[IE-03] International Education Course 03
International Education Course 03

[IE-03-2] Genetics of AD: lessons from a family with identical triplets

^○Ekaterina Rogaeva (Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Toronto, Canada)

Dr. Rogaeva’s graduate degree (1983) and PhD in Biochemistry (1988) were obtained at Moscow State University. For the past 28 years, Dr. Rogaeva have been doing research at the University of Toronto in the Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. In 2001, she obtained the New Pioneer Award from the Ontario government in the Science & Technology category. In 2013, Dr. Rogaeva obtained the Lewy Body Chair position, and was promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Rogaeva contributed to 310 peer-reviewed papers, many of which are focused on the development of effective genetic testing of Neurodegenerative Diseases (e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). For instance, she played a central role in the discovery of several genes associated with the early- and late-onset forms of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Rogaeva's studies are focused on the genetic overlap between different neurodegenerative disorders. More recently, Dr. Rogaeva’s lab has been investigating if the risk of these diseases could be linked to epigenetic events (e.g. DNA methylation).