Renée Douville, University of Winnipeg

Research

Bioinformatics Endogenous retrovirus (ERV)Human genome Insertional polymorphism Long terminal repeat (LTR)Molecular biology Provirus Transcription factors

Latest papers

Quantification of human chemokine production in TLR-stimulated and antigen-specific recall responses.
Methods in molecular medicine · 2008

All 1 publications

Latest funding

RetroExplorer: An Interactive Database of Endogenous Retroviruses in the Human Genome
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$279,000
Re-activation of human endogenous retrovirus-K in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A consequence of genetic mutations in TDP43 and Optineurin.
CIHR · 2013 · Supervisor
$17,500

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Quantification of human chemokine production in TLR-stimulated and antigen-specific recall responses.

Stinson M, Douville R, Lissitsyn Y, Blanchard M, Stefura W, Simons E, Becker A, Nickerson P, Coombs K, HayGlass K

Methods in molecular medicine2008

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-366-0_11 PMID: 18612604

RetroExplorer: An Interactive Database of Endogenous Retroviruses in the Human Genome

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Douville, Renée

Keywords: endogenous retrovirus (erv); bioinformatics; human genome; long terminal repeat (ltr); provirus; insertional polymorphism; transcription factors; molecular biology; viral proteins; web-accessible database

$279,000

Re-activation of human endogenous retrovirus-K in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A consequence of genetic mutations in TDP43 and Optineurin.

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Manghera, Mamneet

Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Confocal Microscopy; Functional Polymorphisms; Human Endogenous Retrovirus-K; Inflammatory Disease; Inflammatory Transcription Factors; Innate Immunity; Interferon Response Factors; Neurovirology; Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Signaling

$17,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Biology
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Other

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Kent Hayglass

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Peter Nickerson

Department of Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Kevin Coombs

Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Allan Becker

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bioinformatics Dear Professor Douville, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Quantification of human chemokine production in TLR-stimulated and antigen-specific recall responses." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]