A message from the dean

I am proud to announce that in August the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Faculty Executive Council (FEC) approved the RFHS Disruption of all Forms of Racism policy, the first anti-racism policy to be passed by any faculty or post-secondary institution in Canada.

As a faculty, we have an opportunity at this important juncture in our history to not only be leaders standing against racism but to be disruptors. Each of us needs to recognize existing racism within our faculty and to take responsibility to eliminate all forms of racism, to promote safe work and learning environments free of racism, and to intervene when witnessing any racism.

The Disruption of all Forms of Racism policy was developed by the Rady Faculty’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) anti-racism working group, under the leadership of Vice-Dean (Indigenous) Dr. Marcia Anderson; Director of EDI Jackie Gruber; and Anti-Racism Practice lead Dr. Delia Douglas.

Read Dr. Brian Postl's full message. 

New stamp honours health pioneer Dr. Bruce Chown

University of Manitoba alumnus Henry Bruce Chown [MD/22] is one of six groundbreaking physicians and researchers that was honoured with the unveiling of a set of commemorative Canada Post stamps. Read the full story. 

UM part of national study on COVID-19 antibodies in older adults

A $4-million investment from Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force will launch a national study to investigate the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among aging Canadians, a population that has been shown to be at greatest risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 disease. Dr. Verena Menec, professor of community health sciences, is the Manitoba lead for the study. Read the full story. 

UM researchers get $9.4M for COVID-19 rapid response grants and clinical trials

Research Manitoba has announced $3.8M in research funding to support recipients of the Manitoba COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Competition and eight Manitoba clinical trials related to COVID-19 and applied health research. Read the full story. 

Rate of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rises more than 50% over last 10 years, MCHP study finds

In the last decade, the number of children in the province diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has risen by more than 50 per cent, and the rate of diagnosis is even higher in First Nations communities, according to a new study from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy in partnership with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba. Read the full story. 

Viral Voice

He often describes himself as “just a guy from Saskatoon.” But since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, virologist Dr. Jason Kindrachuk has become a media pundit with international reach. Read the full story. 

3MT a learning experience for Rady master’s student

Toby Le’s experience at the 3MT Western Regional Finals on Sept. 23 was not only valuable and memorable, but also eye opening. Competing in the 3MT competition this year taught the master’s student a lot about being an effective communicator. Read the full story. 

B.Sc. (Med.) students pivot research amid pandemic

Medical students in the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) program showed great resilience this summer in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the learners had to modify their research or take on a whole new project because of reduced capacity in laboratories and temporary lab closures. Read the full story. 

News from the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library

Students looking for a quiet place to study will have more options on Oct. 13. Thirty-five spots are being readied on the main floor of the NJMHS Library for quiet individual study. Read the full story for more info about the study spaces and news from the library. 

Read the new issue of RadyUM magazine

The latest issue of the RadyUM magazine is digital only and now available online. This is the sixth edition of the publication that celebrates the successes of the thriving Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community. Read the magazine. 

FACULTY

Dr. Brent Schacter, professor emeritus in the department of internal medicine, will be inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). Induction into the CAHS as a Fellow is considered one of the highest honours within Canada’s academic community. Read the full story. 

Dr. Joan Durrant, professor of community health sciences, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s most esteemed association of scholars and scientists. Read the full story.

Dr. Marcelo Urquia, Canada Research Chair in Population Health and associate professor with the department of community health sciences and Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s most esteemed association of scholars and scientists. Read the full story.

Dr. Ken von Kuster, professor of pathology, was named the 2020 Doctors Manitoba Physician of the Year. The award is in recognition of significant contribution to the practice of medicine and/or to the community by a member of Doctors Manitoba.

Dr. George Zhanel, professor of medical microbiology and infectious diseases, received a 2020 Merit Award for Teaching Excellence from the Canadian Association for Medical Education.

Dr. Lisa Lix, professor of community health sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Statistical Association.

Dr. Meghan Azad, associate professor of pediatrics and child health, has been named as winner of the 2020 Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award by the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation, an Ottawa-based organization that represents young health-care researchers across Canada. Read the full story.

Dr. Vanessa Poliquin, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, was awarded the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders (Early Career). She is one of two Canadian physicians to receive the award which is given annually to doctors who have demonstrated exemplary dedication and leadership, shown creativity and initiative, and acted as a positive role model for colleagues and peers. Read the full story. 

Dr. Benedict Albensi, professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, was awarded a University of Manitoba Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities Merit Award for 2019 for $3,000 in the Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering category.

Dr. Gabor Fischer, department head of pathology, has become the Chair of the Canadian Society of Cytopathology.

Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, professor in the departments of physiology, and pharmacology and therapeutics, received the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Research Achievement Award and the Suresh K. Gupta Oration Lectureship Award, International Conference of Cardiovascular Sciences.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum's laboratory in the department of physiology and pathophysiology, received the New Investigator Travel Award and was selected as the Paul Dudley White International Scholar for an abstract submitted to the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2020 Scientific Sessions.

Dr. Sarah Reyes, a postdoctoral fellow in the AZAD Lab, was awarded a 2020 Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship by Research Manitoba in partnership with the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba for her project entitled Human milk components and the nasal microbiota as causal factors in the prevention of wheezing and ear infections during the first year.

STUDENTS

Medical student Jakob Weirathmueller has received a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award. Second year medical students with an established track record of community leadership, superior communication skills and demonstrated interest in advancing knowledge were recognized with the CMHF Award. Read the full story. 

Sarah Turner, a PhD student in the AZAD Lab, has received the ISRHML Trainee Expansion Program award to visit Dr. Amy Brown at Swansea University in Wales.

Rilwan Azeez, a master’s student in the AZAD Lab, was awarded a one-year COVID-19 Research Visualization and Automated Analytics training award.

Dr. Shreyas Kumbhare, a postdoctoral fellow in the AZAD Lab, was awarded the Molly Towel Perinatal Research Foundation Fellowship.

Chidalu (Arnold) Edechi, a master’s student in the department of pathology, received the Max Rady College of Medicine Major Award for best overall research carried out by a student at the master’s level.

Emma Martell, a pathology student doing her PhD through the department of human anatomy and cell science, received first place in the project presentation competition at the HACS Research Day 2020. She also received the Dean of Medicine Poster Award at the Manitoba Health Research Poster Competition, and was selected to represent UM as a delegate at the national Canadian Student Health Research Forum.

Dr. Grant Hatch, professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, has recently received grants from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada ($60,000), the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba ($20,000) and the University Research Grants Program ($10,000).

Dr. Abdelilah Soussi Gounni, professor of immunology, received a CIHR project grant. His project titled The impact of epithelial cell-derived semaphorin3E on airway remodelling in allergic asthma will receive $753,000 over five years.

Dr. Tanveer Sharif, assistant professor in the departments of pathology, and human anatomy and cell science, received a Health Sciences Centre Foundation (HSCF) Operating Grant ($70,000) for his project titled Exploring mechanisms of resistance to apoptosis in patient-derived heterogeneous glioblastoma tumor populations. He also received a $100,000 from the Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund for a project titled Role of endothelial NMDA receptors in glutamate-induced glioma growth.

Dr. Galen Wright has joined the department of pharmacology and therapeutics as an assistant professor. He is broadly interested in elucidating genetic factors that contribute towards fundamental human biology, disease and drug response through the application of bioinformatic analyses to large-scale genomic data.

Dr. Elizabeth Wall-Wieler began an appointment as an assistant professor, and Tier 2 CRC in Analytic Techniques in Population Data Science and Data Curation, at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Department of Community Health Sciences on September 1, 2020. Wall-Wieler completed her PhD in Community Health Sciences at UM in June 2018. Over the past eight years, she has developed a unique interdisciplinary research program using linked electronic records to examine complex health and social research questions. 

Dr. Lisa Richards became director of the PHPM Residency Program as of June 1, 2020. Dr. Richards completed the UM PHPM residency program in 2008, and during her residency program she completed her MSc in community health sciences. Dr. Richards is also a Medical Officer of Health for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the regional representative on the Royal College Competency by Design PHPM Committee. Dr. Richards has been involved with the department in a variety of capacities in the undergraduate and graduate programs, including membership on the CHS UGME Committee. 

Dr. Natalie Casaclang assumed the position of director of the Population Health Curriculum as of August 1, 2020. In her role as director, Natalie will provide leadership for the content and curriculum of the educational sessions in both the pre-clerkship and clerkship periods, and co-chair the CHS UGME Committee. Dr. Casaclang is an international medical graduate who finished the Public Health and Preventive Medicine program at UM in January 2020. She is a practicing family physician and Medical Officer of Health for Manitoba Health.

The Office of Educational and Faculty Development (OEFD) has a diverse range of online faculty development offerings in the Fall 2020 term in the areas of clinical teaching, teaching online, educational technology, and research. Events are regularly announced through OEFD’s Twitter account and on its website.

Oct. 14 – Teaching Online 2: Asynchronous Learning – 10-11:30 a.m.

Oct. 22 – Leadership in Change – 1-2:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 – Making Voice-Over PowerPoints – 1-2:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 – Online Assessment – 10-11:30 a.m.

Nov. 12 – Using Questioning as a Clinical Teaching Tool – 12-1 p.m.

Nov. 19 – Research: Writing Grants – 12 - 1 p.m.

Nov. 20 – Giving Feedback in Clinical Settings – 12-1 p.m.

Nov. 24 – Creating Screencasting Resources for your Course – 1-2:30 p.m.

Nov. 26 – From Research to Teaching: Including the Patient Voice – 12-1 p.m.

Russell K, Arthur S, Goulet C, Selci E, Morrongiello B. Understanding youths’ attitudes and practices regarding listening to music, video recording and terrain park use while skiing and snowboarding. BMC Pediatrics. 2020; doi:10.1186/s12887-020-02292-6 PMID: 32814547

Russell K, Selci E, Piotrowski C, McFaull S, Richmond S, Snider C. Child injuries in public transport vehicles that do not require restraints. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2020; 27:347-354. doi:10.1080/17457300.2020.1778039 PMID: 32536254

Piotrowski C, Warda L, Pankratz C, Dubberley K, Russell K, Assam H. Carevic M. The perspectives of young people on barriers to and facilitators of bicycle helmet and booster seat use. Child: Care, Health & Development. 2020; 46(5):591-8. doi: 10.111/cch.12791 PMID: 3252542

Piotrowski V, Warda L, Pankratz V, Dubberley K, Russell K, Assam H, Carevic M. A comparison of parent and child perspectives about barriers to and facilitators of bicycle helmet and booster seat use. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2020; 27:276-285. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2020.1760308 PMID: 32354275

Olson A, Ellis MJ, Selci E, Russell K. Delayed symptom onset following acute pediatric sport-related concussion. Frontiers in Neurology: Neurotrauma. 2020;11:220 doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00220. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32318012

Fehr K, Moossavi S, Sbihi H, Boutin RCT, Bode L, Robertson B, Yonemitsu C, Field CJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Moraes TJ, Subbarao P, Finlay BB, Turvey SE, AZAD MB*. Breastmilk feeding practices are associated with the co-occurrence of bacteria in mothers’ milk and the infant gut: the CHILD Cohort Study.​ Cell Host & Microbe 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.06.009 PMID: 32652062

Moossavi S, Fehr K, ​Derakhshani H, Sbihi H, Robertson B, Bode L, Brook J, Turvey SE, Moraes TJ, Becker AB, Mandhane PJ, Sears MR, Khafipour E, Subbarao P,  AZAD MB*. Human milk fungi: environmental determinants and inter-kingdom associations with milk bacteria in the CHILD Cohort Study. BMC Microbiology 2020. DOI: 10.1186/s12866-020-01829-0

Swanson KS, Gibson GR, Hutkins R, Reimer RA, Reid G, Verbeke K, Scott KP, Holscher HD, AZAD MB, Delzenne NM, Sanders ME. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of synbiotics. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2020. DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41575-020-0344-2

Kosowan L, Page J, Protudjer J, Williamson T, Queenan J, Singer A. Characteristics associated with pediatric growth measurement collection in electronic medical records: a retrospective observational study. BMC Family Practice. 2020;21:191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01259-x

Singer A, Kosowan L, Soller L, Chan E, Nankissoor N, Phung R, Abrams E. Prevalence of physician-reported food allergy in Canadian children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2020.07.039

SARS-CoV-2 multifaceted interaction with human host. Part I: What we have learnt and done so far, and the still unknown realities. Delcuve GP, Lakowski TM, Su RC, Beacon TH, Davie JR. IUBMB Life. 2020 Sep 12. doi: 10.1002/iub.2380. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32918855 Review.

SARS-CoV-2 multifaceted interaction with the human host. Part II: Innate immunity response, immunopathology, and epigenetics. Beacon TH, Su RC, Lakowski TM, Delcuve GP, Davie JR. IUBMB Life. 2020 Sep 16. doi: 10.1002/iub.2379. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32936531 Review.

Bernstein CN, Walld R, Marrie RA. Social Determinants of Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Aug 5. doi:

Cole, L.K., Meija, E.M., Sparagna, G.C., Vandel, M., Xiang, B., Han, X., Dedousis, N., Kaufman, B. A., Dolinsky, V.W. and HATCH, G.M. (2020) Cardiolipin Deficiency Elevates Susceptibility to a Lipotoxic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 144, 24-34.

Davis, A., Cole, L.K., Min, K.K-J., Choy, P.C., Mymin, D. and HATCH, G.M. (2020) A phytosterolemic mixture of sterols inhibits cholesterol synthesis, esterification and low-density lipoprotein receptor abundance in HepG2 cells. Lipids. 55, 193-198.

The Office of Educational and Faculty Development recently published a paper in MedEdPublish titled 12 Tips for Pivoting to Teaching in a Virtual Environment. The paper provides strategies, guidance, and advice for instructors in health professions education who are pivoting to teaching in virtual environments as a result of Covid-19.

Rachul, C., Marcon, A. R., Collins, B., & Caulfield, T. (2020, May 19). Covid-19 and “Immune boosting” on the Internet: A content analysis of Google search results. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/q9m4s

Rachul, C., Collins, B., Ahmed, M., & Cai, G. (2020). Twelve tips for designing assignments that foster independence in learning. Medical Teacher. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1752914

Jones, I., Collins, B., Hamilton, J., & Mawdsley, H. (2020). Initial Employment Patterns for the University of Manitoba’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS): 2010-2016. Journal of Canada's Physician Assistants

Dhingra R, Guberman M, Rabinovich-Nikitin I, Gerstein J, Margulets V, Gang H, Thliveris J and Kirshenbaum LA. Impaired NF-kB signalling underlies cyclophilin D-mediated mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening in doxorubicin cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res. 1;116(6):1161-1174; 2020.

Olgar Y, Tuncay E, Degirmenci S, Billur D, Dhingra R, Turan B and Kirshenbaum LA. Ageing-associated increase in SGLT2 disrupts mitochondrial/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2+ homeostasis and promotes cardiac dysfunction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 24(15):8567-8578; 2020.

Sareen N, Abu‐El‐Rub E, Ammar HI, Yan W, Lester Sequiera G, ShamsEldeen AM, Moudgil M, Dhingra R, Shokry HS, Rashed LA, Kirshenbaum LA, Dhingra S. Hypoxia‐induced downregulation of cyclooxygenase 2 leads to the loss of immunoprivilege of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells. FASEB J.; (Epub) doi: 10.1096/fj.202001478R. 2020

Rabinovich-Nikitin I, Love M, Kirshenbaum LA. Inhibition of MMP Prevents Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Attenuating Cardiac Intracellular and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Corresponding, Cardiovasc Res; (In press) 2020

Dhingra R, Rabinovich-Nikitin I, Guberman M, Margulets V, Aguilar F, Gang H and  Kirshenbaum LA. Dynamic Regulation of TRAF2 Sensitizes Cardiac Myocytes to TNFα and Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity. Circ Res; (Submitted) 2020

Rabinovich-Nikitin I, Dhingra R, Martino T and Kirshenbaum LA. Mitochondrial Fitness Is Regulated by Circadian Clock Gene in Cardiac Myocytes. Cell Reports; (Submitted) 2020

Aziz I, McMahon A, Rabinovich-Nikitin I, Kirshenbaum LA, Martino TA. Circadian Influence on Inflammatory Response During Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Opin Pharmacol (Accepted) 2020

Amgalan D, Garner TP, Pekson P, Yanamandala M, Paulino V, Corbalan JJ, Lee, Scarlata M, Liang H, Narayanagari SW, Mitchell K, Lopez A, Margulets V, Asnani A, Peterson R, Hazan RB, Steidl UG, Kirshenbaum LA, Gavathiotis E, and Kitsis RN. A small-molecule allosteric inhibitor of BAX protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Nat Cancer 1, 315 – 328; 2020.

Rahaman,P. Del Bigio,M.R. Histology of brain trauma and hypoxia-ischemia. Acad. Forensic Pathol. 8: 539-554, 2018. PMID: 31240058 doi.org/10.1177/1925362118797728 (senior author)

Hartley,J.N. Simard,L.R. Del Bigio,M.R. Ly,V. Frosk,P. A homozygous canonical splice acceptor site mutation in PRUNE 1 is responsible for a rare childhood neurodegenerative disease in Manitoba Cree families. Am. J. Med. Genet. Part A. 179(2):206-218, 2019 PMID: 30556349 (muscle histopathology, autopsy, editing)

Jarmasz,J.S. Stirton,H. Davie,J. Del Bigio,M.R. DNA methylation and histone post-translational modification stability in post-mortem brain tissue. Clin. Epigenetics 11(1):5, 2019. PMID: 30635019 (senior author - funding CIHR)

Jarmasz,J.S. Basalah,D. Davie,J. Clarren,S. Astley,S. Del Bigio,M.R. Global DNA methylation and histone posttranslational modifications in human and nonhuman primate brain in association with prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcoholism Clin. Exp. Res. 43: 1145-1162, 2019 PMID: 31074890 (senior author - funding CIHR)

Wagner,R. Ayoub,L. Kahnamoui,S. Li,H. Patel,D. Liu,D. Del Bigio,M.R. Stefanovici,C. Lacher,M. Keijzer, R. Establishment of a biobank for human lung tissues of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and congenital pulmonary airway malformation. J. Pediatr. Surg. 54:2439-2442, 2019. PMID: 31130348 (co-author; database creation and editing)

Ajisebutu,A. Del Bigio,M.R. Kazina,C.J. West,M. Serletis,D. Dr. Dwight Parkinson: A Canadian Neurosurgical Pioneer. J. Neurosurg. 2019 DOI: 10.3171/2019.6.JNS19262 PMID: 31561217 (biography, collaborator)

Del Bigio,M.R. Sidhu,R. Kazina,C.J. Serletis,D. Distal catheter slit obstructions in ventriculoperitoneal shunts: possible role of graphite in potentiating inflammation. J. Neurosurg. 2019 DOI: 10.3171/2019.6.JNS191082 PMID: 31561214 (senior author)

Lopez,A. Kazina,C. Del Bigio,M.R. Fanella,S. Candida albicans ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in an infant: A case report and review of the literature. J. Assoc. Med. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. In press 2019 manuscript jammi-2019-0020 (neuropathology evaluation; single case report)

Shabanipour,S. Dalvand,A. Jiao,X. Rahimi Balaei,M. Chung,S.H. Kong,J. Del Bigio,M.R. Marzban,H. Primary culture of neurons isolated from embryonic mouse cerebellum. J. Vis. Exp. 2019 Oct 26;(152). doi: 10.3791/60168 PMID: 31710031 (collaborator; interpretation, editing, narration)

Pejhan,S. Siu,V.M. Ang,L.C. Del Bigio,M.R. Rastegar,M. Differential brain region-specific expression of MeCP2 and BDNF in Rett Syndrome patients; A distinct gray-white matter variation. Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1111/nan.12619. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32246495 (collaborator and joint corresponding author; responsible for human tissue interpretation)

Pejhan,S. Del Bigio,M.R. Rastegar,M. The MeCP2E1/E2-BDNF-miR132 homeostasis regulatory network is region-dependent in the human brain and is impaired in Rett syndrome patients. Front. Cell Dev. Biol., 8: 763, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00763 (collaborator; responsible for human tissue interpretation).


Du,X.Z. Del Bigio,M.R. Stefanovici,C. Miller,E. Fan,C.W. Bunge,M. Rozovsky,K. A case of diprosopus: a rare form of twinning. Case Rep. Perinatal Med. Accepted 2020 January 08, manuscript # CRPM.2019.0068 (case report - neuropathology description)

Peikes,T Chodirker,B Booth,F Del Bigio,M.R. Frosk,P. Homozygous 19q13.42 deletion: a novel autosomal recessive microdeletion syndrome associated with nemaline myopathy and cardiomyopathy discovered in two Mennonite siblings (poster). Canadian College of Medical Geneticists 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting – June 23-25, 2019, Niagara Falls

Del Bigio,M Sidhu,R. Kazina,C. Serletis,D. Graphite deposits are associated with distal catheter obstructions in ventriculoperitoneal shunts for hydrocephalus (Abstract #30). AANP 95th Annual Meeting June 6-9, 2019 Atlanta, Georgia. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 78:528, 2019.

Kofler,J Pytel,P Del Bigio,M Medina-Flores,R Rugari,A Escolar,M. The Neuropathologic Spectrum of Krabbe Disease (abstract #27). AANP 95th Annual Meeting June 6-9, 2019 Atlanta, Georgia. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 78:527, 2019.

Del Bigio,M. Spinal nerve root blood in pediatric autopsy cases is a marker of subarachnoid hemorrhage. AANP 96th Annual Meeting June 11-14, 2020 (virtual). J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 79:693, 2020.

Islam,M.I. Pandian,N. Shcholok,T. Contu,F. Mai,S. Albensi,B.C. Del Bigio,M. Park,I.-S. Eftekharpour,E. Lamin B is a substrate of cathepsin L in Alzheimer’s Disease. CHSRF-2020 virtual research day.

Osawa,N. Greenberg,C.R. Zelinski,T. Del Bigio,M.R. Frosk,P. Brain and myelin abnormalities in a family with TBCK mutation. National Society of Genetic Counsellors annual meeting 2020 (virtual).

Book chapters

Nagra,G.* Del Bigio,M.R. Pathology of pediatric hydrocephalus. In: Pediatric Hydrocephalus 2nd edition. G. Cinalli, M.M. Özek, C. Sainte-Rose (eds.) Springer: New York pp. 359-377, 2019 (ISBN 978-3-319-27248-1)