Directory

Muscular dystrophy

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of muscular dystrophy and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our muscular dystrophy research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.


Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

Research Group
Kothary Lab
Our laboratory is interested in understanding the mechanisms which maintain/alter muscle and nervous system integrity. In parallel, we are assess...
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Research Group
Megeney Lab
Our lab studies the molecular mechanisms that control cell adaptation and cell differentiation.
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Research Group
Perkins Lab
The Perkins Lab uses bioinformatics and machine learning to answer cutting-edge questions in stem cell and cancer biology. We focus especially on ...
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Research Group
Sabourin Lab
We are investigating the regulation of SLK downstream of migration signaling and characterizing SLK downstream signaling systems. Various approache...
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Clinician Investigator

Matti Allen

Clinician Investigator, Neuroscience
Jeffrey Dilworth
Affiliate

Jeffrey Dilworth

Senior Scientist Affiliate, Regenerative Medicine
Rashmi Kothary
Scientist

Rashmi Kothary

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Lynn Megeney
Scientist

Lynn Megeney

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Robin Parks
Scientist

Robin Parks

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Theodore Perkins
Scientist

Theodore Perkins

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Timothy Ramsay
Scientist

Timothy Ramsay

Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Michael Rudnicki
Scientist

Michael Rudnicki

Senior Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Luc Sabourin
Scientist

Luc Sabourin

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Jodi Warman Chardon
Scientist

Jodi Warman Chardon

Associate Scientist, Neuroscience