Dr. Jillian Sakina Parboosingh
Positions
Associate Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Calgary, 1988
M.Sc., McGill University, 1992
Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1998
Research
Areas of Research
One of my current research foci lies in the characterization and mapping of the genes causing autosomal recessive disorders in the Hutterite population. Funding was obtained to identify the genes involved in two novel neurodevelopmental disorders, which were recently clinically characterized by geneticists within the Department. The gene causing one of the disorders was successfully mapped; further refinement of the critical region and characterization of the causative gene within this region is ongoing.
One of my current research foci lies in the characterization and mapping of the genes causing autosomal recessive disorders in the Hutterite population. Funding was obtained to identify the genes involved in two novel neurodevelopmental disorders, which were recently clinically characterized by geneticists within the Department. The gene causing one of the disorders was successfully mapped; further refinement of the critical region and characterization of the causative gene within this region is ongoing.
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