Renée Douville
Associate Professor
Biology
University of Winnipeg
Canada
Biography
Renée Douville is an Associate Professor in Department of Biology at School of Science in University of Winnipeg, Canada.
Research Interest
Inside our DNA reside thousands of human endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). In certain neurological diseases these normally dormant viruses become re-activated. The key aim of our research team is to delineate the relationship between ERV re-activation and the pathogenesis of ERV-associated neurological diseases. We have recently discovered a novel ERV protein with neurotoxic potential, and we will attempt to determine if this neurotoxic protein is associated with neuronal damage and inflammation in the brain.
