Koren K. Mann 

Biography

Dr. Koren Mann is the head of the Molecular and Regenerative Medicine Axis, an Associate Professor of Oncology at McGill University, and a Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital. She is a member of the Segal Cancer Centre and an associate member of the Goodman Cancer Centre. She is also on the scientific committee for the Banque de cellules leucémiques du Québec and a member of the Society of Toxicology - Metals Specialty Section.

Research Interest

Dr. Mann’s laboratory investigates the mechanisms by which arsenic acts as a pro-atherogen and enhances the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. Using a combination of mouse models and in vitro cell cultures, she has shown that arsenic causes macrophages to accumulate fat by inhibiting the molecular cues of lipid efflux. Currently, she is focusing on the role of arsenic methylation in the pro-atherosclerotic effects of arsenic.