Michael Czubryt

Biography

B.Sc. (Biotechnology), University of Manitoba, 1990 Ph.D. (Physiology), University of Manitoba, 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2000-2003 Assistant Professor (Physiology), University of Manitoba, 2003-2010 Associate Professor (Physiology), University of Manitoba, 2010-2016 Professor (Physiology & Pathophysiology), University of Manitoba, 2016-present

Research Interest

My laboratory investigates the transcriptional control of gene expression in cardiac and smooth muscle. We are interested in how muscle-specific genes are activated and repressed in these tissues, as well as how gene expression patterns are altered in disease. Current projects include: The identification and characterization of genes regulated by the MEF2 family of muscle-enriched transcription factors. Examining the genetic regulation of mitochondrial function in cardiac muscle using a unique drug-regulatable transgenic mouse model. The determination of MEF2 function in smooth muscle, in both healthy and diseased blood vessels.