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 was a Genetic Honours Co-op student in the Drögemöller lab, where she focused on identifying genetic variants associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and their role in treatment outcomes of patients. In her current role as a lab technician, she is developing polygenic scores that can be applied in the context of pharmacogenomics.
BSc Hons Co-op in Genetics, 2016-2021
University of Manitoba, Canada
Deanne Nixie Miao graduated with a BSc Honors in Genetics at the University of Manitoba. She completed an undergraduate thesis on characterizing the development of bones in hyaluronidase-2 KO and CON mouse embryos. She is currently a Lab Technician in the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics in Dr. Triggs-Raine’s and Dr. Drögemöller’s lab.
BSc Hons Co-op in Genetics, 2016-2021
University of Manitoba, Canada
Feryal Ladha is an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba pursuing a BSc in Genetics. Her project will focus on the development of polygenic risk scores to predict cisplatin-induced tinnitus.
BSc in Genetics, 2020-2024
University of Manitoba, Canada
These funds will be used to support work aimed at understanding the genomics of age-related hearing impairment through the use of automated phenotyping strategies and single cell RNA sequencing.
We are so proud of the contributions you are making to this field of research!
It has been an absolute pleasure watching your research progress to this point!
This hub is aimed at providing high school students who are interested in STEM careers with the opportunity to meet with career professionals. The Team did an awesome job showing Hanna and Ridhi some wet and dry lab basics!
Congrats to Samah who did an awesome job representing us at the University of Manitoba Otolaryngology Research Day, while Dr Drögemöller debated the value of polygenic scores for pharmacogenomics at the joint Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Meeting and Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Meeting in Denver.
It was great to have you join the lab and we wish you all the best with your future endeavours!
Congrats on receiving a CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute Summer Studentship!
