Campus Saint-Jean · University of Alberta
Dr. Mourad Ferdaoussi's laboratory studies the mechanisms of pancreatic cell survival to advance diabetes treatment — and trains the next generation of Francophone researchers.
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Dr. Ferdaoussi presents the Ferdaoussi Lab's work on beta-cell survival to donors of the Alberta Diabetes Foundation.
Our team
Dr. Ferdaoussi works closely with students in the lab, on both ongoing research and completed internships.
Interdisciplinary Sciences — interested in the intersection of biology, immunology, and public health, with a particular focus on the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the development of chronic diseases, primarily diabetes.
Health Sciences — studies the role of glucocorticoid-induced ferroptosis in mitochondrial dysfunction of pancreatic beta cells, and its consequences for glucose homeostasis regulation.
Health — studies cardiac dysfunction induced by chronic glucocorticoid use, through the mechanism of ferroptosis.
Interdisciplinary Sciences — studies the role of the antioxidant protein GPx4 in regulating the molecular processes that control insulin secretion, and how their disruption is involved in the development of diabetes.
Physiology — investigates oxidative stress and its physiological implications, with a focus on green-synthesized nanoparticles derived from plant extracts as therapeutic agents.
Medical AI research.
Interpretable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Medical and Biomedical Data Analysis.
Investigated the protective role of lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) against glucocorticoid-induced ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in pancreatic beta cells.
The Ferdaoussi Lab welcomes graduate students and international interns every year, notably through the BCDI2030 and Study in Canada Scholarship programs.
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Lab 6-080, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation
8602 112 St NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1
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