معرفی
Dr. Steffany Bennett is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Ottawa, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Her academic background includes a BA (Carleton University), MSc (Carleton University), and PhD (University of Ottawa).
- Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
- Cross-appointment, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Research Interests
Dr. Bennett leads the Neural Regeneration Laboratory, focusing on neurodegeneration and neurolipidomics. Her work explores:
- Regulation of neural stem cell fate by connexin proteins
- Glycerophospholipid neuromodulators in neurodegenerative diseases
- Development of lipidomic bioinformatics tools
- Super-resolution microscopy in neural systems
- Systems biology approaches to neurodegeneration
Publications Trends
Recent lab publications highlight interdisciplinary work in lipidomics, metabolomics, and data analysis techniques. Key themes include improving imputation methods (ImpLimet), standardizing lipid measurement protocols, and mapping plasma interactomes.
Labs & Teams
Dr. Bennett directs the Neurolipidomics Laboratory, which includes the India Taylor Lipidomics Research Platform. The lab develops computational tools for lipidomic data analysis and collaborates on neurodegenerative disease research.
