Symposia Speakers

Dr Deborah Kurrasch is a Professor at the University of Calgary and her core research is focused on characterizing the genetic programs that govern hypothalamic development, and how maternal stressors change these programs. Dr Kurrasch’s work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Brain Canada, the Azrieli Foundation, and Canadian Foundation for Innovation, among other foundations.

Dr Kurrasch received her PhD in Molecular Pharmacology from Purdue University and conducted two postdoctoral fellowships, one at the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and one at the University of California – San Francisco.