursuing a Major in Microbiology. He will be working under the supervision of Dr. Drögemöller, mining cisplatin-induced gene expression and cytotoxicity data to identify genes of relevance to cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
BSc Majors in Microbiology, 2018-2021
University of Manitoba, Canada
Urim Iyasere is an undergraduate student at the Univeristy of Manitoba currently pursing a Genetic Hons Co-op degree. Urim’s summer project will focus on identifying genes that are relevant to cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.
BSc Hons Co-op in Genetics, 2018-2023
University of Manitoba, Canada
Congrats to MacKenzie Wilke and Sarah Lyle for representing Canada at the Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Meeting and both receiving top abstract awards! Also to MacKenzie for receiving a silver award in the Child Health Research Days Conference (MSc category).
We are thrilled to have you join the lab!
It was great to have the Wright Lab join us!
In the last few months the Drögemöller Lab has received funding from CIHR (Operating Grant: Early Career Investigators in Maternal, Reproductive, Child & Youth Health); Research Manitoba (New Investigator Operating Grant) and the Health Sciences Centre Foundation (General Operating Grant). We appreciate your support!
Congrats on receiving the International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship, Samah! Samah will be working on using single cell sequencing and GWAS to gain insight into the genomics of hearing loss traits.
Congrats on receiving the CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute and Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) Undergraduate Summer Studentships!
In addition to Sarah completing her Honours project focusing on the genetics of polycystic ovary syndrome, we are also thrilled that Sarah will be staying on in the lab as a Co-op student!