Pierre Zwiegers

Vancouver, Canada Area Canada

Research Coordinator at Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics

Education

As a researcher, my work has been primarily focused on the investigation of an environmentally-induced model of neurodegeneration. Recently, work on a thesis project assessed the efficacy of gene therapy in ameliorating nerve cell loss in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In addition to neural degenerative disease research, I have been developing a keen interest in effective science communication, novel teaching strategies, and the translation of effective therapeutic interventions at the clinical level. Expertise: science communication (written & oral) animal models of neurodegeneration animal breeding & behaviour viral-mediated gene transfer immunohistology and immunocytoch...