Our projects
Multisystemic myotonic dystrophy
Understand the muscle - organ communication in DM1
Investigating myokines and extracellular vesicles and their multisystemic impact in DM1.
Drug Repurposing Strategies for DM1
Natural Compounds
Screening natural compounds improving RNA toxicity in DM1 muscle cells.
Aberrant signaling in DM1
Pharmacological and physiological AMPK activators
Investigating the role of AMPK signaling in DM1 (Collaboration with Dr. Jasmin, uOttawa).
Skeletal muscle atrophy
Role of RNA-binding proteins in muscle atrophy
Investigating the role of RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of muscle atrophy (Collaboration with Dr. Jasmin, uOttawa).