Donna Michelle Slater

Donna Michelle Slater is a Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, specializing in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. She also serves as Co-Director of the Bachelor of Health Sciences program and contributes to child health and wellness research at the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Owerko Centre.

• Research Focus: Mechanisms of prostaglandin synthesis and receptor signaling in preterm labor and postpartum hemorrhage, with implications for maternal and child health.
• Teaching: Courses include MDSC BIOL 501 Principles and Mechanisms of Pharmacology and MDSC 755 Special Topics in Pregnancy.

Scientific Awards:

• CSM McLeod Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching (2021)
• Killam Undergraduate Mentorship Award (2019)
• Ziegler Endowment Award (2009)
• AHFMR Scholarship (2007)
• New Investigator Award, Medical Research Council UK (2005)