Julie Lessard
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
University of Montreal
Canada
Biography
2009: Top 40 Best Canadian Under 40 AwardTM 2008-12: Career Development Grant, Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) 2007-14: Canada Research Chair in Molecular Genetics of Stem Cell Hematopoiesis 2004-07: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Human Frontier Science, Program Organization (HFSP) 2003: Dean's Honor List, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal 2002: Berlex Canada Award for Excellence in Hematology-Oncology 1997-01: Doctoral Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Identification of BAF subunits essential for the function of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) Identification of BAF subunits essential for lymphopoiesis and granulopoiesis Identification of a Potential Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Research Interest
Chromatin structure and stem cell biology Role of BAF complex subunits in self-renewal, proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) Generation of conditional alleles in mice Role of BAF complex subunits in leukemic stem cell function (CSLs)
